List of works - Akira Sato

A successful retrieval of entrapped guidewire with a novel "jailed-wire technique".

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Acute aortic dissection with sporadic aortic calcifications during chemotherapy with sunitinib.

scientific article

Acute hemodynamic effects of landiolol, an ultra-short-acting beta-blocker, in patients with acute coronary syndrome: preliminary study.

scientific article published on 25 July 2012

Adenosine triphosphate exposes dormant pulmonary vein conduction responsible for recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmias: importance of evaluating the dormant conduction during the re-do ablation procedure.

scientific article

Anomalous origin of the coronary artery coursing between the great vessels presenting with a cardiovascular event (J-CONOMALY Registry)

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of valsalva in an elderly man: life-threatening worsening of angina after left lung lobectomy

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Anti-hypertensive effect of radiofrequency renal denervation in spontaneously hypertensive rats

scientific article published on 28 June 2014

Applicability and accuracy of pretest probability calculations implemented in the NICE clinical guideline for decision making about imaging in patients with chest pain of recent onset.

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

Association between delay to coronary reperfusion and outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Association of contrast-induced acute kidney injury with long-term cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing emergent percutaneous coronary intervention.

scientific article published on 28 March 2014

Association of contrast-induced nephropathy with risk of adverse clinical outcomes in patients with cardiac catheterization: From the CINC-J study

scientific article published on 07 November 2016

Audiovisual telesupport system for cardiovascular catheter interventions: A preliminary report on the clinical implications

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Author's reply

scientific article published on 19 September 2015

Author's reply

scientific article published on 26 March 2016

Axillofemoral bypass to improve congestive heart failure for atypical aortic coarctation complicating Takayasu arteritis

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

Carotid artery plaque and LDL-to-HDL cholesterol ratio predict atherosclerotic status in coronary arteries in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

scientific article

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with valvular heart disease: long-term follow-up results.

scientific article published in November 2010

Circulating malondialdehyde-modified LDL-related variables and coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes

scientific article

Circulating microRNAs as an emerging biomarker for acute aortic dissection diagnosis-comparing with prior biomarkers.

scientific article published in March 2018

Clinical Characteristics and Management of Periesophageal Vagal Nerve Injury Complicating Left Atrial Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Lessons from Eleven Cases ⬇️

scientific article published on March 29, 2013

Clinical Significance of the Presence of Oscillatory Breathing Both at Rest and During Exercise in Cardiac Patients

scientific article published on 06 June 2018

Clinical characteristics of massive air embolism complicating left atrial ablation of atrial fibrillation: lessons from five cases

scientific article published on 20 September 2011

Clinical predictors of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing emergency versus elective percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 9 October 2013

Clinical significance of a spiral phenomenon in the plot of CO₂ output versus O₂ uptake during exercise in cardiac patients.

scientific article published on 18 December 2014

Clinical significance of respiratory compensation during exercise testing in cardiac patients

scientific article published on 12 August 2018

Clinical significance of the overshoot phenomena of respiratory gas indices during recovery from maximal exercise testing

scientific article published on 18 May 2017

Clinical value of ST-segment change after return of spontaneous cardiac arrest and emergent coronary angiography in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Diagnostic and therapeutic importance of vasospastic angina

scientific article published on 21 July 2017

Clinical value of plasma pentraxin 3 levels for predicting cardiac troponin elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article

Comparison of arterial remodeling and changes in plaque composition between patients with progression versus regression of coronary atherosclerosis during statin therapy (from the TRUTH study)

scientific article published on 09 February 2012

Comparison of change in coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable versus unstable angina pectoris receiving statin therapy (from the Treatment With Statin on Atheroma Regression Evaluated by Intravascular Ultrasound With Virtual Histology [TR

scientific article published on 18 January 2013

Comparison of effects of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios on coronary atherosclerosis in patients treated with pitavastatin or pravastatin undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 13 March 2013

Comparison of the Framingham risk score, UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Risk Engine, Japanese Atherosclerosis Longitudinal Study-Existing Cohorts Combine (JALS-ECC) and maximum carotid intima-media thickness for predicting coronary artery ste

scientific article published on 8 April 2014

Concomitant obstructive sleep apnea increases the recurrence of atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Clinical impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy ⬇️

scientific article published on November 23, 2012

Coronary Venous Lead Implantation after an Evaluation by Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound and Stenting of a Stenosis ⬇️

scientific article published on July 28, 2011

Coronary high-intensity plaque on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and its association with myocardial injury after percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 01 June 2015

Coronary plaque morphology on multi-modality imagining and periprocedural myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

Diabetes and obesity are significant risk factors for morning hypertension: from Ibaraki Hypertension Assessment Trial (I-HAT)

scientific article published on 13 April 2014

Diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease using computed tomography angiography in patients with stable chest pain depending on clinical probability and in clinically important subgroups: meta-analysis of individual patient data.

scientific article

Difference in the Clinical Characteristics of Ventricular Fibrillation Occurrence in the Early Phase of an Acute Myocardial Infarction Between Patients With and Without J Waves.

scientific article published on 15 June 2015

Dislodged and mechanically distorted stent stuck within a previously implanted drug-eluting stent

scientific article published on 20 September 2012

Drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents in large coronary arteries of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: findings from the ICAS registry.

scientific article published on 28 March 2014

Early repolarization increases the occurrence of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death in the chronic phase of an acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 26 May 2014

Early repolarization is an independent predictor of occurrences of ventricular fibrillation in the very early phase of acute myocardial infarction.

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Early validation study of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of myocardial viability and the prediction of left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction.

scientific article published on 23 January 2008

Effect of eplerenone on maintenance of sinus rhythm after catheter ablation in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published on 19 January 2013

Effect of left atrial ablation on the quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Effect of the Mehran risk score for the prediction of clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention

scientific article published on 23 January 2015

Effects of a cyborg-type robot suit HAL on cardiopulmonary burden during exercise in normal subjects

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

Effects of a lumbar-type hybrid assistive limb on cardiopulmonary burden during squat exercise in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 31 May 2019

Effects of posture on left ventricular diastolic filling during exercise

scientific article published on 01 November 1999

Effects of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids ratios on coronary atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with coronary artery disease.

scientific article

Effects of statins on serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios in patients with coronary artery disease

scientific article published on 15 January 2013

Efficacy of Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation for the treatment of very late stent thrombosis with late-acquired incomplete stent apposition after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Electrophysiological characteristics of localized reentrant atrial tachycardia occurring after catheter ablation of long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 16 January 2009

Endothelin receptor antagonist exacerbates autoimmune myocarditis in mice

scientific article published on 18 January 2014

Endovascular treatment of peripheral artery disease reduces blood pressure and improves long-term prognosis

scientific article published on 18 March 2015

Enhancement patterns detected by multidetector computed tomography are associated with microvascular obstruction and left ventricular remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 17 September 2015

Exercise-related resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to presumed myocardial ischemia: Result from coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound

scientific article published on 28 September 2018

Fatal ostial right coronary artery coronary stent fracture and perforation induced by mechanical stress between the sternum and dilated aortic root

scientific article published on 01 April 2011

Gender differences in the association between serum uric acid and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

scientific article published on 27 July 2015

Guidelines on the use of iodinated contrast media in patients with kidney disease 2012: digest version : JSN, JRS, and JCS Joint Working Group.

scientific article published in August 2013

High washout rate of iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging predicts the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 21 June 2011

Higher serum tenascin-C levels reflect the severity of heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Impact of Statin Use Before the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction on Coronary Plaque Morphology of the Culprit Lesion ⬇️

scientific article published on June 7, 2012

Impact of adenosine-provoked acute dormant pulmonary vein conduction on recurrence of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

Impact of coronary artery disease and revascularization on recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: Importance of ischemia in managing atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Impact of coronary plaque composition on cardiac troponin elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina pectoris: a computed tomography analysis.

scientific article published in May 2012

Impact of diabetes mellitus on coronary atherosclerosis and plaque composition under statin therapy – subanalysis of the TRUTH study –.

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

Impact of rivaroxaban compared with warfarin on the coagulation status in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a preliminary analysis of the prothrombin fragment 1+2 levels

scientific article published on 02 September 2014

Impact of serum tenascin-C on the aortic healing process during the chronic stage of type B acute aortic dissection

scientific article published on 06 May 2015

Impacts of Surgically Performed Renal Denervation on the Cardiovascular and Electrophysiological Variables in the Chronic Atrioventricular Block Dogs　- Comparison With Those of Amiodarone Treatment.

scientific article

Impacts of age on coronary atherosclerosis and vascular response to statin therapy ⬇️

scientific article published on June 30, 2013

Impacts of conventional coronary risk factors, diabetes and hypertension, on coronary atherosclerosis during statin therapy: subanalysis of the TRUTH study

scientific article published in June 2012

In Vivo Illustration of Dendrite Formation on a Mobile Thrombus within a Wallstent in an Iliac Artery: A Fractal Phenomenon ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

In vivo evaluation of fibrous cap thickness by optical coherence tomography for positive remodeling and low-attenuation plaques assessed by computed tomography angiography.

scientific article published on 7 January 2015

Incidences of esophageal injury during esophageal temperature monitoring: a comparative study of a multi-thermocouple temperature probe and a deflectable temperature probe in atrial fibrillation ablation

scientific article published on 16 February 2014

Incremental prognostic values of serum tenascin-C levels with blood B-type natriuretic peptide testing at discharge in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and decompensated heart failure.

scientific article published on 26 August 2009

Incremental value of B-type natriuretic peptide for detection and risk reclassification of obstructive coronary artery disease on computed tomography angiography.

scientific article published on 18 July 2016

Incremental value of combining 64-slice computed tomography angiography with stress nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging to improve noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease.

scientific article published on 24 September 2009

Initial culprit-only versus initial multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: results from the Ibaraki Cardiovascular Assessment Study registry.

scientific article

Isolated cardiac involvement of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia mimicking acute myocardial infarction with persistent broad ST-segment elevation

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Kounis syndrome manifesting as coronary aneurysm and very late coronary stent thrombosis.

scientific article

Left septal atrial tachycardia after open-heart surgery: relevance to surgical approach, anatomical and electrophysiological characteristics associated with catheter ablation, and procedural outcomes

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Life-Threatening Acute Occlusion of the Left Main Coronary Artery With Massive Thrombi Originating in the Left Atrial Appendage

scientific article published on 29 August 2018

Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia Following Exercise-Induced Vasospastic Myocardial Ischemia at the Site of a Myocardial Bridge With Progressive J-Wave Manifestation.

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Life-threatening acute heart failure due to primary cardiac undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

scientific article published on 15 August 2014

Life-threatening acute occlusion between interposed graft and left coronary artery after modified Bentall operation

scientific article published on 01 July 2017

Life-threatening aortic dissection with cardiac tamponade during catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia originating from left coronary cusp

scientific article published on 21 June 2017

Life-threatening simultaneous acute stent thrombosis associated with anaphylactic shock due to contrast material

scientific article published on 01 April 2017

Lipoprotein(a) is an important factor to determine coronary artery plaque morphology in patients with acute myocardial infarction ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 2013

Lipoprotein(a) is associated with necrotic core progression of non-culprit coronary lesions in statin-treated patients with angina pectoris

scientific article

Long-term clinical outcome of extensive pulmonary vein isolation-based catheter ablation therapy in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 18 August 2010

Low serum docosahexaenoic acid is associated with progression of coronary atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with diabetes mellitus: results of the treatment with statin on atheroma regression evaluated by intravascular ultrasound with virtu

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Mechanisms explaining the late "catch-up" phenomenon after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Miraculous catch of a broken coronary guidewire tip in the right internal carotid artery

scientific article published on 06 July 2014

No prophylaxis is non-inferior and cost-saving to prophylactic intravenous hydration in preventing contrast-induced nephropathy on requiring iodinated contrast material administration

scientific article published on June 2017

No recommendation of routine perioperative statin use for prevention of acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

scientific article published on July 2016

Novel use of the ultra-short-acting intravenous β1-selective blocker landiolol for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with congestive heart failure.

scientific article published on 26 June 2013

Oesophageal cooling with ice water does not reduce the incidence of oesophageal lesions complicating catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: randomized controlled study

scientific article published on 26 January 2014

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty improves oxygen uptake kinetics during the onset of exercise in patients with coronary artery disease

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Pitavastatin regulates helper T-cell differentiation and ameliorates autoimmune myocarditis in mice.

scientific article published in October 2013

Plaque erosion is a predictable clinical entity and tailored management in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Potential risk of perioperative thromboembolism in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A case series

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

Predicting cardiac and all-cause death in asymptomatic patients on hemodialysis – importance of training in interpretation of β-methyl iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid single-photon emission computed tomography (BMIPP SPECT) imaging

scientific article published on 28 November 2014

Prediction of chronic renal insufficiency after coronary angiography by an early increase in oxidative stress and decrease in glomerular filtration rate

scientific article published on 16 November 2010

Prediction of contrast-induced nephropathy by the serum creatinine level on the day following cardiac catheterization

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Preliminary study of serum tenascin-C levels as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker of type B acute aortic dissection.

scientific article

Preprocedural predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence following pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: long-term follow-up results

scientific article published on 14 January 2011

Prevalence, electrophysiological properties, and clinical implications of dissociated pulmonary vein activity following pulmonary vein antrum isolation

scientific article published on 24 July 2011

Prevention of Periprocedural Ischemic Stroke and Management of Hemorrhagic Complications in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Under Continuous Warfarin Administration ⬇️

scientific article published on January 25, 2013

Preventive effect of statin pretreatment on contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty: propensity score analysis from a multicenter registry

scientific article published on 22 December 2013

Prognostic effect of estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest undergoing percutaneous veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

scientific article published on 20 November 2015

Prognostic impact of plaque echolucency in combination with inflammatory biomarkers on cardiovascular outcomes of coronary artery disease patients receiving optimal medical therapy

scientific article published on 25 February 2011

Prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in cardiac patients with atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published on January 2012

Prognostic value of myocardial contrast delayed enhancement with 64-slice multidetector computed tomography after acute myocardial infarction.

scientific article published in February 2012

Prognostic value of serum tenascin-C levels on long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction.

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Proteinuria and Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Are Independent Risk Factors for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Cardiac Catheterization

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Quantitative measures of coronary stenosis severity by 64-Slice CT angiography and relation to physiologic significance of perfusion in nonobese patients: comparison with stress myocardial perfusion imaging

scientific article published on 14 March 2008

Randomized comparison of the continuous vs point-by-point radiofrequency ablation of the cavotricuspid isthmus for atrial flutter

scientific article published in December 2007

Rationale and design of the SAFE-A study: SAFety and Effectiveness trial of Apixaban use in association with dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

scientific article published on 18 July 2016

Relation between oscillatory breathing and cardiopulmonary function during exercise in cardiac patients

scientific article published on 08 December 2012

Reply to: Time matters in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

scientific article published on 13 May 2017

Response to the letter to the editor "Can statins alter coronary plaque morphology assessed by intravascular ultrasound?"

scientific article published on 26 February 2014

Rev-erb agonist improves adverse cardiac remodeling and survival in myocardial infarction through an anti-inflammatory mechanism.

scientific article published on 12 December 2017

Safe and effective ablation of atrial fibrillation: importance of esophageal temperature monitoring to avoid periesophageal nerve injury as a complication of pulmonary vein isolation

scientific article published on 03 September 2008

Serum tenascin-C might be a novel predictor of left ventricular remodeling and prognosis after acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 04 May 2006

Statin treatment for coronary artery plaque composition based on intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis.

scientific article

Stent Recoil Manifesting as Early Stent Thrombosis After Ultimaster Thin-Strut, Cobalt-Chromium Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Successful transarterial embolization of coronary artery fistula with ruptured aneurysm: A case report

scientific article published on 26 October 2018

Systematic treatment approach to ventricular tachycardia in cardiac sarcoidosis

scientific article published on 16 May 2014

Tenascin-C Accelerates Adverse Ventricular Remodeling after Myocardial Infarction by Modulating Macrophage Polarization

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Tenascin-C aggravates autoimmune myocarditis via dendritic cell activation and Th17 cell differentiation

scientific article

The clinical impact of late gadolinium enhancement in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: serial analysis of cardiovascular magnetic resonance images

scientific article published on 29 October 2011

The therapeutic importance of home blood pressure assessment and combination antihypertensive therapy for achieving target blood pressure control: Ibaraki hypertension assessment trial

scientific article published on 07 October 2010

Utility of gallium-67 scintigraphy for evaluation of cardiac sarcoidosis with ventricular tachycardia

scientific article published on 14 March 2006

VEGF signaling is disrupted in the hearts of mice lacking estrogen receptor alpha.

scientific article published on 4 June 2010

[Coronary plaque evaluated by coronary CT(Including aortic valve calcification).]

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

List of works by Akira Sato

A successful retrieval of entrapped guidewire with a novel "jailed-wire technique".

Acute aortic dissection with sporadic aortic calcifications during chemotherapy with sunitinib.

Acute hemodynamic effects of landiolol, an ultra-short-acting beta-blocker, in patients with acute coronary syndrome: preliminary study.

Adenosine triphosphate exposes dormant pulmonary vein conduction responsible for recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmias: importance of evaluating the dormant conduction during the re-do ablation procedure.

Anomalous origin of the coronary artery coursing between the great vessels presenting with a cardiovascular event (J-CONOMALY Registry)

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of valsalva in an elderly man: life-threatening worsening of angina after left lung lobectomy

Anti-hypertensive effect of radiofrequency renal denervation in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Applicability and accuracy of pretest probability calculations implemented in the NICE clinical guideline for decision making about imaging in patients with chest pain of recent onset.

Association between delay to coronary reperfusion and outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Association of contrast-induced acute kidney injury with long-term cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing emergent percutaneous coronary intervention.

Association of contrast-induced nephropathy with risk of adverse clinical outcomes in patients with cardiac catheterization: From the CINC-J study

Audiovisual telesupport system for cardiovascular catheter interventions: A preliminary report on the clinical implications

Author's reply

Author's reply

Axillofemoral bypass to improve congestive heart failure for atypical aortic coarctation complicating Takayasu arteritis

Carotid artery plaque and LDL-to-HDL cholesterol ratio predict atherosclerotic status in coronary arteries in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with valvular heart disease: long-term follow-up results.

Circulating malondialdehyde-modified LDL-related variables and coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes

Circulating microRNAs as an emerging biomarker for acute aortic dissection diagnosis-comparing with prior biomarkers.

Clinical Characteristics and Management of Periesophageal Vagal Nerve Injury Complicating Left Atrial Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Lessons from Eleven Cases ⬇️

Clinical Significance of the Presence of Oscillatory Breathing Both at Rest and During Exercise in Cardiac Patients

Clinical characteristics of massive air embolism complicating left atrial ablation of atrial fibrillation: lessons from five cases

Clinical predictors of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing emergency versus elective percutaneous coronary intervention

Clinical significance of a spiral phenomenon in the plot of CO₂ output versus O₂ uptake during exercise in cardiac patients.

Clinical significance of respiratory compensation during exercise testing in cardiac patients

Clinical significance of the overshoot phenomena of respiratory gas indices during recovery from maximal exercise testing

Clinical value of ST-segment change after return of spontaneous cardiac arrest and emergent coronary angiography in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Diagnostic and therapeutic importance of vasospastic angina

Clinical value of plasma pentraxin 3 levels for predicting cardiac troponin elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention

Comparison of arterial remodeling and changes in plaque composition between patients with progression versus regression of coronary atherosclerosis during statin therapy (from the TRUTH study)

Comparison of change in coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable versus unstable angina pectoris receiving statin therapy (from the Treatment With Statin on Atheroma Regression Evaluated by Intravascular Ultrasound With Virtual Histology [TR

Comparison of effects of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios on coronary atherosclerosis in patients treated with pitavastatin or pravastatin undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Comparison of the Framingham risk score, UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Risk Engine, Japanese Atherosclerosis Longitudinal Study-Existing Cohorts Combine (JALS-ECC) and maximum carotid intima-media thickness for predicting coronary artery ste

Concomitant obstructive sleep apnea increases the recurrence of atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Clinical impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy ⬇️

Coronary Venous Lead Implantation after an Evaluation by Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound and Stenting of a Stenosis ⬇️

Coronary high-intensity plaque on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and its association with myocardial injury after percutaneous coronary intervention

Coronary plaque morphology on multi-modality imagining and periprocedural myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention

Diabetes and obesity are significant risk factors for morning hypertension: from Ibaraki Hypertension Assessment Trial (I-HAT)

Diagnosis of obstructive coronary artery disease using computed tomography angiography in patients with stable chest pain depending on clinical probability and in clinically important subgroups: meta-analysis of individual patient data.

Difference in the Clinical Characteristics of Ventricular Fibrillation Occurrence in the Early Phase of an Acute Myocardial Infarction Between Patients With and Without J Waves.

Dislodged and mechanically distorted stent stuck within a previously implanted drug-eluting stent

Drug-eluting versus bare-metal stents in large coronary arteries of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: findings from the ICAS registry.

Early repolarization increases the occurrence of sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden death in the chronic phase of an acute myocardial infarction

Early repolarization is an independent predictor of occurrences of ventricular fibrillation in the very early phase of acute myocardial infarction.

Early validation study of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of myocardial viability and the prediction of left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction.

Effect of eplerenone on maintenance of sinus rhythm after catheter ablation in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation.

Effect of left atrial ablation on the quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

Effect of the Mehran risk score for the prediction of clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention

Effects of a cyborg-type robot suit HAL on cardiopulmonary burden during exercise in normal subjects

Effects of a lumbar-type hybrid assistive limb on cardiopulmonary burden during squat exercise in healthy subjects

Effects of posture on left ventricular diastolic filling during exercise

Effects of serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids ratios on coronary atherosclerosis in statin-treated patients with coronary artery disease.

Effects of statins on serum n-3 to n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios in patients with coronary artery disease

Efficacy of Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation for the treatment of very late stent thrombosis with late-acquired incomplete stent apposition after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Electrophysiological characteristics of localized reentrant atrial tachycardia occurring after catheter ablation of long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation

Endothelin receptor antagonist exacerbates autoimmune myocarditis in mice

Endovascular treatment of peripheral artery disease reduces blood pressure and improves long-term prognosis

Enhancement patterns detected by multidetector computed tomography are associated with microvascular obstruction and left ventricular remodelling in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Exercise-related resuscitated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to presumed myocardial ischemia: Result from coronary angiography and intravascular ultrasound

Fatal ostial right coronary artery coronary stent fracture and perforation induced by mechanical stress between the sternum and dilated aortic root

Gender differences in the association between serum uric acid and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Guidelines on the use of iodinated contrast media in patients with kidney disease 2012: digest version : JSN, JRS, and JCS Joint Working Group.

High washout rate of iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging predicts the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Higher serum tenascin-C levels reflect the severity of heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Impact of Statin Use Before the Onset of Acute Myocardial Infarction on Coronary Plaque Morphology of the Culprit Lesion ⬇️

Impact of adenosine-provoked acute dormant pulmonary vein conduction on recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Impact of coronary artery disease and revascularization on recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: Importance of ischemia in managing atrial fibrillation

Impact of coronary plaque composition on cardiac troponin elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina pectoris: a computed tomography analysis.

Impact of diabetes mellitus on coronary atherosclerosis and plaque composition under statin therapy – subanalysis of the TRUTH study –.

Impact of rivaroxaban compared with warfarin on the coagulation status in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a preliminary analysis of the prothrombin fragment 1+2 levels

Impact of serum tenascin-C on the aortic healing process during the chronic stage of type B acute aortic dissection

Impacts of Surgically Performed Renal Denervation on the Cardiovascular and Electrophysiological Variables in the Chronic Atrioventricular Block Dogs - Comparison With Those of Amiodarone Treatment.

Impacts of age on coronary atherosclerosis and vascular response to statin therapy ⬇️

Impacts of conventional coronary risk factors, diabetes and hypertension, on coronary atherosclerosis during statin therapy: subanalysis of the TRUTH study

In Vivo Illustration of Dendrite Formation on a Mobile Thrombus within a Wallstent in an Iliac Artery: A Fractal Phenomenon ⬇️

In vivo evaluation of fibrous cap thickness by optical coherence tomography for positive remodeling and low-attenuation plaques assessed by computed tomography angiography.

Incidences of esophageal injury during esophageal temperature monitoring: a comparative study of a multi-thermocouple temperature probe and a deflectable temperature probe in atrial fibrillation ablation

Incremental prognostic values of serum tenascin-C levels with blood B-type natriuretic peptide testing at discharge in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and decompensated heart failure.

Incremental value of B-type natriuretic peptide for detection and risk reclassification of obstructive coronary artery disease on computed tomography angiography.

Incremental value of combining 64-slice computed tomography angiography with stress nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging to improve noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease.

Impacts of Surgically Performed Renal Denervation on the Cardiovascular and Electrophysiological Variables in the Chronic Atrioventricular Block Dogs　- Comparison With Those of Amiodarone Treatment.