Autonomic nerve function with an artificial heart and ventricular assist device Tomoyuki YambeShun-suke NankaShin-ichi Nitta Review Pages: 83 - 87
Application of a shape memory alloy for internal artificial organs Tomoyuki YambeShintaro AmaeShin-ichi Nitta Review Pages: 88 - 91
Experimental study for single-pass lead DDD pacing Noboru MizutaniKatsuhisa WasedaTetsuo Tanaka Original Article Pages: 92 - 98
Problems of single-lead DDD pacing Noboru MizutaniIsao KatoTadashi Kobayashi Original Article Pages: 99 - 102
The prospect of a small-sized vibrating flow pump for an artificial heart Shinichi KobayashiKou ImachiTomoyuki Yambe Original Article Pages: 103 - 106
Evaluation of blood compatibility of fluorinated polyimide by immunolabeling assay Shoji NagaokaMasayoshi KannoSunao Kubota Original Article Pages: 107 - 112
Flow analysis of the bileaflet mechanical prosthetic heart valves using laser Doppler anemometer: Effect of the valve designs and installed orientations to the flow inside the simulated left ventricle Toshinosuke AkutsuDaiki Higuchi Original Article Pages: 113 - 125
Influence of varying conduit resistance on native heart function with nonpulsatile left heart bypass Takashi NishimuraYoshiyuki TaenakaStephen N. Hunyor Original Article Pages: 126 - 130
Method of ranking of heart valve characteristics at mitral position based on statistical model analysis Makoto AritaKiyotaka IwasakiTadashi Isomura Original Article Pages: 131 - 137
Influential factors on temperature-controlled gene expression using thermoresponsive polymeric gene carriers Masayuki YokoyamaMotoichi KurisawaTeruo Okano Original Article Pages: 138 - 145
Reduction of hepatitis C virus by dialysis membrane Gen KuramochiKenji Shima Original Article Pages: 146 - 149
Plasma adrenomedullin in cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation Yukio UmedaHajime HiroseYukiomi Fukumoto Original Article Pages: 150 - 155
Morphological changes of the pivot bearings in the Gyro Pump C1E3 after clinical use Yoshiyuki TakamiHiroshi InaYasuhisa Ohara Original Article Pages: 156 - 160
No-needle blood access device for hemodialysis and no-needle connecting cannula assembly (K-NOBA PAT./JAP2983540) Akio KawamuraMotoki YonekawaHiroshi Abe Brief Communication Pages: 161 - 164
Biocompatibility of two different types of extracellular matrix in bioartificial endocrine pancreas in dogs: A preliminary report Kazuya EdamuraHisako OhgawaraNobuo Sasaki Brief Communication Pages: 165 - 168