Combined surgery for ischemic cardiomyopathy: report of a case.

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：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are closely related. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and outcomes after cryoballoon catheter ablation for AF. METHODS:We included a total of 110 patients (64.0±10.1 years, 64% me...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yanagisawa S,Inden Y,Kato H,Fujii A,Mizutani Y,Ito T,Kamikubo Y,Kanzaki Y,Ando M,Hirai M,Shibata R,Murohara T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing, yet it remains difficult to focus preventive strategies on populations at highest absolute and relative risks. We compared absolute and relative cardiovascular event counts, plus time to first event, among patients undergoing myocardial perfusion scintigrap...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nudi F,Neri G,Schillaci O,Pinto A,Procaccini E,Vetere M,Tomai F,Frati G,Biondi-Zoccai G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow flow or no-reflow is a serious complication during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but little is known about the risk factors. A 64-year-old man underwent coronary angiography and PCI for stable angina. Pre-interventional intravascular ultrasound demonstrated an ultrasound attenuated coronary plaque, as...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Furuichi S,Itoh A,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Noguchi T,Miyawaki M,Nomura K,Arita Y,Otsuka M,Shindo T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No heart transplants have been performed in Japan due to various obstacles since the only operation performed in 1968. Since 1981, a number of patients requiring heart transplants have been accepted by foreign transplantation centers in England, the U.S.A., and Germany. This report describes an investigation of the po...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hachida M,Koyanagi H,Matsuda H,Sono J,Akasaka T,Tanaka K,Nunoda S,Satomi G,Koike K,Miyamoto N,Omoto R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of morphological and dynamic changes in the interventricular septum (IVS) on right ventricular (RV) and left ventricular (LV) fillings in cases of LV or RV pressure overload was evaluated. Using pulsed Doppler echocardiography, LV and RV inflow signals were recorded in 20 healthy subjects, in 36 cases of...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Mizushige K,Morita H,Wada S,Nakajima S,Hirabayashi K,Senda S,Matsuo H

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography is used clinically, but use in small animals has not been evaluated. The conditions for myocardial opacification and the feasibility of myocardial contrast echocardiography were examined in mice. METHODS:Closed chest mice were examined. The lef...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hirayama H,Ishikura F,Okuda K,Hirano T,Kobayashi H,Beppu S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Syndecan-4 is a transmembrane heparan sulfate-carrying glycoprotein that mediates signal transduction pathways activated by growth factors and cell surface receptors, thereby modulating tissue regeneration, angiogenesis, and focal adhesion. The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical use of se...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takahashi R,Negishi K,Watanabe A,Arai M,Naganuma F,Ohyama Y,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the rarity of this condition, clinical treatment and outcomes in isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (ISMAD) patients remain unknown. The primary aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to elucidate the treatment strategies and in-hospital outcomes for ISMAD patients by using admini...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Mizuno A,Iguchi H,Sawada Y,Nomura H,Komiyama N,Watanabe S,Yoshikawa A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with right ventricular overload, the free wall of the right ventricle is often visualized by 201T1 myocardial scintigraphy. To determine quantitatively the discriminant and characteristics of cor pulmonale, 201T1 myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed in 16 pa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kato H,Misawa T,Kutsumi Y,Sasaki F,Ishizaki T,Nakai T,Miyabo S,Matsushita T,Nakajima T,Ishii Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Nowadays, early detection and treatment can often keep chronic kidney disease patients from getting worse and prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. Cystatin C (Cys-C) is a new marker for renal dysfunction. This study investigated whether Cys-C played an important role for screening coronary arter...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sekizuka H,Akashi YJ,Kawasaki K,Yamauchi M,Musha H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate right ventricular (RV) function in severe left ventricular (LV) failure, we measured RV and LV ejection fractions (EF) in 18 patients with old myocardial infarction (OMI) and in 18 with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) using cardiac blood pool scintigraphy. In patients with OMI, RVEF was significantly greater ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kubota Y,Sugihara H,Nakagawa T,Inagaki S,Inoue N,Azuma A,Shimoo K,Furukawa K,Katsume H,Ijichi H

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of elevated blood glucose (BG) levels on the long-term prognosis of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients has not been well defined. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term prognosis of ADHF with elevated BG. METHODS:A cohort of patients consecutively admitted to the ca...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kattel S,Kasai T,Matsumoto H,Yatsu S,Murata A,Kato T,Suda S,Hiki M,Takagi A,Daida H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of long-standing (greater than or equal to 24 hours) coronary T waves without abnormal Q waves was evaluated in 24 patients with angina. They were categorized in two groups; 11 with ST elevation followed by coronary T waves (Group A), and 13 with coronary T waves alone (Group B). 1. The patie...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hamashige N,Doi Y,Odawara H,Yonezawa Y,Kuzume O,Chikamori T,Ozawa T

更新日期：1988-09-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin receptor and neprilysin inhibition (ARNI) has been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality by 20% as compared with enalapril in a randomized controlled trial. However, there is a paucity of real-world data on the effects of ARNI in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), e...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Chang HY,Feng AN,Fong MC,Hsueh CW,Lai WT,Huang KC,Chong E,Chen CN,Chang HC,Yin WH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Along with the global aging, the number of geriatric patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been increasing. However, temporal trends in the prevalence and outcomes of geriatric patients with AMI, with a special reference to heart failure (HF) on admission, remain to be elucidated. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sato K,Takahashi J,Hao K,Miyata S,Suda A,Shindo T,Ikeda S,Kikuchi Y,Shiroto T,Matsumoto Y,Sakata Y,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain the optimal time for surgery in chronic aortic regurgitation (AR), 66 patients with and without surgical correction were reviewed from the standpoint of left ventricular (LV) function based on their serial echocardiographic studies. Aggravation of the clinical status was usually associated with enlarged L...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohta T,Kanda H,Sato H,Nishiwaki M,Okada M,Nakamura K,Yokota Y,Fukuzaki H

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of coronary angioplasty is usually evaluated on the basis of coronary angiography. However, angiographic images taken after angioplasty vary and the angiographic assessment of the therapeutic success of angioplasty is limited by local disruptions and dissections at the site of the dilatation, which are ofte...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yamashita Y,Takazawa K,Fujita M,Iketani T,Ibukiyama C

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, which leads to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Previous studies have suggested that complex cross-talk between innate and adaptive immune responses is involved in the pathogenesis of acute myocarditis. Immunohistochemistry is the current standa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kawada JI,Takeuchi S,Imai H,Okumura T,Horiba K,Suzuki T,Torii Y,Yasuda K,Imanaka-Yoshida K,Ito Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on peri-procedural (type IVa) myocardial infarction (MI) following elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed data from 165 of 178 consecutive patients with stable angina pectoris who underw...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kurita A,Takashima H,Ando H,Kumagai S,Waseda K,Gosho M,Amano T

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic importance of age among well-known prognostic factors such as extent of coronary artery lesions, cardiac function, and myocardial ischemia was evaluated in 147 elderly patients with coronary artery disease aged 65 years or older who underwent dipyridamole perfusion scintigraphy and coronary angiography....

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Furuno T,Yamasaki F,Yabe T,Matsumura Y,Kitaoka H,Doi Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality and morbidity associated with residual intracardiac floating thrombi in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism remain uncertain. Thirteen patients (2 men and 11 women, mean age 56 +/- 15 years) with pulmonary thromboembolism underwent echocardiography within 24 hours from onset of symptoms. Four p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ikeda R,Yuda S,Nakahara N,Kobayashi N,Uno K,Nakata T,Tsuchihashi K,Shimamoto K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 90-year-old woman was admitted to a local clinic with fever, anorexia, and right lower abdominal pain on March 25, 2004. She was referred to our hospital for detailed examination of an abdominal aortic aneurysm on May 18. Computed tomography revealed an abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring 78mm in maximal diameter an...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saito N,Nishiya Y,Sotokawa M,Yusa H,Murata A,Hoshino S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the relations of central venous flow velocity (VFV) to cardiac pump function, hepatic venous flow velocity was recorded using Doppler echocardiography in six normal subjects and 47 patients with heart disease, of whom 28 had sinus rhythm and 19, atrial fibrillation. The area under the VFV profile during systo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Himura Y,Kannagi T,Tanio H,Nakamura Y,Kumada T,Kawai C

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrence after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) remains an unsolved issue. This study aimed to explore the association between the left atrial appendage peak flow velocity (LAAV) and AF recurrence after ablation in persistent AF patients. METHODS:Fifty-three consecutive patients wh...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kanda T,Masuda M,Sunaga A,Fujita M,Iida O,Okamoto S,Ishihara T,Watanabe T,Takahara M,Sakata Y,Uematsu M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea and chest pain. Transthoracic echocardiography showed dilation of the right ventricle. Chest computed tomography with contrast medium showed multiple emboli in the pulmonary arteries. Venography of the lower extremities showed multiple thrombi in th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shindo N,Tanaka N,Ogawa T,Shigeta H,Takei Y,Shiobara H,Yamashina A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) for the identification and quantification of mitral valve regurgitation in comparison with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). METHODS:Twenty-six patients (15 females, 11 males with a mean age of 44.6±14...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Vural M,Ucar O,Celebi OO,Cicekcioglu H,Durmaz HA,Selvi NA,Koparal S,Aydogdu S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transvenous mitral valvuloplasty (PTMV) using the Inoue balloon was performed in 18 patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis. They were seven men and 11 women, ranging in age from 38 to 77 years (mean 59 +/- 10 years). Among them, 13 were categorized as NYHA class II; four as class III; and one as class ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saito S,Ohtani K,Mochizuki T,Tohjo O,Arai H,Kubori S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00