Issue 4/2013
Content (19 Articles)
Tissue-engineered skin substitutes: an overview
Enrico Catalano, Andrea Cochis, Elena Varoni, Lia Rimondini, Barbara Azzimonti
Prediction of outcome in patients with liver dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation
Hiroyuki Nishi, Koichi Toda, Shigeru Miyagawa, Yasushi Yoshikawa, Satsuki Fukushima, Daisuke Yoshioka, Tetsuya Saito, Shunsuke Saito, Taichi Sakaguchi, Takayoshi Ueno, Toru Kuratani, Yoshiki Sawa
Development of a new selective coronary perfusion cannula
Nobuo Kondo, Masaki Yamamoto, Kazuki Kihara, Seiichiro Wariishi, Takashi Fukutomi, Hideaki Nishimori, Kazumasa Orihashi, Tomotaka Takeshima, Kazuhiro Imakubo, Kazunori Aki
Use of an extracorporeal circulation perfusion simulator: evaluation of its accuracy and repeatability
Asako Tokumine, Naoki Momose, Yasuko Tomizawa
A parametric study on mathematical formulation and geometrical construction of a stentless aortic heart valve
Esfandyar Kouhi, Yosry S. Morsi
Left ventricular performance after aortic valve replacement in patients with low ejection fraction
Yoshihisa Tanoue, Yasuhisa Oishi, Hiromichi Sonoda, Takahiro Nishida, Atsuhiro Nakashima, Ryuji Tominaga
Preparation of carboxylated Ag nanoparticles as a coating material for medical devices and control of antibacterial activity
Tsutomu Furuzono, Takashi Iwamoto, Yoshinao Azuma, Masahiro Okada, Yoshiki Sawa
A comparative study of two types of sternal pins used for sternal closure: poly-l-lactide sternal pins versus uncalcined hydroxyapatite poly-l-lactide sternal pins
Xian-ming Fu, Hideki Oshima, Yoshimori Araki, Yuji Narita, Masato Mutsuga, Noritaka Okada, Tomohiro Tsunekawa, Akihiko Usui
Laser Doppler imaging evaluation of adipogenesis after adipose tissue-derived stem cell implantation
Ran Ito, Naoki Morimoto, Shigehiko Suzuki
Risk factors associated with inadequate veins for placement of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis
Yuichi Sato, Masahito Miyamoto, Shina Sueki, Tsutomu Sakurada, Kenjiro Kimura, Ryuto Nakazawa, Maki Yoshioka, Hideo Sasaki, Satetsu Miyano, Tatsuya Chikaraishi
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound detects perfusion defects in an ex vivo porcine liver model: a useful tool for the study of hepatic reperfusion
Ahmed Alzaraa, Dhya Al-Leswas, Wen Yuan Chung, Gianpiero Gravante, Morgan Bruno, Kevin West, Ashley Dennison, David Lloyd
Preoperative oral rehydration therapy with 2.5 % carbohydrate beverage alleviates insulin action in volunteers
Tomoaki Yatabe, Takahiko Tamura, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tsutomu Namikawa, Koichi Yamashita, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Masataka Yokoyama
Potential of wound dressing composed of hyaluronic acid containing epidermal growth factor to enhance cytokine production by fibroblasts
Akiko Yamamoto, Nahoko Shimizu, Yoshimitsu Kuroyanagi
Nontraditional placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a heterotaxy patient after the completion of total cavopulmonary connection
Toru Tsukada, Yuji Hiramatsu, Shinya Kanemoto, Lisheng Lin, Miho Takahashi-Igari, Hitoshi Horigome, Shonosuke Matsushita, Yuzuru Sakakibara
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: use of a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplantation?
Hani N. Mufti, Miroslaw Rajda, Jean-Francois Legare
Four-year paracorporeal left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support for heart failure after Rastelli operation
Takafumi Inoue, Takashi Nishimura, Arata Murakami, Osamu Kinoshita, Shunei Kyo, Minoru Ono
Successful weaning from the DuraHeart with a low left ventricular ejection fraction
Mitsutoshi Kimura, Osamu Kinoshita, Takashi Nishimura, Teruhiko Imamura, Taro Shiga, Koichi Kashiwa, Koichiro Kinugawa, Shunei Kyo, Minoru Ono
Novel blood sampling method of an artificial endocrine pancreas via the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit
Shinji Kawahito, Seiichi Higuchi, Naoji Mita, Tetsuya Kitagawa, Hiroshi Kitahata