Mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSD) in Japan: current status and future directions Setsuo TakataniHikaru MatsudaTakashi Yamane REVIEW Pages: 13 - 27
Postoperative hyperbilirubinemia after implantation of left ventricular assist device is associated with poor postoperative liver perfusion Yasuki FujitaYuji FujinoMasaji Nishimura ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 28 - 33
Japanese multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system Ryozo OmotoShunei KyoRyohei Yozu ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 34 - 40
Changes in platelet aggregation during cardiopulmonary bypass: comparison of poly-2-methoxyethylacrylate and heparin as a circuit coating material Hitoshi IzuhaMomoe HattoriHitoshi Yokoyama ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 41 - 46
Effects of muscle potential depression and muscle stimulation caused by different insulation coating configurations on cardiac pacemakers Toshimi YajimaKenichi YamadaKazuo Shimizu ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 47 - 50
The CarboMedics prosthetic heart valve: experience with 180 implants Tsutomu SaitoYoshio MisawaHiroaki Konishi ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 51 - 55
Development and validation of models for the investigation of blood clotting in idealized stenoses and cerebral aneurysms Andrew NarracottStephen SmithRodney Hose ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 56 - 62
End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring indicates recovery from cardiogenic shock in patients receiving percutaneous cardiopulmonary support Takuji YoshidaMasazumi WatanabeHideki Nakahara BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 63 - 66
Long-term outcomes using vascular grafts sealed with fragmented autologous adipose tissue for aortoiliac occlusive disease Ichiya YamazakiNorihisa KarubeYukio Ichikawa BRIEF COMMUNICATION Pages: 67 - 70