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Soichiro Kitamura

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1 Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction. Nat Med 2006 4.53
2 Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2005 3.10
3 Intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in rats with acute myocardial infarction through angiogenesis and myogenesis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004 2.69
4 Human atrial natriuretic peptide and nicorandil as adjuncts to reperfusion treatment for acute myocardial infarction (J-WIND): two randomised trials. Lancet 2007 2.48
5 Impact of blockade of histamine H2 receptors on chronic heart failure revealed by retrospective and prospective randomized studies. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 2.44
6 Hemolytic anemia after operation for aortic dissection using teflon felt strips. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 2.00
7 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
8 Failure to prevent progressive dilation of ascending aorta by aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: comparison with tricuspid aortic valve. Circulation 2003 1.69
9 A cardiac myosin light chain kinase regulates sarcomere assembly in the vertebrate heart. J Clin Invest 2007 1.61
10 Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis through paracrine actions. FEBS Lett 2007 1.60
11 Endogenous bone-marrow-derived stem cells contribute only a small proportion of regenerated myocardium in the acute infarction model. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005 1.60
12 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
13 National survey of coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary stenosis caused by Kawasaki disease in Japan. Circulation 2004 1.58
14 Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Cardiovasc Res 2005 1.55
15 Evolving arch surgery using integrated antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: impact of axillary artery perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 1.53
16 Evolving selective cerebral perfusion for aortic arch replacement: high flow rate with moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 1.53
17 Angiographic evaluation of flow distribution in sequential and composite arterial grafts for three vessel disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 1.52
18 Effect of hypoxia on gene expression of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells. Stem Cells 2007 1.51
19 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
20 Preoperative small pulmonary artery did not affect the midterm results of Fontan operation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007 1.42
21 Activation of cardiac progenitor cells through paracrine effects of mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 1.42
22 Overview of late outcome of medical and surgical treatment for Takayasu arteritis. Circulation 2008 1.40
23 Modification of bicaval anastomosis for orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 1.38
24 Spinal cord malperfusion caused by using the segmental clamp technique during descending aortic repair for chronic type B aortic dissection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2007 1.38
25 Is extracorporeal life support contraindicated in elderly patients? Ann Thorac Surg 2007 1.38
26 Total arch replacement using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion with right axillary artery perfusion. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 1.27
27 Surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation due to Takayasu arteritis: long-term morbidity and mortality. Circulation 2005 1.25
28 Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells attenuates myocardial injury and dysfunction in a rat model of acute myocarditis. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2006 1.22
29 Allogeneic injection of fetal membrane-derived mesenchymal stem cells induces therapeutic angiogenesis in a rat model of hind limb ischemia. Stem Cells 2008 1.14
30 Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 1.14
31 The use of high-hydrostatic pressure treatment to decellularize blood vessels. Biomaterials 2010 1.10
32 Successful surgical treatment for aneurysm of splenic artery with anomalous origin. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 1.07
33 Biventricular repair for right atrial isomerism. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 1.07
34 Adrenomedullin: angiogenesis and gene therapy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005 1.04
35 Early outcome of a randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multiple arterial coronary revascularization. Circulation 2005 1.03
36 Impact of preoperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation on outcome after mitral valvuloplasty for nonischemic mitral regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 1.03
37 Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of heart failure. Int J Hematol 2007 1.02
38 Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 1.01
39 G-CSF promotes bone marrow cells to migrate into infarcted mice heart, and differentiate into cardiomyocytes. Cell Transplant 2004 1.01
40 Celiprolol, a vasodilatory beta-blocker, inhibits pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and prevents the transition to heart failure via nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms in mice. Circulation 2004 1.00
41 Trends in the clinical and morphological characteristics of cardiac myxoma: 20-year experience of a single tertiary referral center in Japan. Circ J 2002 0.99
42 Japanese multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system. J Artif Organs 2005 0.98
43 Improved long-term performance of pulsatile extracorporeal left ventricular assist device. J Cardiol 2010 0.98
44 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
45 Nonviral delivery of siRNA into mesenchymal stem cells by a combination of ultrasound and microbubbles. J Control Release 2008 0.98
46 Long-term recovery of exercise ability after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.98
47 Is emergency total arch replacement with a modified elephant trunk technique justified for acute type A aortic dissection? Ann Thorac Surg 2007 0.97
48 Competitive flow in arterial composite grafts and effect of graft arrangement in Off-Pump coronary revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 0.96
49 Direct cell-cell interaction of cardiomyocytes is key for bone marrow stromal cells to go into cardiac lineage in vitro. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.96
50 Lamr1 functional retroposon causes right ventricular dysplasia in mice. Nat Genet 2004 0.95
51 Japanese single-center experience of surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.95
52 Late-stage, nonanastomotic rupture of double-velour Dacron graft after descending aortic replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 0.94
53 The effect of cryo-maze procedure on early and intermediate term outcome in mitral valve disease: case matched study. Circulation 2002 0.93
54 Adrenomedullin enhances angiogenic potency of bone marrow transplantation in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Circulation 2005 0.93
55 Durability and outcome of aortic valve replacement with mitral valve repair versus double valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 0.93
56 Left ventricular volume reduction surgery: The 4th International Registry Report 2004. J Card Surg 2005 0.92
57 The impact of mitral valve surgery combined with maze procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 0.92
58 Effect of maze procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valve replacement. J Heart Valve Dis 2002 0.92
59 Development of a compact portable driver for a pneumatic ventricular assist device. J Artif Organs 2007 0.91
60 Current characteristics of infective endocarditis in Japan: an analysis of 848 cases in 2000 and 2001. Circ J 2003 0.91
61 Optimal windows of statin use for immediate infarct limitation: 5'-nucleotidase as another downstream molecule of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Circulation 2004 0.90
62 Bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation had beneficial effects on doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 0.90
63 Functional angiographic evaluation of individual, sequential, and composite arterial grafts. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.90
64 Eight-year experience of combined valve repair for mitral regurgitation and maze procedure. J Heart Valve Dis 2002 0.89
65 Infective endocarditis and pseudoaneurysm: fatal complications of mitral annular calcification. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.89
66 Impact of preoperative percutaneous cardiopulmonary support on outcome following left ventricular assist device implantation. Circ J 2011 0.89
67 Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration inversely correlates with left atrial collagen volume fraction in patients with atrial fibrillation: plasma ANP as a possible biochemical marker to predict the outcome of the maze procedure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 0.88
68 Observation of cavitation bubbles in monoleaflet mechanical heart valves. J Artif Organs 2004 0.87
69 Observation of alveolar fibrosis in a goat following venoarterial bypass for up to 5 months using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Artif Organs 2004 0.87
70 Treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy with electroporation of hepatocyte growth factor gene into skeletal muscle. Hypertension 2004 0.87
71 Functional biventricular repair using left ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit in patients with discordant atrioventricular connections and pulmonary outflow tract obstruction-does conduit obstruction maintain tricuspid valve function? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 0.87
72 Phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor prevents acute lung injury induced by cardiopulmonary bypass in a rat model. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004 0.87
73 Successful excision of a cystic tumor of the atrioventricular nodal region. Circ J 2005 0.87
74 Competition between native flow and graft flow after coronary artery bypass grafting. Impact on indications for coronary artery bypass grafting for localized stenosis with giant aneurysms due to Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Cardiol 2007 0.86
75 Angiographic flow grading and graft arrangement of arterial conduits. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 0.86
76 Total arterial off-pump coronary revascularization with only internal thoracic artery and composite radial artery grafts. Heart Surg Forum 2002 0.85
77 Mechanisms of mechanical heart valve cavitation in an electrohydraulic total artificial heart. ASAIO J 2005 0.84
78 Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for anastomotic stenosis after coronary arterial bypass grafting in Kawasaki disease. Cardiol Young 2003 0.84
79 Total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for revascularization of the total coronary system: clinical outcome and angiographic evaluation. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 0.84
80 Long-term outcome of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using a handmade tri-leaflet conduit. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 0.84
81 Postural change causing leg malperfusion resulting from expansion of a patent false lumen in type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 0.84
82 Early adaptation of the left internal thoracic artery as a blood source of y-composite radial artery grafts in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Heart Surg Forum 2003 0.84
83 Prediction and incidence of atrial fibrillation after aortic arch repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.84
84 A novel application of myocardial contrast echocardiography to evaluate angiogenesis by autologous bone marrow cell transplantation in chronic ischemic pig model. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 0.83
85 Pulsatile blood pump with a linear drive actuator. J Artif Organs 2007 0.83
86 Perioperative advantages of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Circ J 2002 0.83
87 Does the off-pump Fontan procedure ameliorate the volume and duration of pleural and peritoneal effusions? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008 0.83
88 Study on the physical properties of tissue-engineered blood vessels made by chemical cross-linking and polymer-tissue cross-linking. J Artif Organs 2009 0.82
89 Immunological and histological evaluation of decellularized allograft in a pig model: comparison with cryopreserved allograft. J Heart Valve Dis 2004 0.82
90 Rationale for off-pump coronary revascularization to small branches--angiographic study of 1,283 anastomoses in 408 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 0.82
91 Integrated total arch replacement using selective cerebral perfusion: a 6-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 0.82
92 The impact of diabetic retinopathy on long-term outcome following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 0.82
93 Replacement of the descending aorta: recent outcomes of open surgery performed with partial cardiopulmonary bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 0.82
94 White matter changes in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease: a tractography-based study. J Psychiatr Res 2011 0.82
95 Total arch replacement through re-median sternotomy after coronary surgery. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 0.82
96 Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells improves atrioventricular conduction in a rat model of complete atrioventricular block. Cell Transplant 2008 0.82
97 Observation of cavitation in a mechanical heart valve in a total artificial heart. ASAIO J 2004 0.81
98 Beta-adrenoceptor blocker carvedilol provides cardioprotection via an adenosine-dependent mechanism in ischemic canine hearts. Circulation 2004 0.81
99 A 10-year angiographic follow-up of competitive flow in sequential and composite arterial grafts. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 0.81
100 Multiple saccular aneurysms in a young woman. J Vasc Surg 2008 0.81
101 Bone marrow cell-seeded biodegradable polymeric scaffold enhances angiogenesis and improves function of the infarcted heart. Circ J 2005 0.81
102 Should the transverse aortic arch be replaced simultaneously with aortic root replacement for annuloaortic ectasia in Marfan syndrome? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 0.81
103 Optimal timing of the Fontan conversion: change in the P-wave characteristics precedes the onset of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with atriopulmonary connection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 0.81
104 Multiple off-pump coronary revascularization with "aorta no-touch " technique using composite and sequential methods. Heart Surg Forum 2002 0.80
105 Three-dimensional cardiac tissue engineering using a thermoresponsive artificial extracellular matrix. ASAIO J 2004 0.80
106 Surgical management of distal arch aneurysm: another approach with improved results. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.80
107 Determinants of rapid progression of aortic root dilatation and complications in Marfan syndrome. Int J Cardiol 2006 0.80
108 Hemiarch replacement during pregnancy (19 weeks) utilizing normothermic selective cerebral perfusion. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 0.80
109 Late outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting for ischemic mitral regurgitation. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 0.80
110 Canine DNA array as a potential tool for combining physiology and molecular biology. Circ J 2003 0.80
111 Functional status in adolescents and adults with Fontan circulation. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 0.80
112 Safety and efficacy of sequential and composite arterial grafting to more than five coronary branches in off-pump coronary revascularisation: assessment of intra-operative and angiographic bypass flow. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009 0.80
113 Mechanism for cavitation in the mechanical heart valve with an artificial heart: nuclei and viscosity dependence. Artif Organs 2005 0.80
114 Surgical repair of pulmonary arterial sling associated with tetralogy of Fallot. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.79
115 Impact of Ross Operation on Outcome in Young Female Adult Patients Wanting to Have Children. Circ J 2015 0.79
116 Combined use of adamkiewicz artery demonstration and motor-evoked potentials in descending and thoracoabdominal repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.79
117 Long-term patency of internal thoracic artery grafts for coronary artery stenosis due to Kawasaki disease: comparison of early with recent results in small children. Am Heart J 2007 0.79
118 Is conventional aortic arch surgery justifiable in octogenarians? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 0.79
119 Bone marrow is a source of regenerated cardiomyocytes in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor enhances migration of bone marrow cells and attenuates cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin under electron microscopy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 0.79
120 Long-term results of saphenous vein graft for coronary stenosis caused by Kawasaki disease. Circ J 2008 0.78
121 Aneurysm of the celiac artery arising from a celiomesenteric trunk. J Vasc Surg 2006 0.78
122 A novel data mining approach to the identification of effective drugs or combinations for targeted endpoints--application to chronic heart failure as a new form of evidence-based medicine. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2004 0.78
123 Total arch replacement with elephant trunk procedure for retrograde dissection. Ann Thorac Surg 2002 0.78
124 Partial left ventriculectomy--The Third International Registry Report 2002. J Card Surg 2003 0.78
125 Multiple and repetitive anastomotic pseudoaneurysms with polyarteritis nodosa. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 0.78
126 Contrast sonography enables noninvasive and quantitative assessment of neovascularization after stem cell transplantation. Ultrasound Med Biol 2008 0.78
127 Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor directly enhances proliferation of human troponin I-positive cells derived from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy through specific receptors. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 0.78
128 Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using only arterial grafts in elderly patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 0.78
129 Delayed atrophy in posterior cingulate cortex and apathy after stroke. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014 0.78
130 Early results of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for patients on chronic renal dialysis. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 0.78
131 Impact of volume status on the incidence of atrial fibrillation following aortic arch repair. Heart Vessels 2007 0.77
132 Experience of appendicular thermal therapy applied to a patient with a left ventricular assist device awaiting heart transplantation. J Cardiol 2008 0.77
133 Rationale of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for left main trunk disease. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 0.77
134 Determinants for successful sequential radial artery grafting to the left circumflex and right coronary arteries. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010 0.77
135 Fontan operation with a viable and growing conduit using pedicled autologous pericardial roll: serial changes in conduit geometry. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 0.77
136 Redo off-pump coronary bypass grafting with arterial grafts for Kawasaki disease. Heart Vessels 2006 0.77
137 Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) in a heart transplant recipient treated by substitution of cyclosporine A with tacrolimus. Intern Med 2010 0.77
138 Multivariate analysis of predictors of late stroke after total aortic arch repair. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 0.77
139 Unroofing aortic intramural left coronary artery arising from right pulmonary artery. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 0.77
140 Initial experiences with the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in Japan. J Artif Organs 2007 0.77
141 Consequence of atrial fibrillation and the risk of embolism after percutaneous mitral commissurotomy: the necessity of the maze procedure. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 0.77
142 Modified cavoatriotomy for combined PAPVC repair and maze procedure. Ann Thorac Surg 2004 0.76
143 Bone marrow stromal cells contract synchronously with cardiomyocytes in a coculture system. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 0.76
144 Body mass index is a useful predictor of prognosis after left ventricular assist system implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009 0.76
145 A calcium channel blocker activates both ecto-5(')-nucleotidase and NO synthase in HUVEC. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 0.76
146 Brain structural changes and neuropsychological impairments in male polydipsic schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry 2012 0.76
147 Suppressive effect of phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibition on systemic inflammatory responses after cardiopulmonary bypass. J Artif Organs 2006 0.76
148 Repair of an infected aortic aneurysm using an aortic allograft and a venous autograft: report of a case. Surg Today 2008 0.75
149 Does the internal thoracic artery graft have self-reparative ability? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 0.75
150 Implantation of collar-reinforced sumit valve for patient with large calcified mass obstructing the mitral valve orifice. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.75
151 [The ideal forms of specialists and the specialist system in relation to society]. Nihon Geka Gakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75
152 Comparison of off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in midterm results. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 0.75
153 Valve repair with maze procedure in acromegaly. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006 0.75
154 Monoparesis after graft replacement of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 0.75
155 Mitral valve repair and cryo-Maze procedure in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2005 0.75
156 Composite valve graft replacement of the aortic root: twenty-seven years of experience at one Japanese center. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 0.75
157 Maze procedure and cor triatriatum repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2002 0.75
158 [Regenerative medicine for heart failure]. Nihon Rinsho 2008 0.75
159 Early results of complete off-pump coronary revascularization using left internal thoracic artery with composite radial artery. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.75
160 Design progress of the ultracompact integrated heart lung assist device--part 1: effect of vaned diffusers on gas-transfer performances. Artif Organs 2003 0.75
161 Cumulative episodes of rejection altered myocardial sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase and ryanodine receptor-2 mRNA expression in heart transplant recipients. Int Heart J 2010 0.75
162 [Heart transplantation for dilated cardiomyopathy possibly caused by fulminant acute myocarditis: a case report]. J Cardiol 2002 0.75
163 Is an increase in lactate concentration associated with cardiac dysfunction after the Fontan procedure? Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 0.75
164 Surgical outcome of aortic arch repair for patients with Takayasu arteritis. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.75
165 Predictive factors for the intermediate-term patency of arterial grafts in aorta no-touch off-pump coronary revascularization. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007 0.75
166 Reconstruction of a friable posterior mitral annulus after removing a calcified artificial ring using flipover technique of the anterior mitral leaflet. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007 0.75
167 The roles of vascular smooth muscle cells in the aortic wall thinness under prolonged continuous flow left heart bypass. Artif Organs 2003 0.75
168 Efficacy of a heparin-coated closed circuit for intractable bleeding in adult cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 0.75
169 Beraprost sodium enhances neovascularization in ischemic myocardium by mobilizing bone marrow cells in rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.75
170 Maze procedure in the Marfan syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.75
171 Intermediate results of the double-switch operations for atrioventricular discordance. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 0.75
172 Design progress of the ultracompact integrated heart lung assist device--part 2: optimization of the diffuser vane profile. Artif Organs 2003 0.75
173 Dilatation of the aneurysmal sac after total arch replacement. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 0.75
174 Acute effects of direct cell implantation into the heart: a pressure-volume study to analyze cardiac function. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 0.75
175 Pulmonary venous obstruction after total cavopulmonary connection in heterotaxy. Ann Thorac Surg 2002 0.75
176 Aortic valvar involvement in patients undergoing closure of ventricular septal defect via the pulmonary trunk. Int J Cardiol 2007 0.75
177 Aortic valve replacement concomitant with multiple extra-anatomical bypasses for a patient with aortic valve insufficiency having Takayasu's arteritis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005 0.75
178 Graft design strategies with optimum antegrade bypass flow in total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 0.75
179 Hybrid therapy for rapid enlargement of hibernating coronary arteriovenous fistulas. Ann Thorac Surg 2007 0.75
180 Immunohistological findings for an extracardiac conduit in Fontan pathway constructed with pedicled autologous pericardium. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 0.75
181 Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor enhanced the recruitment of bone marrow cells into the heart: time course evaluation of phenotypic differentiation in the doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathic model. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 0.75
182 Is prompt surgical treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm justified for someone in their eighties? Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 0.75
183 The off-pump Fontan procedure by simply cross-clamping the inferior caval vein. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 0.75
184 Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for acute myocardial infarction. Circ J 2006 0.75
185 Is diabetic nephropathy a predicted risk factor?--Kaplan-Meier and multivariate analysis of confounding risk factors in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for chronic dialysis patients. Circ J 2009 0.75