PROFILE
ASAI Tohru, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Short Biography
- 1986
- M.D. Kanazawa University School of Medicine
- 1991
- Ph.D. Kanazawa University Postgraduate Course
- 1998-1994
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Surgery, New York University, USA
- 2000-2001
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa
University
- 2002-2019
- Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shiga University of Medical
Science
- 2019-Present
- Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University Faculty of
Medicine
Keywords
- Arterial Grafts for CABG
- Off-pump CABG
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Aortic Arch Replacement
Main Research Topics and Interests
- Myocardial Preservation
- Geometric Reconstruction of Mitral Disease
- Arterial Graft Vascular Biology
- Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
- Multimedia Presentation of Cardiovascular Surgery
Publications (in English)
- Original Articles: 135
- Review Articles: 5
- Books: 9
- Reports: 8
- Sum of Times Cited: 1,822
Recent Main Publications
- Hachiro K, Kinoshita T, Suzuki T, Asai T. Total arch replacement in patients with
chronic kidney disease. J Card Surg. 2021 Feb;36(2):475-482.
- Asai T. An Update Review on Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Rupture. Journal of
Coronary Artery Disease 2019; 25: 16-20
- Asai T: Technical Aspects of Modern Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Chapter 6 -
Harvesting the skeletonized internal thoracic artery using the harmonic scalpel),
Mario F. Gaudino ed, Elsevier Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-820348-4 Published 2020
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