The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery Mission & Statement 2012

Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery Vol.44, No3

Preface
Future of the Japanese Board of Cardiovascular Surgery　K. Hashimoto

Case Reports
Left Chest Wall Necrosis Following Harvesting the Left Internal Thoracic Artery　K. Murayama et al.…121
Ventricular Septal Perforation Repair Carried out on a Jehovah’s Witness　Y. Morita et al.…125
A Papillary Fibroelastoma in the Left Ventricle　Y. Ikeno et al.…130
Repair of Stent Graft-Induced Retrograde Type A Aortic Dissection after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair　A. Katayama et al.…133
Successful Treatment of Prosthetic Graft Infection 7 Years after Ascending Aorta Replacement and Aortic Root Replacement with a Freestyle Stentless Valve　J. Sakai et al.…137
Right Pulmonary Artery Communication to a Left Atrium　T. Suzuki et al.…141
Acute Heart Failure due to Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm with Rupture into the Right Atrium　T. Samura et al.…144
Cardiac Tamponade due to Detachment of the Aortic Valve Commissure　H. Uesugi et al.…148
A Case of Long-Term Antifungal Therapy after Tricuspid Valve Replacement for Aspergillus Infective Endocarditis　H. Tsuchiya et al.…151
A Case of Spontaneous Aortic Root Rupture　M. Hara et al.…155
Successful Treatment of a Rapidly-Expanding Infected Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm with Streptococcus pneumonia　M. Hamaishi et al.…159
Microembolization of the Sigmoid Colon after Endovascular Aneurysmal Repair （EVAR）　T. Furuyama et al.…165
A Rare Complication after Tricuspid Annuloplasty　M. Sunada et al.…170
A Chronic Aortic Dissection with Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery and Kommerell’s Diverticulum　M. Sakaguchi et al.…173
Surgical Treatment for a Case of Intracardiac Foreign Body　K. Kojima et al.…177

Editor’s Post Script
H. Takemura