Surgical management of mitral annular calcification
Y Okada - General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2013 - Springer
Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a fibrous, degenerative calcification of the mitral valve
supporting ring and is common in elderly patients. Patients with MAC are older, more likely …
supporting ring and is common in elderly patients. Patients with MAC are older, more likely …
Intramuscular Transplantation of G-CSF-Mobilized CD34+ Cells in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia: A Phase I/IIa, Multicenter, Single-Blinded, Dose-Escalation …
A Kawamoto, M Katayama, N Handa, M Kinoshita… - Stem …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
A number of preclinical studies have indicated the therapeutic potential of endothelial
progenitor cells for vascular regeneration in ischemic diseases. A phase I/IIa clinical trial of …
progenitor cells for vascular regeneration in ischemic diseases. A phase I/IIa clinical trial of …
Clinical outcomes of medical therapy and timely operation in initially diagnosed type a aortic intramural hematoma: a 20-year experience
T Kitai, S Kaji, A Yamamuro, T Tani, K Tamita… - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The management of aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) involving the
ascending aorta (type A) has not been well-established. The purpose of this study was to …
ascending aorta (type A) has not been well-established. The purpose of this study was to …
20-W ultraviolet-beam generation by fourth-harmonic generation of an all-solid-state laser
T Kojima, S Konno, S Fujikawa, K Yasui, K Yoshizawa… - Optics letters, 2000 - opg.optica.org
We have obtained UV power of 20.5 W with a repetition rate of 10 kHz by the use of a high-
brightness high-power all-solid-state green laser and a high-quality CsLiB_6O_10 crystal …
brightness high-power all-solid-state green laser and a high-quality CsLiB_6O_10 crystal …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of preoperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation on outcome after mitral valvuloplasty for nonischemic mitral regurgitation
K Bando, H Kasegawa, Y Okada, J Kobayashi… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the impact of preoperative or postoperative atrial
fibrillation on survival, stroke, and cardiac function after mitral valvuloplasty for mitral …
fibrillation on survival, stroke, and cardiac function after mitral valvuloplasty for mitral …
Clinical outcomes in non-surgically managed patients with very severe versus severe aortic stenosis
T Kitai, S Honda, Y Okada, T Tani, K Kim, S Kaji… - Heart, 2011 - heart.bmj.com
Objective The management of asymptomatic severe and very severe aortic stenosis (AS)
remains unestablished. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of severe …
remains unestablished. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of severe …
Long-term clinical outcome after intramuscular transplantation of granulocyte colony stimulating factor-mobilized CD34 positive cells in patients with critical limb …
M Kinoshita, Y Fujita, M Katayama, R Baba… - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Our phase I/IIa clinical trial revealed that intramuscular transplantation of
autologous, GCSF-mobilized CD34+ cells was safe, feasible and potentially effective at …
autologous, GCSF-mobilized CD34+ cells was safe, feasible and potentially effective at …
Annular geometry in patients with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging study
S Kaji, M Nasu, A Yamamuro, K Tanabe, K Nagai… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although animal studies showed that annular remodeling may be related to
the pathogenesis of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (CIMR), little was known in …
the pathogenesis of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (CIMR), little was known in …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of early surgery in the active phase on long-term outcomes in left-sided native valve infective endocarditis
S Funakoshi, S Kaji, A Yamamuro, T Tani… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the impact of early surgery in the active phase on long-
term outcomes in patients with left-sided native valve infective endocarditis. METHODS …
term outcomes in patients with left-sided native valve infective endocarditis. METHODS …
[HTML][HTML] Primary and metastatic cardiac tumors: echocardiographic diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in a 15-years single center study
N Nomoto, T Tani, T Konda, K Kim, T Kitai… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background The frequency of primary cardiac tumors is rare at about 0.3% by autopsy. Our
objective was to investigate the characteristics and locations of cardiac tumors and to …
objective was to investigate the characteristics and locations of cardiac tumors and to …