Editor-in-Chief
Yukiyasu Sezai, Tokyo
Editors
Harubumi Kato, Saitama
Shiaki Kawada, Yamanashi
Kiyoshi Koizumi, Tokyo
Hiromi Kurosawa, Tokyo
Shiaki Kawada, Yamanashi
Kiyoshi Koizumi, Tokyo
Hiromi Kurosawa, Tokyo
Toshihiro Takaba, Yamanashi
Harushi Udagawa, Tokyo
Hiroshi Watanabe, Tokyo
Harushi Udagawa, Tokyo
Hiroshi Watanabe, Tokyo
Ethics Editor
Miyako Takagi, Tokyo
Editorial Board
Hideo Adachi, Saitama
Shigeaki Aoyagi, Fukuoka
Hirokuni Arai, Tokyo
Jean Bachet, Suresnes
Edward L. Bove, Ann Arbor
Stefano Conte, Copenhagen
Kiyoyuki Eishi, Nagasaki
Shunsuke Endo, Tochigi
Takehiko Fujisawa, Chiba
Xishan Hao, Tianjin
Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Tokyo
Arnulf H. Hölscher, Cologne
Hiroko Ide, Tokyo
Norihiko Ikeda, Tokyo
Hiroji Imamura, Osaka
Kiyotaka Imoto, Kanagawa
Takehisa Iwai, Tokyo
Mitsutaka Kadokura, Tokyo
Koichi Kaneko, Saitama
Toshiyuki Katogi, Saitama
Tadanori Kawada, Tokyo
Teruhisa Kazui, Shizuoka
Koichi Kobayashi, Tokyo
Chimori Konaka, Chiba
Takashi Kondo, Miyagi
Reiner Körfer, Essen
Hiroyuki Kuwano, Gunma
Shunei Kyo, Saitama
Takuro Misaki, Toyama
Toshio Mitsui, Ibaraki
Toshiaki Morikawa, Tokyo
Kiyozo Morita, Tokyo
Jun Nakajima, Tokyo
Nobuyuki Nakajima, Chiba
Haruhiko Nakamura, Shizuoka
Masao Nakata, Okayama
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Tadashi Nishimaki, Okinawa
Shigeaki Aoyagi, Fukuoka
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Jean Bachet, Suresnes
Edward L. Bove, Ann Arbor
Stefano Conte, Copenhagen
Kiyoyuki Eishi, Nagasaki
Shunsuke Endo, Tochigi
Takehiko Fujisawa, Chiba
Xishan Hao, Tianjin
Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Tokyo
Arnulf H. Hölscher, Cologne
Hiroko Ide, Tokyo
Norihiko Ikeda, Tokyo
Hiroji Imamura, Osaka
Kiyotaka Imoto, Kanagawa
Takehisa Iwai, Tokyo
Mitsutaka Kadokura, Tokyo
Koichi Kaneko, Saitama
Toshiyuki Katogi, Saitama
Tadanori Kawada, Tokyo
Teruhisa Kazui, Shizuoka
Koichi Kobayashi, Tokyo
Chimori Konaka, Chiba
Takashi Kondo, Miyagi
Reiner Körfer, Essen
Hiroyuki Kuwano, Gunma
Shunei Kyo, Saitama
Takuro Misaki, Toyama
Toshio Mitsui, Ibaraki
Toshiaki Morikawa, Tokyo
Kiyozo Morita, Tokyo
Jun Nakajima, Tokyo
Nobuyuki Nakajima, Chiba
Haruhiko Nakamura, Shizuoka
Masao Nakata, Okayama
Nanao Negishi, Tokyo
Tadashi Nishimaki, Okinawa
Hiroaki Nomori, Tokyo
Masami Ochi, Tokyo
Jun-ichi Ogawa, Akita
Yutaka Ohkita, Hyogo
Kazumitsu Ohmori, Tokyo
Masaaki Oka, Yamaguchi
Masayoshi Okada, Hyogo
Meinoshin Okumura, Osaka
Tetsuya Okunaka, Tokyo
Tadeusz M. Orlowski, Wroclaw
Shin-ichi Osaka, Chiba
Shigeyuki Ozaki, Tokyo
Soji Ozawa, Kanagawa
Francis Robicsek, Charlotte
Makoto Saito, Ibaraki
Tohru Sakamoto, Tokyo
Shunji Sano, Okayama
Hideaki Shimada, Tokyo
Masayuki Shinoda, Aichi
Toshiharu Shinoka, New Haven
Taijiro Sueda, Hiroshima
Keizo Sugimachi, Fukuoka
Hisayoshi Suma, Tokyo
Kenji Suzuki, Tokyo
Takashi Suzuki, Kanagawa
Lars Svensson, Cleveland
Koichi Tabayashi, Miyagi
Iwao Takanami, Tokyo
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tokyo
Shigeo Tanaka, Tokyo
Tadashi Tashiro, Fukuoka
Katsuhiko Tatsuno, Chiba
Go Watanabe, Ishikawa
Stephen Westaby, Oxford
Toshikatsu Yagihara, Osaka
Hisataka Yasui, Fukuoka
Hiroyasu Yokomise, Kagawa
Ryohei Yozu, Tokyo
Masami Ochi, Tokyo
Jun-ichi Ogawa, Akita
Yutaka Ohkita, Hyogo
Kazumitsu Ohmori, Tokyo
Masaaki Oka, Yamaguchi
Masayoshi Okada, Hyogo
Meinoshin Okumura, Osaka
Tetsuya Okunaka, Tokyo
Tadeusz M. Orlowski, Wroclaw
Shin-ichi Osaka, Chiba
Shigeyuki Ozaki, Tokyo
Soji Ozawa, Kanagawa
Francis Robicsek, Charlotte
Makoto Saito, Ibaraki
Tohru Sakamoto, Tokyo
Shunji Sano, Okayama
Hideaki Shimada, Tokyo
Masayuki Shinoda, Aichi
Toshiharu Shinoka, New Haven
Taijiro Sueda, Hiroshima
Keizo Sugimachi, Fukuoka
Hisayoshi Suma, Tokyo
Kenji Suzuki, Tokyo
Takashi Suzuki, Kanagawa
Lars Svensson, Cleveland
Koichi Tabayashi, Miyagi
Iwao Takanami, Tokyo
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tokyo
Shigeo Tanaka, Tokyo
Tadashi Tashiro, Fukuoka
Katsuhiko Tatsuno, Chiba
Go Watanabe, Ishikawa
Stephen Westaby, Oxford
Toshikatsu Yagihara, Osaka
Hisataka Yasui, Fukuoka
Hiroyasu Yokomise, Kagawa
Ryohei Yozu, Tokyo
From the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia
Brian Buxton, Melbourne
Shu-Hsun Chu, Taipei
G.B. Parulkar, Mumbai
Shu-Hsun Chu, Taipei
G.B. Parulkar, Mumbai
Ming-Chuan Tong, Singapore
Chawalit Ongcharit, Bangkok
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Sakuzo Komatsu, Hokkaido
Kinichi Nabeya, Tokyo
Kinichi Nabeya, Tokyo
Akio Suzuki, Tokyo
Juro Wada, Tokyo
Juro Wada, Tokyo
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