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Journal of Artificial Organs

Issue 2/2016

Content (16 Articles)

Original Article

The use of a numerical model to simulate the cavo-pulmonary assistance in Fontan circulation: a preliminary verification

Arianna Di Molfetta, Antonio Amodeo, Libera Fresiello, Sergio Filippelli, Mara Pilati, Roberta Iacobelli, Rachele Adorisio, Dionisio Colella, Gianfranco Ferrari

Original Article

Sensorless cardiac phase detection for synchronized control of ventricular assist devices using nonlinear kernel regression model

Yoshihiro Hirohashi, Akira Tanaka, Makoto Yoshizawa, Norihiro Sugita, Makoto Abe, Tsuyoshi Kato, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Hidekazu Miura, Tomoyuki Yambe

Original Article

Hydrodynamic evaluation of a new dispersive aortic cannula (Stealthflow)

Takeshi Goto, Takao Inamura, Minori Shirota, Wakako Fukuda, Ikuo Fukuda, Kazuyuki Daitoku, Masahito Minakawa, Kazuo Ito

Original Article

Impact of bloodstream infections on catheter colonization during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Dong Wan Kim, Hye Ju Yeo, Seong Hoon Yoon, Seung Eun Lee, Su Jin Lee, Woo Hyun Cho, Doo Soo Jeon, Yun Seong Kim, Bong Soo Son, Do Hyung Kim

Original Article

Heart valve surgery in hemodialysis-dependent patients: nutrition status impact on surgical outcome

Koji Kawahito, Kei Aizawa, Shinichi Oki, Tsutomu Saito, Yoshio Misawa

Original Article

In situ cross-linked electrospun fiber scaffold of collagen for fabricating cell-dense muscle tissue

Naoya Takeda, Kenichi Tamura, Ryo Mineguchi, Yumiko Ishikawa, Yuji Haraguchi, Tatsuya Shimizu, Yusuke Hara

Original Article

Toward the treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: adsorption is primary mechanism of removing amyloid β protein with hollow-fiber dialyzers of the suitable materials, polysulfone and polymethyl methacrylate

Kazunori Kawaguchi, Akira Saigusa, Shinji Yamada, Takehiro Gotoh, Shigeru Nakai, Yoshiyuki Hiki, Midori Hasegawa, Yukio Yuzawa, Nobuya Kitaguchi

Original Article

Comparison of subcutaneous and intravenous continuous glucose monitoring accuracy in an operating room and an intensive care unit

Masaya Munekage, Tomoaki Yatabe, Masahiko Sakaguchi, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Takahiko Tamura, Tsutomu Namikawa, Kazuhiro Hanazaki

Original Article

Exploration of the wound healing effect of topical administration of nicotine in combination with collagen scaffold in a rabbit model

Hiromu Masuoka, Naoki Morimoto, Michiharu Sakamoto, Shuichi Ogino, Shigehiko Suzuki

Original Article

Sternal closure by rigid plate fixation in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a comparative study

Katsuhiko Matsuyama, Masahiko Kuinose, Nobusato Koizumi, Tomoaki Iwasaki, Kayo Toguchi, Hitoshi Ogino

Original Article

Construction of 3 animal experimental models in the development of honeycomb microporous covered stents for the treatment of large wide-necked cerebral aneurysms

Yasuhide Nakayama, Tetsu Satow, Marina Funayama, Takeshi Moriwaki, Tsutomu Tajikawa, Maya Furukoshi, Eika Hamano, Daizo Ishi, Masataka Hayashi, Sei Sugata, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Jun C. Takahashi

Case Report

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing responses to different external portable drivers in a patient with a CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

Vincenzo Tarzia, Fausto Braccioni, Giacomo Bortolussi, Edward Buratto, Michele Gallo, Tomaso Bottio, Andrea Vianello, Gino Gerosa

Case Report

Successful left ventricular assist device re-implantation with omental covering for MDRP device infection

Hitoshi Inafuku, Yukio Kuniyoshi, Satoshi Yamashiro, Yuichi Totsuka, Minoru Ono

Case Report

Efficacy of “Awake ECMO” for critical respiratory failure after pediatric open-heart surgery

Akihiko Higashida, Takaya Hoashi, Koji Kagisaki, Masatoshi Shimada, Yuzo Takahashi, Teruyuki Hayashi, Hajime Ichikawa

Case Report

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for Streptococcus pyogenes toxic shock syndrome in pregnancy

Taro Imaeda, Taka-aki Nakada, Ryuzo Abe, Yoshihisa Tateishi, Shigeto Oda

Brief Communication

Pulsatile support using a rotary left ventricular assist device with an electrocardiography-synchronized rotational speed control mode for tracking heart rate variability

Mamoru Arakawa, Takashi Nishimura, Yoshiaki Takewa, Akihide Umeki, Masahiko Ando, Yuichiro Kishimoto, Satoru Kishimoto, Yutaka Fujii, Kazuma Date, Shunei Kyo, Hideo Adachi, Eisuke Tatsumi