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Open AccessRice farming care as a novel method of green care farm in East Asian context: an implementation research
Green care farms, which offer care for people with dementia in a farm setting, have been emerging in the Netherlands. The aim of this study was to 1) implement green care farms which use rice farming in Japan,...
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Open AccessComputerized virtual surgery based on computational fluid dynamics simulation for planning coronary revascularization with aortic root replacement in adult congenital heart disease: a case report
A 38-year-old woman presented with exertional dyspnea and chest compression. She had undergone repair of congenital supravalvular aortic stenosis at 8 years of age. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed...
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Surgical intervention for ischemic mitral regurgitation: how can we achieve better outcomes?
Ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common complication of myocardial infarction. Left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and distortion of the subvalvular apparatus are the main contributors to ischemic MR. Cor...
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Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Redo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a more demanding procedure than primary CABG because the patient’s condition is usually worse with many pitfalls in the surgical technique and limited availabilit...
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Tricuspid Aortic Valve
Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is applied as a surgical treatment for aortic valve regurgitation (AR), and if root enlargement is seen, aortic root replacement is performed. The results of these procedures are...
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New imaging tools in cardiovascular medicine: computational fluid dynamics and 4D flow MRI
Blood flow imaging is a novel technology in cardiovascular medicine and surgery. Today, two types of blood flow imaging tools are available: measurement-based flow visualization including 4D flow MRI (or 3D ci...
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Short- and long-term results of radial artery and saphenous vein grafts in the right coronary system: a propensity-matched study
The selection of optimal grafts for the right coronary artery remains controversial. This study aims to evaluate the short- and long-term results of radial artery (RA) grafts and saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) t...
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Open AccessRisk factors of functional disability among community-dwelling elderly people by household in Japan: a prospective cohort study
Although the number of elderly people needing care is increasing rapidly in the home setting in Japan, family size and ability to provide such support are declining. The purpose of this study was to identify t...
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Early outcomes and hemodynamics after implantation of the Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis
The Trifecta valve is a recent, newly designed high performance valve, with few studies on the clinical and hemodynamic data. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early clinical and echocardiographic ...
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Preparation and Recellularization of Tissue Engineered Bioscaffold for Heart Valve Replacement
Tissue engineered grafts based on polymeric or acellular xenogeneric matrices have been widely studied, and found to have greater durability and functionality with growth potential and less immunogenicity than...
