Recent mortality of Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation in an urban city of Tokyo.

abstract：:In 39 patients with idiopathic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF group), the incidence of the abnormal P wave morphology (prolonged P wave and mitral P in lead II and increased P terminal force in lead V1: PTF V1) was examined, and the relationships to the electrophysiologic findings of the atrial muscle were invest...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Liu Z,Hayano M,Hirata T,Quin Y,Tsukahara K,Ishimatsu T,Sakamoto R,Iliev I,Iwamoto K,Ueyama C,Yano K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although combination therapy for various cardiac conditions with dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and thienopyridine derivatives) and warfarin sodium has become increasingly popular, the safety and effectiveness of this aggressive treatment regimen remain unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:We retrospectively en...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Uchida Y,Mori F,Ogawa H,Takagi A,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 83-year-old man was admitted because of heart failure due to severe aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation secondary to chordal rupture of the anterior leaflet. Mild anemia and elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase were present with reticulocytosis and haptoglobinemia. Direct Coombs test was positive. Coexistence o...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tamura S,Kitaoka H,Yamasaki N,Okawa M,Kubo T,Matsumura Y,Furuno T,Takata J,Nishinaga M,Sasaguri S,Doi Y

更新日期：2005-09-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is associated with worse clinical outcome and the extent of LGE predicts the increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Limited data exist regarding the distribution of LGE. We attempted to verify whether the presence o...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Klopotowski M,Kukula K,Malek LA,Spiewak M,Polanska-Skrzypczyk M,Jamiolkowski J,Dabrowski M,Baranowski R,Klisiewicz A,Kusmierczyk M,Jasinska A,Jarmus E,Kruk M,Ruzyllo W,Witkowski A,Chojnowska L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Missense mutations in KCNH2, a gene encoding the Kv11.1 channel, cause long QT syndrome (LQTS) type 2 primarily by disrupting the intracellular transport of Kv11.1 to the plasma membrane. The present study aimed to clarify the functional changes by two novel KCNH2 missense mutations. METHODS:We performed ge...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fukumoto D,Ding WG,Wada Y,Fujii Y,Ichikawa M,Takayama K,Fukuyama M,Kato K,Itoh H,Makiyama T,Omatsu-Kanbe M,Matsuura H,Horie M,Ohno S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since image quality obtained in the mid-diastolic [or slow filling (SF)] phase is generally superior to end-systolic image in coronary multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT), low heart rate (HR) comprises the most important factor for acquisition of high-quality images. However, despite HR <70 and opti...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sano T,Kondo T,Matsutani H,Morita H,Arai T,Sekine T,Takase S,Oida A,Fukazawa H,Kodama T,Kondo M,Orihara T,Yamada N,Narula J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is a risk factor for adverse post-procedural outcome after revascularization; however, it is unclear how left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and clinical HF symptoms affect percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes. We investigated the characteristics and long-term outcome...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kimura M,Kohno T,Sawano M,Heidenreich PA,Ueda I,Takahashi T,Matsubara T,Ueno K,Hayashida K,Yuasa S,Ohki T,Fukuda K,Kohsaka S

更新日期：2021-01-01 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:Recently, the Embolic Risk French Calculator (ER-Calculator) was designed to predict symptomatic embolism (SE) associated with infective endocarditis (IE), but external validation has not been reported. This study aimed to determine predictors of SE and the diagnostic accuracy of the ER-Calculator in left-si...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takahashi Y,Izumi C,Miyake M,Imanaka M,Kuroda M,Nishimura S,Yoshikawa Y,Amano M,Imamura S,Onishi N,Tamaki Y,Enomoto S,Tamura T,Kondo H,Kaitani K,Yamanaka K,Nakagawa Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rapid mobilization and discharge following rapid acute phase reperfusion are recommended for elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction to achieve a better outcome and performance. The safety and efficacy of new and old treatment protocols were retrospectively compared for patients with acute myocardi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kagoshima M

更新日期：2000-10-01 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:Serum malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein(MDA-LDL) was measured as a marker of oxidative stress, and the changes in serum MDA-LDL compared in patients with acute myocardial infarction and stable angina pectoris treated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS:Forty-one ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Araki T,Kanaya H,Shimizu M,Mabuchi H,Kitayama M,Kanemitsu S,Takekoshi N,Oxidative Stress Study Group.

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：:To assess the relative importance of the anatomical characteristics of the coronary artery distribution and the sites of the arterial stenoses in relation to infarct size, 21 patients with old myocardial infarction and angiographically-proven 90% or greater stenoses (AHA classification) of one of the major coronary ar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kamihata H,Kurimoto T,Shimada T,Karakawa M,Matsuura T,Ogura E,Hata T,Hamaguchi Y,Inada M,Nishiyama Y

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：:The precipitating factors of repetitive exacerbation were investigated in 110 consecutive patients with chronic left heart failure admitted due to acute exacerbation more than twice to the medical emergency ward of National Cardiovascular Center from January, 1992 to December, 1996. The controls were 189 consecutive p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sasaki T,Yanagitani Y,Kubo T,Matsuo H,Miyatake K

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 78-year-old man who had been treated with maintenance hemodialysis for chronic renal failure was admitted with severe edema in left arm for 1 month. Venous angiography showed a severe stenosis in left innominate vein, then, he underwent percutaneous balloon angioplasty and venous stenting (Wall Stent RP). His arm ed...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kaneko K,Hirono O,Yuuki K,Tamura H,Ishino M,Daidouji H,Ito H,Kubota I

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：: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：:This study evaluated the effect of physical exercise training on graft patency after aortocoronary bypass grafting (ACBG). Patients who underwent ACBG were randomized into the training (17 patients, 43 grafts) and nontraining groups (18 patients, 45 grafts). Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) antigen, TPA activity, pl...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kubo H,Ohshima H,Hirai H,Yabuki S,Machii K,Sato K,Ebine K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man visited a doctor because of arrhythmia and a diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was made in 1990. On January 9th, 1997, when aged 63 years old, he visited another doctor because of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation tachycardia. Since his clinical symptoms did not ameliorate, he visited our hospita...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sato M,Takenaka K,Yamashita T,Koike S,Natori K,Nakahara K

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of aorto-coronary bypass surgery in 28 children with coronary artery lesions due to Kawasaki disease were evaluated. Ages at surgery ranged from one to 17 years, and the intervals from disease onset to surgery ranged from 2 months to 16.8 years. All patients were followed by selective coronary arteriograph...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Suzuki A,Kamiya T,Ono Y,Nakamura Y,Yagihara T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] have been associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), and higher levels of Lp(a) are associated with lesions of significantly greater severity. We have examined Lp(a), total cholesterol (TC) and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) levels in pati...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakamura Y,Yokoi Y,Hamaguchi H,Toyonaga T,Kondo T,Takami S,Kubo M,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:CYP2C19*2 loss-of-function allele in Caucasians may be associated with wide interindividual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, and the incidence of gene mutation varies with racial differences, especially between Asians and Caucasians. The aim was to examine the impact of CYP2C19 ge...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yamamoto K,Hokimoto S,Chitose T,Morita K,Ono T,Kaikita K,Tsujita K,Abe T,Deguchi M,Miyagawa H,Saruwatari J,Sumida H,Sugiyama S,Nakagawa K,Ogawa H

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The correlation between the time-course changes in the serum concentration of myosin light chain 1 (ML-1) and left ventricular (LV) function was investigated in 37 patients with initial anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after successful reperfusion. All patients were confirmed to have coronary arteries recana...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shimizu M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with permanent transvenous right ventricular (RV) pacing, we performed phonocardiographic, contrast and pulsed Doppler echocardiographic studies in 18 patients with transvenous leads for RV pacing. In addition, a pathological study was performed on 26 autopsy cases wi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakai M,Ohkawa S,Ueda K,Kin H,Watanabe C,Matsushita S,Kuramoto K,Sugiura M,Takahashi T,Takenaka K

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial Doppler echocardiography was performed in 12 normal neonates (0.5-4.0 hrs after birth) to evaluate flow patterns through the ductus arteriosus, and in the aorta and brachiocephalic artery. At the initial examination, flow through the ductus arteriosus was bidirectional in eight of the 12 neonates and continuous...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shiraishi H,Endo H,Ichihashi K,Kuramatsu T,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to determine the prognostic importance of left ventricular (LV) myocardial stiffness, a hemodynamic index which is closely related to B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND:While elevated BNP, an abnormality of cardi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Watanabe S,Shite J,Takaoka H,Shinke T,Tanino Y,Otake H,Matsumoto D,Ogasawara D,Sawada T,Hirata K,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00