Japanese Guidance for Ventricular Assist Devices/Total Artificial Hearts

Corresponding Author

Takashi Yamane

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan;

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, Tokyo, Japan;

Shunei Kyo

University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;

Hikaru Matsuda

Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan;

Yusuke Abe

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;

Kou Imachi

Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;

Toru Masuzawa

Graduate School of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Hitachi, Japan;

Takeshi Nakatani

National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan;

Kazuhiro Sase

Medical School, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan;

Koichi Tabayashi

Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;

Setsuo Takatani

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan;

Eisuke Tatsumi

National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan;

Mitsuo Umezu

Department of Advanced Medical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; and

Toshie Tsuchiya

National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan