Articles

1. Percutaneous intravascular micro-axial blood pump: current state and perspective from engineering view

   • Eiji Okamoto
   • Yoshinori Mitamura

   Review 25 April 2024

   

2. Feasibility of an animal model for long-term mechanical circulatory support with Impella 5.5 implanted through carotid artery access in sheep

   • Shusuke Imaoka
   • Tomohiro Nishinaka
   • Shigeru Miyagawa

   Original Article 20 April 2024

   

3. Advance care planning in the treatment of implantable left ventricular assist device: a republication of the review published in Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs

   • Yoko Sakamoto
   • Ryohei Matsuura
   • Shigeru Miyagawa

   Review 13 April 2024

   

4. Management of aortic valve insufficiency in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: a republication of the review published in Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs

   • Naoki Tadokoro
   • Kohei Tonai
   • Satsuki Fukushima

   Review 10 April 2024

   

5. Impact of inflammation and steroids on anti-coagulation in children supported on a ventricular assist device

   • Katie Brandewie
   • Angela Lorts
   • Tanya Perry

   Original Article 06 April 2024

   

6. Patient management important for long-term support beyond 5 years in the BTT: republication of the article published in the Japanese Journal of Artificial Organs

   • Masato Mutsuga

   Review 29 March 2024

   

7. Left ventricular assist device temporary explantation as a strategy for infection control in a pediatric patient

   • Akiko Umetsu
   • Masaki Taira
   • Shigeru Miyagawa

   Case Report 23 March 2024

   

8. Effect of proactive combination therapy with peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis on technique survival and mortality

   • Kei Nagai
   • Atsushi Ueda

   Brief Communication 22 March 2024

   

9. Utilizing a long sheath to minimize atheroma manipulation (minimal manipulation approach) during Zone 1 and 2 thoracic endovascular aortic repair with a shaggy aorta

   • Hidetake Kawajiri
   • Takuma Kobayashi
   • Satoshi Numata

   Case Report 21 March 2024

   

10. Predictive role of regional thigh tissue oxygen saturation monitoring during cardiopulmonary bypass in lung injury after cardiac surgery

    • Tomoki Tamura
    • Fumiaki Shikata
    • Kagami Miyaji

    Original Article 18 March 2024

    

11. Left ventricular assist devices: yesterday, today, and tomorrow

    • Athanasios Tsiouris
    • Mark S. Slaughter
    • Adam N. Protos

    Review 07 March 2024

    

12. Successful management of HeartMate 3 in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

    • Makiko Nakamura
    • Teruhiko Imamura
    • Koichiro Kinugawa

    Case Report 24 February 2024

    

13. Prevalence of bleeding events in real-world Japanese registry for Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device

    • Takashi Nishimura
    • Koichi Toda
    • J.-PVAD investigators

    Original Article 24 February 2024

    

14. Contributing factors to heparin resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass

    • Tomoaki Yamashiro
    • Yoshiyuki Takami
    • Yasushi Takagi

    Original Article 17 February 2024

    

15. 3D porous structure imaging of membranes for medical devices using scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy: from membrane science points of view

    • Makoto Fukuda
    • Kiyotaka Sakai

    Review 05 February 2024

    

16. On the total albumin losses during haemocatharsis

    • Anastasios J. Karabelas

    Review Open access 18 January 2024

    

17. Rigid fixation of pelvic tracker essential for accurate cup placement in CT-based navigation total hip arthroplasty

    • Makoto Hamawaki
    • Hidetoshi Hamada
    • Nobuhiko Sugano

    Original Article 10 January 2024

    

18. Characteristics of macrophage aggregates prepared by rotation culture and their response to polymeric materials

    • Shota Toda
    • Yoshihide Hashimoto
    • Akio Kishida

    Original Article Open access 09 January 2024

    

19. The outcomes of a standardized protocol for extracorporeal mechanical circulatory support selection-left ventricular challenge protocol

    • Naoki Tadokoro
    • Tetsuya Koyamoto
    • Satsuki Fukushima

    Original Article 08 January 2024

    

20. Mechanical support for bridge to transplant in an infant with post-cardiotomy end-stage heart failure and complete heart block: report of a case

    • Haruhiro Nagase
    • Takaya Hoashi
    • Takaaki Suzuki

    Case Report 29 December 2023

    

21. Spiral groove bearing design for improving plasma skimming in rotary blood pumps

    • Ming Jiang
    • Wataru Hijikata

    Original Article Open access 28 December 2023

    

22. Body fluid volume calculated using the uric acid kinetic model relates to the vascular event

    • Shigeru Nakai
    • Takahito Ito
    • Ikuto Masakane

    Original Article 11 December 2023

    

23. Removal characteristics of presepsin by operating conditions and hemofilter

    • Tatsumi Yamasaki
    • Yasuto Miyamoto
    • Tetsuro Shirasaka

    Brief Communication 05 December 2023

    

24. A case of perioperative artificial pancreas therapy for a patient with esophageal cancer with type 1 diabetes

    • Hiroyuki Kitagawa
    • Keiichiro Yokota
    • Satoru Seo

    Case Report 29 November 2023

    

25. Correction: Patient-tailored silicone plug for HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist device explantation

    • Mohamed Elbayomi
    • Rene Tandler
    • Christian Heim

    Correction Open access 11 November 2023

26. Acknowledgments to reviewers

    Acknowledgment 24 October 2023 Pages: 340 - 340

27. Effect of platelet-rich plasma on the acceleration of graft bone catabolism in lateral lumbar interbody fusion in a short-term assessment

    • Kosuke Sato
    • Toru Funayama
    • Masashi Yamazaki

    Original Article 05 October 2023

    

28. Long-term results of hemi-resurfacing and metal-on-metal hip resurfacing for osteonecrosis of the femoral head

    • Masahiro Hasegawa
    • Shine Tone
    • Akihiro Sudo

    Original Article 14 September 2023

    

29. Rapid prototyping of multi-compartment models for urea kinetics in hemodialysis: a System Dynamics approach

    • David M. Rubin
    • Robyn F. R. Letts
    • Adam Pantanowitz

    Brief Communication Open access 05 September 2023

    

30. In memory of Prof. Takashi Akiba (1950-2022)

    • Tadao Akizawa

    Obituary 09 August 2023 Pages: 253 - 254

    

31. Abnormal stenosis of a drainage cannula due to excessive negative pressure during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation management: a case report

    • Tomoyuki Nakamura
    • Naohide Kuriyama
    • Osamu Nishida

    Case Report 05 August 2023

    

32. Ultrasound vector flow imaging during veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a thoracic aorta model

    • Kenichiro Yambe
    • Takuro Ishii
    • Yoshifumi Saijo

    Original Article Open access 20 July 2023

    

33. Preoperative higher right ventricular stroke work index increases the risk of de novo aortic insufficiency after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation

    • Shusaku Maeda
    • Koichi Toda
    • Shigeru Miyagawa

    Original Article Open access 19 July 2023

    

34. Development of modified laser Doppler flowmetry device for real-time monitoring of esophageal mucosal blood flow: a preclinical assessment with an animal model

    • Shun-Ichi Kawarai
    • Shintaro Katahira
    • Yoshikatsu Saiki

    Original Article 07 July 2023

    

35. Nighttime sleep and daytime sleepiness patterns among left ventricular assist device patients

    • Umar A. Siddiqi
    • Aashka Patel
    • Jesus M. Casida

    Brief Communication 30 June 2023

36. Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support of pulmonary insufficiency using Avalon Elite^® cannula in pediatric patients

    • Satoshi Fujita
    • Tomoki Ushijima
    • Akira Shiose

    Case Report 29 June 2023

    

37. Extracorporeal liver support techniques: a comparison

    • Ivano Riva
    • Antonella Marino
    • Fabrizio Fabretti

    Original Article Open access 19 June 2023

    

38. Mid-term outcomes and hemodynamic performance of the St Jude Medical Epic aortic bioprosthesis for severe aortic stenosis

    • Tatsuto Wakami
    • Naoto Fukunaga
    • Nobushige Tamura

    Original Article 08 June 2023

    

39. Optimizing vancomycin release from novel carbon fiber-reinforced polymer implants with small holes: periprosthetic joint infection treatment

    • Satoshi Kamihata
    • Wataru Ando
    • Nobuhiko Sugano

    Original Article 02 June 2023

    

40. Diamond-like carbon coating to inner surface of polyurethane tube reduces Staphylococcus aureus bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation

    • Noriaki Kuwada
    • Yasuhiro Fujii
    • Kazuo Tanemoto

    Original Article Open access 25 May 2023

    

41. Side-by-side deployment of gore excluder legs at a narrow terminal aorta for endovascular aneurysm repair

    • Yu Hohri
    • Hidetake Kawajiri
    • Hitoshi Yaku

    Original Article 25 May 2023

    

42. Occurrence of fever in cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy is not related to the primary disease or nature of ascites

    • Shohei Fukunaga
    • Masahiro Egawa
    • Kazuaki Tanabe

    Original Article 13 May 2023

43. Late outflow graft stenosis of left ventricular assist device and endovascular treatment

    • Sedat Karaca
    • Dilek Erdinli
    • Mustafa Özbaran

    Case Report 05 May 2023

    

44. Progress in bioprinting technology for tissue regeneration

    • Alireza Sabzevari
    • Hossein Rayat Pisheh
    • Amir Salati

    Review 29 April 2023 Pages: 255 - 274

    

45. Neuron-specific enolase levels immediately following cardiovascular surgery is modulated by hemolysis due to cardiopulmonary bypass, making it unsuitable as a brain damage biomarker

    • Nobuya Motoyoshi
    • Masahiro Tsutsui
    • Hiroyuki Kamiya

    Original Article Open access 29 April 2023

    

46. Successful use of extracorporeal life support and hemadsorption in the context of venlafaxine intoxication requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a case report

    • Matthias Hoffmann
    • Samira Akbas
    • Dominique Bettex

    Case Report Open access 28 April 2023

    

47. Patient-tailored silicone plug for HeartMate 3™ left ventricular assist device explantation

    • Mohamed Elbayomi
    • Rene Tandler
    • Christian Heim

    Case Report Open access 26 April 2023

    

48. Long-term valve performance of St Jude Medical Epic porcine bioprosthesis in aortic position

    • Kana Shibata
    • Shusaku Maeda
    • Osamu Monta

    Original Article 26 April 2023

    

49. Monocyte to HDL ratio may predict thrombosis in patients with mechanical mitral and aortic valve prosthesis

    • Mustafa Ozan Gürsoy
    • Cemalettin Yılmaz
    • Mehmet Özkan

    Original Article 21 April 2023

    

50. Evaluation of the reproducibility of preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography planning for posterolateral approach total hip arthroplasty

    • Takehiro Kaneoka
    • Takashi Imagama
    • Takashi Sakai

    Original Article 20 April 2023