The total artificial heart and implantable biventricular assist device B. Goo MinK. Sun REVIEW Pages: 0147 - 0148
The present and future state of nonpulsatile artificial heart technology T. Yamane REVIEW Pages: 0149 - 0155
Use of argatroban as an alternative anticoagulant in cardiopulmonary support with an oxygenator: experimental study M. YokoyamaM. HosonT. Kawada ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0156 - 0161
High-impedance steroid-eluting lead with automatic ventricular capture verification Y. ShimoyamaT. Goto ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0162 - 0164
Influence of pacing parameters on pacemaker longevity N. MizutaniI. KatoT. Kobayashi ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0165 - 0169
Surgical management of infected permanent pacemakers M. MitsunoY. MiyamotoK. Onishi ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0170 - 0174
Protection effects of a silver fiber textile against electromagnetic interference in patients with pacemakers T. YajimaK. YamadaS. Tanaka ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0175 - 0178
Long-term follow-up of patients with mechanical prosthetic valves in the tricuspid position S. TomariA. UsuiY. Ueda ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0179 - 0183
Early clinical evaluation of the Cosgrove-Edwards prosthetic heart valve ring Y. MisawaT. SaitoK. Fuse ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0184 - 0187
Platelet aggregation in patients taking anticoagulants after valvular surgery: evaluation by a laser light-scattering method K. KawahitoH. AdachiT. Ino ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0188 - 0192
Examination of cavitation-induced surface erosion pitting of a mechanical heart valve using closing velocities H. LeeK. YamamotoT. Yuhta ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 0193 - 0199
The Tokai Pacemaker Register N. MizutaniM. FukutaThe Tokai Pacemaker Study Group BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 0200 - 0203
Proliferative changes in the media of the afferent arterioles under prolonged continuous-flow left heart bypass H. OhnishiT. NishinakaY. Taenaka BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 0204 - 0207
The fourth-generation centrifugal blood pump S. IchikawaK. WatanabeY. Nosé BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 0208 - 0210