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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Feasibility, safety, and therapeutic efficacy of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte sheets in a porcine ischemic cardiomyopathy model.
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Circulation
|
2012
|
1.98
|
|
2
|
Risk factor analysis of long-term support with left ventricular assist system.
|
Circ J
|
2010
|
1.87
|
|
3
|
Repair of impaired myocardium by means of implantation of engineered autologous myoblast sheets.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2005
|
1.82
|
|
4
|
In vivo differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.
|
Circ J
|
2013
|
1.55
|
|
5
|
Coronary artery bypass grafting in hemodialysis-dependent patients: analysis of Japan Adult Cardiovascular Surgery Database.
|
Circ J
|
2012
|
1.49
|
|
6
|
Predictor of early mortality for severe heart failure patients with left ventricular assist device implantation: significance of INTERMACS level and renal function.
|
Circ J
|
2012
|
1.45
|
|
7
|
Tissue engineered myoblast sheets improved cardiac function sufficiently to discontinue LVAS in a patient with DCM: report of a case.
|
Surg Today
|
2011
|
1.44
|
|
8
|
Targeted delivery of adipocytokines into the heart by induced adipocyte cell-sheet transplantation yields immune tolerance and functional recovery in autoimmune-associated myocarditis in rats.
|
Circ J
|
2014
|
1.42
|
|
9
|
Human cardiac stem cells with reduced notch signaling show enhanced therapeutic potential in a rat acute infarction model.
|
Circ J
|
2013
|
1.39
|
|
10
|
Allogenic mesenchymal stem cell transplantation has a therapeutic effect in acute myocardial infarction in rats.
|
J Mol Cell Cardiol
|
2007
|
1.35
|
|
11
|
Initial experience of conversion of Toyobo paracorporeal left ventricular assist device to DuraHeart left ventricular assist device.
|
Circ J
|
2011
|
1.34
|
|
12
|
Bioengineered myocardium derived from induced pluripotent stem cells improves cardiac function and attenuates cardiac remodeling following chronic myocardial infarction in rats.
|
Stem Cells Transl Med
|
2012
|
1.30
|
|
13
|
Recovery of right heart function with temporary right ventricular assist using a centrifugal pump in patients with severe biventricular failure.
|
J Heart Lung Transplant
|
2012
|
1.29
|
|
14
|
Enhanced survival of transplanted human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes by the combination of cell sheets with the pedicled omental flap technique in a porcine heart.
|
Circulation
|
2013
|
1.28
|
|
15
|
Fibrosis in endstage human heart failure: severe changes in collagen metabolism and MMP/TIMP profiles.
|
Int J Cardiol
|
2010
|
1.25
|
|
16
|
Longer preservation of cardiac performance by sheet-shaped myoblast implantation in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters.
|
Cardiovasc Res
|
2006
|
1.19
|
|
17
|
Tissue- and plasma-specific MicroRNA signatures for atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysm.
|
J Am Heart Assoc
|
2012
|
1.18
|
|
18
|
Grafted skeletal myoblast sheets attenuate myocardial remodeling in pacing-induced canine heart failure model.
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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2006
|
1.17
|
|
19
|
DuraHeart™ magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device: Osaka University experience.
|
Circ J
|
2013
|
1.11
|
|
20
|
Mycotic aneurysm of the infrarenal abdominal aorta infected by Clostridium septicum: a case report of surgical management and review of the literature.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2003
|
1.09
|
|
21
|
Layered implantation of myoblast sheets attenuates adverse cardiac remodeling of the infarcted heart.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.06
|
|
22
|
Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Skeletal Myoblast Sheets (TCD-51073) for the Treatment of Severe Chronic Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Heart Disease.
|
Circ J
|
2015
|
1.02
|
|
23
|
Skeletal myoblast sheet transplantation improves the diastolic function of a pressure-overloaded right heart.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.01
|
|
24
|
Initial report of bridge to recovery in a patient with DuraHeart LVAD.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2013
|
0.99
|
|
25
|
Cardiac fibrosis and cellular hypertrophy decrease the degree of reverse remodeling and improvement in cardiac function during left ventricular assist.
|
J Heart Lung Transplant
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
26
|
Preoperative assessment of congestive liver dysfunction using technetium-99 m galactosyl human serum albumin liver scintigraphy in patients with severe valvular heart disease.
|
Surg Today
|
2007
|
0.93
|
|
27
|
A Highly Durable RNAi Therapeutic Inhibitor of PCSK9.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2017
|
0.92
|
|
28
|
Induced adipocyte cell-sheet ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in a mouse myocardial infarction model: a novel drug delivery system for heart failure.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
29
|
Cardiomyoblast-like cells differentiated from human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells improve left ventricular dysfunction and survival in a rat myocardial infarction model.
|
Tissue Eng Part C Methods
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
30
|
Novel regenerative therapy using cell-sheet covered with omentum flap delivers a huge number of cells in a porcine myocardial infarction model.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
31
|
The Paracrine Effect of Skeletal Myoblasts Is Cardioprotective Against Oxidative Stress and Involves EGFR-ErbB4 Signaling, Cystathionase, and the Unfolded Protein Response.
|
Cell Transplant
|
2015
|
0.90
|
|
32
|
Advanced left-atrial fibrosis is associated with unsuccessful maze operation for valvular atrial fibrillation.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2011
|
0.89
|
|
33
|
Regulating ES or induced pluripotent stem cells by innate lymphoid cells.
|
Transplantation
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
34
|
Biventricular support using implantable continuous-flow ventricular assist devices.
|
J Heart Lung Transplant
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
35
|
Transplantation of elastin-secreting myoblast sheets improves cardiac function in infarcted rat heart.
|
Mol Cell Biochem
|
2012
|
0.87
|
|
36
|
Addition of mesenchymal stem cells enhances the therapeutic effects of skeletal myoblast cell-sheet transplantation in a rat ischemic cardiomyopathy model.
|
Tissue Eng Part A
|
2014
|
0.85
|
|
37
|
Combined autologous cellular cardiomyoplasty with skeletal myoblasts and bone marrow cells in canine hearts for ischemic cardiomyopathy.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
38
|
Experimental pig model of old myocardial infarction with long survival leading to chronic left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling as evaluated by PET.
|
J Nucl Med
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
39
|
Cardiac surgery in patients with Gilbert's syndrome.
|
J Card Surg
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
40
|
One-knot technique: a simple modification of the loop technique for mitral valve repair.
|
Surg Today
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
41
|
Functional and Electrical Integration of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes in a Myocardial Infarction Rat Heart.
|
Cell Transplant
|
2015
|
0.84
|
|
42
|
Cell sheet technology for heart failure.
|
Curr Pharm Biotechnol
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
43
|
Building A New Treatment For Heart Failure-Transplantation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cells into the Heart.
|
Curr Gene Ther
|
2016
|
0.84
|
|
44
|
Does stringent restrictive annuloplasty for functional mitral regurgitation cause functional mitral stenosis and pulmonary hypertension?
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
45
|
Impact of microRNA expression in human atrial tissue in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
46
|
Combined strategy using myoblasts and hepatocyte growth factor in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2007
|
0.83
|
|
47
|
Assessment of changes in mitral valve configuration with multidetector computed tomography: impact of papillary muscle imbrication and ring annuloplasty.
|
Circulation
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
48
|
Myoblast sheet can prevent the impairment of cardiac diastolic function and late remodeling after left ventricular restoration in ischemic cardiomyopathy.
|
Transplantation
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
49
|
Impact of untreated mild-to-moderate mitral regurgitation at the time of isolated aortic valve replacement on late adverse outcomes.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
50
|
Impact of early surgical treatment on postoperative neurologic outcome for active infective endocarditis complicated by cerebral infarction.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
51
|
Newly developed tissue-engineered material for reconstruction of vascular wall without cell seeding.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2009
|
0.82
|
|
52
|
The first clinical case in Japan of destination therapy using the Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
53
|
Myocardial protective effect of FR167653; a novel cytokine inhibitor in ischemic-reperfused rat heart.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2004
|
0.81
|
|
54
|
Successful treatment of a large primary cardiac lymphoma by surgical resection combined with chemotherapy: report of a case.
|
Surg Today
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
55
|
Sustained-release delivery of prostacyclin analogue enhances bone marrow-cell recruitment and yields functional benefits for acute myocardial infarction in mice.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
56
|
Implantation of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device as a bridge to eligibility for refractory heart failure with renal dysfunction.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
57
|
Impact of synovial membrane-derived stem cell transplantation in a rat model of myocardial infarction.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
58
|
Adipose stem cell sheets improved cardiac function in the rat myocardial infarction, but did not alter cardiac contractile responses to β-adrenergic stimulation.
|
Biomed Res
|
2015
|
0.80
|
|
59
|
Factors affecting a dilated ascending aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: the relevance of valve anatomy, body size and age.
|
Surg Today
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
60
|
Functional and pathological characteristics of reversible remodeling in a canine right ventricle in response to volume overloading and volume unloading.
|
Surg Today
|
2014
|
0.79
|
|
61
|
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and -3 improves cardiac function in an ischemic cardiomyopathy model rat.
|
Tissue Eng Part A
|
2014
|
0.79
|
|
62
|
Novel method of evaluating liver stiffness using transient elastography to evaluate perioperative status in severe heart failure.
|
Circ J
|
2014
|
0.79
|
|
63
|
Intracoronary artery transplantation of cardiomyoblast-like cells from human adipose tissue-derived multi-lineage progenitor cells improve left ventricular dysfunction and survival in a swine model of chronic myocardial infarction.
|
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
64
|
Optimal coronary artery bypass grafting strategy for acute coronary syndrome.
|
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
65
|
Initial experience of EVAHEART explantation after continuous-flow LVAD off test with percutaneous occlusion balloon.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
66
|
Transplantation of myoblast sheets that secrete the novel peptide SVVYGLR improves cardiac function in failing hearts.
|
Cardiovasc Res
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
67
|
Synthetic prostacyclin agonist, ONO1301, enhances endogenous myocardial repair in a hamster model of dilated cardiomyopathy: a promising regenerative therapy for the failing heart.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
68
|
Left ventricular mechanics following restrictive mitral annuloplasty for functional mitral regurgitation: two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic study.
|
Echocardiography
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
69
|
Restrictive mitral annuloplasty with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischaemic cardiomyopathy: impacts on neurohormonal activation, reverse left ventricular remodelling and survival.
|
Eur J Heart Fail
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
70
|
Spatially oriented, temporally sequential smooth muscle cell-endothelial progenitor cell bi-level cell sheet neovascularizes ischemic myocardium.
|
Circulation
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
71
|
Initial experience in Japan with HeartWare ventricular assist system.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
72
|
Myocardial layer-specific effect of myoblast cell-sheet implantation evaluated by tissue strain imaging.
|
Circ J
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
73
|
A slow-releasing form of prostacyclin agonist (ONO1301SR) enhances endogenous secretion of multiple cardiotherapeutic cytokines and improves cardiac function in a rapid-pacing-induced model of canine heart failure.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
74
|
Tricuspid annular dynamics before and after tricuspid annuloplasty- three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
|
Circ J
|
2015
|
0.77
|
|
75
|
Improvement of cardiac stem cell sheet therapy for chronic ischemic injury by adding endothelial progenitor cell transplantation: analysis of layer-specific regional cardiac function.
|
Cell Transplant
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
76
|
Activated protein C has a protective effect against myocardial I/R injury by improvement of endothelial function and activation of AKT1.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
77
|
Allogenic skeletal myoblast transplantation in acute myocardial infarction model rats.
|
Transplantation
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
78
|
Impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy on restrictive filling pattern.
|
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2010
|
0.77
|
|
79
|
Ventricular assist device infection necessitating device exchange following extensive myocardial resection.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
80
|
Hemodynamic changes during left ventricular assist device-off test correlate with the degree of cardiac fibrosis and predict the outcome after device explantation.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
81
|
Prediction of outcome in patients with liver dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
82
|
Exchange of DuraHeart left ventricular assist device via a subcostal approach.
|
J Artif Organs
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
83
|
The extent of early left ventricular reverse remodelling is related to midterm outcomes after restrictive mitral annuloplasty in patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy and functional mitral regurgitation.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
84
|
Impact of cardiac stem cell sheet transplantation on myocardial infarction.
|
Surg Today
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
85
|
Reorganization of cytoskeletal proteins and prolonged life expectancy caused by hepatocyte growth factor in a hamster model of late-phase dilated cardiomyopathy.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2005
|
0.76
|
|
86
|
Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells From Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Their Induction to Cardiomyocytes.
|
Int Heart J
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
A sustained-release drug-delivery system of synthetic prostacyclin agonist, ONO-1301SR: a new reagent to enhance cardiac tissue salvage and/or regeneration in the damaged heart.
|
Heart Fail Rev
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
Skeletal Myoblast Cell Sheet Implantation Ameliorates Both Systolic and Diastolic Cardiac Performance in Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy Model.
|
Transplantation
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
Eliminating residual iPS cells for safety in clinical application.
|
Protein Cell
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
90
|
Frequency, risk factors and prognosis of postoperative hyperbilirubinemia after heart valve surgery.
|
Cardiology
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
91
|
Effects of patient movement on measurements of myocardial blood flow and viability in resting ¹⁵O-water PET studies.
|
J Nucl Cardiol
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
92
|
Failed depiction of patent bypass graft due to presence of large lateral costal artery.
|
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
93
|
[Translational research in iPS cell derived cardiomyocyte sheet for the treatment of heart failure].
|
Nihon Rinsho
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
94
|
Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic valve stenosis with acute decompensated heart failure: report of a case.
|
Surg Today
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Surgical treatment of coronary arteriovenous fistulas and aortic valve insufficiency.
|
J Card Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Propensity-matched analysis of minimally invasive mitral valve repair using a nationwide surgical database.
|
Surg Today
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
Restrictive mitral annuloplasty with or without surgical ventricular restoration in ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with severe mitral regurgitation.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Left ventricular basal myocardial scarring detected by delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging predicts outcomes after surgical therapies for patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction.
|
Circ J
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
Coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient initially presenting with systemic lupus erythematosus.
|
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Efficacy of landiolol hydrochloride for atrial fibrillation after open heart surgery.
|
Heart Vessels
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
Successful management of complex open heart surgery in a patient with Child-Pugh class C liver cirrhosis: report of a case.
|
Surg Today
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
Establishing new porcine ischemic cardiomyopathy model by transcatheter ischemia-reperfusion of the entire left coronary artery system for preclinical experimental studies.
|
Transplantation
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
Translational research of cell sheet-based myocardial regeneration therapy.
|
Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting via median sternotomy in a patient with a history of esophagectomy with substernal gastric tube reconstruction: report of a case.
|
Surg Today
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
Rupture of valsalva sinus after aortic root replacement with freestyle stentless bioprosthesis.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
106
|
Mitral valve repair for medically refractory functional mitral regurgitation in patients with end-stage renal disease and advanced heart failure.
|
Circulation
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
107
|
Atrial fibrillation occurring early after cardiovascular surgery: impact of the surgical procedure.
|
Surg Today
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
108
|
In vivo assessment of novel stentless valve in the mitral position.
|
Circ J
|
2015
|
0.75
|