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Originals Evaluation of Graft Selection and Design to Improve Long-Term Results of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting H. Baba et al.……355 Case Reports Successful Treatment of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm after Felt Repair for Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture Associated with Acute Myocardial Infarction S. Ohori et al.……361 Surgical Treatment of Bland-White-Garland Syndrome in an Adult Patient H. Furuta et al.……364 A Surgical Case of Kommerell’s Diverticulum with a Right-Sided Aortic Arch S. Harada et al.……368 False Aneurysm in the Right Groin due to Disruption of a Knitted Dacron Prosthesis M. Hatakeyama et al.……372 A Case of Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Requiring Two-Stage Sternal Closure due to Posterior Mediastinal Hematoma Y. Hayatsu et al.……376 Mitral Valve Repair in a Patient with Partial Rupture of the Posterior Papillary Muscle after Acute Myocardial Infarction T. Nakane et al.……380 A Case of Mitral Valve Stenosis and Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Accompanied by Metal Allergy Treated with Mitral Valve Replacement and Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty Y. Shomura et al.……385 Tranexamic Acid Reduces Bleeding during Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in a Patient on Clopidogrel H. Iwahashi et al.……389 Left Ventricular Outflow Pseudoaneurysm after Aortic Valve Replacement for Active Infective Endocarditis T. Choh et al.……394 Modified Aortic Root Remodeling Combined with Aortic Valve Repair Technique for Severe Aortic Regurgitation Resulting from Prolapse of the Right Coronary Cusp and Aortic Root Dilatation M. Yamasaki et al.……398