1. Cardiac function evaluated by transesophageal echocardiography during cardiopulmonary bypass

   • Hiroshi Kubota
   • Akira Furuse
   • Shinichi Takamoto

   Original Article Pages: 261 - 266

2. Long-term results of root reconstruction using the carrel patch

   • Satoshi Yamashiro
   • Ryuzo Sakata
   • Yuji Morishima

   Original Article Pages: 267 - 273

3. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support with heparin-coated circuits in postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock

   • Yoshitaka Hayashi
   • Shigeaki Ohtake
   • Hikaru Matsuda

   Original Article Pages: 274 - 279

4. Experimental myocardial preservation study of adding perfluorochemicals (FC43) in lidocaine cardioplegia

   • Atsushi Bito
   • Kouichi Inoue
   • Toshihiro Takaba

   Original Article Pages: 280 - 290

5. Life-saving strategy for left ventricular free wall rupture after acute myocardial infarction

   • Keiji Kamohara
   • Naoki Minato
   • Kyomi Takarabe

   Original Article Pages: 291 - 294

6. Evaluation of leukocyte-reducing arterial line filter (LG6) for postoperative lung function, using cardiopulmonary bypass

   • Toshiaki Ohto
   • Fumio Yamamoto
   • Nobuyuki Nakajima

   Original Article Pages: 295 - 300

7. Endoluminal laser application under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support in severe tracheal stenosis

   • Yoshimasa Maniwa
   • Keiji Ataka
   • Yutaka Okita

   Case Report Pages: 301 - 303

8. Surgical management of ductus arteriosus aneurysm in adults

   • Takanori Ayabe
   • Kunihide Nakamura
   • Toshio Onitsuka

   Case Report Pages: 304 - 306

9. Reoperative coronary artery bypass via left thoracotomy

   • Hirofumi Ide
   • Tatsuo Fujiki
   • Ken-ichi Sudo

   Case Report Pages: 307 - 311

10. Ultrasonic aortic valve decalcification

    • Mikio Ninomiya
    • Haruo Makuuchi
    • Takeshi Sato

    Case Report Pages: 312 - 314

11. Angiosarcoma of the chest wall

    • Takashi Suzuki
    • Akihiko Kitami
    • Toshiyuki Mitsuya

    Case Report Pages: 315 - 317

12. Thoracolithiasis

    • Shinji Kosaka
    • Nobuyuki Kondo
    • Kengo Nakayama

    Case Report Pages: 318 - 321

13. Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum, antegrade coronary-right ventricular sinusoidal communication, and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

    • Masaaki Yamagishi
    • Hiromi Kurosawa
    • Yuzuru Nakamura

    Case Report Pages: 322 - 325

14. Surgical angioplasty of ruptured left anterior descending coronary artery without cardiopulmonary bypass

    • Shin’ichiro Kihara
    • Tadayuki Shimakura
    • Yuji Sugawara

    Case Report Pages: 326 - 328

15. Aneurysm in the pulmonary trunk associated with atrial septal defect, a left coronary artery fistula to the pulmonary trunk, and valvular pulmonary stenosis

    • Yoshiei Shimamura
    • Fumitaka Yamaki
    • Masaki Tsukagoshi

    Case Report Pages: 329 - 333