Mitsuo Umezu

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Mitsuo Umezu is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuo Umezu has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 61 papers in Surgery and 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mitsuo Umezu's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (39 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (38 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (16 papers). Mitsuo Umezu is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (39 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (38 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (16 papers). Mitsuo Umezu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Mitsuo Umezu's co-authors include Teruo Okano, Masayuki Yamato, Tatsuya Shimizu, Akihiko Kikuchi, Katsuhisa Sakaguchi, Hidekazu Sekine, Yuki Isoi, Kazuhiko Abe, Kiyotaka Iwasaki and Marina V. Kameneva and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuo Umezu

131 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Fabrication of Pulsatile Cardiac Tissue Grafts Using a Novel 3-Dimensional Cell Sheet Manipulation Technique and Temperature-Responsive Cell Culture Surfaces

2002 695 citations Tatsuya Shimizu, Masayuki Yamato et al. profile →

Peers

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Laurence Bordenave France

Deon Bezuidenhout South Africa

Klaus‐Peter Schmitz Germany

Kyung Sun South Korea

Ramin E. Beygui United States

Payam Akhyari Germany

Alexander Assmann Germany

Robert C. Eberhart United States

Ulrich A. Stock Germany

Laoise M. McNamara Ireland

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Countries citing papers authored by Mitsuo Umezu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mitsuo Umezu

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Feng, Zhonggang, et al.. (2021). Physically-based structural modeling of a typical regenerative tissue analog bridges material macroscale continuum and cellular microscale discreteness and elucidates the hierarchical characteristics of cell-matrix interaction. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 126. 104956–104956. 1 indexed citations

Sakaguchi, Katsuhisa, Hiroaki Takahashi, Daisuke Sasaki, et al.. (2020). Measuring the Contractile Force of Multilayered Human Cardiac Cell Sheets. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 26(9). 485–492. 7 indexed citations

Umezu, Mitsuo, et al.. (2019). Deployment of stent graft in an excessively higher position above the renal artery induces a flow channel to the aneurysm in chimney endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: an in vitro study. Journal of Artificial Organs. 22(3). 200–206. 4 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Yoshiki, et al.. (2017). Investigation of the influence of fluid dynamics on thrombus growth at the interface between a connector and tube. Journal of Artificial Organs. 20(4). 293–302. 8 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Yoshiki, et al.. (2017). Real-time visualization of thrombus formation at the interface between connectors and tubes in medical devices by using optical coherence tomography. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0188729–e0188729. 11 indexed citations

Feng, Zhonggang, et al.. (2014). Investigation on the mechanical characteristics of porcine amniotic membrane by uniaxial tensile test. 52. 1 indexed citations

Iwasaki, Kiyotaka & Mitsuo Umezu. (2013). Fatigue Fracture of Coronary Stents: Visualization of Fracture Resistance. Journal of the Visualization Society of Japan. 33(131). 19–24. 1 indexed citations

Haraguchi, Yuji, Tatsuya Shimizu, Tadashi Sasagawa, et al.. (2012). Fabrication of functional three-dimensional tissues by stacking cell sheets in vitro. Nature Protocols. 7(5). 850–858. 305 indexed citations

Itatani, Keiichi, Kagami Miyaji, Yi Qian, et al.. (2011). Influence of surgical arch reconstruction methods on single ventricle workload in the Norwood procedure. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 144(1). 130–138. 73 indexed citations

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Iwasaki, Kiyotaka, et al.. (2010). FRACTURE POTENTIALS OF FIVE DRUG-ELUTING-STENT PLATFORMS IN PROXIMAL RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY REPLICA UNDER IN-VIVO SIMULATED CYCLICALLY-BENDED ENVIRONMENT. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A135.E1264–A135.E1264. 2 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Takao, et al.. (2008). Comparison of mRNA expression of transcriptional factors and intercalated disk constituent proteins between in vivo and cultured cardiomyocytes. Journal of Artificial Organs. 11(3). 134–140. 8 indexed citations

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Niinami, Hiroshi, et al.. (2006). Experimental Assessment of the Drainage Capacity of Small Silastic Chest Drains. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 14(3). 223–226. 19 indexed citations

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Tsuda, Yukiko, Akihiko Kikuchi, Masayuki Yamato, et al.. (2004). Control of cell adhesion and detachment using temperature and thermoresponsive copolymer grafted culture surfaces. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. 69A(1). 70–78. 75 indexed citations

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Iwasaki, Kiyotaka, et al.. (2003). Development of a Polymer Bileaflet Valve to Realize a Low‐Cost Pulsatile Blood Pump. Artificial Organs. 27(1). 78–83. 9 indexed citations

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Iwasaki, Kiyotaka, et al.. (2002). Implications for the Establishment of Accelerated Fatigue Test Protocols for Prosthetic Heart Valves. Artificial Organs. 26(5). 420–429. 9 indexed citations

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Feng, Zhonggang, et al.. (2000). In Vitro Hydrodynamic Characteristics Among Three Bileaflet Valves in the Mitral Position. Artificial Organs. 24(5). 346–354. 19 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Toshio, Tomoko Gomi, Masanori Yoshida, et al.. (1999). The Effects of Carvedilol, a Vasodilating ^|^beta;-adrenoceptor Blocker, on the Quality of Life in Hypertensive Patients. 4(2). 133–148. 2 indexed citations

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Akimoto, Takehide, Kenji Yamazaki, Philip Litwak, et al.. (1999). Rotary Blood Pump Flow Spontaneously Increases During Exercise Under Constant Pump Speed: Results of a Chronic Study. Artificial Organs. 23(8). 797–801. 59 indexed citations

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Umezu, Mitsuo. (1994). Design Optimization of Artificial Heart Blood Pumps Based on Hemolysis Testing. Advances in Bioengineering. 33–34. 5 indexed citations

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Takano, Hisateru, Mitsuo Umezu, Yoshiyuki Taenaka, & Takeshi Nakatani. (1990). Special issue on point of contact between bio-technology and precision engineering. Automatic control of ventricular assist system.. Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. 56(2). 259–263. 1 indexed citations

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