Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
Vol.27 No.2 2011 CONTENTS

Editorial

Why aren’t the young applying to study abroad?
Shun-ichi Ogawa

Review

The Heart as an Endocrine Organ: Significance of Natriuretic Peptides and Aldosterone
Michihiro Yoshimura ……52 Full text PDF

Features

Education Articles for Junior Pediatric Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons
Explanatory
Satoshi Yasukochi ……60 Full text PDF
Diagnosis and Medical Management of Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
Satoshi Yazaki ……62 Full text PDF
Surgical Strategy of Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum
Masaaki Yamagishi ……69 Full text PDF
Basic Concepts of Circulatory Physiology in Congenital Heart Disease:A View From Pressure-Volume Relationship
Hirofumi Saiki, et al ……76 Full text PDF

Original Articles

Prognosis in Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve
Yukiko Kawazu, et al. ……88 Full text PDF
Trans-thoracic Pacemaker Implantation Technique with Axillary
Pocket Creation: Effective and Useful in Neonates, Infants and Younger Children

Yoshimichi Kosaka, et al ……98 Full text PDF

Editorial Comment

Prognosis and Management of Tetralogy of Fallot with Absent Pulmonary Valve (TF/APV)
Yoshiyuki Morikawa ……96 Full text PDF
Efficacy and Controversy of Pacemaker Implantation in Children
Shunji Uchida ……105 Full text PDF