Ischemic functional mitral regurgitation: from pathophysiological concepts to current treatment options. A systemic review for optimal strategy Francesco NappiAntonio NennaYoshiro Matzui Review Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 213 - 229
Long-term results of the maze procedure with GP ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation Kazuo YamanakaTakeshi NishinaMasatoshi Fujita Original Article 27 July 2020 Pages: 230 - 237
Dysregulated long non-coding RNAs involved in regulation of matrix degradation during type-B aortic dissection pathogenesis Hongjie XuBoyao ZhangGuokun Wang Original Article 14 July 2020 Pages: 238 - 245
Femoral artery anatomy is a risk factor for limb ischemia in minimally invasive cardiac surgery Takayuki KawashimaKeitaro OkamotoShinji Miyamoto Original Article 15 July 2020 Pages: 246 - 253
Modified annular suturing technique for minimizing postoperative pacemaker use after surgical aortic valve replacement Hiromi YanagisawaMinoru Tabata Original Article 29 July 2020 Pages: 254 - 259
Reimplantation for annular stabilization in bicuspid aortic valve repair Hiroshi TanakaKenji OkadaYutaka Okita Original Article 02 August 2020 Pages: 260 - 266
Safety and efficacy of the percutaneous thoracic endovascular repair with regional anesthesia Satoru DomotoTakashi AzumaHiroshi Niinami Original Article 28 July 2020 Pages: 267 - 273
18F-FDG-PET/CT predicts grade of malignancy and invasive potential of thymic epithelial tumors Takamasa ItoHidemi SuzukiIchiro Yoshino Original Article 30 July 2020 Pages: 274 - 281
Factors associated with changes in the 12-m stair-climbing time after lung lobectomy Naoki OzekiTakayuki FukuiToyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa Original Article 06 August 2020 Pages: 282 - 289
Right top pulmonary veins associated with lung incomplete fissure and displaced bronchus: a retrospective study using multidetector computed tomography Yaginuma HiroshiTakao Ken-ichiroUmeda Masashi Original Article 13 August 2020 Pages: 290 - 296
Airway inflammation and lung function recovery after lobectomy in patients with primary lung cancer Keigo OkamotoKazuki HayashiJun Hanaoka Original Article 28 August 2020 Pages: 297 - 302
Prognostic value of visceral pleural invasion in pure-solid and part-solid lung cancer patients Satoru OkadaAritoshi HattoriKenji Suzuki Original Article 12 September 2020 Pages: 303 - 310
Diagnosis of recurrence and follow-up using FDG-PET/CT for postoperative non-small-cell lung cancer patients Hiroaki TobaNaoya KawakitaAkira Tangoku Original Article 09 September 2020 Pages: 311 - 317
Effectiveness and postoperative pain level of single-port versus two-port thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study Cheng-guang HuKang ZhengShi-ping Guo Original Article Open access 08 September 2020 Pages: 318 - 325
Comparative analysis of the prognostic utility of preoperative nutritional parameters in patients with resectable esophageal carcinoma Masayuki UrabeMasaki UenoHarushi Udagawa Original Article 27 November 2020 Pages: 326 - 335
A staged surgical strategy for cardiogenic shock and iatrogenic ventricular septal perforation due to a malpositioned catheter Takuya NishijimaYoshihisa TanoueAkira Shiose Case Report 06 July 2020 Pages: 336 - 339
Endovascular relining of a Dacron graft for refractory perigraft seroma Shinji AbeYasuhiro KamikuboMakoto Takahira Case Report 06 July 2020 Pages: 340 - 342
Aortic valve-sparing procedure—a durable choice in liver transplantation recipient Andrea De MartinoStefano PrataliUberto Bortolotti Case Report Open access 12 July 2020 Pages: 343 - 345
Total arch and descending aorta replacement via left thoracotomy for infected post-thoracic endovascular aortic repair type B aortic dissection Atsushi MiyagawaHomare OkamuraHideo Adachi Case Report 27 July 2020 Pages: 346 - 349
Aortic root destruction after aortic valvuloplasty for bicuspid aortic valve Mitsutaka NakaoMichio YoshitakeTakashi Kunihara Case Report 25 July 2020 Pages: 350 - 352
Titanium plate to fix crossed rib can cause cardiac tamponade: A cautionary note Masaaki RyomotoNaosumi SekiyaTaichi Sakaguchi Case Report 25 July 2020 Pages: 353 - 355
Surgical treatment of a primary cardiac lymphoma presenting with cardiac tamponade Juan XiaLaichun SongXiaojing Ma Case Report 04 August 2020 Pages: 356 - 359
Adult case of tetralogy of Fallot associated with atrioventricular septal defect Shigeto TsujiAkio IkaiJunichi Koizumi Case Report 20 August 2020 Pages: 360 - 363
Rheumatic mitral stenosis in a 28-week pregnant woman treated by mitral valvuoplasty guided by low dose of radiation: a case report and brief overview Arturo CesaroIris Garrido BravoEduardo Pinar Bermudez Case Report 27 August 2020 Pages: 364 - 366
Diagnostic dilemma in spontaneous innominate artery pathology: a case report Christophoros KotoulasCharalampos GeorgiouIoannis Panagiotou Case Report 30 August 2020 Pages: 367 - 370
Huge typical pulmonary carcinoid presented with gigantism syndrome Morris BeshayFederico GutierrezFritz Mertzlufft Case Report Open access 28 July 2020 Pages: 371 - 374
Severe scoliosis with an impaired pulmonary allograft function after pediatric unilateral lung transplantation Takeshi ShiraishiHaruhisa YanagidaAkinori Iwasaki Case Report 15 September 2020 Pages: 375 - 378
Endoscopic resection of tracheal lobular capillary haemangioma with ultrasonically activated device Alfonso FiorelliMarina AccardoMario Santini Case Report 01 August 2020 Pages: 379 - 382
Intraoperative real-time hemodynamics in intralobar pulmonary sequestration using indocyanine green and near-infrared thoracoscopy Yusuke MotohashiTatsuya KatoKichizo Kaga Case Report 06 August 2020 Pages: 383 - 387
Iatrogenic bronchial injury findings during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery Yuya IshikawaTetsu YamadaYoshihiro Miyamoto Case Report 26 August 2020 Pages: 388 - 390
“Decompression of tension pneumothorax in a trauma patient –first use of a novel decompression colorimetric capnography device in human patient” John ZietlowMatthew HernandezJohnathon Aho Case Report 03 September 2020 Pages: 391 - 393
Thymic lipofibroadenoma accompanied with largish calcifications Shuhei HakiriKoji KawaguchiToyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa Case Report 04 September 2020 Pages: 394 - 397
An endobronchial recurrence of resected lung adenocarcinoma Shin KoyamaKazuhito FunaiNorihiko Shiiya Case Report 09 September 2020 Pages: 398 - 400
Avoidance of circulatory collapse by preoperative percutaneous drainage of tumor contents for a giant mediastinal mature cystic teratoma Satoko ShiomiShohei MoriTakashi Ohtsuka Case Report 05 September 2020 Pages: 401 - 404
Distal gastrectomy for early gastric conduit carcinoma after Ivor–Lewis esophagectomy Motohiro HiraoTakuya HamakawaMasayuki Mano Case Report 09 October 2020 Pages: 405 - 408
Rib osteotomy with the Nuss procedure for the repair of adult pectus excavatum Sadashige UemuraAtsushi YoshidaHisako Kuyama How to Do It 14 August 2020 Pages: 409 - 411
Managing benign tracheal stenosis during COVID-19 outbreak Silvia FiorelliCecilia MennaErino Angelo Rendina Letter to the Editor 26 August 2020 Pages: 412 - 413
