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Journal of Artificial Organs

Issue 1/2011

Content (12 Articles)

Review

Benefits and limitations of plasmapheresis in renal diseases: an evidence-based approach

Sanjeev Baweja, Kate Wiggins, Darren Lee, Susan Blair, Margaret Fraenkel, Lawrence P. McMahon

Original Article

A magnetic fluid seal for rotary blood pumps: effects of seal structure on long-term performance in liquid

Yoshinori Mitamura, Sayaka Takahashi, Shuichi Amari, Eiji Okamoto, Shun Murabayashi, Ikuya Nishimura

Original Article

Initial in vivo evaluation of the newly developed axial flow turbo pump with hydrodynamic bearings

Hideyuki Tanaka, Tomonori Tsukiya, Eisuke Tatsumi, Toshihide Mizuno, Tatsuya Hidaka, Takeshi Okubo, Toshiyuki Osada, Shinji Miyamoto, Yoshiyuki Taenaka

Original Article

Etiology of renal failure influences the outcome of heart valve replacement in chronic dialysis patients

Naoki Washiyama, Norihiko Shiiya, Katsushi Yamashita, Hitoshi Terada, Kazuhiro Ohkura, Kayoko Takahashi

Original Article

Longer storage of dialyzers increases elution of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) from polysulfone-group dialysis membranes

Koki Namekawa, Ami Kaneko, Kiyotaka Sakai, Satoru Kunikata, Masato Matsuda

Original Article

Induction of putative stratified epithelial progenitor cells in vitro from mouse-induced pluripotent stem cells

Miharu Sakurai, Ryuhei Hayashi, Tomofumi Kageyama, Masayuki Yamato, Kohji Nishida

Case Report

Use of DuraHeart® support for more than 1 year as the first successful bridge to heart transplantation in Japan

Chitaru Kurihara, Minoru Ono, Takashi Nishimura, Aya Saito, Tsuyoshi Taketani, Motoyuki Hisagi, Kan Nawata, Osamu Kinoshita, Tetsurou Morota, Noboru Motomura, Shunei Kyo

Brief Communication

What is the ideal off-test trial for continuous-flow ventricular-assist-device explantation? Intracircuit back-flow analysis in a mock circulation model

Masahiko Ando, Takashi Nishimura, Yoshiaki Takewa, Daisuke Ogawa, Kenji Yamazaki, Koichi Kashiwa, Shunei Kyo, Minoru Ono, Yoshiyuki Taenaka, Eisuke Tatsumi

Brief Communication

A novel counterpulse drive mode of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices can minimize intracircuit backward flow during pump weaning

Masahiko Ando, Takashi Nishimura, Yoshiaki Takewa, Daisuke Ogawa, Kenji Yamazaki, Koichi Kashiwa, Shunei Kyo, Minoru Ono, Yoshiyuki Taenaka, Eisuke Tatsumi

Erratum

Erratum: New pre-clotting method for fibrin glue in a non-sealed graft used in an LVAD: the KYO method

Motoyuki Hisagi, Takashi Nishimura, Minoru Ono, Satoshi Gojo, Kan Nawata, Shunei Kyo