Long-term survival and functional recovery after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction Toshihiro FukuiToshihiko ShibataShigefumi Suehiro ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 October 2007 Pages: 403 - 408
Usefulness of perioperative blood glucose control in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting Takeshiro FujiiYoshinori WatanabeNobuya Koyama ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 October 2007 Pages: 409 - 415
Initial clinical experience with a new end graft holder for anastomosis in coronary surgery Yoshiei ShimamuraYoshihiko MochizukiShinichiro Miyoshi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 October 2007 Pages: 416 - 419
Prognosis of smokers following resection of pathological stage I non-small-cell lung carcinoma Noriyoshi SawabataShinichiro MiyoshiYoshiki Sawa ORIGINAL ARTICLE 12 October 2007 Pages: 420 - 424
Endoscopic observation following aortic cusp plication Hiroshi IidaYoshio SudoHideo Ukita CASE REPORT 12 October 2007 Pages: 425 - 427
Successful surgical treatment for infective endocarditis during pregnancy Koji ShimadaSatoshi NakazawaHiroshi Kanazawa CASE REPORT 12 October 2007 Pages: 428 - 430
Successful treatment of sclerosing mediastinitis with a high serum IgG4 level Masaaki InoueNaohiro NoseMakoto Kawaguchi CASE REPORT 12 October 2007 Pages: 431 - 433
Delayed hepatothorax due to right-sided traumatic diaphragmatic rupture Hitoshi IgaiHiroyasu YokomiseYasuhiro Kuroda CASE REPORT 12 October 2007 Pages: 434 - 436
Intrathoracic ganglioneuroma in an elderly patient over 70 years of age Riichiroh MaruyamaJunko TanakaHidefumi Higashi CASE REPORT 12 October 2007 Pages: 437 - 439
Exposure of the mitral valve using flexible self-retaining retractors and an atrial hook Toshihiko ShibataTakashi YasuokaYasuyuki Bito HOW TO DO IT 12 October 2007 Pages: 440 - 441
