Effects of pitavastatin (LIVALO tablet) on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in hypercholesterolemic patients with chronic kidney disease. Sub-analysis of the LIVALO Effectiveness and Safety (LIVES) Study.

abstract：AIMS:The clinical implications of stiffness of the carotid artery (CA) have not been fully clarified in the prediction of coronary artery disease (CAD), although intima-media thickness (IMT) has been established as a surrogate marker. We examined the associations of stiffness parameter beta (ST) and IMT with concurrent...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Lee E,Emoto M,Teramura M,Tsuchikura S,Ueno H,Shinohara K,Morioka T,Mori K,Koyama H,Shoji T,Okuno Y,Inaba M,Nishizawa Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease constitutes the major cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. Arterial stiffness is an important contributor to the occurrence and progression of cardiovascular disease. Various risk factors, including altered hormone levels, have been suggested to be associated with arterial...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Gungor O,Kircelli F,Voroneanu L,Covic A,Ok E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Renal dysfunction is a major public health problem, but there have been few investigations of the relationship between serum high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin and renal function in Japanese community-dwelling adults. METHODS:We randomly recruited a sample of 1,849 adult Japanese (793 men aged 60 ± 14 (mean ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kawamoto R,Tabara Y,Kohara K,Miki T,Abe M,Kusunoki T,Katoh T,Ohtsuka N

更新日期：2010-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:High density lipoprotein (HDL) and its apolipoproteins can promote cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells via the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1), ABCG1, and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI). Liver X receptors (LXRs) operate as cholesterol sensors which may protect from cholesterol overl...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hu YW,Wang Q,Ma X,Li XX,Liu XH,Xiao J,Liao DF,Xiang J,Tang CK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Soluble cell adhesion molecules, such as vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1, E-selectin, and P-selectin, have been suggested to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk; however, the nature and magnitude of the association between VCAM-1 and CVD risk is uncerta...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kunutsor SK,Bakker SJL,Dullaart RPF

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS) reported a 19% reduction of the risk for coronary artery disease after long-term use of pure eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in Japanese patients with hypercholesterolemia. The variation in plasma fatty acid composition influenced the risk of coronary events. The aim of th...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Itakura H,Yokoyama M,Matsuzaki M,Saito Y,Origasa H,Ishikawa Y,Oikawa S,Sasaki J,Hishida H,Kita T,Kitabatake A,Nakaya N,Sakata T,Shimada K,Shirato K,Matsuzawa Y,JELIS.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Adipose tissue inflammation induced by macrophage infiltration through the MCP-1/CCR2 pathway is considered to play a pivotal role in the development of visceral obesity and insulin resistance. In the present study, therefore, we examined whether pharmacological inhibition of CCR2 is effective against the developme...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tamura Y,Sugimoto M,Murayama T,Minami M,Nishikaze Y,Ariyasu H,Akamizu T,Kita T,Yokode M,Arai H

更新日期：2010-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We investigated whether any seasonal variation is observed in the incidence, severity and prognosis of critical limb ischemia (CLI) requiring endovascular therapy. METHODS:We analyzed a multicenter database of 1,568 consecutive CLI cases undergoing primary endovascular therapy for infrainguinal lesions between Jul...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takahara M,Iida O,Soga Y,Hirano K,Yamaoka T,Kawasaki D,Suzuki K,Suematsu N,Shintani Y,Miyashita Y,Kaneto H,Shimomura I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To properly assess the guidance for perioperative management, we undertook a clinical epidemiology study with the primary aim of evaluating the incidence of perioperative vascular complications and their associated factors in a cohort of Japanese patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery in a tertiary medical care...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Aoyama-Mani C,Kawachi S,Ogawa Y,Kato N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Children exposed to parental smoking are at increased long-term risk of subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood. However, it has not been quantified if exposure to parental smoking in childhood is associated with adult systemic inflammation. This study aimed to determine if childhood exposure to parental smoking w...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Wang D,Juonala M,Viikari JSA,Wu F,Hutri-Kähönen N,Raitakari OT,Magnussen CG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Resistin is an adipocytokine that may link inflammation and atherosclerosis.We studied the associations of resistin levels with cardiovascular events and restenosis. METHODS:We measured pre-procedural serum resistin levels in 140 patients with coronary artery disease undergoing elective percutaneous coronary inter...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Momiyama Y,Ohmori R,Uto-Kondo H,Tanaka N,Kato R,Taniguchi H,Arakawa K,Nakamura H,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the current study was to investigate circulating adiponectin levels and their associated factors in young lean healthy Japanese women. METHODS:We recruited 82 healthy Japanese women in their twenties and thirties with their body mass index <25 kg/m(2), and performed anthropometric, sphygmomanometric, an...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Takahara M,Katakami N,Kishida K,Kaneto H,Funahashi T,Shimomura I,Matsunaga S,Kubo S,Fukamizu H,Otsuka A,Ichihara K,Nakamura T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A new antibody reacted with an epitope in Lp(a) that has undergone oxidation treatment, but is not present in native Lp(a), was developed. Thus, we determined serum oxidized Lp(a) concentration in healthy volunteers, and coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and hypertensive patients. METHODS:We m...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Morishita R,Ishii J,Kusumi Y,Yamada S,Komai N,Ohishi M,Nomura M,Hishida H,Niihashi M,Mitsumata M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Endothelial dysfunction is considered an early event in the development of atherosclerosis. The present study was undertaken to determine whether the accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance are associated with endothelial function in diabetic patients. METHODS:101 patients with type 2 di...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tsuchiya K,Nakayama C,Iwashima F,Sakai H,Izumiyama H,Doi M,Hirata Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the effects of exercise training on total and high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin and adiponectin oligomeric distribution. METHODS:A randomized parallel-design study (n=53; 40 women and 13 men; age range, 32?65 years) was conducted at a fitness club between April 2006 and July 2007. Participants w...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ando D,Hosaka Y,Suzuki K,Yamagata Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most commonly encountered genetic condition that predisposes individuals to severe autosomal dominant lipid metabolism dysfunction. Although more than 75% of the European population has been scrutinized for FH-causing mutations, the genetic diagnosis proportion among Chines...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Wang H,Yang H,Liu Z,Cui K,Zhang Y,Zhang Y,Zhao K,Yin K,Li W,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigatethe association of plasma epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) with early neurologic deterioration (END), and whether EETs are mediated by EPHX2 variants in patients with minor ischemic stroke (MIS). METHOD:This was a prospective, multi-center observational study in patients with acute MIS in the Chinese...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yi X,Lin J,Li J,Zhou Q,Han Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Framingham risk score (FRS) is one of the standard tools used to predict the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). No previous study has investigated its efficacy for a Japanese population cohort. The purpose of this study was to develop new coronary prediction algorithms for the Japanese population in the...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nishimura K,Okamura T,Watanabe M,Nakai M,Takegami M,Higashiyama A,Kokubo Y,Okayama A,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In atherosclerotic lesions, matrix metalloproteinases produced by foam cells (macrophages) are thought to increase plaque instability, promote plaque rupture, by degradating extracellular matrix. To investigate the relationship between the expression of these proteinases and the histologic appearance of atheromas, imm...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Okamoto Y,Satomura K,Ohsuzu F,Nakamura H,Takeuchi K,Yoshioka M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Statins not only reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, but also prevent the progression of kidney dysfunction. Ezetimibe, a cholesterol-absorption inhibitor, also lowers LDL cholesterol levels when added to statins; however, the effect of add-on ezetimibe on kidney function has had conflicting results....

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kinouchi K,Ichihara A,Bokuda K,Morimoto S,Itoh H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It has been reported that beta-blockers (BB) reduce cardiovascular events in patients with atherosclerotic disease. However, little is known about the efficacy of these drugs in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI). We investigated whether beta-blocker therapy affects the clinical outcomes of CLI patients. M...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Soga Y,Iida O,Takahara M,Hirano K,Suzuki K,Kawasaki D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is closely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in elderly women. Increases in body fat and decreases in muscle mass are closely associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). The aim of this study was to examine the influence of a 24-week aerobic and resistance tra...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Park J,Kwon Y,Park H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A simple, non-invasive medical device, using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for the evaluation of visceral fat level (VFL) was developed recently. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of VFL by BIA in the screening of metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS:VFL was measured by the BIA device in ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Unno M,Furusyo N,Mukae H,Koga T,Eiraku K,Hayashi J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In animals, dietary energy restriction is reported to increase longevity, whereas in humans, all cohort studies from Western countries have not shown an association between the low energy intake and longevity. We examined the association between total energy intake and longevity in Japan where dietary pattern is di...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Nagai M,Ohkubo T,Miura K,Fujiyoshi A,Okuda N,Hayakawa T,Yoshita K,Arai Y,Nakagawa H,Nakamura K,Miyagawa N,Takashima N,Kadota A,Murakami Y,Nakamura Y,Abbott RD,Okamura T,Okayama A,Ueshima H,NIPPON DATA80 Research Gro

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop and validate a new risk prediction model for predicting the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in Japanese adults. METHODS:A total of 2,454 participants aged 40-84 years without a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) were prospectively followed up for 24 years. An incident...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Honda T,Chen S,Hata J,Yoshida D,Hirakawa Y,Furuta Y,Shibata M,Sakata S,Kitazono T,Ninomiya T

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been suggested as a contributing factor for coronary atherosclerosis based on the previous cross-sectional studies and pathophysiologic background. However, a causal relationship between EAT and the development of non-calcified coronary plaque (NCP) has not been investigated. ME...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hwang IC,Park HE,Choi SY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Patients with acute infectious diseases are at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Clinicians should be aware of the VTE risk in patients with COVID-19, many of whom present with severe coagulation disorders. METHOD:We used an online platform to conduct a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among d...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Zhang Z,Xi L,Zhang S,Zhang Y,Pang W,Wang Y,Li C,Zhai Z,Wang C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The prognostic value of homocysteine (HCY) in patients with coronary artery diseases (CAD) is still controversial. The objective of this study was to investigate whether elevated HCY level at admission predict long-term outcomes in patients after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) with coronary artery stenti...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yeh JK,Chen CC,Hsieh MJ,Tsai ML,Yang CH,Chen DY,Chang SH,Wang CY,Lee CH,Hsieh IC

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated resting heart rate (HR) is associated with hypertension in addition to or similar to increased incidence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Subjects with high HR exhibit the characteristic features of insulin resistance syndrome. Sympathetic overactivity underlies this clinical condition. However, the...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hasegawa T,Watase H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by the development of thromboembolic events and is more prevalent among end-stage renal disease patients than in the general population. Vascular access thrombosis (VAT) is a major morbidity in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients; however, the association between AF and VAT ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Chou CY,Chen JY,Liu JH,Liu YL,Lin HH,Yang YF,Wang SM,Kuo HL,Huang CC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00