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Publications & Articles

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  • Yamazaki K, Saito S, Nishinaka T, et.al. Japanese Clinical trial results of an Implantable Centrifugal Blood Pump “EVAHEART”, Journal Heart and Lung Transl 27(2), S246, February 2008
  • Yamazaki K, Saito S, Kihara S, et al. Completely Pulsatile high flow circulatory support with a constant speed centrifugal blood pump: mechanisms and early clinical observations. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2007, Vol. 55, No. 4: 158-162.
  • Snyder TA, Tsukui H, Kihara S, et.al Preclinical biocompatibility assessment of the EVAHEART ventricular assist device: coating comparison and platelet activation. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007 Apr; 81(1):85-92.
  • Takatani S. Matsuda H, et al. Mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSD) in Japan: current status and future directions. Artificial Organs 2005; 8(1):13–27.
  • Yamane T, Miyamoto Y, Tajima K, Yamazaki K. A Comparative Study Between Flow Visualization and Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis for the Sun Medical Centrifugal Blood Pump. Artificial Organs 2004; 28(5): 458-466.
  • Kihara S, Yamazaki K, Litwak KN, et al. Distal thoracic aorta hemodynamics during exercise with continuous flow left ventricular assist system.
    Eur J Cardiothoracic Surg 2003; 24(6):926-31.
  • Kihara S, Yamazaki K, Litwak KN, et al. In vivo evaluation of a MPC polymer coated continuous flow left ventricular assist system. Artificial Organs 2003; 27(2):188-92.
  • Yamazaki K, Kihara S, Akimoto T, et al. EVAHEART: an implantable centrifugal blood pump for long-term circulatory support. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2002; 50(11):461-5.
  • Akimoto T, Litwak KN, Yamazaki K, et al. The role of diastolic pump flow in centrifugal blood pump hemodynamics. Artificial Organs 2001; 25(9):724-7.
  • Akimoto T, Yamazaki K, Litwak P, et al: Continuously Maintaining Positive Flow Avoids Endocardial Suction of a Rotary Blood Pump With Left Ventricular Bypass.
    Artificial Organs 2000 Aug; 24(8):606-10.
  • Yamazaki K, Litwak P, et al: An implantable blood pump with a recirculating purge system (Cool-Seal system), Artificial Organs 1998; 22:466-474.
  • Yamazaki K, Litwak P, Kormos RL, et al: An implantable centrifugal blood pump for long term circulatory support. ASAIO J, Sep-Oct 1997, 43(5) pM686-91
  • Yamazaki K, Mori T, Tomioka J, et al. The cool seal system: a practical solution to the shaft seal problem and heat related complications with implantable rotary blood pumps. ASAIO J,   Sep-Oct 1997, 43(5) pM567-71.