title: Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2013: Annual report by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan. survey-adm@umin.net.
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgical Science, Division of Biosystem Medicine, Subdivision of Oncology, Course of Medical Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwano
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Meinoshin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirokuni
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Junjiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toho University, Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumihiro
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanemoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokomise