Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Opening Remarks to the Fourth International Symposium on “Non-transplant Approaches to Heart Failure”
pp. S27-S27(1)
Author: Kawashima, Yasunaru

Ventricular Volume Reduction Procedures
pp. S29-S32(4)
Authors: Kawaguchi, Akira T.; Bergsland, Jacob; Linde, Leonard M.

Partial Left Ventriculectomy—The Third International Registry Report 2002
pp. S33-S42(10)

Device-Based Left Ventricular Geometry Change for Heart Failure Treatment: Developmental Work and Current Status
pp. S43-S47(5)
Authors: Fukamachi, Kiyotaka; Inoue, Masahiro; Doi, Kazuyoshi; Schenk, Soren; Nemeh, Hassan; Dessoffy, Raymond; Kopcak, Michael W.; McCarthy, Patrick M.

CardioClasp Changes Left Ventricular Shape Acutely in Enlarged Canine Heart
pp. S49-S60(12)
Authors: Kashem, Abul; Santamore, William P.; Hassan, Sarmina; Melvin, David B.; Crabbe, Deborah L.; Margulies, Kenneth B.; Goldman, Bruce I; Llort, Frank; Krieger, Carol; Lesniak, Jeanne

Effects of Two Inhibitors of Renin-Angiotensin System on Attenuation of Postoperative Remodeling after Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair in Rats
pp. S61-S68(8)
Authors: Nomoto, Takuya; Nishina, Takeshi; Tsuneyoshi, Hiroshi; Miwa, Senri; Nishimura, Kazunobu; Komeda, Masashi

The Safety and Feasibility of the Local Implantation of Autologous Bone Marrow Cells for Ischemic Heart Disease
pp. S69-S75(7)
Authors: Li, Tao-Sheng; Hamano, Kimikazu; Hirata, Ken; Kobayashi, Toshiro; Nishida, Masahiko

Factors Affecting Ventricular Function and Survival After Partial Left Ventriculectomy
pp. S77-S85(9)
Authors: Kawaguchi, Akira T.; Takahashi, Nobuo; Ishibashi-Ueda, Hatsue; Shimura, Shinichirou; Karamanoukian, Hratch L.; Batista, Randas JV

Efficacy of Modified Endoventricular Circular Patch Plasty in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy—Innovative Delimitation Technique Using Integrated Myocardial Management
pp. S87-S93(7)
Authors: Nakamura, Masanori; Okamoto, Fumiyuki; Hatta, Eiichiro; Nakanishi, Katsuhiko; Matano, Jun; Sakai, Keisuke

Does Repair of Mitral Regurgitation Eliminate the Need for Left Ventricular Volume Reduction?
pp. S95-S100(6)
Authors: Kawaguchi, Akira T.; Karamanoukian, Hratch L.; Bocchino, Lise O.; Shimura, Shinichiro; Hayashi, Takashi; Batista, Randas J.V.

Quantitative Analysis of Cytokine mRNA Expression in Hearts from Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
pp. S101-S108(8)
Authors: Ukimura, Akira; Terasaki, Fumio; Fujioka, Shigekazu; Deguchi, Hirofumi; Kitaura, Yasushi; Isomura, Tadashi; Suma, Hisayoshi