Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on February 01, 2005
The Cox-Maze procedure: history, results, and predictors for failure. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2007) 0.92
The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. Surg Clin North Am (2009) 0.88
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2005) 0.77
Maze Procedures for Atrial Fibrillation, From History to Practice. Cardiol Res (2011) 0.75
Atrial fibrillation: isolation or ablation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.75
Mechanisms of human atrial fibrillation: Lessons learned from 20 years of atrial fibrillation surgery. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2007) 0.75
Isolating the entire posterior left atrium improves surgical outcomes after the Cox maze procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 2.22
Differentiation of allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells induces immunogenicity and limits their long-term benefits for myocardial repair. Circulation (2010) 2.02
Concurrent multiple left atrial focal activations with fibrillatory conduction and right atrial focal or reentrant activation as the mechanism in atrial fibrillation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.80
Usefulness of thyroglobulin measurement in fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens for diagnosing cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with papillary thyroid cancer. World J Surg (2005) 1.63
Pulmonary injury after cardiopulmonary bypass: beneficial effects of low-frequency mechanical ventilation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.60
Reentrant and focal activations during atrial fibrillation in patients with atrial septal defect. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.40
Prognostic factors and treatment outcomes of 100 cases of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Thyroid (2011) 1.34
Fucoxanthin induces cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase in human colon carcinoma cells through up-regulation of p21WAF1/Cip1. Biochim Biophys Acta (2005) 1.23
Clinical role and efficacy of landiolol in the intensive care unit. J Anesth (2008) 1.18
Choriocarcinoma of the lung: report of a case. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.11
Remodeling of gap junctions in ischemic and nonischemic forms of heart disease. J Membr Biol (2007) 1.11
A novel protein C-phycocyanin plays a crucial role in the hypocholesterolemic action of Spirulina platensis concentrate in rats. J Nutr (2005) 1.07
Surgical treatment of lung cancer combined with interstitial pneumonia: the effect of surgical approach on postoperative acute exacerbation. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.02
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in Japan: establishment and analysis of a multicentre database. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2012) 1.02
The effects of the Cox maze procedure on atrial function. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.01
Growth-suppressive function of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein in anaplastic thyroid cancer. Anticancer Res (2007) 1.00
Repeated and targeted transfer of angiogenic plasmids into the infarcted rat heart via ultrasound targeted microbubble destruction enhances cardiac repair. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.00
Endoscopic neck surgery with lymph node dissection for papillary carcinoma of the thyroid using a totally gasless anterior neck skin lifting method. J Am Coll Surg (2003) 0.99
Electrophysiological and histological assessment of transmurality after epicardial ablation using unipolar radiofrequency energy. J Card Surg (2008) 0.99
Implementation of integrated medical curriculum in Japanese medical schools. J Nippon Med Sch (2004) 0.99
Stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha improves infarcted heart function through angiogenesis in mice. Pediatr Int (2007) 0.99
Sternal resection for metastasis from thyroid carcinoma and reconstruction with the sandwiched Marlex and stainless steel mesh. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.99
Video-assisted neck surgery for thyroid and parathyroid diseases. Biomed Pharmacother (2002) 0.99
Metastasis to the thyroid from lung adenocarcinoma mimicking thyroid carcinoma. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.98
A true pulmonary carcinosarcoma that required diagnostic differentiation from a pleomorphic adenoma: a case report. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.97
Adenolipoma of the thyroid gland: report of a case. Surg Today (2004) 0.97
The miR-221/222 cluster, miR-10b and miR-92a are highly upregulated in metastatic minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma. Int J Oncol (2013) 0.97
Endoscopic video-assisted breast surgery: procedures and short-term results. J Nippon Med Sch (2006) 0.96
Resection of sternal tumors and reconstruction of the thorax: a review of 15 patients. Surg Today (2006) 0.95
Locally infiltrative glomus tumor of the bronchus: a case report. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.95
Primary pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma combined with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and amyloidoma in the lung. J Nippon Med Sch (2005) 0.94
Clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in Japan: an 18-year experience at a single institution. World J Surg (2009) 0.94
Prognostic significance of the tumor suppressor gene maspin in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.94
Efficacy of a novel bipolar radiofrequency ablation device on the beating heart for atrial fibrillation ablation: a long-term porcine study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.93
Transaxillary retromammary route approach of video-assisted breast surgery enables the inner-side breast cancer to be resected for breast conserving surgery. Am J Surg (2008) 0.92
Follicular carcinoma arising from the pyramidal lobe of the thyroid. J Nippon Med Sch (2009) 0.92
Long-term survival of Askin tumor for 10 years with 2 relapses. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.91
Enhanced vascularization by controlled release of platelet-rich plasma impregnated in biodegradable gelatin hydrogel. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.90
Up-regulation of transcriptional factor E2F1 in papillary and anaplastic thyroid cancers. J Hum Genet (2004) 0.90
Amplification, up-regulation and over-expression of C3G (CRK SH3 domain-binding guanine nucleotide-releasing factor) in non-small cell lung cancers. J Hum Genet (2004) 0.89
Radioguided parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism using the solid-state, multi-crystal gamma camera. Med Sci Monit (2003) 0.88
Efficacy of intraoperative mapping to optimize the surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.88
Incisional atrial reentrant tachycardia: experimental study on the conduction property through the isthmus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.87
Experience of thoracoscopic extirpation of intrapulmonary lymphangioma. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.86
Down-regulation of transcription elogation factor A (SII) like 4 (TCEAL4) in anaplastic thyroid cancer. BMC Cancer (2006) 0.85
Interatrial electrical connections: the precise location and preferential conduction. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2005) 0.85
BCG vaccine elicits both T-cell mediated and humoral immune responses directed against mycobacterial lipid components. Vaccine (2006) 0.84
Effect of a neutrophil elastase inhibitor on acute lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2010) 0.84
Temperature-dependent biosynthesis of glucose monomycolate and its recognition by CD1-restricted T cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 0.84
Chicken collagen hydrolysate reduces proinflammatory cytokine production in C57BL/6.KOR-ApoEshl mice. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) (2010) 0.84
Curative resection of primary hepatic gastrinoma. Hepatogastroenterology (2009) 0.84
Downregulation of EMX2 is associated with clinical outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma patients. Clin Lung Cancer (2011) 0.84
Comparative study between DNA copy number aberrations determined by quantitative microsatellite analysis and clinical outcome in patients with stomach cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2004) 0.84
Mediastinal cystic hemangioma presenting as bilateral bloody pleural effusion: a case report. J Nippon Med Sch (2012) 0.83
Surgical results of completion pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.83
Surgical treatment of metachronous nonsmall cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.83
A prophylactic infusion of calcium solution reduces the risk of symptomatic hypocalcemia in patients after total thyroidectomy. World J Surg (2006) 0.83
Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (VAT-T) with lateral thoracotomy for stage II and III thymoma. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.83
Diaphragmatic repair of two cases of hepatic hydrothorax using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.83
Hypouricemic effects of novel concentrative nucleoside transporter 2 inhibitors through suppressing intestinal absorption of purine nucleosides. Eur J Pharmacol (2012) 0.82
Excellent prognosis of patients with nonhereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma with ultrasonographic findings of follicular tumor or benign nodule. World J Surg (2009) 0.82
Staple line coverage with a polyglycolic acid sheet plus pleural abrasion by thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients. J Nippon Med Sch (2012) 0.82
Impaired vascular endothelium-dependent relaxation in Henoch-Schönlein purpura. Pediatr Nephrol (2003) 0.82
Surgical management of a deep femoral artery aneurysm. J Nippon Med Sch (2012) 0.82
Venous hemangioma of the posterior mediastinum. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.82
Optimal time of surgical treatment for Kawasaki coronary artery disease. J Nippon Med Sch (2004) 0.81
Utilization of three-dimensional computed tomography for papillary thyroid carcinoma arising in the thyroglossal duct remnant: report of a case. Surg Today (2010) 0.81
Inhibition of activated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT pathway in malignant pleural mesothelioma leads to G1 cell cycle arrest. Oncol Rep (2010) 0.81
Metastatic thoracic lymph node carcinoma of unknown origin on which we performed two kinds of immunohistochemical examinations. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.81
Prognosis after reoperation for local recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Surg Today (2004) 0.81
Sivelestat reduces myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury in rat hearts even when administered after onset of myocardial ischemia. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.81
Prognostic factors affecting clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery: analysis of patients with chronic kidney disease after 5.9 years of follow-up. J Nippon Med Sch (2011) 0.81
Thoracoscopic surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer: elderly vs. octogenarians. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann (2013) 0.81
In vivo priming of natural killer T cells by dendritic cells pulsed with hepatoma-derived acid-eluted substances. Cancer Immunol Immunother (2003) 0.80
Proteomic profiling of thyroid papillary carcinoma. J Thyroid Res (2012) 0.80
Identical germline mutations in the TMEM127 gene in two unrelated Japanese patients with bilateral pheochromocytoma. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) (2012) 0.80
Hereditary factors in multiple primary malignancies associated with lung cancer. Surg Today (2007) 0.80
Paclitaxel enhances antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity of trastuzumab by rapid recruitment of natural killer cells in HER2-positive breast cancer. J Nippon Med Sch (2014) 0.80
Surgical treatment of free-floating thrombi in the right side of the heart in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism. J Nippon Med Sch (2006) 0.80
Favorable surgical results in 433 elderly patients with papillary thyroid cancer. World J Surg (2005) 0.80
Video-assisted thoracic surgery for Ewing's sarcoma of the mediastinum in a 3-year-old girl. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.80
Resection of sternal metastasis from endometrial carcinoma followed by reconstruction with sandwiched marlex and stainless steel mesh: report of a case. Surg Today (2006) 0.79
Ciprofloxacin penetration into the pulmonary parenchyma in Japanese patients. Surg Today (2007) 0.79
Postoperative recurrences of pneumothorax in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients. J Nippon Med Sch (2008) 0.79
Prognostic impact of extrathyroid extension and clinical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma depend on carcinoma size. World J Surg (2010) 0.79
Large anomalous systemic arterial supply to basal segments of the left lung. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.79
Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy for distantly metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) in juvenile <i>versus</i> adult patients. Endocr J (2015) 0.79
A case report: thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis found by occurring spontaneous pneumothorax. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.79
Helicobacter pylori Infection among patients visiting a clinic in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture. J Nippon Med Sch (2005) 0.79
Histological study of papillary thyroid carcinoma treated with percutaneous ethanol injection therapy. Pathol Int (2002) 0.79
Trans-axillary retro-mammary gland route approach of video-assisted breast surgery can perform breast conserving surgery for cancers even in inner side of the breast. Chin Med J (Engl) (2008) 0.78
Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia after aortic surgery in a hemodialysis patient. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.78