Cox maze procedure for chronic atrial fibrillation associated with mitral valve disease

…, AT Kawaguchi, F Isobe, Y Sasako, K Nakano… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 1994 - Elsevier
Between April 1992 and October 1993, we combined a modified maze procedure with mitral
valve repair (n = 26) or replacement (n = 36) in 62 patients with atrial fibrillation, including …

Cellular and ventricular contractile dysfunction in experimental canine mitral regurgitation.

Y Urabe, DL Mann, RL Kent, K Nakano… - Circulation …, 1992 - Am Heart Assoc
This study was designed to answer two questions. First, does the left ventricular contractile
dysfunction resulting from mitral regurgitation (MR) reflect a primary defect in the cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan in 2016: Annual report by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery

…, Y Hirata, J Kobayashi, N Motomura, K Nakano… - General thoracic and …, 2019 - Springer
As has been done so far, thoracic surgery was classified into three categories (cardiovascular,
general thoracic, and esophageal surgery), and the patient data were examined and …

Myocardial stiffness derived from end-systolic wall stress and logarithm of reciprocal of wall thickness. Contractility index independent of ventricular size.

K Nakano, M Sugawara, K Ishihara, S Kanazawa… - Circulation, 1990 - Am Heart Assoc
The slope of the end-systolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) is useful in assessing acute
changes in contractile state. However, a limitation of ESPVR is that its slope decreases …

Left ventricular function in experimental volume overload hypertrophy

BA Carabello, K Nakano, W Corin… - American Journal …, 1989 - journals.physiology.org
Left ventricular function in volume overload hypertrophy is controversial. In humans, chronic
severe volume overload eventually results in left ventricular dysfunction; paradoxically, …

[HTML][HTML] Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Japan during 2015: Annual report by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery

…, Y Hirata, J Kobayashi, N Motomura, K Nakano… - General thoracic and …, 2018 - Springer
The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery has conducted annual surveys of thoracic
surgery throughout Japan since 1986 to determine the statistics regarding the number of …

Modified maze procedure for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing simultaneous open heart surgery

…, AT Kawaguchi, F Isobe, Y Sasako, K Nakano… - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) leaves patients symptomatic and at increased
risk of thromboembolism even after otherwise successful cardiac surgery. Methods and …

Risks and benefits of combined maze procedure for atrial fibrillation associated with organic heart disease

…, Y Kosakai, Y Sasako, K Eishi, K Nakano… - Journal of the American …, 1996 - jacc.org
Objectives. This study sought to identify the risks and benefits of adding the maze procedure
in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing operation for underlying organic cardiac …

Tricuspid valve replacement with bioprostheses: long-term results and causes of valve dysfunction

K Nakano, H Ishibashi-Ueda, J Kobayashi… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background. Although the clinical performance of bioprostheses after valve replacement in
the aortic and mitral position has been reported, little is known of the performance of tricuspid …

Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation associated with atrial septal defect.

J Kobayashi, F Yamamoto, K Nakano, Y Sasako… - Circulation, 1998 - europepmc.org
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a relatively common complication in elderly patients
with an atrial septal defect (ASD). However, use of the simultaneous maze procedure for AF …