Determining Surgical Indications for Acute Type B Dissection Based on Enlargement of Aortic Diameter During the Chronic Phase

Masaaki Kato, Hong-zhi Bai, Kenji Sato, +5

Circulation

The results of total arch graft implantation with open stent-graft placement for type A aortic dissection

Masaaki Kato, Toru Kuratani, Mitsunori Kaneko, +2

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Endovascular TechniqueVascular SurgeryValve DiseaseSurgeryVascularized Bone Graft +4

Evaluation of leukocyte-depleted terminal blood cardioplegic solution in patients undergoing elective and emergency coronary artery bypass grafting

Sawa Yoshiki, Hikaru Matsuda, Yasuhisa Shimazaki, +5

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiovascular DiseaseHematologyGraft SurvivalMedicineCardiology +3

Vocal cord paralysis after aortic arch surgery: Predictors and clinical outcome

Noriyuki Ohta, Toru Kuratani, Satoshi Hagihira, +3

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Laryngeal ElectromyographyVocal Cord ParalysisSpinal Cord InjuryAortic Arch SurgeryVascular Surgery +8

New operative method for distal aortic arch aneurysm: Combined cervical branch bypass and endovascular stent-graft implantation

Masaaki Kato, Mitsunori Kaneko, Toru Kuratani, +3

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

New Operative MethodEndovascular TechniqueEndovascular Stent-graft ImplantationVascular SurgerySurgery +3

New operative method for acute type B dissection: Left carotid artery–left subclavian artery bypass combined with endovascular stent-graft implantation

Norihisa Shigemura, Masaaki Kato, Toru Kuratani, +2

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

New Operative MethodCarotid Artery SurgeryEndovascular Stent-graft ImplantationEndovascular TechniqueVascular Surgery +5

Optimum Dose of Cold Potassium Cardioplegia for Patients with Chronic Aortic Valve Disease: Determination by Left Ventricular Mass

Hikaru Matsuda, Seirei Maeda, Hajime Hirose, +5

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Heart FailureCardiovascular DiseaseCardiac MechanicLeft Ventricular MassOptimum Dose +9

Anti-nucleocapsid antibodies enhance the production of IL-6 induced by SARS-CoV-2 N protein

Emi E. Nakayama, Ritsuko Kubota‐Koketsu, Tadahiro Sasaki, +13

Scientific Reports

Cardiac function and myocardial performance of 24-hour-preserved asphyxiated canine hearts

Ryota Shirakura, Hikaru Matsuda, Susumu Nakano, +7

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Cardiac MuscleMyocardial PerformanceHeart FailureCardiovascular DiseaseCardiac Physiology +6

Successful treatment of massive pulmonary embolism in the 38th week of pregnancy

Yasunobu Funakoshi, Masaaki Kato, Toru Kuratani, +2

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Pulmonary EmbolismVenous ThrombosisAbortionSuccessful TreatmentMaternal Cardiovascular Outcome +8