title: In memoriam: Hitoshi Shirotani (1927-2014).
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Ohnohigashi, Osakasayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan, tsaga@med.kindai.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saga
mesh_terms: D049674:History, 21st Century; D007564:Japan; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000266:history