[Brugada syndrome occurring in an identical twin: a case report].

abstract：:Although the mechanism for the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been investigated by many pathological and clinical studies, it has not been adequately clarified yet. Although the disruption of vulnerable plaque is a well-known cause of acute MI, there are many silent plaque disruptions detected in t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ueda Y,Kosugi S,Abe H,Ozaki T,Mishima T,Date M,Uematsu M,Koretsune Y

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) is known, but the other characteristics of LDL, particularly particle size and density, are unclear. The relationship between small dense LDL phenotype and non-diabetic, normocholesterolemi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Koba S,Hirano T,Sakaue T,Sakai K,Kondo T,Yorozuya M,Suzuki H,Murakami M,Katagiri T

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Puerarin is the most abundant isoflavonoid in kudzu root. It has been used to treat angina pectoris and myocardial infarction clinically. However, little is known about the effect of puerarin on cardiac hypertrophy. METHODS:Aortic banding (AB) was performed to induce cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Puerarin pr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yuan Y,Zong J,Zhou H,Bian ZY,Deng W,Dai J,Gan HW,Yang Z,Li H,Tang QZ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The feasibility of detecting persistent regional left ventricular abnormal relaxation due to myocardial ischemia using strain echocardiography several minutes after exercise was investigated. METHODS:Consecutive 27 patients (mean age 65 +/- 9 years, 21 males, 6 females) with suspected coronary artery diseas...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Zhu H,Hozumi T,Takemoto Y,Takagi Y,Negishi K,Abo K,Sugioka K,Matsumura Y,Otsuka R,Yoshitani H,Nakao M,Yoshiyama M,Yoshikawa J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the effects of atrial defibrillation in patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy, we clinically and echocardiographically assessed 6 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and 7 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Their mean age was 57 +/- 14 years and the mean duration of their atrial fib...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shite J,Yokota Y,Nakatani M,Takeuchi Y,Tsumura Y,Kawai H,Ueno H,Kawashima T,Honda Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the involvement of vasospasm as the trigger of acute myocardial infarction without significant stenosis, the circadian variation of the time of onset of acute myocardial infarction was compared with that of vasospastic angina without significant stenosis. METHODS:The subjects consisted of 3 groups,...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nagashima M,Uchida T,Tanaka M,Enta K,Imamura K,Mori F,Byun T,Tanino S,Kasahara S,Hirosawa K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a catheter-based imaging modality for the visualization of coronary arteries, is widely used during percutaneous coronary intervention to improve the understanding of the anatomy of coronary artery stenosis and to elucidate the mechanisms of atherosclerosis. In this review, we provi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fujii K,Kawakami R,Hirota S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Japanese diagnostic assessment of nuclear cardiology has usually been based on semi-quantitative visual analyses but not on automated quantification with a total perfusion deficit (TPD). We, therefore, aimed to determine whether automated TPD quantification is useful to detect coronary artery disease (CA...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yoda S,Nakanishi K,Tano A,Hori Y,Suzuki Y,Matsumoto N,Hirayama A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of congestive heart failure. He had various symptoms caused by insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, sensorineural deafness, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and cardiomyopathy associated with mitochondrial DNA point mutation A3243G. Echocardiography had showed symme...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohmoto N,Fujiwara Y,Kibira S,Kobayashi M,Saito T,Miura M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of low cardiac output failure (LOF) immediately after open heart surgery was studied in 41 patients with LOF and 15 control patients without LOF using echocardiography. In 35 patients, transesophageal echocardiography was also performed. Left ventricular (LV) contraction was impaired in 28 of the 41 L...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Beppu S,Ikegami K,Tanaka N,Kumon K,Izumi S,Nakajima S,Nakatani S,Miyatake K,Nimura Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum levels of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] have been reported as a residual risk marker for adverse events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the prognostic impact of Lp(a) on long-term clinical outcomes among diabetic patients on statin therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PC...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takahashi N,Dohi T,Funamizu T,Endo H,Wada H,Doi S,Kato Y,Ogita M,Okai I,Iwata H,Okazaki S,Isoda K,Miyauchi K,Shimada K

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated retardation of abnormal uptake of iodine-123-beta-methyl-p-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid(BMIPP) scintigraphy in patients with vasospastic angina. METHODS:Twenty-three patients with vasospastic angina showed abnormal uptake of BMIPP before medical treatment and had coronary vasospasm ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Inoue F,Hashimoto T,Uemura S,Kawamoto A,Dohi K,Matsushima A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are at high risk of atherosclerotic events. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the cardiovascular protective effect of colchicine on patients with CAD. METHODS:In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed and Embase for studies publish...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tien YY,Huang HK,Shih MC,Tu YK

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coregistration system of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) pullback and angiography has been developed to enhance benefits of physiology oriented percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but its reproducibility has not yet been fully assessed. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 51 coronary arteries from 39 patients ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Higashioka D,Shiono Y,Kubo T,Kitabata H,Nishi T,Terada K,Emori H,Takahata M,Wada T,Shimamura K,Matsuo Y,Ino Y,Tanaka A,Hozumi T,Akasaka T

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aortic valve calcification (AVC) reflects the state of aortic valve sclerosis (AVS), which is a precursor to aortic valve stenosis (AS). Therefore, we investigated the presence of AVC in patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), which is an effective tool for evaluating early-stag...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Norimatsu K,Miura S,Suematsu Y,Shiga Y,Miyase Y,Nakamura A,Zhang B,Saku K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia was followed up by coronary angiography for 9 years. During these 9 years, he experienced inferior myocardial infarction twice, at segment 1 of the right coronary artery. A coronary atherosclerotic lesion (50% stenosis) was also present at segment 6 of ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saku K,Takeda Y,Shirai K,Nii T,Ohta T,Arakawa K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the incidence of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), 96 patients with MVP and 23 normal control subjects were studied. Subjects in the MVP group were further classified as a group with mitral regurgitation (MR(+) group: 61 cases), and MR(-) group (35 cases). The presence of TR in eac...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Namiki A,Hirai H,Machii K,Ochiai M,Ohshima H,Tohma M,Kuwako K,Yamaguchi T,Toide H,Tohda E

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman presented with a rare case of tricuspid valve endocarditis causing inflammatory reopening of the spontaneously closed ventricular septal defect (VSD), associated with aortic valve malformation. She was admitted to our hospital because of fever lasting 4 weeks. Severe aortic regurgitation was reveal...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hamada T,Furuno T,Fukui T,Kitaoka H,Matsumura Y,Takata J,Seo H,Chikamori T,Doi Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The indications for catheter ablation have been expanded to include persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) to enable a high degree of sinus rhythm maintenance. We occasionally encounter patients undergoing pacemaker implantation in whom sick sinus syndrome became clinically evident after ablation. This study in...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Motoda C,Nakano Y,Oda N,Suenari K,Makita Y,Sairaku A,Kajihara K,Tokuyama T,Fujiwara M,Kihara Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The SAPIEN 3 (S3; Edwards Lifescience, Irvine, CA, USA) is a new-generation percutaneous aortic valve with better profile, more precise handling and positioning, designed to reduce the risk of post-procedural paravalvular aortic leak (PVL). The aim of this study was to compare the S3 valve and SAPIEN XT valv...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Arai T,Lefèvre T,Hovasse T,Morice MC,Garot P,Benamer H,Unterseeh T,Hayashida K,Watanabe Y,Bouvier E,Cormier B,Chevalier B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistin is a peptide hormone that is secreted from lipid cells and is linked to type-2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammation. Being an important adipocytokine, resistin was proven to play an important role in cardiovascular disease. We compared resistin levels in patients with and without atrial fibrillation ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Özcan KS,Güngör B,Altay S,Osmonov D,Ekmekçi A,Özpamuk F,Kemaloğlu T,Yıldırım A,Tayyareci G,Erdinler İ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A histopathological study of coronary arteries in patients with acute coronary syndromes was carried out. The results of this study are as follows: 1. A high incidence of thrombus formation, corresponding to the site of the infarction, was observed in cases with acute myocardial infarction. 2. Coronary thrombi contain...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Horie T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The minimal energy requirement (Emin) for electrical cardioversion (ECV) reflects the atrial substrate in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (L-PeAF), but the relationship between EminECV and radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has not yet been studied. We hypothesize that EminECV...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kim IS,Kim TH,Yang PS,Uhm JS,Joung B,Lee MH,Pak HN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary plaque has a distinct spatial distribution with the peak incidence on the outer wall around the bifurcation of the left main coronary artery. Intravascular ultrasound scanning was used to evaluate the distribution of the plaque in the proximal site of the left anterior descending coronary artery in 16 patient...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Watanabe H,Yoshikawa J,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Hozumi T,Takagi T,Honda Y,Okura H,Yamamuro A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously reported a cross-sectional analysis regarding the relationship between smoking and atrial fibrillation (AF) in a single hospital-based cohort with Japanese patients, but the effect of cessation of smoking and/or total tobacco consumption were unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used data from the ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Suzuki S,Otsuka T,Sagara K,Kano H,Matsuno S,Takai H,Kato Y,Uejima T,Oikawa Y,Nagashima K,Kirigaya H,Kunihara T,Yajima J,Sawada H,Aizawa T,Yamashita T

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the clinical characteristics and electrocardiographic findings of 7 patients having the acquired long QT syndrome who developed torsades de pointes while receiving no antiarrhythmic drugs. A total of 43 episodes of torsades de pointes were documented among these patients. Underlying heart diseases were pre...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takahashi N,Ito M,Inoue T,Koumatsu K,Takeshita Y,Tsumabuki S,Tamura M,Inoue K,Maeda T,Saikawa T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Admission electrocardiography was evaluated to discriminate left circumflex artery (LCX) versus right coronary artery (RCA) as the cause of acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:Electrocardiographic findings were assessed in patients with RCA (n = 60) and LCX (n = 60) occlusion. RESULTS:ST segment elevation...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Misumi I,Shono H,Nakao K,Matsuda H,Horiuchi K,Honda T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that postconditioning (postcon), brief episodes of ischemia during reperfusion period, in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) confers protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury and as a result, postcon might reduce infarct size. However, whether postc...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Araszkiewicz A,Grygier M,Pyda M,Rajewska J,Lesiak M,Grajek S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data on the impact of smoking status on outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS:Data obtained prospectively between June 2001 and December 2009 by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Surgery Database Program w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saxena A,Shan L,Reid C,Dinh DT,Smith JA,Shardey GC,Newcomb AE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrioventricular (AV) block is one of the main clinical manifestations in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). Although steroid therapy is considered to be effective for AV block, the efficacy has not been demonstrated in detail. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fifteen CS patients presenting with advanced or complet...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yodogawa K,Seino Y,Shiomura R,Takahashi K,Tsuboi I,Uetake S,Hayashi H,Horie T,Iwasaki YK,Hayashi M,Miyauchi Y,Shimizu W

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00