Issue 7/2017
Content (15 Articles)
Overlapping implantation of bioresorbable novolimus-eluting scaffolds: an observational optical coherence tomography study
Florian Blachutzik, Niklas Boeder, Jens Wiebe, Alessio Mattesini, Oliver Dörr, Astrid Most, Timm Bauer, Monique Tröbs, Jens Röther, Christian Schlundt, Stephan Achenbach, Christian Hamm, Holger Nef
Comparison of 8-frame and 16-frame thallium-201 gated myocardial perfusion SPECT for determining left ventricular systolic and diastolic parameters
Satoshi Kurisu, Yoji Sumimoto, Hiroki Ikenaga, Noriaki Watanabe, Ken Ishibashi, Yoshihiro Dohi, Yukihiro Fukuda, Yasuki Kihara
Efficacy of everolimus-eluting stent implantation in patients with small coronary arteries (≤2.5 mm): outcomes of 3-year clinical follow-up
Hideki Yano, Shigeo Horinaka, Mayuko Ishikawa, Toshihiko Ishimitsu
Early vascular responses after everolimus-eluting stent implantation assessed by serial observations of intracoronary optical coherence tomography
Hideki Yano, Shigeo Horinaka, Mayuko Ishikawa, Toshihiko Ishimitsu
Pericoronary adipose tissue ratio is a stronger associated factor of plaque vulnerability than epicardial adipose tissue on coronary computed tomography angiography
Ryo Okubo, Rine Nakanishi, Mikihito Toda, Daiga Saito, Ippei Watanabe, Takayuki Yabe, Hideo Amano, Tatsushi Hirai, Takanori Ikeda
Interleukin-1β is associated with coronary endothelial dysfunction in patients with mTOR-inhibitor-eluting stent implantation
Hidetoshi Chibana, Hidemi Kajimoto, Takafumi Ueno, Shinji Yokoyama, Ken-ichiro Sasaki, Masanori Ohtsuka, Hiroshi Koiwaya, Takaharu Nakayoshi, Yoshiaki Mitsutake, Naoki Itaya, Masahiro Sasaki, Yoshihiro Fukumoto
Overestimation by echocardiography of the peak systolic pressure gradient between the right ventricle and right atrium due to tricuspid regurgitation and the usefulness of the early diastolic transpulmonary valve pressure gradient for estimating pulmonary artery pressure
Takuma Hioka, Sanae Kaga, Taisei Mikami, Kazunori Okada, Michito Murayama, Nobuo Masauzi, Masahiro Nakabachi, Hisao Nishino, Shinobu Yokoyama, Mutsumi Nishida, Hiroyuki Iwano, Mamoru Sakakibara, Satoshi Yamada, Hiroyuki Tsutsui
Results of mitral valve repair with an adjustable annuloplasty ring 2 years after implantation
Simon H. Sündermann, Markus Czesla, Jörg Kempfert, Thomas Walther, Patrick Nataf, Ehud Raanani, Stephan Jacobs, Ottavio Alfieri, Francesco Maisano, Volkmar Falk
Significance of right atrial tension for the development of complications in patients after atriopulmonary connection Fontan procedure: potential indicator for Fontan conversion
Gaku Izumi, Hideaki Senzaki, Atsuhito Takeda, Hirokuni Yamazawa, Kohta Takei, Takuo Furukawa, Kei Inai, Tokuko Shinohara, Toshio Nakanishi
Inferior vena cava diameter in acute decompensated heart failure as predictor of all-cause mortality
Alexander Jobs, Kerstin Brünjes, Alexander Katalinic, Valentin Babaev, Steffen Desch, Michael Reppel, Holger Thiele
Changes in brain natriuretic peptide in chronic heart failure patients treated with long-acting versus short-acting loop diuretics: J-MELODIC subanalysis
Miho Fukui, Takeshi Tsujino, Shinichi Hirotani, Hiroshi Ito, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Takashi Akasaka, Yutaka Hirano, Nobuyuki Ohte, Takashi Daimon, Satoshi Nakatani, Masaaki Kawabata, Tohru Masuyama
Prognostic impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation score in acute heart failure patients referred to a cardiac intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study
Ryosuke Itani, Yuichiro Minami, Shintaro Haruki, Erisa Watanabe, Nobuhisa Hagiwara
Combination of high-sensitivity troponin I and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide predicts future hospital admission for heart failure in high-risk hypertensive patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction
Ryunosuke Okuyama, Junnichi Ishii, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hideki Kawai, Takashi Muramatsu, Masahide Harada, Akira Yamada, Sadako Motoyama, Shigeru Matsui, Hiroyuki Naruse, Masayoshi Sarai, Midori Hasegawa, Eiichi Watanabe, Atsushi Suzuki, Mutsuharu Hayashi, Hideo Izawa, Yukio Yuzawa, Yukio Ozaki
A novel method to estimate blood flow velocity in the left atrial appendage using enhanced computed tomography: role of Hounsfield unit density ratio at two distinct points within the left atrial appendage
Ryobun Yasuoka, Takashi Kurita, Yasuhito Kotake, Yuzuru Akaiwa, Naotaka Hashiguchi, Koichiro Motoki, Hiromi Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Kobuke, Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Yutaka Hirano, Shunichi Miyazaki
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during intracoronary acetylcholine provocation test
Yuichi Saito, Hideki Kitahara, Toshihiro Shoji, Satoshi Tokimasa, Takashi Nakayama, Kazumasa Sugimoto, Yoshihide Fujimoto, Yoshio Kobayashi