Relationship between statin type and responsiveness to clopidogrel in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention: a subgroup analysis of the CILON-T trial.

abstract：AIM:A novel device has been developed for measuring the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) as an indicator of arterial stiffness. In this study, we evaluated the effect of pitavastatin on CAVI in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS:Forty-five type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with low-density lipoprotein cholesterolemia...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Miyashita Y,Endo K,Saiki A,Ban N,Yamaguchi T,Kawana H,Nagayama D,Ohira M,Oyama T,Shirai K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that the oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and an increase in triglyceride-rich lipoprotein particles including chylomicron remnants contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis, as does the inflammatory response. We therefore examined whether and how these lipoprotei...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Okumura T,Fujioka Y,Morimoto S,Masai M,Sakoda T,Tsujino T,Kashiwamura S,Okamura H,Ohyanagi M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Lipoprotein lipase protein exists in preheparin serum (preheparin LpL mass), even though lipoprotein lipase activity is rarely detected. Recent clinical studies have clarified that low preheparin LpL mass concentration is an important coronary risk factor. The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of telmisar...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hitsumoto T,Takahashi M,Iizuka T,Shirai K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Speckle-tracking imaging has been introduced for the precise assessment of vessel mechanics. However, there are no data on the role of this imaging tool in assessing the changes in vasculature with statin therapy, which is known to enhance vascular elasticity. METHODS:This study was a prospective study including 4...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hae Kim C,Wang S,Park JB,Jung KH,E Yoon Y,Lee SP,Kim HK,Kim YJ,Cho GY,Sohn DW

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old woman with type II diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital in August/ 1995 with severe hyperlipidemia. She had taken feedings through a nasogastric tube with 1000 ml (1000 kcal) of Ensureliquid daily since 1993 because of the muscle weakness after rhabdomyolysis. Her serum total cholesterol was 51...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tanaka S,Miki T,Hsieh ST,Kim JI,Yasumoto T,Taniguchi T,Ishikawa Y,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk not only for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) but also for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this review article, we summarize the current evidence of CKD as a high-risk condition for CVD based on reports from Japan and other countries to draw attention...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Shoji T,Abe T,Matsuo H,Egusa G,Yamasaki Y,Kashihara N,Shirai K,Kashiwagi A,Committee of Renal and Peripheral Arteries, Japan Atherosclerosis Society.

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heterozygous patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are known to be associated with a high risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a major determinant of their clinical outcome. The prognosis of heterozygous FH patients substantially varies, being dependent on the level of their CAD risk, and thei...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sugisawa T,Okamura T,Makino H,Watanabe M,Kishimoto I,Miyamoto Y,Iwamoto N,Yamamoto A,Yokoyama S,Harada-Shiba M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sitosterolemia is a rare, autosomal recessive inherited sterol storage disease associated with high tissue and serum plant sterol concentrations, caused by mutations in the adenosine triphosphate-bind-ing cassette (ABC) transporter ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes. Markedly increased serum concentration of plant sterols. such as ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tsubakio-Yamamoto K,Nishida M,Nakagawa-Toyama Y,Masuda D,Ohama T,Yamashita S

更新日期：2010-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM AND METHODS:The high-density lipoprotein 2 cholesterol (HDL2-C) to HDL3-C ratio is associated with insulin resistance, high-molecular-weight adiponectin (HMW-Ad), and metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and is useful for evaluating MetS in Japanese individuals. We investigated potential associations between change...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Moriyama K,Takahashi E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Up-regulation of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) and of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been found in diabetes and in patients with acute cerebral ischemia. We asked whether (i) the two molecules are similarly upregulated among non-lacunar and lacunar diabetic strokes and (ii) sCD40L and/or MCP-1 predic...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Davì G,Tuttolomondo A,Santilli F,Basili S,Ferrante E,Di Raimondo D,Pinto A,Licata G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally, it is considered that visceral fat brings insulin resistance and hyper-insulinemia, in the mechanisms of metabolic syndromes. However, whether hyperinsulinemia brings about accumulation of visceral fat is not clear. We followed a case of insulinoma that caused primary hyperinsulinemia, and measured the chan...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Saiki A,Miyashita Y,Wakabayashi M,Kameda N,Shirai K

更新日期：2004-01-01 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:Ischemic stroke (IS) is a multifactorial disease caused by environmental risk factors and genetic susceptibility. However, few studies have assessed whether gene-gene interactions among cytochrome P450 (CYP) pathway genes influence the risk of IS. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of 1...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yi X,Liao D,Fu X,Zhang B,Wang C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Increasing evidence indicates that antimicrobial peptides, human neutrophil peptide-1, -2, and -3 (HNP1-3) and human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 are involved in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis; however, little is known about their circulating protein levels in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We therefore ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Zhao H,Yan H,Yamashita S,Li W,Liu C,Chen Y,Zhou P,Chi Y,Wang S,Zhao B,Song L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) is a plasma serine protease involved in hemostasis and remodeling processes. Increased levels of circulating FSAP during pregnancy and in women using oral contraceptives (OCs) indicate that the hormonal status critically influences FSAP expression. In this respect, the aim of t...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Parahuleva MS,Langanke E,Hölschermann H,Parviz B,Abdallah Y,Stracke S,Tillmanns H,Kanse SM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma levels of blood coagulation and fibrinolytic factors and the serum levels of lipids were measured in 62 subjects (22 normolipidemia and 40 hyperlipidemia) to investigate whether hyperlipidemia may affect the hemostatic system. Prothrombin, factors VII, IX and X were elevated in hyperlipidemic patients. The ...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Morishita E,Jokaji H,Matsuda T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the recent serum lipid levels and other serum variables in the general Japanese population and trends in their changes over the past 40 years, a nationwide survey of serum lipid levels was conducted in 36 institutes from various districts around Japan in 2000. The total number of subjects was 12,839, aged...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Arai H,Yamamoto A,Matsuzawa Y,Saito Y,Yamada N,Oikawa S,Mabuchi H,Teramoto T,Sasaki J,Nakaya N,Itakura H,Ishikawa Y,Ouchi Y,Horibe H,Kita T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study exogenous sterol metabolism during the suppression or stimulation of cholesterol biosynthesis induced by treatments for hyperlipidemia, we determined plasma plant sterol concentrations before and after administration of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, pravastatin, and compared these with changes in these plas...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Hidaka H,Kojima H,Kawabata T,Nakamura T,Konaka K,Kashiwagi A,Kikkawa R,Shigeta Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:All health insurers in Japan are mandated to provide Specific Health Checkups and Specific Health Guidance (SHG) focusing on metabolic syndrome (MetS) in middle-aged adults, beginning in 2008; intensive HG for individuals who have abdominal obesity and two or more additional MetS risk factors, and motivational HG f...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Tsushita K,S Hosler A,Miura K,Ito Y,Fukuda T,Kitamura A,Tatara K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LIVALO tablets (pitavastatin) in Japanese male children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). METHODS:A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel study was conducted in 14 male children 10-15 years of age with heterozygous F...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Harada-Shiba M,Arisaka O,Ohtake A,Okada T,Suganami H,NK-104-PH 01 study registration group.

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Although the human liver comprises approximately 2.8% of the body weight, it plays a central role in the control of energy metabolism. While the biochemistry of energy substrates such as glucose, fatty acids, and ketone bodies in the liver is well understood, many aspects of the overall control system for hepatic meta...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Yahagi N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cardiovascular events associated with hypertension often involve thrombosis. Increased platelet activity is one of the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. Antithrombotic properties of antihypertensive agents are not fully characterized. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) are widely used for the tre...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Sato Y,Fujii S,Imagawa S,Ohmura K,Ohmura Y,Andoh Y,Dong J,Ishimori N,Furumoto T,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Aim of this study was to directly detect increased permeability of vascular lesions by magnetic resonance imaging. METHODS:A novel contrast medium with a mean hydrodynamic diameter of 100 nm was prepared from monodispersed iron colloids incorporated into micelles of block copolymers composed of polyethylene glycol...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Imai Y,Kaneko E,Asano T,Kumagai M,Ai M,Kawakami A,Kataoka K,Shimokado K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Resveratrol has been shown to mimic the beneficial effects of dietary restriction (DR). We previously reported that DR delays stroke onset and extends the lifespan in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive rats (SHRSP). Therefore, we examined whether resveratrol mimics DR and delays stroke onset in SHRSP. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Chiba T,Yokotani K,Suzuki S,Itoh T,Umegaki K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Profiling of lipoproteins can predict risk of cardiovascular disease; gel permeation high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) improves prediction accuracy by providing detailed data for specific lipoprotein subclasses. This study applied HPLC to examine the effects of evolocumab, which effectively treats hype...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Masuda D,Kiyosue A,Hirayama A,Shimauchi J,López JAG,Miyawaki K,Yamashita S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A positive association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and periodontal status has recently been noted. However, no study has evaluated the relationship by sex and in a general urban population using the uniform definition proposed in the 2009 Joint Interim Statement. The aim of this study was to clarify the relat...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kikui M,Kokubo Y,Ono T,Kida M,Kosaka T,Yamamoto M,Watanabe M,Maeda Y,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The agarose gel electrophoresis and differential staining system is an easy and quick method for analyzing the serum lipid composition of each lipoprotein fraction. It has been reported in adults that measured values obtained by this method strongly correlated with those obtained by ultracentrifugation. The aim of thi...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Kuromori Y,Okada T,Miyashita M,Harada K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Although distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deteriorates cardiac function, whether distal protection (DP) can improve prognosis is still controversial. We investigated whether a filter-type DP device, Filtrap®, could improve long-term outcomes a...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Teramoto R,Sakata K,Miwa K,Matsubara T,Yasuda T,Inoue M,Okada H,Kanaya H,Kawashiri MA,Yamagishi M,Hayashi K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertriglyceridemia is often associated with small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL), elevated remnants, and decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (C), which comprise the dyslipidemic triad. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of fenofibrate on the lipoprotein subfraction profil...

journal_title：Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis

authors： Ikewaki K,Tohyama J,Nakata Y,Wakikawa T,Kido T,Mochizuki S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00