Issue 4/2016
Content (25 Articles)
Long-term effect of β-blocker in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function: a propensity analysis
Hirokazu Konishi, Katsumi Miyauchi, Takatoshi Kasai, Shuta Tsuboi, Manabu Ogita, Ryo Naito, Yuji Nishizaki, Iwao Okai, Hiroshi Tamura, Shinya Okazaki, Kikuo Isoda, Hiroyuki Daida
Comparison of neointimal coverage and extra-stent lumen between sirolimus and everolimus-eluting stent using optical coherence tomography
Takamasa Oda, Takayuki Okamura, Jutaro Yamada, Naoto Miyagi, Hiroki Uehara, Tomoko Nao, Hiroki Tateishi, Takao Maeda, Takeshi Nakamura, Kohzoh Shiraishi, Tadamitsu Nakashima, Shigehiko Nishimura, Toshiro Miura, Masunori Matsuzaki, Masafumi Yano
Does really previous stenting affect graft patency following CABG? A 5-year follow-up
Murat Çetin Songur, Sertan Özyalçin, Anıl Özen, Erdal Şimşek, Ümit Kervan, İrfan Taşoğlu, Sadi Kaplan, Kenan Köse, Ahmet Tulga Ulus
Assessment of vascular response after drug-eluting stents implantation in patients with diabetes mellitus: an optical coherence tomography sub-study of the J-DESsERT
Takashi Kubo, Takashi Akasaka, Takashi Tanimoto, Masamichi Takano, Yoshitane Seino, Kenya Nasu, Tomonori Itoh, Kyoichi Mizuno, Hiroyuki Okura, Toshiro Shinke, Jun-ichi Kotani, Shigenori Ito, Hiroyoshi Yokoi, Toshiya Muramatsu, Masato Nakamura, Shinsuke Nanto
Change of luminal diameter of skeletonized and non-skeletonized radial artery graft at early and late postoperative period
Takuto Maruyama, Hiroki Kohno, Keiichi Ishida, Toru Ishizaka, Nobusada Funabashi, Yoshio Kobayashi, Goro Matsumiya
Transradial catheterization may decrease the radial artery luminal diameter and impair the vasodilatation response in the access site at late term: an observational study
Ali Buturak, Burak Murat Tekturk, Aleks Degirmencioglu, Sila Ulus, Ozgur Surgit, Cem Ariturk, Ertugrul Zencirci, Sevket Gorgulu
Effect of rhBNP on renal function in STEMI-HF patients with mild renal insufficiency undergoing primary PCI
Kun Xing, Xianghua Fu, Yanbo Wang, Wei Li, Xinshun Gu, Guozhen Hao, Qing Miao, Shiqiang Li, Yunfa Jiang, Weize Fan, Wei Geng
Association between coronary artery calcification and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in elderly people
Kazuhiro Osawa, Toru Miyoshi, Hiroki Oe, Shuhei Sato, Kazufumi Nakamura, Kunihisa Kohno, Hiroshi Morita, Susumu Kanazawa, Hiroshi Ito
Characteristic patterns of the longitudinal and circumferential distribution of calcium deposits by parent coronary arteries observed from computed tomography angiography
Shoichi Ehara, Kenji Matsumoto, Takao Hasegawa, Kenichiro Otsuka, Mikumo Sakaguchi, Kenei Shimada, Junichi Yoshikawa, Minoru Yoshiyama
Impact of intravascular ultrasound findings on long-term patency after self-expanding nitinol stent implantation in the iliac artery lesion
Kojiro Miki, Kenichi Fujii, Masashi Fukunaga, Machiko Nishimura, Tetsuo Horimatsu, Ten Saita, Hiroto Tamaru, Takahiro Imanaka, Masahiko Shibuya, Yoshiro Naito, Tohru Masuyama
Layer-specific dyssynchrony and its relationship to the change of left ventricular function in hypertensive patients
Su-A Kim, Mi-Na Kim, Wan-Joo Shim, Seong-Mi Park
Additive clinical value of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor for prediction of chronic heart failure outcome
Shinpei Kadowaki, Tetsuro Shishido, Yuki Honda, Taro Narumi, Yoichiro Otaki, Daisuke Kinoshita, Satoshi Nishiyama, Hiroki Takahashi, Takanori Arimoto, Takuya Miyamoto, Tetsu Watanabe, Isao Kubota
Time course of left ventricular reverse remodeling in response to pharmacotherapy: clinical implication for heart failure prognosis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Yuki Ikeda, Takayuki Inomata, Yuichiro Iida, Miwa Iwamoto-Ishida, Takeru Nabeta, Shunsuke Ishii, Takanori Sato, Tomoyoshi Yanagisawa, Tomohiro Mizutani, Takashi Naruke, Toshimi Koitabashi, Ichiro Takeuchi, Mototsugu Nishii, Junya Ako
Incidence, etiology, and outcome of primary graft dysfunction in adult heart transplant recipients: a single-center experience in Japan
Osamu Seguchi, Tomoyuki Fujita, Yoshihiro Murata, Haruki Sunami, Takuma Sato, Takuya Watanabe, Seiko Nakajima, Kensuke Kuroda, Eriko Hisamatsu, Takamasa Sato, Masanobu Yanase, Hiroki Hata, Kyoichi Wada, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Junjiro Kobayashi, Takeshi Nakatani
Fragmented QRS complex is a diagnostic tool in patients with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
Yoshiro Onoue, Yasuhiro Izumiya, Shinsuke Hanatani, Yuichi Kimura, Satoshi Araki, Kenji Sakamoto, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Tsujita, Tomoko Tanaka, Megumi Yamamuro, Sunao Kojima, Koichi Kaikita, Seiji Hokimoto, Hisao Ogawa
Comparison of pulse wave velocity assessed by three different techniques: Arteriograph, Complior, and Echo-tracking
Diana J. Mihalcea, Maria Florescu, Berenice M. C. Suran, Oana A. Enescu, Raluca I. Mincu, Stefania Magda, Natalia Patrascu, Dragos Vinereanu
Impact of preoperative regular physical activity on postoperative course after open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Kazuhiro Hayashi, Akihiro Hirashiki, Akio Kodama, Kiyonori Kobayashi, Yuto Yasukawa, Miho Shimizu, Takahisa Kondo, Kimihiro Komori, Toyoaki Murohara
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with severely impaired left ventricular systolic function
Ken Kato, Koichiro Ejima, Noritoshi Fukushima, Makoto Ishizawa, Osamu Wakisaka, Ryuta Henmi, Kentaro Yoshida, Toshiaki Nuki, Kotaro Arai, Bun Yashiro, Tetsuyuki Manaka, Kyomi Ashihara, Morio Shoda, Nobuhisa Hagiwara
Factors related to sinus rhythm at discharge after radiofrequency ablation of permanent atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery
Carlo Rostagno, Sandro Gelsomino, Irene Capecchi, Alessandra Rossi, Gian Franco Montesi, Pier Luigi Stefàno
Characteristics of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating above the pulmonary valve
Hisashi Yokoshiki, Kazuya Mizukami, Hirofumi Mitsuyama, Masaya Watanabe, Taro Tenma, Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Effect of resveratrol and orchidectomy on the vasorelaxing influence of perivascular adipose tissue
Charlotte Boydens, Bart Pauwels, Johan Van de Voorde
Potassium induced contraction of the internal thoracic artery in vitro is time related: the potential consequences in the analysis of the mechanism of the spasm after coronary artery bypass grafting and in the analysis of the results of in vitro studies
Tomasz Kleszczewski, Leszek Buzun, Anna Lisowska, Beata Modzelewska
Repression of wall shear stress inside cerebral aneurysm at bifurcation of anterior cerebral artery by stents
Ryuhei Yamaguchi, Gaku Tanaka, Hao Liu, Hiroshi Ujiie
Association of a unique form of cor triatriatum with tetralogy of Fallot
Tai Fuchigami, Masaaki Koide, Yoshifumi Kunii, Kazumasa Watanabe
Intra-cardiac echocardiography-guided stent implantation into stenosed superior vena cava in a patient with a history of contrast anaphylaxis
Hironaga Yoshimoto, Kenji Suda, Shintaro Kishimoto, Yoshiyuki Kudo