End-of-life decision-making and changing preferences in patients with a left ventricular assist device for destination therapy: insights from advance directives in Japan [0.03%]
日本左心室辅助装置终末期治疗患者撤机决策及意愿变化的探讨：来自预立医疗方案的启示
Toshihide Izumida,Eisuke Amiya,Masaru Hatano et al.
Toshihide Izumida et al.
End-of-life decision-making and the evolution of patient preferences over time remain insufficiently explored in destination therapy with left ventricular assist device (DT-LVAD) in Japan. This retrospective observational study analyzed sta...
Investigation of contamination and environmental exposure of cold/heated water supply systems for extracorporeal circulation used in ECMO and other applications [0.03%]
体外循环中用于ECMO和其他应用的冷水/热水供应系统的污染和环境暴露调查
Masaya Sakakibara,Satoshi Kohira,Kiyotaka Fujii et al.
Masaya Sakakibara et al.
Infection cases have been reported where Legionella spp. and NTM (non-tuberculous mycobacteria) increased due to the contamination of circulating water in cold/heated water supply systems for extracorporeal circulation used in cardiac surge...
Correction: Contemporary optimal therapeutic strategy with escalation/de-escalation of temporary mechanical circulatory support in patients with cardiogenic shock and advanced heart failure in Japan [0.03%]
关于日本心源性休克和终末期心力衰竭患者临时机械循环支持的升降级治疗策略的更正文章
Makiko Nakamura,Teruhiko Imamura,Koichiro Kinugawa
Makiko Nakamura
Hemodynamic changes and mid-term results of surgical correction of de novo aortic valve insufficiency after left ventricular assist device implantation [0.03%]
心脏辅助装置植入术后行主动脉瓣置换术的血流动力学变化及中远期结果分析
Takashi Murakami,Yusuke Misumi,Daisuke Yoshioka et al.
Takashi Murakami et al.
Severe aortic insufficiency (AI) is a common complication associated with prolonged continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) therapy. This study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes after surgical correction of de novo...
A data-driven framework for fair and efficient organ transplantation using gradient boosting and adaptive genetic allocation [0.03%]
基于梯度提升和自适应遗传分配的公平高效器官移植数据驱动框架
Sangeetha Gnanasambandan,Vanathi Balasubramanian
Sangeetha Gnanasambandan
This study proposes a comprehensive data-driven framework aimed at enhancing organ transplantation efficiency through optimized risk assessment, donor-recipient matching, and equitable organ allocation. Utilizing the gradient boosting algor...
Successful resuscitation from restart failure of left ventricular assist device in a patient with aortic valve closure [0.03%]
主动脉瓣闭合左心室辅助装置运行中断复苏成功一例报告
Yuki Ichihara,Masashi Hattori,Yuki Echie et al.
Yuki Ichihara et al.
Once a pump stoppage of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) occurs, the hemodynamic status catastrophically collapses. Usage of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system (ECMO) can help organ perfusion, including in the brain; however...
Current status and challenges of DCD heart transplantation in the Asia-Pacific region [0.03%]
亚洲太平洋地区DCD心脏移植的现状与挑战
Yorihiko Matsumoto
Yorihiko Matsumoto
Heart transplantation remains the definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure, but donor shortages persist globally. This review aims to evaluate the current status, enabling technologies, ethical considerations, and future prospects o...
Development of transcatheter implantable autologous tissue-engineered pulmonary valves using in-body tissue architecture [0.03%]
体内组织架构在自体组织工程肺瓣膜支架制备中的应用与发展
Yasushi Sato,Yusuke Inoue,Takeshi Terazawa et al.
Yasushi Sato et al.
Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVI) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat pulmonary valve dysfunction in congenital heart disease. However, the limited durability of xenogeneic bioprosthetic valves is a significant c...
"Smoker's paradox" in in-hospital outcomes of left ventricular assist device implantation: a population-based analysis of National Inpatient Sample from 2015-2021 [0.03%]
左心室辅助装置植入术的住院结局中的“吸烟悖论”：基于2015-2021年国家住院样本的队列研究
Renxi Li,Deyanira J Prastein,Steven W Boyce
Renxi Li
Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is a treatment option for advanced heart failure. The relationship between smoking and perioperative outcomes in LVAD implantation remains inconclusive, as evidence has been limited to sing...
Manabu Itoh,Keiji Kamohara,Koichi Node et al.
Manabu Itoh et al.
The market for small-diameter vascular grafts (< 6 mm) used in cardiac and vascular surgery has not yet been fully established, as stable long-term patency has not been achieved. This paper focuses on the clinical development of tissue-engi...