Published in Surg Today on July 03, 2013
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Heart transplantation in Japan: a critical appraisal for the results and future prospects. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.99
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Human atrial natriuretic peptide and nicorandil as adjuncts to reperfusion treatment for acute myocardial infarction (J-WIND): two randomised trials. Lancet (2007) 2.48
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The analysis of efficacy for AutoPulse™ system in flying helicopter. Resuscitation (2013) 1.98
Twenty-five-year outcome of pediatric coronary artery bypass surgery for Kawasaki disease. Circulation (2009) 1.96
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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
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2012 : annual report by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2014) 1.65
Images in cardiovascular medicine. "Arteries within the artery" after Kawasaki disease: a lotus root appearance by intravascular ultrasound. Circulation (2002) 1.61
Elephant trunk anastomosis proximal to origin of innominate artery in total arch replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.60
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Bedside monitoring of cerebral blood oxygenation and hemodynamics after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by quantitative time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy. World Neurosurg (2010) 1.58
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Multidisciplinary approach to prevent spinal cord ischemia after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair for distal descending aorta. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.51
Japanese guidance for ventricular assist devices/total artificial hearts. Artif Organs (2010) 1.49
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Preoperative small pulmonary artery did not affect the midterm results of Fontan operation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.42
Overview of late outcome of medical and surgical treatment for Takayasu arteritis. Circulation (2008) 1.40
Relaxation-compensated fast multislice amide proton transfer (APT) imaging of acute ischemic stroke. Magn Reson Med (2008) 1.39
The electrophysiologic mechanism of ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.39
Serial changes in renal function as a prognostic indicator in advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist system. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.39
Single-stage repair of arch aneurysms with a long elephant trunk: medium-term follow-up of thromboexcluded aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.38
Is extracorporeal life support contraindicated in elderly patients? Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.38
Hemodynamic and echocardiographic evaluation of orthotopic heart transplantation with the modified bicaval anastomosis technique. Circ J (2009) 1.37
Discrimination of taste qualities among mouse fungiform taste bud cells. J Physiol (2009) 1.30
Late aortic insufficiency related to poor prognosis during left ventricular assist device support. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.26
Surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation due to Takayasu arteritis: long-term morbidity and mortality. Circulation (2005) 1.25
Protecting against cerebrovascular injury: contributions of 12/15-lipoxygenase to edema formation after transient focal ischemia. Stroke (2008) 1.25
Long-term stimulation of adenosine A2b receptors begun after myocardial infarction prevents cardiac remodeling in rats. Circulation (2006) 1.21
Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.14
Neuroprotective effects of overexpressing tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase TIMP-1. J Neurotrauma (2009) 1.12
The L-cysteine/L-cystine shuttle system provides reducing equivalents to the periplasm in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem (2010) 1.10
Serotype distribution of Streptococcus mutans a pathogen of dental caries in cardiovascular specimens from Japanese patients. J Med Microbiol (2007) 1.09
Favourable clinical outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock due to fulminant myocarditis supported by percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Eur Heart J (2005) 1.06
Contemporary open aortic arch repair with selective cerebral perfusion in the era of endovascular aortic repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 1.05
Evoked-cerebral blood oxygenation changes in false-negative activations in BOLD contrast functional MRI of patients with brain tumors. Neuroimage (2004) 1.04
QRS prolongation is associated with high defibrillation thresholds during cardioverter-defibrillator implantations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circ J (2009) 1.04
Risk factors for post-transplant low output syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.03
Multiple receptors underlie glutamate taste responses in mice. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 1.03
Local tenomodulin absence, angiogenesis, and matrix metalloproteinase activation are associated with the rupture of the chordae tendineae cordis. Circulation (2008) 1.03
Impact of preoperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation on outcome after mitral valvuloplasty for nonischemic mitral regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.03
Identification of genes related to heart failure using global gene expression profiling of human failing myocardium. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2010) 1.01
G-CSF promotes bone marrow cells to migrate into infarcted mice heart, and differentiate into cardiomyocytes. Cell Transplant (2004) 1.01
Plaque morphology at coronary sites with focal spasm in variant angina: study using intravascular ultrasound. Circ J (2003) 1.00
Combination therapy with normobaric oxygen (NBO) plus thrombolysis in experimental ischemic stroke. BMC Neurosci (2009) 1.00
A novel tripodal ligand, tris[(4'-methyl-2,2'-bipyridyl-4-yl)methyl]carbinol and its trinuclear Ru(II)/Re(I) mixed-metal complexes: synthesis, emission properties, and photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Inorg Chem (2008) 1.00
Spinal cord ischemia after endovascular aortic repair versus open surgical repair for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurism. J Anesth (2012) 1.00
Japanese multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system. J Artif Organs (2005) 0.98
Improved long-term performance of pulsatile extracorporeal left ventricular assist device. J Cardiol (2010) 0.98
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
Long-term recovery of exercise ability after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.98
Classifying lower limb dynamics in Parkinson's disease. Brain Res Bull (2003) 0.97
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
Competitive flow in arterial composite grafts and effect of graft arrangement in Off-Pump coronary revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.96
Infective tricuspid valve endocarditis with pulmonary emboli caused by Campylobacter fetus after tooth extraction. Intern Med (2005) 0.96
Identification of development and autonomic nerve activity from heart rate variability in preterm infants. Biosystems (2005) 0.96
Initial experience using Excimer laser for the extraction of chronically implanted pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads in Japanese patients. J Cardiol (2013) 0.95
Identification of a novel substrate for TNFalpha-induced kinase NUAK2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2007) 0.95
Detection of novel serotype k Streptococcus mutans in infective endocarditis patients. J Med Microbiol (2007) 0.94
Gurmarin sensitivity of sweet taste responses is associated with co-expression patterns of T1r2, T1r3, and gustducin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2008) 0.94
Comparison of blood-oxygen-level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy recording during functional brain activation in patients with stroke and brain tumors. J Biomed Opt (2007) 0.94
The effect of cryo-maze procedure on early and intermediate term outcome in mitral valve disease: case matched study. Circulation (2002) 0.93
Durability and outcome of aortic valve replacement with mitral valve repair versus double valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.93
Domestic and foreign trends in the prevalence of heart failure and the necessity of next-generation artificial hearts: a survey by the Working Group on Establishment of Assessment Guidelines for Next-Generation Artificial Heart Systems. J Artif Organs (2007) 0.93
Atherosclerosis found on carotid ultrasonography is associated with atherosclerosis on coronary intravascular ultrasonography. J Ultrasound Med (2005) 0.92
A coupled oscillator model of disordered interlimb coordination in patients with Parkinson's disease. Biol Cybern (2003) 0.92
The impact of mitral valve surgery combined with maze procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 0.92
Effect of maze procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valve replacement. J Heart Valve Dis (2002) 0.92
Stable top-up operation at SPring-8. J Synchrotron Radiat (2006) 0.91
Bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation had beneficial effects on doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.90
Changes of cerebral blood oxygenation and optical pathlength during activation and deactivation in the prefrontal cortex measured by time-resolved near infrared spectroscopy. Life Sci (2005) 0.90
Functional angiographic evaluation of individual, sequential, and composite arterial grafts. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.90
Infective endocarditis and pseudoaneurysm: fatal complications of mitral annular calcification. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.89
Phase reset and dynamic stability during human gait. Biosystems (2003) 0.89
Impact of preoperative percutaneous cardiopulmonary support on outcome following left ventricular assist device implantation. Circ J (2011) 0.89