Published in J Artif Organs on April 08, 2010
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Successful treatment of mediastinitis after ventricular assist device implantation with rerouting of the outflow vascular prosthesis. J Artif Organs (2011) 0.83
Successful treatment of cerebral hemorrhage using computed tomography angiography in a patient with left-ventricular-assist device. J Artif Organs (2011) 0.82
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Mid-term results and costs of coronary artery bypass vs drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Circ J (2010) 2.08
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Age and preoperative total bilirubin level can stratify prognosis after extracorporeal pulsatile left ventricular assist device implantation. Circ J (2010) 1.91
Direct and rapid cytosolic delivery using cell-penetrating peptides mediated by pyrenebutyrate. ACS Chem Biol (2006) 1.79
A dinuclear Ni(mu-H)Ru complex derived from H2. Science (2007) 1.76
Homozygosity haplotype allows a genomewide search for the autosomal segments shared among patients. Am J Hum Genet (2007) 1.76
A scoring system to predict renal outcome in IgA nephropathy: a nationwide 10-year prospective cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 1.75
Rho-kinase phosphorylates PAR-3 and disrupts PAR complex formation. Dev Cell (2008) 1.67
IL-6-dependent spontaneous proliferation is required for the induction of colitogenic IL-17-producing CD8+ T cells. J Exp Med (2008) 1.58
Novel risk scoring system with preoperative objective parameters gives a good prediction of 1-year mortality in patients with a left ventricular assist device. Circ J (2012) 1.56
Aortic insufficiency in patients with sustained left ventricular systolic dysfunction after axial flow assist device implantation. Circ J (2014) 1.51
Preoperative levels of bilirubin or creatinine adjusted by age can predict their reversibility after implantation of left ventricular assist device. Circ J (2012) 1.51
Phase III trial comparing oral S-1 plus carboplatin with paclitaxel plus carboplatin in chemotherapy-naïve patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a west Japan oncology group study. J Clin Oncol (2010) 1.51
Platelet-rich plasma enhances the initial mobilization of circulation-derived cells for tendon healing. J Cell Physiol (2008) 1.50
Low cardiac output stimulates vasopressin release in patients with stage d heart failure. Circ J (2014) 1.50
Japanese guidance for ventricular assist devices/total artificial hearts. Artif Organs (2010) 1.49
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Combination evaluation of preoperative risk indices predicts requirement of biventricular assist device. Circ J (2012) 1.46
Aldosterone target neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius drive sodium appetite. J Neurosci (2006) 1.44
Association between atmospheric conditions and occurrence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest- 10-year population-based survey in Osaka. Circ J (2013) 1.43
Tumor-infiltrating IL-17-producing gammadelta T cells support the progression of tumor by promoting angiogenesis. Eur J Immunol (2010) 1.42
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation support application on a smartphone - randomized controlled trial. Circ J (2015) 1.40
Prevalence of vitreous hemorrhage following coronary revascularization in patients with diabetic retinopathy. Circ J (2010) 1.40
Novel scoring system using postoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing predicts future explantation of left ventricular assist device. Circ J (2014) 1.40
Local radiation therapy inhibits tumor growth through the generation of tumor-specific CTL: its potentiation by combination with Th1 cell therapy. Cancer Res (2010) 1.39
Activities of daily living and quality of life of elderly patients after elective surgery for gastric and colorectal cancers. Ann Surg (2007) 1.39
Erythropoietin protects the central nervous system during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: an experimental study in a canine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.38
In vivo cardiovasculogenesis by direct injection of isolated adult mesenchymal stem cells. Exp Cell Res (2003) 1.37
Sonographic evaluation of the peripheral nerve in diabetic patients: the relationship between nerve conduction studies, echo intensity, and cross-sectional area. J Ultrasound Med (2010) 1.36
New era for therapeutic strategy for heart failure: destination therapy by left ventricular assist device. J Cardiol (2012) 1.35
Retracted Ventricular afterload and ventricular work in fontan circulation: comparison with normal two-ventricle circulation and single-ventricle circulation with blalock-taussig shunts. Circulation (2002) 1.32
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Giant tumorous lesions (correction of legions) surrounding the right coronary artery associated with immunoglobulin-G4-related systemic disease. Cardiology (2011) 1.29
Transgenic expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein enables direct visualization for physiological studies of vasopressin neurons and isolated nerve terminals of the rat. Endocrinology (2004) 1.28
Generation of naive-like porcine-induced pluripotent stem cells capable of contributing to embryonic and fetal development. Stem Cells Dev (2012) 1.27
Aldosterone-sensitive neurons in the rat central nervous system. J Comp Neurol (2006) 1.26
Colocalization of mineralocorticoid receptor and glucocorticoid receptor in the hippocampus and hypothalamus. Neurosci Res (2005) 1.25
A phase III study of laparoscopy-assisted versus open distal gastrectomy with nodal dissection for clinical stage IA/IB gastric Cancer (JCOG0912). Jpn J Clin Oncol (2012) 1.20
Successful elimination of memory-type CD8+ T cell subsets by the administration of anti-Gr-1 monoclonal antibody in vivo. Cell Immunol (2003) 1.20
Expression and intracellular distribution of the G protein-coupled receptor 30 in rat hippocampal formation. Neurosci Lett (2008) 1.19
Left ventricular mechanical support with Impella provides more ventricular unloading in heart failure than extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. ASAIO J (2011) 1.19
Infective endocarditis by Bartonella quintana masquerading as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated small vessel vasculitis. Cardiology (2009) 1.18
Expression of G protein-coupled receptor-30, a G protein-coupled membrane estrogen receptor, in oxytocin neurons of the rat paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei. Endocrinology (2007) 1.17
Murine NKT cells produce Th17 cytokine interleukin-22. Cell Immunol (2008) 1.17
Intervertebral disc regeneration using platelet-rich plasma and biodegradable gelatin hydrogel microspheres. Tissue Eng (2007) 1.16
Liposome-encapsulated CpG oligodeoxynucleotides as a potent adjuvant for inducing type 1 innate immunity. Cancer Res (2004) 1.15
The critical role of type-1 innate and acquired immunity in tumor immunotherapy. Cancer Sci (2004) 1.14
Expression of the MAGE-A4 and NY-ESO-1 cancer-testis antigens and T cell infiltration in non-small cell lung carcinoma and their prognostic significance. Int J Oncol (2006) 1.12
The results of total arch graft implantation with open stent-graft placement for type A aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.12
Generation of tumor-specific, HLA class I-restricted human Th1 and Tc1 cells by cell engineering with tumor peptide-specific T-cell receptor genes. Blood (2005) 1.10
Clinical application of intermittent pressure-augmented retrograde cerebral perfusion. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.10
Sexually dimorphic gastrin releasing peptide system in the spinal cord controls male reproductive functions. Nat Neurosci (2008) 1.09
Blocking of IL-6 signaling pathway prevents CD4+ T cell-mediated colitis in a T(h)17-independent manner. Int Immunol (2007) 1.09
Pulsatile control of rotary blood pump and cardiac workload. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.08
Cardiac rest and reserve function in patients with Fontan circulation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.08
Risk modification by CYP1A1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms in the association of environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer: a case-control study in Japanese nonsmoking women. Int J Cancer (2003) 1.07
Potential differentiation of tumor bearing mouse CD11b+Gr-1+ immature myeloid cells into both suppressor macrophages and immunostimulatory dendritic cells. Biomed Res (2009) 1.07
A comparative evaluation of rotation thromboelastometry and standard coagulation tests in hemodilution-induced coagulation changes after cardiac surgery. Transfusion (2011) 1.07
Challenges and prospects of a clinical database linked to the board certification system. Surg Today (2014) 1.07
Retracted Arterial hemodynamics in patients after Kawasaki disease. Circulation (2005) 1.06
Immunomodulating effect of vitamin D3 derivatives on type-1 cellular immunity. Biomed Res (2006) 1.05
1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and all-trans retinoic acid synergistically inhibit the differentiation and expansion of Th17 cells. Immunol Lett (2010) 1.05
Anti-IL-6 receptor mAb eliminates myeloid-derived suppressor cells and inhibits tumor growth by enhancing T-cell responses. Eur J Immunol (2012) 1.04
High-dose carvedilol therapy for mechanical circulatory assisted patients. J Artif Organs (2010) 1.04
The helical flow pump with a hydrodynamic levitation impeller. J Artif Organs (2012) 1.04
GFP chimeric models exhibited a biphasic pattern of mesenchymal cell invasion in tendon healing. J Cell Physiol (2007) 1.03
Frequency of EGFR and KRAS mutations in Japanese patients with lung adenocarcinoma with features of the mucinous subtype of bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. J Thorac Oncol (2010) 1.03
Characterization of in vivo effects of platelet-rich plasma and biodegradable gelatin hydrogel microspheres on degenerated intervertebral discs. Tissue Eng Part A (2009) 1.02
Distribution of gastrin-releasing peptide in the rat trigeminal and spinal somatosensory systems. J Comp Neurol (2014) 1.02
Visualization of glucocorticoid receptor and mineralocorticoid receptor interactions in living cells with GFP-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer. J Neurosci (2004) 1.02