Research and technology to realize next-generation circulatory assist devices and artificial hearts: The frontier between clinical application and basic research Yoshiyuki TaenakaIsao Yada Next-Generation Devices: Editorial Pages: 61 - 61
Current status of development and in vivo evaluation of the National Cardiovascular Center electrohydraulic total artificial heart system Eisuke TatsumiYoshiyuki TaenakaHideki Wakui Next-Generation Devices: Review Pages: 62 - 69
A step forward for the undulation pump total artificial heart Yusuke AbeTsuneo ChinzeiKou Imachi Next-Generation Devices: Review Pages: 70 - 74
Mechanical circulatory support devices for bridge to heart transplantation, bridge to recovery, or destination therapy Setsuo TakataniTohru Sakamoto Next-Generation Devices: Review Pages: 75 - 84
Development of compact ventricular assist device for chronic use Kazunobu NishimuraSatoshi KonoMasashi Komeda Next-Generation Devices: Original Article Pages: 85 - 90
Reliable trigger of direct cardiac potential for stable drive control of ventricular assist device Masaya KitamuraAtsushi MorishitaHitoshi Koyanagi Next-Generation Devices: Original Article Pages: 91 - 95
Perspective of tissue engineering Minoru UedaShinich Kasai Tissue Engineering: Editorial Pages: 96 - 97
Repair of articular cartilage defect by cell transplantation Shigeyuki Wakitani Tissue Engineering: Review Pages: 98 - 101
Current status of tissue engineering for cardiovascular structures Toshiharu Shin'okaYasuharu ImaiShinichiro Morita Tissue Engineering: Review Pages: 102 - 106
Preparation of a bioartificial kidney using tubular epithelial cells, and an evaluation of Na+ active transport and morphological changes Yuji FujitaTakatosi KakutaAkira Saito Tissue Engineering: Review Pages: 107 - 111
Development of a hybrid artificial liver support system and preclinical animal experiments Hiroyuki IjimaKohji NakazawaKazumori Fumatsu Tissue Engineering: Review Pages: 112 - 116
Application of automatic ultrafiltration controller with blood monitor for home hemodialysis patients Makoto Kitamura Original Article Pages: 117 - 119
Early results with the Carbo-seal composite valve conduit for aortic root replacement: Comparison with the St. Jude Medical/Hemashield composite graft Eiki TayamaHidetoshi AkashiShigeaki Aoyagi Original Article Pages: 120 - 125
Effect of the mechanical prosthetic mono- and bileaflet heart valve orientation on the flow field inside the simulated ventricle Toshinosuke AkutsuDaiki Higuchi Original Article Pages: 126 - 135
Feasibility study of hydrolyzable polyrotaxanes aiming at implantable materials Junji WatanabeTooru OoyaNobuhiko Yui Original Article Pages: 136 - 142
In vitro comparison of steady and pulsatile flow characteristics of jellyfish heart valve Yos S. Morsi Original Article Pages: 143 - 148
Long-term follow-up in patients with intra-Hisian atrioventricular block Toshiyuki IshikawaShinichi SumitaSatoshi Umemura Original Article Pages: 149 - 153
Clinical evaluation of centrifugal pump in left heart bypass for patients with postcardiotomy shock Shigeaki OhtakeYoshiki SawaHikaru Matsuda Original Article Pages: 154 - 157
Current circulatory support with step-by evaluation of biventricular and pulmonary function Masaya KitamuraSunao WatanabeJunichi Hayashi Original Article Pages: 158 - 161
In vitro squeeze-flow phenomena at the instant of mechanical valve closure Wai Lone LimYong Tian ChewKok Yong Seng Original Article Pages: 162 - 165
