A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange field of research: artificial heart (clinical) Hiroto KitaharaJayant RaikhelkarTakeyoshi Ota Original Article 11 April 2019 Pages: 181 - 187
How to implant the Jarvik 2000 post-auricular driveline: evolution to a novel technique Massimiliano CarrozziniJonida BejkoTomaso Bottio Original Article 22 April 2019 Pages: 188 - 193
Safety and efficacy of a simple cardiotomy suction system as a blood salvage procedure during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery Takashi YasukawaSusumu ManabeKazunobu Hirooka Original Article 09 April 2019 Pages: 194 - 199
Deployment of stent graft in an excessively higher position above the renal artery induces a flow channel to the aneurysm in chimney endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: an in vitro study Kota ShukuzawaTaku AkaokaKiyotaka Iwasaki Original Article 20 January 2019 Pages: 200 - 206
0.1 mm ePTFE versus autologous pericardium for hand-sewn trileaflet valved conduit: a comparative study Huifeng ZhangMing YeBing Jia Original Article Open access 01 June 2019 Pages: 207 - 213
The psoas muscle index as a predictor of long-term survival after cardiac surgery for hemodialysis-dependent patients Soki KurumisawaKoji Kawahito Original Article 27 May 2019 Pages: 214 - 221
A novel evaluation system for whole-organ-engineered liver graft by ex vivo application to a highly reproducible hepatic failure rat model Hiroki SakamotoNana ShirakigawaHiroyuki Ijima Original Article 10 May 2019 Pages: 222 - 229
Hypoproteinemia as a factor in assessing malnutrition and predicting survival on hemodialysis Lea KatalinicVedran PremuzicBojan Jelakovic Original Article 09 March 2019 Pages: 230 - 236
Electrophysiological evaluation of a chronically implanted electrode for suprachoroidal transretinal stimulation in rabbit eyes Kentaro NishidaHirokazu SakaguchiKohji Nishida Original Article 03 April 2019 Pages: 237 - 245
Therapeutic hypothermia after global cerebral ischemia due to left ventricular assist device malfunction Shunsuke SaitoKoichi TodaYoshiki Sawa Case Report 02 March 2019 Pages: 246 - 248
A case of cardiogenic shock due to acute coronary syndrome successfully recovered by percutaneous and paracorporeal left ventricular assist device Makiko NakamuraMasakazu HoriKoichiro Kinugawa Case Report Open access 01 April 2019 Pages: 249 - 252
Restless legs syndrome effectively treated with constant-pressure predilution online hemodiafiltration Shunichiro UrabeTakashi HosonoKenichi Kokubo Case Report 27 March 2019 Pages: 253 - 255
Continuous-flow total artificial heart: hemodynamic and pump-related changes associated with posture in a chronic calf model Yuichiro KadoNicole ByramJamshid H. Karimov Brief Communication 10 May 2019 Pages: 256 - 259
Clampless aortic punch system for making a large-diameter access route without side-biting clamp: a preliminary study Ryosuke KowatariIkuo FukudaYasuyuki Suzuki Brief Communication 05 January 2019 Pages: 260 - 263
Influence of albumin leakage on glycated albumin in patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing hemodialysis Sayo UedaKojiro NagaiJun Minakuchi Brief Communication 25 February 2019 Pages: 264 - 267
