Redefinition of Atherosclerosis: From ‘an Inflammatory Disease’ to ‘an Inflammatory Disease with Impaired Healing Process’
Yoshikazu Yonemitsu, et al.
Division of Pathophysiological and Experimental Pathology, Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Vascular Inflammation in Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease —Role of Brain- Derived Neurotrophic Factor—
Nobutaka Inoue, et al.
Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan

Strategy of Surgical Treatment for Diabetic Foot with Atherosclerosis
Masae Haga, et al.
Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan

Patients with Diabetic Foot and Atherosclerotic Occlusive Disease —Operative Results
Masahiro Matsushita, et al.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Aichi, Japan

Maggot Debridement Therapy for Diabetic Foot—the First in Japan
Hideya Mitsui, et al.
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okayama, Japan

Exposure Time and Severity Score in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Takatoshi Furuya, et al.
Department of Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Patients with Hostile abdomens —Particularly in Patients with Colostoma or Ureterostoma—
Takashi Kunihara, et al.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Abdominal Malignant Tumors Previously Operated— Surgical Strategy
Takaki Sugimoto, et al.
Department of Surgery, Hyogo Prefectual Awaji Hospital, Hyogo, Japan

Surgical Treatment for Infected Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta and Iliac Artery
Shigeyasu Takeuchi, et al.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Funabashi Municipal Medical Center, Chiba, Japan

Strategy and Surgical Result of “Difficult” AAA — Resident vs. Staff Surgeon —
Hitoshi Matsuda, et al.
Department of Cardio-Vascular Surgery, National Cardio-Vascular Center, Osaka, Japan