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Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Cell transplantation to prevent heart failure: a comparison of cell types

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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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Clinical efficacy of heparin-bonded bypass circuits related to cytokine responses in children

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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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The Variations in the Immunologic Features and Interleukin-6 Levels for the Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Myxomas

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Surgery Today

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Optimal flow rates for integrated cardioplegia

Vivek Rao, Gideon Cohen, Richard D. Weisel, +7

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Assessment of on-pump beating coronary artery bypass surgery performed after introduction of off-pump approach.

Takeshiro Fujii, Yoshinori Watanabe, Noritsugu Shiono, +10

PubMed

Quenching the effects ofl-arginine on free radical injury in cultured cardiomyocytes

Y Nonami, Vivek Rao, Noritsugu Shiono, +1

Surgery Today

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Safety and effectiveness of tolvaptan for fluid management after pediatric cardiovascular surgery

Yûzô Katayama, Tsukasa Ozawa, Noritsugu Shiono, +3

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac AnaesthesiaCardiovascular DiseasePediatric Heart DiseasePatient SafetyPediatric Cardiovascular Surgery +9

Usefulness of perioperative blood glucose control in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Takeshiro Fujii, Yoshinori Watanabe, Noritsugu Shiono, +6

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Diabetes ManagementCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesOutcomes ResearchBlood Glucose Monitoring +4

Effect of cryopreservation on cell proliferation and immunogenicity of transplanted human heart cells.

Hiroki Yokomuro, Noritsugu Shiono, Tsukasa Ozawa, +4

PubMed