Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis With Bicuspid Aortic Valve.

abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when the heart muscle is severely damaged due to a decrease in blood flow from the coronary arteries. During recovery from an MI, cardiac fibroblasts become activated and produce extracellular matrices, contributing to the wound healing process in the damaged heart. Inappropriate acti...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Wake M,Takeda N,Isagawa T,Sato T,Nakagama Y,Morioka MS,Hirota Y,Asagiri M,Maemura K,Manabe I,Tanabe K,Komuro I

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24 year-old woman had a congenital solitary kidney with renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia. She had been treated as having essential hypertension until she developed preeclampsia and HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome at 28 weeks of gestation. Plasma reni...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hayashida M,Watanabe N,Imamura H,Kumazaki S,Kitabayashi H,Takahashi W,Uchikawa S,Yazaki Y,Kubo K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies have suggested that arterial stiffness parameters such as peripheral pulse pressure (PPP), central blood pressure (CBP), and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are more accurate markers than brachial blood pressure for prediction of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, it remains unknown which arterial s...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Ishisone T,Koeda Y,Tanaka F,Sato K,Nagano M,Nakamura M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the expression levels of several genes have been described in aortic aneurysm specimens, however, the spectrum of diverse molecular alterations remains to be elucidated. We attempted to identify key molecules that modulate the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysm, using a complimentary DNA microarray carrying ap...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Taketani T,Imai Y,Morota T,Maemura K,Morita H,Hayashi D,Yamazaki T,Nagai R,Takamoto S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease with high mortality. Hypertension is a well known risk factor of AAD. There have been previous reports about the association between circadian variation of blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular events. However, little is known about the associ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Seguchi M,Wada H,Sakakura K,Nakagawa T,Ibe T,Ikeda N,Sugawara Y,Ako J,Momomura S

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the precise pattern of stroke volume (SV) response during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) compared with age-matched controls. Fourteen patients with CHF and 7 controls performed symptom-limited bicycle exercise testing with respiratory gas exchange mea...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Fukuda T,Matsumoto A,Kurano M,Takano H,Iida H,Morita T,Yamashita H,Hirata Y,Nagai R,Nakajima T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient with tetralogy of Fallot accompanied by aortic regurgitation had maintained sufficient exercise capacity for a number of decades with the status of acyanotic tetralogy of Fallot. When he was 67 years old, he suffered a posterior wall acute myocardial infarction and direct percutaneous coronary angioplas...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Izawa A,Sekimura N,Uchikawa S,Yazaki Y,Kinoshita O,Owa M,Kubo K,Ikeda U,Sekiguchi M,Kitahara H,Amano J,Imamura H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased QT dispersion (QTd) is a marker of myocardial electrical instability and predicts ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Exercise training (ET) has been shown to reduce both QTd and cardiovascular mortality in various populations. Patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) have been shown to have incre...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Guiraud T,Gayda M,Curnier D,Juneau M,Talajic M,Fortier A,Nigam A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterised by irregular, diffuse, saccular, or fusiform dilatation of the coronary arteries. Although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood, CAE is considered to be an original form of vascular remodelling in response to atherosclerosis. However, it is not clear why som...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Uyarel H,Okmen E,Tartan Z,Kasikcioglu H,Dayi SU,Karabulut A,Uzunlar B,Samur H,Cam N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), which is less invasive than transfemoral PCI, may facilitate early rehabilitation of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of our study was to investigate whether transradial PCI is associated with a shorter coronary care unit (CCU) stay in very ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Jinnouchi H,Sakakura K,Wada H,Kubo N,Sugawara Y,Nakamura T,Funayama H,Ako J,Momomura S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Everolimus (EVL), one of the mammalian targets of rapamycin, is a next generation immunosuppressant that may have accessory anti-proliferative effects in heart transplant (HTx) recipients. However, little is known about the clinical relationship between EVL and regression of cardiac hypertrophy. A total of 42 HTx reci...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Imamura T,Kinugawa K,Nitta D,Kinoshita O,Nawata K,Ono M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have made remarkable progress over the last two decades. Currently, 3 types of drugs can be used to treat PAH; prostacyclins, phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, and endothelin receptor antagonists (ERA). In Japan, the first generation ERA bosentan was reimb...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Maki H,Hara T,Tsuji M,Saito A,Minatsuki S,Inaba T,Amiya E,Hosoya Y,Hatano M,Morita H,Yao A,Kinugawa K,Komuro I

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While physiological levels of nitric oxide (NO) protect the endothelium and have vasodilatory effects, excessive NO has adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. Recently, new NO-releasing pharmacodynamic hybrids of angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 (AT1) receptor blockers (ARBs) have been developed.We analyzed wheth...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yahiro E,Miura S,Suematsu Y,Matsuo Y,Arimura T,Kuwano T,Imaizumi S,Iwata A,Uehara Y,Saku K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the potential advantages of minimally invasive surgery using a single femoral venous drainage method versus femoral venous and superior vena cava or jugular venous drainage method during repeat tricuspid valve surgery.From January 2010 to December 2016, 50 repeat tricuspid valve procedures were performed usi...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Peng R,Shi H,Ba J,Wang C

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical scenario, which is based on systolic blood pressure (SBP) upon admission, is useful for classifying and determining initial treatment for acute heart failure (HF). However, the prognostic significance of SBP following the initial treatment is unclear.The Japanese Heart Failure Syndrome with Preserved Ejec...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sato Y,Yoshihisa A,Oikawa M,Nagai T,Yoshikawa T,Saito Y,Yamamoto K,Takeishi Y,Anzai T

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), targeting the imbalanced autonomic nervous system, is a promising therapeutic approach for chronic heart failure (HF). Moreover, calcium cycling is an important part of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling (ECC), which also participates in the antiarrhythmic effects of VNS. We hypothe...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Zhang Y,Chen A,Song L,Li M,Luo Z,Zhang W,Chen Y,He B

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding complications following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have been closely associated with morbidity and mortality. Although radial arteries have been widely used in current PCI, including primary PCI, transfemoral PCI remains necessary for complex PCI. The purpose of this study was to compare the in...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yamamoto S,Sakakura K,Taniguchi Y,Yamamoto K,Wada H,Momomura SI,Fujita H

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical stress by pressure overload due to hypertension or valvular heart disease such as aortic valve stenosis induces cardiac hypertrophy. It has been well established that the mechanical stretch of cardiac myocytes in vitro induces hypertrophic responses such as the expression of immediate early response genes i...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sakai H,Urasawa K,Oyama N,Kaneta S,Saito T,Kitabatake A,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is frequently observed in patients with congestive heart failure. Recent studies have shown that SDB negatively affects the onset of congestive heart failure; however, no studies have addressed the relationship between the level of SDB and the onset time of acute dyspnea. We hypothesiz...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yoneyama K,Osada N,Shimozato T,Ishibashi Y,Hayashi A,Takahashi E,Kida K,Suzuki K,Tamura M,Inoue K,Akashi YJ,Omiya K,Miyake F,Izawa KP,Watanabe S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the major causes of death worldwide, and the therapeutic strategies of MI are still limited. In this study, we investigated the function of miR-665 in MI. In the present study, an ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) rat model and a hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced H9c2 cell model were su...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Liu C,Tang M,Zhang X,Li J,Cao G

更新日期：2020-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Enlargement of the mitral valve (MV) has gained attention as a compensatory mechanism for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). We aimed to determine if MV leaflet area is associated with MV coaptation-zone area and identify the clinical factors associated with MV leaflet size and coaptation-zone area in patients wit...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Xu B,Daimon M,Kawata T,Nakao T,Hirokawa M,Sawada N,Kimura K,Yamanaka Y,Morita H,Komuro I,Yatomi Y

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its clinical relevance, a subclass of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with elevated blood pressure, known as hypertensive ADHF (HT-ADHF), has been less intensively evaluated. This study aimed to characterize the prognostic nature and pathophysiology of HT-ADHF. A total of 509 consecutive patients with...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hiki M,Iwata H,Takasu K,Nojiri S,Ishikawa G,Chikata Y,C Mattson P,Kasai T,Miyazaki T,Inoue K,Fujiwara Y,Sumiyoshi M,Kinugawa K,Daida H

更新日期：2020-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a major problem in recipients with heart transplantation (HTx), because it may play a significant role in the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy, which is one of the major causes of death after HTx. Valganciclovir (VGC) is effective for the treatment of CMV infection,...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Imamura T,Shiga T,Kinugawa K,Kato N,Endo M,Inaba T,Maki H,Hatano M,Yao A,Hirata Y,Nagai R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has various morphological and clinical features. A decade has passed since the previous survey of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Japanese HCM patients. The Aichi Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (AHC) Registry is based on a prospective multicenter observational study o...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yoshinaga M,Yoshikawa D,Ishii H,Hirashiki A,Okumura T,Kubota A,Sakai S,Harada K,Somura F,Mizuno T,Fujiwara W,Yokoi H,Hayashi M,Ishii J,Ozaki Y,Murohara T,Yoshida Y,Amano T,Izawa H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by pulmonary vascular remodeling leading to right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) and failure. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), a member of nuclear receptors, has been proved to ameliorate PAH. However, its effect on PAH-induced right ventricula...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Xu Y,Gu Q,Liu N,Yan Y,Yang X,Hao Y,Qu C

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrimination between atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) and orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT) during an electrophysiological study is sometimes challenging. This study aimed to investigate if the difference in the local VA (ventricle-atrium) interval during ventricular entrainment pacing and...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： He Q,Lei S,Jia FP,Gao LY,W X Zhu D

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old female with acute coronary syndrome was transferred to our hospital. Emergency coronary angiography showed 90% stenosis with severe calcification in the proximal right coronary artery (RCA). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images were obtained and showed circumferential heavy calcification without any ev...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Goryo Y,Kume T,Kobayashi Y,Okamoto H,Kawamura A,Fukuhara K,Koyama T,Yamada R,Imai K,Neishi Y,Uemura S

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of hypertonic saline solution (C-HSS) with high dose furosemide on hospitalization time, readmission, and mortality in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III heart failure.Decompensated heart failure patients (NYHA III) with chronic ischemic o...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Wan Y,Li L,Niu H,Ma X,Yang J,Yuan C,Mu G,Zhang J

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Music therapy (MT) has been used in geriatric nursing hospitals, but there has been no extensive research into whether it actually has beneficial effects on elderly patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and dementia. We investigated the effects of MT on the autonomic nervous system and plasma cytokine and catech...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Okada K,Kurita A,Takase B,Otsuka T,Kodani E,Kusama Y,Atarashi H,Mizuno K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are known to be atherogenic agents in coronary artery diseases. They adjust to other electronegative forms and can be the subject for the enhancement of inflammatory events in vessel subendothelial spaces. The LDL uptake is related to the membrane scavenger receptors, including ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Li Y,Rao Y,Zhu H,Jiang B,Zhu M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00