Left heart pressures can be the key to know the limitation of left ventricular assist device support against progression of aortic insufficiency Kei IizukaTomohiro NishinakaEisuke Tatsumi Original Article 20 February 2018 Pages: 265 - 270
Blood stream infection is associated with cerebrovascular accident in patients with left ventricular assist device: a systematic review and meta-analysis Napatt KanjanahattakijBenjamin HornPattara Rattanawong Original Article 16 March 2018 Pages: 271 - 277
Sleep and self-care correlates before and after implantation of a left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) Jesus M. CasidaJean E. DavisJames J. Yang Original Article 13 April 2018 Pages: 278 - 284
Acute kidney injury after implantation of a left ventricular assist device: a comparison of axial-flow (HeartMate II) and centrifugal-flow (HeartWare HVAD) devices Azeen AnjumChitaru KuriharaJeffrey A. Morgan Original Article 15 May 2018 Pages: 285 - 292
The use of VV-ECMO in patients with drug dependencies George StoylePeter FawcettIgnacio Malagon Original Article 20 February 2018 Pages: 293 - 299
Weaning from prolonged veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after transfer to a specialized center: a retrospective study Frederik SeilerFranziska C. TrudzinskiPhilipp M. Lepper Original Article 15 May 2018 Pages: 300 - 307
The scalographic pattern of Morlet continuous wavelet transform can differentiate bileaflet valve function Hiroshi SugikiKenji Sugiki Original Article 06 March 2018 Pages: 308 - 316
Design of in situ porcine closed-circuit system for assessing blood-contacting biomaterials Maria Chiara MunissoAtsushi MaharaTetsuji Yamaoka Original Article 11 April 2018 Pages: 317 - 324
Comparison of tracheal reconstruction with allograft, fresh xenograft and artificial trachea scaffold in a rabbit model Jae Yeon LeeJeong Hun ParkDong-Woo Cho Original Article 12 May 2018 Pages: 325 - 331
Continuous hemofiltration model using porcine blood for comparing filter life Yoshitaka KuriharaShunichi UekiHirosuke Kobayashi Original Article 24 July 2018 Pages: 332 - 339
Effect of improved navigation performance on the accuracy of implant placement in total hip arthroplasty with a CT-based navigation system Ichiro NakaharaTakayuki KyoHidenobu Miki Original Article 02 April 2018 Pages: 340 - 347
To what extent can 3D model replicate dimensions of individual mitral valve prolapse? Takashi ShirakawaMasao YoshitatsuYoshiki Sawa Original Article 19 March 2018 Pages: 348 - 355
Colonic fistula caused by remaining inflow cannula 14 years after left ventricular assist device explantation Shunsuke SaitoKoichi TodaYoshiki Sawa Case Report 12 January 2018 Pages: 356 - 358
Internal driveline damage under the costal margin several years after HeartMate II implant: a series of three cases Mitsugu OgawaMuhammad F. MasoodAkinobu Itoh Case Report 03 March 2018 Pages: 359 - 362
Anticoagulation management during cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome Tatsuya SekiYasushige ShinguYoshiro Matsui Case Report 14 March 2018 Pages: 363 - 366
Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for pediatric necrotizing pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumonia and influenza H1N1 co-infection: how long should we wait for native lung recovery? Gerard CortinaChristian NiederwangerNikolaus Neu Case Report Open access 05 February 2018 Pages: 367 - 370
Extracorporeal life support for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Kollengode RamanathanJulian K. SvastiGraeme MacLaren Case Report 24 March 2018 Pages: 371 - 373
Exogenous surfactant as a bridge to prolonged “total lung rest” in severely injured patient during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Peter SklienkaJan MacaPavel Sevcik Case Report 27 March 2018 Pages: 374 - 377
Immunoadsorption plasmapheresis treatment for the recurrent exacerbation of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with a fluctuating anti-aquaporin-4 antibody level Hiroaki NishimuraHideki EnokidaMasayuki Nakagawa Case Report 19 April 2018 Pages: 378 - 382
Anatomical study of the Cleveland Clinic continuous-flow total artificial heart in adult and pediatric configurations Kiyotaka FukamachiJamshid H. KarimovDavid J. Horvath Brief Communication 03 April 2018 Pages: 383 - 386
Wall thickness control in biotubes prepared using type-C mold Takeshi TerazawaTakanori NishimuraYasuhide Nakayama Brief Communication 30 March 2018 Pages: 387 - 391
Simple method to make a supersaturated oxygen fluid Yoshihiro TangeShigenori YoshitakeShingo Takesawa Technical Forum 22 January 2018 Pages: 392 - 395
Effect of obesity on postoperative outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist device Orhan GokalpHasan InerSahin Iscan Letter to the Editor 07 April 2018 Pages: 396 - 396
Effect of obesity on outcomes in patients who undergo implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device Nastasya VolkovicherChitaru KuriharaJeffrey A. Morgan Letter to the Editor 27 June 2018 Pages: 397 - 397