Journal of Artificial Organs 2014: the year in review Y. SawaK. MatsudaJournal of Artificial Organs Editorial Committee Review 21 February 2015 Pages: 1 - 7
Tissue engineering of oral mucosa: a shared concept with skin Beste KinikogluOdile DamourVasif Hasirci Review 18 October 2014 Pages: 8 - 19
Lower rotation speed stimulates sympathetic activation during continuous-flow left ventricular assist device treatment Teruhiko ImamuraKoichiro KinugawaMinoru Ono Original Article 22 October 2014 Pages: 20 - 26
Hemodynamic changes during left ventricular assist device-off test correlate with the degree of cardiac fibrosis and predict the outcome after device explantation Shunsuke SaitoKoichi TodaYoshiki Sawa Original Article 05 November 2014 Pages: 27 - 34
A novel small animal extracorporeal circulation model for studying pathophysiology of cardiopulmonary bypass Yutaka FujiiMikiyasu ShiraiEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 06 November 2014 Pages: 35 - 39
In situ observation and enhancement of leaflet tissue formation in bioprosthetic “biovalve” Marina FunayamaYoshiaki TakewaYasuhide Nakayama Original Article 05 November 2014 Pages: 40 - 47
Implantation study of a tissue-engineered self-expanding aortic stent graft (bio stent graft) in a beagle model Hidetake KawajiriTakeshi MizunoYasuhide Nakayama Original Article 16 October 2014 Pages: 48 - 54
Appropriate nonwoven filters effectively capture human peripheral blood cells and mesenchymal stem cells, which show enhanced production of growth factors Hideo HoriUshio IwamotoNobuya Kitaguchi Original Article 17 October 2014 Pages: 55 - 63
Gelatin hydrogel impregnated with platelet-rich plasma releasate promotes angiogenesis and wound healing in murine model Priscilla Valentin NotodihardjoNaoki MorimotoKenji Kusumoto Original Article 18 October 2014 Pages: 64 - 71
Low-density lipoprotein apheresis ameliorates monthly estimated glomerular filtration rate declines in patients with renal cholesterol crystal embolism Keiji HiraiSusumu OokawaraKaoru Tabei Original Article 04 November 2014 Pages: 72 - 78
Three-dimensional shape optimization of a cemented hip stem and experimental validations Masaru HigaHiromasa TaninoHiroshi Ito Original Article 16 October 2014 Pages: 79 - 85
Usefulness of a real-time bowel sound analysis system in patients with severe sepsis (pilot study) Junko GotoKenichi MatsudaOsamu Sakata Original Article 06 November 2014 Pages: 86 - 91
Seventeen-month-long paracorporeal biventricular mechanical support as a bridge to transplantation for severe dilated cardiomyopathy Tadashi KitamuraShinzo ToriiKagami Miyaji Case Report 16 October 2014 Pages: 92 - 94
Minimally invasive implantation of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit used as a temporary left ventricular assist device: a new concept for bridging to permanent cardiac support Shunsuke SaitoBernhard FleischerIngo Kutschka Case Report 05 November 2014 Pages: 95 - 98