Change in myocardial oxygen consumption employing continuous-flow LVAD with cardiac beat synchronizing system, in acute ischemic heart failure models Akihide UmekiTakashi NishimuraEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 17 January 2013 Pages: 119 - 128
Development of a novel drive mode to prevent aortic insufficiency during continuous-flow LVAD support by synchronizing rotational speed with heartbeat Yuichiro KishimotoYoshiaki TakewaEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 23 January 2013 Pages: 129 - 137
Development and evaluation of endurance test system for ventricular assist devices Hirohito SumikuraAkihiko HommaEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 12 February 2013 Pages: 138 - 148
Continuous-flow pump model study: the effect on pump performance of pump characteristics and cardiovascular conditions Gianfranco FerrariMaciej KozarskiMarek Darowski Original Article 05 March 2013 Pages: 149 - 156
Numerical analysis of blood flow distribution in 4- and 3-branch vascular grafts Chikako KonouraTakanobu YagiMitsuo Umezu Original Article 24 February 2013 Pages: 157 - 163
Long-term outcome of complete cardiovascular implantable electronic device removal with cardiopulmonary bypass Masaho OkadaYuji NaritaYuichi Ueda Original Article 20 January 2013 Pages: 164 - 169
Poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine)-grafted highly cross-linked polyethylene liner in primary total hip replacement: one-year results of a prospective cohort study Yoshio TakatoriToru MoroKozo Nakamura Original Article 14 December 2012 Pages: 170 - 175
In vivo evaluation of an in-body, tissue-engineered, completely autologous valved conduit (biovalve type VI) as an aortic valve in a goat model Yoshiaki TakewaMasashi YamanamiYasuhide Nakayama Original Article 20 December 2012 Pages: 176 - 184
Simplified regional citrate anticoagulation using a calcium-containing replacement solution for continuous venovenous hemofiltration Ling ZhangYujie LiaoPing Fu Original Article 28 December 2012 Pages: 185 - 192
Activation of platelets upon contact with a vitamin E-coated/non-coated surface Hiroshi TsukaoKenichi KokuboHirosuke Kobayashi Original Article 05 February 2013 Pages: 193 - 205
The effect of vitamin E-bonded polysulfone membrane dialyzer on a new oxidative lipid marker Yuki KitamuraKumi KamimuraJun Minakuchi Original Article Open access 10 February 2013 Pages: 206 - 210
A potential therapeutic system for Alzheimer’s disease using adsorbents with alkyl ligands for removal of blood amyloid β Kazunori KawaguchiMasato TakeuchiNobuya Kitaguchi Original Article 02 December 2012 Pages: 211 - 217
Histological changes during extracorporeal perfusions of the porcine liver: implications for temporary support during acute liver failures Gianpiero GravanteSeok Ling OngAshley R. Dennison Original Article 27 November 2012 Pages: 218 - 228
Research on the steroidogenesis of proliferated Leydig cells in vitro Liang ZhongJie SunJiang Zhu Original Article 16 January 2013 Pages: 229 - 233
Analysis of safety reporting requirements during medical device clinical trials in Japan Kentaro AzumaHiroshi Iseki Original Article 15 February 2013 Pages: 234 - 241
Preliminary study on the development of a system dynamics model: the case of EVAHEART Tsugiko KatoMitsuo UmezuYutaka Takahashi Original Article 19 February 2013 Pages: 242 - 247
A case of conversion of a NIPRO ventricular assist system to an EVAHEART left ventricular assist system Tomoki UshijimaYoshihisa TanoueRyuji Tominaga Case Report 08 December 2012 Pages: 248 - 252
A heart transplant candidate with severe pulmonary hypertension and extremely high pulmonary vascular resistance Takuma SatoOsamu SeguchiTakeshi Nakatani Case Report 27 February 2013 Pages: 253 - 257
Bone-destroying candida infection following left ventricular assist device explant Osamu SeguchiTomoyuki FujitaTakeshi Nakatani Case Report 20 February 2013 Pages: 258 - 262
Bridge-to-bridge conversion from Nipro-LVAS to EVAHEART implantable LVAS in a patient with severe acute myocardial infarction Masao YoshitatsuTakafumi MasaiKenji Yamazaki Technical Forum 09 February 2013 Pages: 263 - 265
