Published in Catheter Cardiovasc Interv on December 01, 2003
Balloon angioplasty in recoarctation involving transverse aortic arch: should protective balloon in the carotid artery be used? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2003) 0.75
Human tyrosine kinase 2 deficiency reveals its requisite roles in multiple cytokine signals involved in innate and acquired immunity. Immunity (2006) 4.75
Haemodynamic characteristics before and after the onset of protein losing enteropathy in patients after the Fontan operation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 2.10
Highly reflective foveal region in optical coherence tomography in eyes with vitreomacular traction or epiretinal membrane. Ophthalmology (2011) 2.10
Regional variation in the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing clinical isolates in the Asia-Pacific region (SENTRY 1998-2002). Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2005) 2.04
Twenty-five-year outcome of pediatric coronary artery bypass surgery for Kawasaki disease. Circulation (2009) 1.96
Superoxide generation in directional coronary atherectomy specimens of patients with angina pectoris: important role of NAD(P)H oxidase. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 1.89
Patency rate of the internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery bypass is reduced by competitive flow from the concomitant saphenous vein graft in the left coronary artery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.83
Interleukin-12 p40 gene (IL12B) 3'-untranslated region polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis and psoriasis vulgaris. J Dermatol Sci (2002) 1.75
Images in cardiovascular medicine. "Arteries within the artery" after Kawasaki disease: a lotus root appearance by intravascular ultrasound. Circulation (2002) 1.61
Impact of age at Fontan completion on postoperative hemodynamics and long-term aerobic exercise capacity in patients with dominant left ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.58
Diagnostic value of epinephrine test for genotyping LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 forms of congenital long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm (2004) 1.53
Evolving selective cerebral perfusion for aortic arch replacement: high flow rate with moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.53
Multidisciplinary approach to prevent spinal cord ischemia after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair for distal descending aorta. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.51
Postprandial hypotension as a risk marker for asymptomatic lacunar infarction. J Hypertens (2014) 1.50
Limitations of EuroSCORE for measurement of risk-stratified mortality in aortic arch surgery using selective cerebral perfusion: is advanced age no longer a risk? Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.49
Interaction of oxidative stress and inflammatory response in coronary plaque instability: important role of C-reactive protein. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2003) 1.48
Impact of the evolution of the Fontan operation on early and late mortality: a single-center experience of 405 patients over 3 decades. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.48
A case of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in a patient with a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and a patent foramen ovale. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2007) 1.47
Morphologic spectrum of ventriculoarterial connection in hearts with double inlet left ventricle: implications for surgical procedures. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.44
Preoperative small pulmonary artery did not affect the midterm results of Fontan operation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.42
Contrast transcranial Doppler can diagnose large patent foramen ovale. Cerebrovasc Dis (2009) 1.42
The unique evolution of neuropeptide genes in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Insect Biochem Mol Biol (2008) 1.42
Activation of cardiac progenitor cells through paracrine effects of mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2008) 1.42
Detection of herpes viruses by multiplex and real-time polymerase chain reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. Respiration (2013) 1.40
Overview of late outcome of medical and surgical treatment for Takayasu arteritis. Circulation (2008) 1.40
Long-term results of mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation in infants: fate of artificial chordae. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.39
Drastic shift from positive to negative estrogen effect on bone morphogenetic protein signaling in pulmonary arterial endothelial cells under hypoxia. Circ J (2013) 1.39
Alternative to pulmonary allograft for reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract in small patients undergoing the Ross procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.39
Is extracorporeal life support contraindicated in elderly patients? Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.38
Hemodynamic and echocardiographic evaluation of orthotopic heart transplantation with the modified bicaval anastomosis technique. Circ J (2009) 1.37
Epinephrine unmasks latent mutation carriers with LQT1 form of congenital long-QT syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.35
Detection of Candida and Aspergillus species DNA using broad-range real-time PCR for fungal endophthalmitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2011) 1.30
Human keratinocytes' response to injury upregulates CCL20 and other genes linking innate and adaptive immunity. J Invest Dermatol (2011) 1.30
Neuropeptide receptor transcriptome reveals unidentified neuroendocrine pathways. PLoS One (2008) 1.27
Surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation due to Takayasu arteritis: long-term morbidity and mortality. Circulation (2005) 1.25
A RING finger protein Praja1 regulates Dlx5-dependent transcription through its ubiquitin ligase activity for the Dlx/Msx-interacting MAGE/Necdin family protein, Dlxin-1. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.23
SORL1 is genetically associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Japanese, Koreans and Caucasians. PLoS One (2013) 1.23
Dynamic modification of sphingomyelin in lipid microdomains controls development of obesity, fatty liver, and type 2 diabetes. J Biol Chem (2011) 1.22
Combined use of laser capture microdissection and cDNA microarray analysis identifies locally expressed disease-related genes in focal regions of psoriasis vulgaris skin lesions. J Invest Dermatol (2012) 1.20
UNC5H1 induces apoptosis via its juxtamembrane region through an interaction with NRAGE. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.20
Accumulation of coumarins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Phytochemistry (2006) 1.19
ZAAPS International Surveillance Program (2007) for linezolid resistance: results from 5591 Gram-positive clinical isolates in 23 countries. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 1.17
Mitochondrial dysfunction and increased reactive oxygen species impair insulin secretion in sphingomyelin synthase 1-null mice. J Biol Chem (2010) 1.16
Changes in causes of sudden deaths by decade in patients with coronary arterial lesions due to Kawasaki disease. Cardiol Young (2005) 1.16
Evaluation of the contemporary occurrence rates of metallo-beta-lactamases in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Japan: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1998-2002). Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2004) 1.15
Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.14
A novel ubiquitin-binding protein ZNF216 functioning in muscle atrophy. EMBO J (2006) 1.12
Plasma brain natriuretic peptide can be a biological marker to distinguish cardioembolic stroke from other stroke types in acute ischemic stroke. Intern Med (2009) 1.11
Biological and biochemical characteristics of prion strains conserved in persistently infected cell cultures. J Virol (2005) 1.11
Simulative operation on congenital heart disease using rubber-like urethane stereolithographic biomodels based on 3D datasets of multislice computed tomography. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.11
Percutaneous transluminal coronary rotational atherectomy for localized stenosis caused by Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Cardiol (2006) 1.10
Stratification of pediatric heart failure on the basis of neurohormonal and cardiac autonomic nervous activities in patients with congenital heart disease. Circulation (2003) 1.09
Abnormalities of neurohormonal and cardiac autonomic nervous activities relate poorly to functional status in fontan patients. Circulation (2004) 1.09
Plasma brain natriuretic peptide as an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality after acute ischemic stroke. Intern Med (2009) 1.09
OstemiR: a novel panel of microRNA biomarkers in osteoblastic and osteocytic differentiation from mesencymal stem cells. PLoS One (2013) 1.09
Identification of a novel prothoracicostatic hormone and its receptor in the silkworm Bombyx mori. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.08
Successful surgical treatment for aneurysm of splenic artery with anomalous origin. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.07
Biventricular repair for right atrial isomerism. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.07
Activation of renin-angiotensin system induces osteoporosis independently of hypertension. J Bone Miner Res (2009) 1.07
G protein-coupled receptor for diapause hormone, an inducer of Bombyx embryonic diapause. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2006) 1.05
Crucial role of the influenza virus NS2 (NEP) C-terminal domain in M1 binding and nuclear export of vRNP. FEBS Lett (2010) 1.05
Diagnosis of bacterial endophthalmitis by broad-range quantitative PCR. Br J Ophthalmol (2010) 1.05
Dynamic visualization of the electric potential in an all-solid-state rechargeable lithium battery. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl (2010) 1.05
Impact of preoperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation on outcome after mitral valvuloplasty for nonischemic mitral regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.03
Treatment of chylothorax in a premature infant using somatostatin. J Perinatol (2003) 1.02
Destructive pulmonary embolism in a patient with community-acquired staphylococcal bacteremia. J Infect Chemother (2002) 1.02
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.01
Increased serum cutaneous T cell-attracting chemokine (CCL27) levels in patients with atopic dermatitis and psoriasis vulgaris. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2003) 1.01
Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in skeletal adaptation to acute increases in mechanical loading. J Bone Miner Res (2002) 1.00
Differential expression and function of Toll-like receptors in Langerhans cells: comparison with splenic dendritic cells. J Invest Dermatol (2004) 1.00
Impaired neuroanatomic development in infants with congenital heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.00
A small pulmonary arteriovenous malformation as a cause of recurrent brain embolism. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (2004) 0.99
Extensive central and extrapontine myelinolysis in a case of chronic alcoholism without hyponatremia: a case report with analysis of serial MR findings. Intern Med (2008) 0.99
Eotaxins and CCR3 interaction regulates the Th2 environment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. J Invest Dermatol (2010) 0.99
The applications of non-ECG-gated MSCT angiography in children with congenital heart disease. Int J Cardiol (2010) 0.99
Prevalence of arrhythmias and their risk factors mid- and long-term after the arterial switch operation. Pediatr Cardiol (2006) 0.98
Visualization of interscapular brown adipose tissue using (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin in pediatric patients. J Nucl Med (2003) 0.98
Early and late stroke after mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis: risk factor analysis of a 24-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.98
Long-term recovery of exercise ability after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.98
The receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 associates with the melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE) family protein Dlxin-1 and regulates its intracellular distribution. J Biol Chem (2003) 0.98
Coil occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus. Circ J (2006) 0.96
Association of functional influenza viral proteins and RNAs with nuclear chromatin and sub-chromatin structure. Microbes Infect (2006) 0.96
Stent implantation and subsequent dilatation for pulmonary vein stenosis in pediatric patients: maximizing effectiveness. Circ J (2003) 0.96
Network computer-assisted transfusion-management system for accurate blood component-recipient identification at the bedside. Transfusion (2004) 0.95