Intraoperative direct hemoperfu ...
Purpose. Endotoxin adsorption treatment (direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin-B immobilized fi ber column, or PMX-DHP) is now considered a useful ...
Can we change the operative cri ...
Purpose. After radiofrequency (RF) ablation became available, the indication of MAZE procedure conducted with bipolar RF was expanded. We examined t ...
Predictors of atrial fi brillat ...
Purpose. Postoperative atrial fi brillation (AF) is the most common complication after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, with an incidenc ...
Functional restoration of endot ...
Purpose. Although several approaches have been tried to improve the durability of cryopreserved valves, cellular restoration after thawing remains t ...
Comparison of the waveforms of ...
Purpose. An intraoperative fl uorescence imaging (IFI) system, which can provide visual images, could be the common method for assessing graft paten ...
Tissue-engineered airway and “i ...
Since the 1980s, tissue engineering has become one of the major areas of endeavor in medical research, applying the principles of biology and engine ...
Optimal treatment for coronary ...
There are three strategies for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD): medical therapy, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), and percutaneous ...
Surgical left ventricular recon ...
Because of the shortage of donors for heart transplantation, surgical ventricular reconstruction (SVR) has been under development to treat end-stage ...
Thoracic splenosis: know it—avo ...
Thoracic splenosis (TS) is autoimplantation of ectopic splenic tissue in the thoracic cavity that occurs following splenic injury. Most cases of TS ...
Video-assisted thoracic surgery ...
Among the four subjects addressed in this article, the defi nition of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is fundamentally the point at ...
Surgical treatment for achalasi ...
Achalasia is a rare motor disorder of the esophagus, characterized by the absence of peristalsis and impaired swallow-induced relaxation. In the pas ...
Molecular basis of lung tissue ...
Recent advances have expanded our understanding of lung endogenous stem cells, and this knowledge provides us with new ideas for future regenerative ...
Current strategies for spinal c ...
Surgery for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms remains challenging, with high mortality and morbidity rates despite overall improvements in the outco ...
Non-heart-beating donation in S ...
Purpose. The aim of our study was to describe our protocol of non-heart-beating-donor (NHBD) lung transplantation and discuss data regarding the sit ...
Randomized clinical trial of ad ...
Purpose To evaluate the survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy after curative resection in serosa-positive gastric cancer, a multicenter phase II ...
8-Hydroxy-20-deoxyguanosine and ...
Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is an effective agent for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). In this study, the concentrations of dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) ...
Optimization of simultaneous an ...
Recently, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) has been recognized as a useful method to analyze tetrodotoxin (TTX), the primary toxin fo ...
Possible involvement of Cyp3a e ...
D8-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and D9-THC were mainly oxidized on the pentyl side chain at the 40-position by mouse brain microsomes. 50-Hydroxy-THCs ...
Identification and quantitation ...
During our careful survey of unregulated drugs in Tokyo, a new compound was disclosed as an adulterant in herbal and powder products. This compound ...
In vivo incorporation of fenflu ...
The incorporation profiles for fenfluramine (Fen) and its metabolite norfenfluramine (Norf) into black hair and white hair of Zucker rats and into w ...
Detection of saxitoxin in count ...
The neurotoxin saxitoxin (STX) is registered in the list of the Chemical Weapons Convention. In preparation against potential terrorism by STX use, ...
Identification and quantitation ...
Six cannabimimetic indoles have been identified as adulterants in herbal or chemical products being sold illegally in Japan, with four of the compou ...
Statistical analysis of kerf ma ...
Saw marks on bone have been routinely reported in dismemberment cases. When saw blade teeth contact bone and the bone is not completely sawed into ...
A case of homicidal intraoral g ...
Determination of the manner of death in case of intraoral firearm wounds can be a challenge, especially if the circumstances of the incident are unc ...
Unexpected death of a young wom ...
Myocardial bridging (MB) refers to a congenital condition where a segment of a major coronary artery courses within the myocardium for a variable di ...