Validation of the Get With The Guideline–Heart Failure risk score in Japanese patients and the potential improvement of its discrimination ability by the inclusion of B …

Y Shiraishi, S Kohsaka, T Abe, A Mizuno, A Goda… - American heart …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Detailed characteristics of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) in Japan have
not been elucidated. Furthermore, international application of risk models obtained in the …

Prognostic impact of previous hospitalization in acute heart failure patients

K Akita, T Kohno, S Kohsaka, Y Shiraishi… - Circulation …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The natural course of heart failure (HF) is typically associated with repeated
hospitalizations, and subsequently, patient prognosis deteriorates. However, the precise …

Alcohol septal ablation versus surgical septal myectomy of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Yokoyama, T Shimoda, YJ Shimada… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES To elucidate the optimal septal reduction therapy for obstructive hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy, we conducted a meta-analysis comparing alcohol septal ablation (ASA) …

Real‐time analysis of the heart rate variability during incremental exercise for the detection of the ventilatory threshold

Y Shiraishi, Y Katsumata, T Sadahiro… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background It has never been possible to immediately evaluate heart rate variability (HRV)
during exercise. We aimed to visualize the real‐time changes in the power spectrum of HRV …

Current use of guideline-based medical therapy in elderly patients admitted with acute heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and its impact on event-free survival

K Akita, T Kohno, S Kohsaka, Y Shiraishi… - International journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Acute heart failure (HF) is a frequently encountered cardiac condition. Its
prevalence increases exponentially with age. In spite of this, elderly patients are …

Impact of reduced-dose prasugrel vs. standard-dose clopidogrel on in-hospital outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in 62 737 patients with acute coronary …

K Akita, T Inohara, K Yamaji, S Kohsaka… - European Heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims In Japan, reduced-dose prasugrel (loading/maintenance dose, 20/3.75 mg)
has been approved for use in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing …

Contemporary septal reduction therapy in drug-refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Y Maekawa, K Akita, S Takanashi - Circulation Journal, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a complex and relatively common genetic cardiac
disease that has been the subject of intense investigation for over 50 years. Most patients …

Prediction of cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using plasma adipokine levels

K Akita, K Hasegawa, MA Fifer, A Tower-Rader… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Backgrounds and Aims Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) causes cardiac death
through both sudden cardiac death (SCD) and death due to heart failure (HF). Although …

Midterm effect of balloon pulmonary angioplasty on hemodynamics and subclinical myocardial damage in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

M Kimura, T Kohno, T Kawakami, M Kataoka… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The acute favourable effect of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has been
proven in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) …

NAD+ Levels Are Augmented in Aortic Tissue of ApoE−/− Mice by Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids

DH Chi, T Kahyo, A Islam, MM Hasan… - … and Vascular Biology, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Maintaining bioenergetic homeostasis provides a means to reduce the risk of
cardiovascular events during chronological aging. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide …