Published in Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on February 01, 2004
Toll-like receptor 4 mediates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.97
Inhibition of Toll-like receptor 4 with eritoran attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Circulation (2006) 1.86
Tenascin-C synthesized in both donor grafts and recipients accelerates artery graft stenosis. Cardiovasc Res (2007) 1.48
Tenascin-C regulates recruitment of myofibroblasts during tissue repair after myocardial injury. Am J Pathol (2005) 1.46
Molecular diagnosis of prosthetic valve endocarditis with aorto-right atrial fistula. Int J Cardiol (2008) 1.46
Molecular diagnosis of nonaneurysmal infectious aortitis. J Vasc Surg (2010) 1.42
Method of cell transplantation promoting the organization of intraarterial thrombus. Circulation (2005) 1.40
A nuclear factor-kappaB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate ameliorates pulmonary hypertension in rats. Chest (2007) 1.19
Successful repair of an aortoesophageal fistula with aneurysm from esophageal diverticulum. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.12
Simple preoperative management for cold agglutinins before cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.08
Prospective evaluation of three different diagnostic criteria for disseminated intravascular coagulation. Thromb Haemost (2010) 1.07
Elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and serum amyloid-A late after Kawasaki disease: association between inflammation and late coronary sequelae in Kawasaki disease. Circulation (2004) 1.05
The human-specific action of intermedilysin, a homolog of streptolysin O, is dictated by domain 4 of the protein. Microbiol Immunol (2004) 1.04
Role for rpoS gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in antibiotic tolerance. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2005) 1.04
Acute and contained rupture of the descending thoracic aorta: treatment with endovascular stent grafts. J Vasc Surg (2003) 1.03
Effect of Varidase (streptodornase) on biofilm formed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Chemotherapy (2003) 1.01
Intermedilysin is essential for the invasion of hepatoma HepG2 cells by Streptococcus intermedius. Microbiol Immunol (2005) 0.98
Effect of substrate surface hydrophobicity on the adherence of yeast and hyphal Candida. Mycoses (2009) 0.98
Rapid identification of Streptococcus intermedius by PCR with the ily gene as a species marker gene. J Med Microbiol (2002) 0.96
Long-term results of radiofrequency ablation in colorectal lung metastases: single center experience. Oncol Rep (2009) 0.96
The role of rpoS gene and quorum-sensing system in ofloxacin tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2009) 0.95
Specific inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase with FR167653 attenuates vascular proliferation in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.93
In vivo plaque composition and morphology in coronary artery lesions in adolescents and young adults long after Kawasaki disease: a virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound study. Circulation (2009) 0.93
Functional analysis of spoT, relA and dksA genes on quinolone tolerance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa under nongrowing condition. Microbiol Immunol (2006) 0.92
Degradation of tenascin-C and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 are associated with tumor recurrence in early stage non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2002) 0.90
Usefulness of preoperative intraaortic balloon pump therapy during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in high-risk patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.89
Tenascin-C is an essential factor for neointimal hyperplasia after aortotomy in mice. Cardiovasc Res (2005) 0.88
Long-term bacterial exposure can trigger nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis associated with multifocal epithelial inflammation. Lab Invest (2010) 0.88
Aortic arch aneurysms: treatment with extraanatomical bypass and endovascular stent-grafting. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2002) 0.88
Massive hemoptysis from pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm caused by lung radiofrequency ablation: successful treatment by coil embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2009) 0.88
Changes in false lumen after transluminal stent-graft placement in aortic dissections: six years' experience. Circulation (2005) 0.88
The essentiality and involvement of Streptococcus intermedius histone-like DNA-binding protein in bacterial viability and normal growth. Mol Microbiol (2008) 0.87
Draft Genome Sequence of Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain SJD2, Isolated from the Periodontal Pocket of a Patient with Periodontitis in China. Genome Announc (2014) 0.87
Stage I bilateral pulmonary artery banding maintains systemic flow by prostaglandin E1 infusion or a main pulmonary artery to the descending aorta shunt for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2005) 0.87
Midterm results of stent-graft repair of acute and chronic aortic dissection with descending tear: the complication-specific approach. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 0.87
Correlation between resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to quaternary ammonium compounds and expression of outer membrane protein OprR. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 0.87
Mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with Legionella anisa. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 0.87
Aortic valve destruction and pseudoaneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva associated with infective endocarditis. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.86
Coating of a surface with 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) co-polymer significantly reduces retention of human pathogenic microorganisms. FEMS Microbiol Lett (2005) 0.85
Locally applied cilostazol suppresses neointimal hyperplasia and medial thickening in a vein graft model. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.85
Limitations of endovascular treatment with stent-grafts for active mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2002) 0.85
Pharmacologic platelet anesthesia by glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex antagonist and argatroban during in vitro extracorporeal circulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.84
Successful surgical treatment for an adult case of double aortic arch. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.84
Postoperative prone position management of tetralogy of fallot with absent pulmonary valve syndrome. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.84
Immunohistochemical diagnosis of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) deficiency in non-small cell lung carcinoma. Lung Cancer (2008) 0.83
rpoN gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa alters its susceptibility to quinolones and carbapenems. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 0.83
FR167653 diminishes infarct size in a murine model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.83
Surgical removal of a left ventricular thrombus associated with cardiac sarcoidosis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2008) 0.83
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2001: annual report by the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.83
Successful treatment of persistent bronchorrhea by gefitinib in a case with Recurrent Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma: a case report. World J Surg Oncol (2003) 0.82
Biofilm formation of Candida albicans on implant overdenture materials and its removal. J Dent (2012) 0.82
Re: ureteroarterial fistula: endovascular repair with a stent-graft. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2002) 0.82
Patch angioplasty and neo-ostium creation for intramural left coronary artery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 0.82
Surgical repair of coronary sinus orifice atresia with persistent left superior vena cava in heterotaxia. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.82
Temporary axillo-femoral bypass for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in high risk patients. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.81
Total vascular hepatic exclusion for tumor resection: a new approach to the intrathoracic inferior vena cava through the abdominal cavity by cutting the diaphragm vertically without cutting the pericardium. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci (2010) 0.81
Novel Pseudomonas aeruginosa gene that suppresses tolerance to carbapenems. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2003) 0.81
Locally applied cilostazol suppresses neointimal hyperplasia by inhibiting tenascin-C synthesis and smooth muscle cell proliferation in free artery grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.81
Role of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase inhibitory fluoropyrimidine against non-small cell lung cancer--in correlation with the tumoral expression of thymidylate synthase and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. Lung Cancer (2005) 0.81
Histone-like DNA binding protein of Streptococcus intermedius induces the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in human monocytes via activation of ERK1/2 and JNK pathways. Cell Microbiol (2007) 0.81
Long-term results of valve replacement with the CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve. Artif Organs (2002) 0.81
Food poisoning associated with Kudoa septempunctata. J Emerg Med (2013) 0.80
Persistent lung shadow in an infant with ventricular septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection associated with pulmonary venous obstruction. Pediatr Int (2008) 0.80
Fate of the "opened" arterial duct: Lessons learned from bilateral pulmonary artery banding for hypoplastic left heart syndrome under the continuous infusion of prostaglandin E1. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.80
Open surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm in the era of endovascular repair: comparison with long term results of endovascular repair using zenith stentgraft. Ann Vasc Dis (2013) 0.79
Report of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurring during cardiopulmonary bypass. J Extra Corpor Technol (2007) 0.79
Inhibition of platelet aggregation by combined therapy with aspirin and cilostazol after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.79
Anti-inflammatory and protective effects of 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine polymer on oral epithelial cells. J Biomed Mater Res A (2014) 0.79
Evaluation of a rapid oral bacteria quantification system using dielectrophoresis and the impedance measurement. Biocontrol Sci (2014) 0.78
Basic fibroblast growth factor slow release stent graft for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: a canine model experiment. J Vasc Surg (2008) 0.78
Thoracic CT findings following endovascular stent-graft treatment for thoracic aortic aneurysm. J Endovasc Ther (2007) 0.78
Removal of prostaglandin E2 and increased intraoperative blood pressure during modified ultrafiltration in pediatric cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.78
Development of a new method for endovascular aortic repair: combination therapy of cell transplantation and stent grafts with a drug delivery system. Circulation (2006) 0.77
Acute effect of sildenafil on hypoxemic patients (excluding those with Eisenmenger syndrome) with incurable congenital heart disease and disturbed pulmonary vasculature in the mid-term follow-up. Int J Cardiol (2010) 0.77
Our experiences for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting to the circumflex system. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.77
Pediatric cardiac remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy. Pediatr Cardiol (2006) 0.77
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.77
A case report of 20 lung radiofrequency ablation sessions for 50 lung metastases from parathyroid carcinoma causing hyperparathyroidism. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol (2009) 0.77