Destination therapy: the new gold standard treatment for heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices Michael YamakawaShunei KyoTakashi Nishimura Current Topics Review Article 21 December 2012 Pages: 111 - 117
Open stent grafting for complex diseases of the thoracic aorta: clinical utility Naomichi Uchida Current Topics Review Article Open access 29 September 2012 Pages: 118 - 126
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: current status and prospects Hiroshige NakamuraYuji Taniguchi Current Topics Review Article 30 November 2012 Pages: 127 - 132
Long-term results of bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement: an analysis of 25 years of experience Naoto MorimotoSyunsuke MatsushimaNobuhiko Mukohara Original Article 06 December 2012 Pages: 133 - 138
A personal experience of 2-year general thoracic surgery training programs in Japan and the United States Masatsugu HamajiToru Tanaka Original Article 08 December 2012 Pages: 139 - 142
Surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: case report and review of the literature Shuyang LuXiaoning SunXueling Liu Case Report 25 May 2012 Pages: 143 - 146
Invited commentary on the article, the title “surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: Case report and review of the literature” Nobuhiko Mukohara Invited Commentary 01 August 2012 Pages: 147 - 147
Subepicardial aneurysm by venting catheter via the right superior pulmonary vein Masaaki RyomotoMasataka MitsunoHiroyuki Hao Case Report 29 June 2012 Pages: 148 - 151
Early acute thrombosis of bioprosthetic mitral valve presenting with cardiogenic shock Athanasios TsiourisHassan NemehJamil Borgi Case Report 20 June 2012 Pages: 152 - 154
Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for lung cancer in a patient with complete situs inversus Mitsuteru YoshidaHiroyuki HinoFumitaka Oogushi Case Report 29 May 2012 Pages: 155 - 159
Aortic pseudoaneurysm: a rare complication of mediastinoscopy Andrea BillèCharlotte LongmanJohn Pilling Case Report 31 May 2012 Pages: 160 - 162
Large pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour requiring extrapleural pneumonectomy and diaphragm resection Lawrence OkirorWerner A. DraaismaKaren Harrison-Phipps Case Report 20 June 2012 Pages: 163 - 165
A case of successful preoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan followed by curative-intent surgery for locally advanced thymic carcinoma Shigeki SuzukiHirotoshi HorioTsunekazu Hishima Case Report 04 July 2012 Pages: 166 - 169
Erratum to: A case of successful preoperative chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan followed by curative-intent surgery for locally advanced thymic carcinoma Shigeki SuzukiHirotoshi HorioTsunekazu Hishima Erratum 19 September 2012 Pages: 170 - 170
“Roman Sandal” modified method for securing the chest drain to the skin Francesco InzirilloCasimiro GiorgettaClaudio Della Pona How to Do It 29 November 2012 Pages: 171 - 173
