Published in Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on March 14, 2008
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New tubular bioabsorbable knitted airway stent: biocompatibility and mechanical strength. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.06
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Isoflurane induces second window of preconditioning through upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2005) 0.98
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Bronchial stump reinforcement with the intercostal muscle flap without adverse effects. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 0.97
Early postoperative mobilization with walking at 4 hours after lobectomy in lung cancer patients. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.96
Nitric oxide induces caspase-dependent apoptosis and necrosis in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2002) 0.94
Prognostic significance of p53, Ki-67, VEGF and Glut-1 in resected stage I adenocarcinoma of the lung. Lung Cancer (2002) 0.94
Management of a complicated pulmonary fistula caused by lung cancer using a fibrin glue-soaked polyglycolic acid sheet covered with an intercostal muscle flap. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.92
A new bioabsorbable sleeve for staple-line reinforcement: report of a clinical experience. Surg Today (2002) 0.91
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Exercise-induced activation of cardiac sympathetic nerve triggers cardioprotection via redox-sensitive activation of eNOS and upregulation of iNOS. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2007) 0.90
Risk factors for both recurrence and survival in patients with pathological stage I non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.90
Complementary role of extracellular ATP and adenosine in ischemic preconditioning in the rat heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2002) 0.90
Time-dependent changes in the risk of death in pure bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). J Heart Lung Transplant (2013) 0.90
A new method for establishing an intrapulmonary tumor in the rabbit. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.87
Prospective genetic profiling of squamous cell lung cancer and adenosquamous carcinoma in Japanese patients by multitarget assays. BMC Cancer (2014) 0.87
New tubular bioabsorbable knitted airway stent: feasibility assessment for delivery and deployment in a dog model. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.86
Enhanced mesenchymal cell engraftment by IGF-1 improves left ventricular function in rats undergoing myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol (2009) 0.86
Coexistence of catamenial pneumothorax and catamenial hemoptysis in a patient with pulmonary hemangiomatosis-like foci: a case report. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.85
A solitary mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma of the lung. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.83
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Temporary blockade of contractility during reperfusion elicits a cardioprotective effect of the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor SB-203580. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2005) 0.82
Enhanced IPC by activation of pertussis toxin-sensitive and -insensitive G protein-coupled purinoceptors. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2002) 0.82
Combined pharmacological preconditioning with a G-protein-coupled receptor agonist, a mitochondrial KATP channel opener and a nitric oxide donor mimics ischaemic preconditioning. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol (2003) 0.82
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Bilaterally repeated spontaneous pneumothorax with ankylosing spondylitis. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.80
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker preserves tolerance to ischemia-reperfusion injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rat heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2008) 0.80
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Chest wall bleeding with giant intrathoracic meningocele in neurofibromatosis type 1. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2010) 0.80
Small non-mucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma with anaplastic lymphoma kinase immunoreactivity: a novel ALK fusion gene? Cancer Sci (2012) 0.79
Evaluation of chest computed tomography in patients after pneumonectomy to predict contralateral pneumothorax. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.79
Role of oxidative/nitrosative stress in the tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion injury in cardiomyopathic hamster heart. Antioxid Redox Signal (2006) 0.78
Appearance of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and the rapid progression into invasive papillary adenocarcinoma. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.78
Dystrophin is a possible end-target of ischemic preconditioning against cardiomyocyte oncosis during the early phase of reperfusion. Cardiovasc Res (2006) 0.78
Long-term observation after simultaneous lung and intra-bone marrow-bone marrow transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 0.78
Role of mechanical stress in the form of cardiomyocyte death during the early phase of reperfusion. Circ J (2006) 0.78
Ischemic preconditioning-mediated restoration of membrane dystrophin during reperfusion correlates with protection against contraction-induced myocardial injury. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2004) 0.78
Ossification does not cause any complication when a bronchial stump is reinforced with an intercostal muscle flap. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 0.77
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Intercostal muscle flap without increase of pain and blood loss after lung surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.75
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Immunosuppressive and anticancer effect of a mammalian ribonuclease that targets high-affinity interleukin-2-receptors. Eur J Surg (2002) 0.75
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