Background It remains unclear the clinical characteristics and prognosis of implantable
cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) on prevention for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in Japanese …

Background Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) on hospital arrival at the onset of acute
decompensated heart failure (ADHF) can improve after ADHF treatment because MR is …

Current differentiation protocols for human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) produce
heterogeneous cardiomyocytes (CMs). Although chamber-specific CM selection using cell …

Anticoagulation therapy is prescribed for the prevention of recurrence in patients with
venous thromboembolism, which could be temporarily interrupted during invasive …

Background: We investigated the relationship between admission systolic blood pressure
(SBP) and all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure …

Background Caffeine has been reported as a cause of cardiac arrest after massive
overdose. Here, we report the case of a patient with caffeine intoxication, which can cause …

Background Admission systolic blood pressure has emerged as a predictor of postdischarge
outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure; however, its validity in varied …

Studies on the outcomes of de novo three-vessel coronary artery disease (3VD) are limited.
This study evaluated the outcomes after coronary revascularization in patients with 3VD …

Background: Little is known about the impact of stent type on the prognosis of vasospastic
angina (VSA) in patients who undergo stent implantation. Methods and Results: We …

Background: Predictors of worsening renal function (WRF: increase in serum creatinine≥
0.3 mg/dl from the value on admission) in patients with acute decompensated heart failure …