Published in Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on May 19, 2012
Midterm clinical result of tissue-engineered vascular autografts seeded with autologous bone marrow cells. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 2.83
What is operative mortality? Defining death in a surgical registry database: a report of the STS Congenital Database Taskforce and the Joint EACTS-STS Congenital Database Committee. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.59
Nomenclature for congenital and paediatric cardiac disease: historical perspectives and The International Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code. Cardiol Young (2008) 2.10
Endothelial cell coculture within tissue-engineered cardiomyocyte sheets enhances neovascularization and improves cardiac function of ischemic hearts. Circulation (2008) 1.95
EVAHEART: an implantable centrifugal blood pump for long-term circulatory support. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.90
The nomenclature, definition and classification of cardiac structures in the setting of heterotaxy. Cardiol Young (2007) 1.83
First evidence that bone marrow cells contribute to the construction of tissue-engineered vascular autografts in vivo. Circulation (2003) 1.69
Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--the perspective of cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.63
Initial application in the EACTS and STS Congenital Heart Surgery Databases of an empirically derived methodology of complexity adjustment to evaluate surgical case mix and results. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.56
Hypothermic circulatory arrest increases permeability of the blood brain barrier in watershed areas. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.55
Congenital heart surgery databases around the world: do we need a global database? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2010) 1.50
Aortic valve replacement in Behcet's disease: surgical modification to prevent valve detachment. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.48
Specific bypass conditions determine safe minimum flow rate. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 1.47
Successful application of tissue engineered vascular autografts: clinical experience. Biomaterials (2003) 1.46
Multiple papillary fibroelastoma in left ventricle associated with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 1.45
Long-term prognosis of double-switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.43
Peripancreatic vascular involvements of autoimmune pancreatitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2012) 1.43
Rupture of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm associated with Behcet's disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.40
Transient reappearance of serum hepatitis C virus RNA observed by real-time PCR during antiviral therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin in patients with HCV genotype 1b. J Clin Virol (2010) 1.39
The tissue-engineered vascular graft using bone marrow without culture. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.34
Characterization of long-term cultured c-kit+ cardiac stem cells derived from adult rat hearts. Stem Cells Dev (2010) 1.31
The nomenclature, definition and classification of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cardiol Young (2006) 1.31
Dynamic quantitative evaluation of contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pancreatic diseases. Pancreas (2011) 1.22
Nomenclature and databases - the past, the present, and the future : a primer for the congenital heart surgeon. Pediatr Cardiol (2007) 1.20
Cardiac valvular surgery in dialysis patients: comparison of surgical outcome for mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.19
Evaluation of tissue-engineered vascular autografts. Tissue Eng (2006) 1.16
Nomenclature and databases for the surgical treatment of congenital cardiac disease--an updated primer and an analysis of opportunities for improvement. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.11
Completely pulsatile high flow circulatory support with a constant-speed centrifugal blood pump: mechanisms and early clinical observations. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.10
Successful clinical application of tissue-engineered graft for extracardiac Fontan operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.06
Update from the International Working Group for Mapping and Coding of Nomenclatures for Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. Cardiol Young (2004) 1.06
The improvement of care for paediatric and congenital cardiac disease across the World: a challenge for the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.04
A novel method to reduce pericardial adhesion: a combination technique with hyaluronic acid biocompatible membrane. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.04
Outcomes of definitive surgical repair for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or double outlet right ventricle with discordant atrioventricular connections: risk analyses in 189 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.03
One-stage intracardiac repair in combination with external stenting of the trachea and right bronchus for tetralogy of Fallot with an absent pulmonary valve and tracheobronchomalacia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.01
Long-term prognosis of bile duct stones: endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation versus endoscopic sphincterotomy. Dig Endosc (2010) 1.00
Optimal dose of aprotinin for neuroprotection and renal function in a piglet survival model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.99
Anomalous subaortic left brachiocephalic vein in surgical cases and literature review. Clin Anat (2010) 0.99
Aprotinin improves cerebral protection: evidence from a survival porcine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.98
In vivo evaluation of a MPC polymer coated continuous flow left ventricular assist system. Artif Organs (2003) 0.98
Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasonography in digestive diseases. J Gastroenterol (2012) 0.97
Classification of the functionally univentricular heart: unity from mapped codes. Cardiol Young (2006) 0.96
Clinical results of staged repair with complete unifocalization for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.96
Long-term histologic findings in pulmonary arteries reconstructed with autologous pericardium. N Engl J Med (2003) 0.93
Surgery for unilateral absence of pulmonary artery using autologous tissue. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.92
Effective long-term surgical management of congenital coronary artery fistulas. Tohoku J Exp Med (2011) 0.90
Long-term assessment of mitral valve reconstruction with resection of the leaflets: triangular and quadrangular resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.89
Transatrial repair of submitral left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.88
Hemodilutional anemia impairs neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary bypass in a piglet model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.88
Comparative study of regulatory T cell function of human CD25CD4 T cells from thymocytes, cord blood, and adult peripheral blood. Clin Dev Immunol (2008) 0.86
Report from The International Society for Nomenclature of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: cardiovascular catheterisation for congenital and paediatric cardiac disease (Part 1 - Procedural nomenclature). Cardiol Young (2011) 0.85
Extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection using a tissue-engineered graft. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.85
Apicoaortic valved conduit is a good alternative for aortic stenosis with porcelain aorta after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2007) 0.85
Video-assisted thoracoscopy to treat atrial tachycardia arising from left atrial appendage. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2006) 0.84
A novel synthetic tissue-adhesive hydrogel using a crosslinkable polymeric micelle. J Biomed Mater Res A (2007) 0.83
Aprotinin confers neuroprotection by reducing excitotoxic cell death. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.83
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Mitral valve prolapse associated with accessory mitral valve. Circulation (2005) 0.83
The nomenclature, definition and classification of discordant atrioventricular connections. Cardiol Young (2006) 0.83
Quantitative analysis of diagnosing pancreatic fibrosis using EUS-elastography (comparison with surgical specimens). J Gastroenterol (2013) 0.83
Ibuprofen for neuroprotection after cerebral ischemia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 0.82
A simple hemostasis model for the quantitative evaluation of hydrogel-based local hemostatic biomaterials on tissue surface. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces (2008) 0.82
Mechanical support for patients with fulminant acute myocarditis: strategy for biventricular failure and respiratory failure. J Card Surg (2008) 0.81
The influence of pH strategy on cerebral and collateral circulation during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in cyanotic patients with heart disease: results of a randomized trial and real-time monitoring. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.81
Differential neuronal vulnerability varies according to specific cardiopulmonary bypass insult in a porcine survival model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.81
Effects of dilutional and modified ultrafiltration in plasma endothelin-1 and pulmonary vascular resistance after the Fontan procedure. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.81
Report from the international society for nomenclature of paediatric and congenital heart disease: creation of a visual encyclopedia illustrating the terms and definitions of the international pediatric and congenital cardiac code. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg (2010) 0.81
Impact of Fontan conversion with arrhythmia surgery and pacemaker therapy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.81
Midterm results of surgical treatment of systemic ventricular outflow obstruction in Fontan patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.81
Chronic expanding intrapericardial hematoma after pericardial paracentesis. J Card Surg (2006) 0.81
[The effects of normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass on plasma concentrations of propofol in arterial, internal jugular bulb, and mixed venous blood]. Masui (2003) 0.81
Successful extracardiac total cavo pulmonary connection (TCPC) after external tracheobronchial stenting for tracheobronchomalacia. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2006) 0.80
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the differentiation of type 1 and type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol (2012) 0.80
An early viral response to standard interferon-alpha identifies resistance to combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin in patients infected by HCV genotype 1. J Med Virol (2010) 0.80
Therapeutic angiogenesis using tissue engineered human smooth muscle cell sheets. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2008) 0.80
Clinical oncology for pancreatic and biliary cancers: Advances and current limitations. World J Clin Oncol (2011) 0.80
Pseudoaneurysm in the Left Groin due to Ruptured Knitted Dacron Graft. Ann Vasc Dis (2011) 0.80
Comparison of the waveforms of transit-time flowmetry and intraoperative fluorescence imaging for assessing coronary artery bypass graft patency. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.80
Remarkable giant right atrial diverticulum in asymptomatic patient. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.79
The current status and future directions of efforts to create a global database for the outcomes of therapy for congenital heart disease. Cardiol Young (2005) 0.79
Matrix metalloproteinase 2 is suppressed by trapidil, a CD40-CD40 ligand pathway inhibitor, in human abdominal aortic aneurysm wall. J Vasc Surg (2004) 0.79
Electrophysiological evidence of functional improvement in the corticospinal tract after laminoplasty in patients with cervical compressive myelopathy: clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine (2014) 0.78
Surgical results for functional univentricular heart with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection over a 25-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.78
Midterm results of Manouguian double valve replacement: comparison with standard double valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.78
Angiopoietin balance in septic shock patients with acute lung injury: effect of direct hemoperfusion with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber. Ther Apher Dial (2011) 0.78
Subaortic stenosis associated with systolic anterior motion. Heart Vessels (2008) 0.78
Relation of waveform of transit-time flow measurement and graft patency in coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.78
Anatomic correction of congenitally corrected transposition and its close cousins. Cardiol Young (2006) 0.78
Transient ischemia-induced paresis and complete paraplegia displayed distinct reactions of microglia and macrophages. Brain Res (2011) 0.78
Pravastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, reduces delayed neuronal death following transient forebrain ischemia in the adult rat hippocampus. Neurosci Lett (2004) 0.78