Shifting the pulsatility by increasing the change in rotational speed for a rotary LVAD using a native heart load control system Kazuma DateTakashi NishimuraEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 14 May 2016 Pages: 315 - 321
Properties of a monopivot centrifugal blood pump manufactured by 3D printing Masahiro NishidaTakumi NegishiTakashi Yamane Original Article 01 July 2016 Pages: 322 - 329
Reversible decline in pulmonary function during left ventricular assist device therapy Teruhiko ImamuraKoichiro KinugawaMinoru Ono Original Article 19 May 2016 Pages: 330 - 335
Numerical simulation of blood flow in femoral perfusion: comparison between side-armed femoral artery perfusion and direct femoral artery perfusion Shingo KitamuraMinori ShirotaIkuo Fukuda Original Article 02 June 2016 Pages: 336 - 342
Daily nursing care on patients undergoing venous–venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a challenging procedure! Sara RedaelliAlberto ZanellaNicolò Patroniti Original Article 16 June 2016 Pages: 343 - 349
Opening–closing pattern of four pericardial prostheses: results from an in vitro study of leaflet kinematics Giordano TascaGianfranco Beniamino FioreRiccardo Vismara Original Article 26 May 2016 Pages: 350 - 356
Development of a stent-biovalve with round-shaped leaflets: in vitro hydrodynamic evaluation for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVI) Hirohito SumikuraYasuhide NakayamaEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 26 May 2016 Pages: 357 - 363
Early clinical outcomes of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with small caliber bovine jugular vein conduit (Contegra®) in small children Takashi KidoTakaya HoashiHajime Ichikawa Original Article 28 May 2016 Pages: 364 - 371
Platelet-rich plasma stimulates human dermal fibroblast proliferation via a Ras-dependent extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 pathway Tomoya HaraNatsuko KakudoKenji Kusumoto Original Article 07 July 2016 Pages: 372 - 377
Continuous plasma perfusion of dual cartridges in series: rationale and early clinical experience Liang SunPeng-bo YanGuo-qiang Li Original Article 13 July 2016 Pages: 378 - 382
Graft placement with an omental flap for ruptured infective common iliac aneurysm in a patient with a continuous flow left ventricular assist device: alternative surgical approach avoiding driveline injury and pathogen identification by 16S ribosomal DNA gene analysis Masatoshi AkiyamaYukihiro HayatsuYoshikatsu Saiki Case Report 05 July 2016 Pages: 383 - 386
A successful management of infection of the left ventricular assist device by pump exchange: conversion from DuraHeart to Jarvik 2000 Shun TanakaKan NawataMinoru Ono Case Report 11 July 2016 Pages: 387 - 391
A delayed splenic rupture after transcatheter arterial embolization required total splenectomy in a patient with an implantable left ventricular assist device Hiroto KitaharaKan NawataMinoru Ono Case Report 18 July 2016 Pages: 392 - 395
Successful management of apical abscess after Nipro left ventricular assisted device explantation by removal of apical cuff and omentopexy Shuichi YoshitakeYoshifumi ItodaMinoru Ono Case Report 09 August 2016 Pages: 396 - 398
Combination of ECMO and cytokine adsorption therapy for severe sepsis with cardiogenic shock and ARDS due to Panton–Valentine leukocidin—positive Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and H1N1 NJ LeesAJP RosenbergAF Popov Case Report 19 July 2016 Pages: 399 - 402
Transverse rupture of ring-supported Dacron graft 10 years after axillobifemoral artery bypass: induced by graft deterioration and Fogarty thrombectomy Keisuke MiyakeNobuo SakagoshiKatsukiyo Kitabayashi Case Report 16 April 2016 Pages: 403 - 407
Structural valvular deterioration of Hancock standard valve in the mitral position 33 years after initial implantation Hiroyuki SaishoKeiichiro TayamaTeiji Okazaki Case Report 10 May 2016 Pages: 408 - 410
