[Ampulla cardiomyopathy with delayed recovery of microvascular stunning: a case report].

abstract：:The clinical usefulness of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) for the guidance of transseptal puncture procedure during percutaneous left heart bypass support (PLHBS) and percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) was investigated to replace intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography monitoring which ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Miyamoto N,Kyo S,Motoyama T,Hung JS,Suzuki S,Aihara S,Matsumura M,Omoto R,Dohi Y,Matsuo H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the circumstances involving sudden death, deaths among 20,685 male employees of "K" company during a six-year period from April 1981 to March 1987 were reviewed. The subject age ranged from 19 through 59 years, and averaged 38.6 years. Information concerning each death was obtained from the death reports ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakai A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) has been reported to be associated with a better prognosis in heart failure (HF) patients. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of hypertension in patients hospitalized with systolic HF. METHODS:Pooled analysis of data from three Korean observational stu...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Lee JH,Lee JW,Youn YJ,Ahn MS,Ahn SG,Kim JY,Lee SH,Yoon J,Oh J,Kang SM,Jeon ES,Choi DJ,Ryu KH,Yoo BS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The correlations between genotype and phenotype in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have not been established. Mutation of α-actin gene (ACTC1) is a rare cause of HCM. This study aimed to explore novel genotype-phenotype correlations in HCM patients with the variants in ACTC1 and myosin-binding protein (MYB...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yang QL,Bian YY,Wang B,Zuo L,Zhou MY,Shao H,Zhang YM,Liu LW

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a 65-year-old man with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy, and first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, which had been resistant to intensive medical therapy and was eventually treated using a DDD pacemaker. The optimal AV interval setting was determined using invasive right heart catheterization an...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kataoka H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nine patients with cardiac dysfunction (ejection fraction less than or equal to 50%), we evaluated the effects of dobutamine (5 micrograms/kg/min) on ventriculo-arterial coupling by monitoring direct arterial pressures and simultaneously-recorded M-mode echocardiograms guided with two-dimensional images. Left ventr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ishizaka S,Asanoi H,Kameyama T,Sasayama S

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Third-generation drug-eluting-stents (3rd DES) may improve coronary arterial healing and reduce neoatherosclerosis formation. We evaluated post-stent findings and subsequent vascular healing of 3rd DES by comparing to second-generation drug-eluting-stents (2nd DES) at intermediate-term follow-up using optica...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Miura T,Sonoda S,Sanuki Y,Naka Y,Okabe H,Setoyama K,Inoue K,Shimizu A,Anai R,Tsuda Y,Araki M,Otsuji Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in elderly people. Over the past decades medical advancements in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) led to improved survival and increased life expectancy. As short-term survival from AMI improves, more attention is being s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Plakht Y,Shiyovich A,Gilutz H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography is routinely used in evaluating patients with mitral valve prolapse but requires a systematic examination for accurate assessment of the involved lesion of mitral valve prolapse, because the sonographer is required to mentally reconstruct two-dimensional images into thre...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Abo K,Hozumi T,Fukuda S,Matsumura Y,Matsui M,Fujioka K,Nakao M,Takemoto Y,Watanabe H,Muro T,Takeuchi K,Yoshikawa J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemic "pre"-conditioning has been shown to have antiarrhythmic effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ischemic "post"-conditioning (post-CON) also has antiarrhythmic effects in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing coronary angioplasty (PCI) as a clinica...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Okishige K,Kanda S,Shimura T,Kurabayashi M,Ueshima D,Miwa N,Sugiyama K,Aoyagi H,Yoshimura K,Yanagi H,Azegami K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been no study elucidating whether cognitive impairment (CI) can provide additive prognostic information besides that provided by preexisting prognostic factors in elderly patients with heart failure. This study examined whether CI can provide additive prognostic information in elderly patients with...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saito H,Yamashita M,Endo Y,Mizukami A,Yoshioka K,Hashimoto T,Koseki S,Shimode Y,Kitai T,Maekawa E,Kasai T,Kamiya K,Matsue Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The findings of our recent study entitled, "Japanese Assessment of Cardiac Events and Survival Study by Quantitative Gated SPECT (J-ACCESS)" showed that myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (MPS) can detect coronary artery disease (CAD) and help to predict future cardiac events in ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nanasato M,Nakajima K,Fujita H,Zen K,Kohsaka S,Hashimoto A,Moroi M,Fukuzawa S,Chikamori T,Nishimura S,Yamashina A,Kusuoka H,Hirayama A,Nishimura T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis features a deterioration of the endothelial layer in all stages. Restoration of the endothelium is associated with circulating stem cell antigen 1 (sca1) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2 (flk-1) positive endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). We investigated whether EPC pr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Steinmetz M,Lucanus E,Zimmer S,Nickenig G,Werner N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between onset of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and weather conditions, to determine whether days in which AMI onset is likely can be predicted. METHODS AND RESULTS:Of the 929 patients admitted to our hospitals in Kagoshima prefecture with AMI, subjec...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Amiya S,Nuruki N,Tanaka Y,Tofuku K,Fukuoka Y,Sata N,Kashima K,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) and differences in the time taken to achieve LVRR remain unclear. METHODS:We consecutively registered 129 patients with severe cardiomyopathy admitted with heart failure (HF). Patients were followed for a median of 778.0 days (IQ: 457.0, 1078.0). LVRR...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Banno A,Kohsaka S,Inohara T,Koide K,Shiraishi Y,Kohno T,Sano M,Yoshikawa T,Fukuda K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicating double rupture; interventricular septum and ventricular free wall ruptures, were studied. All patients had histories of hypertension, and pre-infarction angina pectoris of short duration less than 8 days without previous MI. The sites of infarction were ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Daikoku S,Haze K,Ogawa H,Kawaguchi M,Nonogi H,Fukami K,Sumiyoshi T,Hiramori K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effects of cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) polymorphisms on the efficacy and safety of prasugrel and clopidogrel in a post hoc analysis of the PRASugrel compared with clopidogrel For Japanese patIenTs with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (PRASF...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ogawa H,Isshiki T,Kimura T,Yokoi H,Nanto S,Takayama M,Kitagawa K,Nishikawa M,Miyazaki S,Ikeda Y,Nakamura M,Tanaka Y,Saito S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction has been increasing. However, the choice of treatment remains controversial. Medical records of 310 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction were reviewed. Two retrospective analyses were performed. 1) Patients were divided into the elderly g...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kagoshima M,Miyashita Y,Takei K,Kawakami T,Ichikawa Y,Katai S,Abe K,Ito K,Sakurai S,Owa M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent developments in various therapies, heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. New pharmacological approaches are therefore needed to improve the outcomes of patients with heart failure. Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for heart failure, but until recently t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakagawa Y,Kuwahara K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old female with catecholamine-dependent ischemic cardiomyopathy was admitted to our hospital. Preoperative examination revealed severe triple vessel coronary artery disease, severe mitral valve regurgitation and left ventricular (LV) dilatation associated with low ejection fraction. Coronary artery bypass gr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ishikawa S,Ueda K,Kawasaki A,Neya K,Abe K,Suzuki H,Shirato H,Yamazaki E,Aoyagi Y

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The effects of inotropic agents on left ventricular (LV) synchrony in heart failure patients are still unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dobutamine on LV mechanical dyssynchrony and LV systolic performance in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and a narrow QRS using real-...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yagishita-Tagawa Y,Abe Y,Arai K,Yagishita D,Takagi A,Ashihara K,Shoda M,Naruko T,Itoh A,Haze K,Yoshikawa J,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an ongoing debate regarding optimal management of patients with paradoxical low gradient severe aortic stenosis (PLG-SAS). We hypothesized that the presence of symptoms is closely associated with future adverse outcome. We aimed to determine the relation between symptoms and outcome in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Namisaki H,Nagata Y,Seo Y,Ishizu T,Izumo M,Akashi YJ,Yamashita E,Otsuji Y,Takeuchi M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and subsequent post-cardiac arrest syndrome are often compromised by multi-organ failure. The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score has been used to predict clinical outcome of patients requiring intensive care for multi-organ failure. Th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsuda J,Kato S,Yano H,Nitta G,Kono T,Ikenouchi T,Murata K,Kanoh M,Inamura Y,Takamiya T,Negi K,Sato A,Yamato T,Inaba O,Morita H,Matsumura Y,Nitta J,Yonetsu T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are two types of circulating proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), mature and furin-cleaved. Most types of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], an independent risk factor of cardiovascular events, bind to mature PCSK9. OBJECTIVE:This study examined the effects of monoclonal anti-PCSK9 antibody on ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakamura A,Kanazawa M,Kagaya Y,Kondo M,Sato K,Endo H,Nozaki E

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine right (RV) and left ventricular (LV) volumes, a new technique was developed using ECG-gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). RV volumes of nine patients and LV volumes of 22 patients measured by SPECT and biplane contrast cineangiography were compared. In addition, volume and ejection f...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Katohno E,Ono K,Owada K,Fujino A,Watanabe N,Sato M,Konno I,Yaoita H,Tsuda F,Kariyone S

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We determined the effect of two-time inflation of the stent balloon on stent expansion and its responsible factor. METHODS:Subjects included 61 patients with de novo coronary artery lesions, in whom 12 sirolimus-eluting, 27 paclitaxel-eluting, and 22 other stents were deployed twice at identical inflation p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Iwamoto Y,Okamoto M,Hashimoto M,Fukuda Y,Iwamoto A,Iwasaki T,Kinoshita H,Kihara Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of Japanese patients with ischemic heart disease. METHODS:The QOL data of 753 patients with chronic and stable ischemic heart disease was assessed using SF-36 Japanese version 1.2 and compared with Japanese national norms. Physical (PCS) and Mental Component Summary ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nishiyama S,Momomura S,Ishiwata S,Daida H,Hara K,Nishimura S,Nakamura M,Yamashina A,Shirai T,Yutaro N,Yamazaki T,Research Group of Quality of Life for Ischemic Heart Disease.

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative epicardial two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiography (PDE) were performed for 44 patients undergoing open mitral valve surgery to determine the presence and severity of functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR). The findings of intraoperative epicardial PDE performed before cannulation for extra...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tanaka M,Abe T,Hibi N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although physicians frequently perform palpation of the apex beat to evaluate left ventricular (LV) size and hypertrophy, the clinical significance of apex beat palpation is still unclear. The introduction of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has enabled assessment not only of coronary stenoses but also ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ehara S,Okuyama T,Shirai N,Oe H,Matsumura Y,Sugioka K,Itoh T,Otani K,Hozumi T,Yoshiyama M,Yoshikawa J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography trials have evaluated myocardial perfusion in small animals. The feasibility of using intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography to assess the ischemic area in rats was investigated. METHODS:Fourteen open chest Wister male rats were examined. Intrav...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kobayashi H,Beppu S,Hirayama H,Yagura S,Kashiwagi Y,Kayano H,Ishikura F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00