Issue 2/2020
Content (18 Articles)
Association of less-contrast media with clinical factors in elective percutaneous coronary intervention
Yasuhiro Mukai, Kenichi Sakakura, Kei Yamamoto, Yousuke Taniguchi, Takunori Tsukui, Masaru Seguchi, Hiroshi Wada, Shin-ichi Momomura, Hideo Fujita
Relationship between circulating levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-angiotensin-(1–7)-MAS axis and coronary heart disease
Xiaomin Zhou, Ping Zhang, Tao Liang, Yongyue Chen, Dan Liu, Huimin Yu
Adjustment of CT-fractional flow reserve based on fluid–structure interaction underestimation to minimize 1-year cardiac events
Etsuro Kato, Shinichiro Fujimoto, Kanako K. Kumamaru, Yuko O. Kawaguchi, Tomotaka Dohi, Chihiro Aoshima, Yuki Kamo, Kazuhisa Takamura, Yoshiteru Kato, Makoto Hiki, Iwao Okai, Shinya Okazaki, Shigeki Aoki, Hiroyuki Daida
Major cardiovascular and bleeding events with long-term use of aspirin in patients with prior cardiovascular diseases: 1-year follow-up results from the Management of Aspirin-induced Gastrointestinal Complications (MAGIC) study
Shinichiro Uchiyama, Shinya Goto, Hideki Origasa, Naomi Uemura, Kentaro Sugano, Hideyuki Hiraishi, Kazuyuki Shimada, Yasushi Okada, Yasuo Ikeda, Yasuo Ikeda, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Yasushi Okada, Kazuyuki Shimada, Shinya Goto, Kentaro Sugano, Hideyuki Hiraishi, Naomi Uemura, Hideki Origasa, Naomi Uemura, Takashi Kawai, Shinichi Nakamura, Chouitsu Sakamoto, Hidekazu Suzuki, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Yasushi Okada, Kazuyuki Shimada, Shinya Goto, Saichi Hosoda, Yukito Shinohara, Toshifumi Hibi, Hiroko Usami
Clinical impact of improvement in the ankle–brachial index after endovascular therapy for peripheral arterial disease
Tomonori Katsuki, Kyohei Yamaji, Yusuke Tomoi, Seiichi Hiramori, Yoshimitsu Soga, Kenji Ando
The impact of kidney dysfunction categorized by urinary to serum creatinine ratio on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure
Yoichiro Otaki, Tetsu Watanabe, Tsuneo Konta, Harutoshi Tamura, Shigehiko Kato, Satoshi Nishiyama, Hiroki Takahashi, Takanori Arimoto, Tetsuro Shishido, Masafumi Watanabe
Endothelial dysfunction and glycocalyx shedding in heart failure: insights from patients receiving cardiac resynchronisation therapy
Chukwudiebube N. Ajaero, Nathan E. K. Procter, Yuliy Y. Chirkov, Tamila Heresztyn, Margaret A. Arstall, Andrew D. McGavigan, Michael P. Frenneaux, John D. Horowitz
Significant impact of left ventricular assist device models on the value of flow-mediated dilation: effects of LVAD on endothelial function
Aya Watanabe, Eisuke Amiya, Masaru Hatano, Masafumi Watanabe, Atsuko Ozeki, Daisuke Nitta, Hisataka Maki, Yumiko Hosoya, Masaki Tsuji, Chie Bujo, Akihito Saito, Miyoko Endo, Yukie Kagami, Mariko Nemoto, Kan Nawata, Osamu Kinoshita, Mitsutoshi Kimura, Minoru Ono, Issei Komuro
Impact of gender on heart failure presentation in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Ji-Hun Jang, Sung-Hee Shin, Yong Soo Beak, Kyu Yong Ko, Sung Woo Kwon, Sang Don Park, Seong Ill Woo, Dae Hyeok Kim, Jun Kwan
Association with left atrial volume index and long-term prognosis in patients without systolic dysfunction nor atrial fibrillation: an observational study
Yuta Seko, Takao Kato, Yusuke Morita, Yuhei Yamaji, Yoshizumi Haruna, Eisaku Nakane, Tetsuya Haruna, Moriaki Inoko
Earliest pulmonary vein potential-guided cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation
Yoshiaki Mizutani, Masaaki Kanashiro, Yuichiro Makino, Akinori Satake, Wataru Suzuki, Masanari Kurobe, Kouji Mizutani, Hitoshi Ichimiya, Yasuhiro Uchida, Junji Watanabe, Satoshi Ichimiya, Yasuya Inden, Toyoaki Murohara
Association between left atrial reverse remodeling and maintenance of sinus rhythm after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation
Yoshihiko Kagawa, Eitaro Fujii, Satoshi Fujita, Masaaki Ito
The P wave morphology in lead V7 on the synthesized 18-lead ECG is a useful parameter for identifying arrhythmias originating from the right inferior pulmonary vein
Kaori Hisazaki, Shinsuke Miyazaki, Kanae Hasegawa, Kenichi Kaseno, Naoki Amaya, Yuichiro Shiomi, Naoto Tama, Hiroyuki Ikeda, Yoshitomo Fukuoka, Tetsuji Morishita, Kentaro Ishida, Hiroyasu Uzui, Hiroshi Tada
Early palliative balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in neonates and young infants with tetralogy of Fallot
Jun Muneuchi, Mamie Watanabe, Yuichiro Sugitani, Naoki Kawaguchi, Ryohei Matsuoka, Yusuke Ando, Yoshie Ochiai
Prognostic value of exercise tolerance test for predicting cardiovascular disease in asymptomatic individuals with heterozygous familiar hypercholesterolemia
Ioanna Papaioannou, Christos E. Lampropoulos, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, John Skoumas, Christos H. Pitsavos, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Clinically feasible method for assessing leukocyte rheology in whole blood
Riha Shimizu, Hirotsugu Fukuda, Yuji Kikuchi, Hirokazu Yanaka, Nobuhiro Hata, Masashi Yamazaki, Yuki Nakatani, Yuma Tamura, Seiko Yamakoshi, Atsuhiko Kawabe, Yasuto Horie, Hiroyuki Sugimura, Yasushi Matsushita, Takaaki Nakamoto, Takanori Yasu
Regulatory T cells suppress the expression of COX-2 in vulnerable plaque
Kai Zhang, Jing Kong, Bin Liu, Xiao Meng
Small and intermediate Ca2+-sensitive K+ channels do not play a role in vascular conductance during resting blood flow in the anaesthetised pig
Therese Ruane-O’Hora, Farouk Markos