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Anatomy of the Aortic Valvar Complex and Its Implications for Transcatheter Implantation of the Aortic Valve by Piazza, Nicoló, de Jaegere, Peter, Schultz, Carl, Becker, Anton E, Serruys, Patrick W, Anderson, Robert H

“…The books and articles devoted to the anatomy of the aortic valvar complex are numerous. Until now, however, little consideration has been given to…”
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Neutrophil infiltration of culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes by NARUKO, Takahiko, UEDA, Makiko, EHARA, Shoichi, YOSHIYAMA, Minoru, TAKEUCHI, Kazuhide, YOSHIKAWA, Junichi, BECKER, Anton E, HAZE, Kazuo, VAN DER WAL, Allard C, VAN DER LOOS, Chris M, ITOH, Akira, KOMATSU, Ryushi, IKURA, Yoshihiro, OGAMI, Masayuki, SHIMADA, Yoshihisa

“…Neutrophils in unstable atherosclerotic lesions have not received much consideration, despite accumulating evidence suggesting a link between systemic…”
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Relationship of Thrombus Characteristics to the Incidence of Angiographically Visible Distal Embolization in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Thrombus Aspiration by Yunoki, Kei, MD, PhD, Naruko, Takahiko, MD, PhD, Inoue, Takeshi, MD, PhD, Sugioka, Kenichi, MD, PhD, Inaba, Mayumi, MD, PhD, Iwasa, Yoko, MD, PhD, Komatsu, Ryushi, MD, PhD, Itoh, Akira, MD, PhD, Haze, Kazuo, MD, PhD, Yoshiyama, Minoru, MD, PhD, Becker, Anton E., MD, PhD, Ueda, Makiko, MD, PhD

“…Objectives This study sought to investigate the association between pathological characteristics of aspirated intracoronary thrombi and the incidence of…”
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Association between hemoglobin scavenger receptor and heme oxygenase–1–related anti-inflammatory mediators in human coronary stable and unstable plaques by Yunoki, Kei, MD, PhD, Inoue, Takeshi, MD, PhD, Sugioka, Kenichi, MD, PhD, Nakagawa, Masashi, MD, PhD, Inaba, Mayumi, MD, PhD, Wada, Satoko, MD, Ohsawa, Masahiko, MD, PhD, Komatsu, Ryushi, MD, PhD, Itoh, Akira, MD, PhD, Haze, Kazuo, MD, PhD, Yoshiyama, Minoru, MD, PhD, Becker, Anton E., MD, PhD, Ueda, Makiko, MD, PhD, Naruko, Takahiko, MD, PhD

“…Summary Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a cytoprotective enzyme that is induced by intraplaque hemorrhage and degrades free heme and releases ferrous iron, which is…”
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Persistent High Levels of Plasma Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein After Acute Myocardial Infarction Predict Stent Restenosis by Naruko, Takahiko, Ueda, Makiko, Ehara, Shoichi, Itoh, Akira, Haze, Kazuo, Shirai, Nobuyuki, Ikura, Yoshihiro, Ohsawa, Masahiko, Itabe, Hiroyuki, Kobayashi, Yoshiki, Yamagishi, Hiroyuki, Yoshiyama, Minoru, Yoshikawa, Junichi, Becker, Anton E

“…OBJECTIVE—Recently, elevated levels of plasma oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) have been shown to relate to plaque instability in human atherosclerotic…”
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Relation of arterial geometry to luminal narrowing and histologic markers for plaque vulnerability: the remodeling paradox by Pasterkamp, Gerard, Schoneveld, Arjan H, van der Wal, Allard C, Haudenschild, Christian C, Clarijs, Ruud J.G, Becker, Anton E, Hillen, Berend, Borst, Cornelius

“…Objective. To relate local arterial geometry with markers that are thought to be related to plaque rupture. Background. Plaque rupture often occurs at sites…”
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Relation of Elevated Levels of Plasma Myeloperoxidase to Impaired Myocardial Microcirculation After Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Yunoki, Kei, MD, Naruko, Takahiko, MD, Komatsu, Ryushi, MD, Shirai, Nobuyuki, MD, Nakagawa, Masashi, MD, Sugioka, Kenichi, MD, Ikura, Yoshihiro, MD, Kusano, Kengo Fukushima, MD, Itoh, Akira, MD, Haze, Kazuo, MD, Yoshiyama, Minoru, MD, Becker, Anton E., MD, Ueda, Makiko, MD

“…Previous studies have shown that oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction are related to impaired myocardial microcirculation after reperfusion. Moreover,…”
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Elevated Plasma Levels of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Relate to the Presence of Angiographically Detected Complex and Thrombotic Coronary Artery Lesion Morphology in Patients With Unstable Angina by Yamashita, Hajime, Ehara, Shoichi, Yoshiyama, Minoru, Naruko, Takahiko, Haze, Kazuo, Shirai, Nobuyuki, Sugama, Yoshimi, Ikura, Yoshihiro, Ohsawa, Masahiko, Itabe, Hiroyuki, Kataoka, Toru, Kobayashi, Yoshiki, Becker, Anton E., Yoshikawa, Junichi, Ueda, Makiko

“…Background Increased levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) are related to plaque instability, so the aim of the present study was to investigate…”
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Erythrocyte-rich thrombus aspirated from patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: association with oxidative stress and its impact on myocardial reperfusion by YUNOKI, Kei, NARUKO, Takahiko, BECKER, Anton E, UEDA, Makiko, SUGIOKA, Kenichi, INABA, Mayumi, IWASA, Yoko, KOMATSU, Ryushi, ITOH, Akira, HAZE, Kazuo, INOUE, Takeshi, YOSHIYAMA, Minoru

“…Recent studies have demonstrated that erythrocytes are a potential component in atheromatous lesions and thrombus formation in patients with ST-elevation…”
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Left atrial isthmus: anatomic aspects relevant for linear catheter ablation procedures in humans by Becker, Anton E

“…The success rate of catheter maze ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation depends upon adequate electrical isolation by performing linear ablation lesions…”
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THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE by Becker, Anton E, de Boer, Onno J, van der Wal, Allard C

“…New insights into atherosclerosis, the most common disease affecting coronary arteries, may change therapeutic strategies from largely symptomatic to causal…”
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Distribution of inflammatory cells in atherosclerotic plaques relates to the direction of flow by DIRKSEN, M. T, VAN DER WAL, A. C, VAN DEN BERG, F. M, VAN DER LOOS, C. M, BECKER, A. E

“…The distribution of macrophages and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) within atherosclerotic plaques is highly variable. This is clinically relevant because these…”
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Spotty calcification typifies the culprit plaque in patients with acute myocardial infarction: an intravascular ultrasound study by Ehara, Shoichi, Kobayashi, Yoshiki, Yoshiyama, Minoru, Shimada, Kenei, Shimada, Yoshihisa, Fukuda, Daiju, Nakamura, Yasuhiro, Yamashita, Hajime, Yamagishi, Hiroyuki, Takeuchi, Kazuhide, Naruko, Takahiko, Haze, Kazuo, Becker, Anton E, Yoshikawa, Junichi, Ueda, Makiko

“…Calcification is a common finding in human coronary arteries; however, the relationship between calcification patterns, plaque morphology, and patterns of…”
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Mast cell infiltration in acute coronary syndromes: implications for plaque rupture by Kaartinen, Maija, van der Wal, Allard C., van der Loos, Chris M., Piek, Jan J., Koch, Karel T., Becker, Anton E., Kovanen, Petri T.

“…Objectives. To define the role of mast cells in plaque destabilization. Background. Inflammation is an essential feature of human coronary plaques. Macrophages…”
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Longstanding Obliterative Panarteritis in Kawasaki Disease: Lack of Cyclosporin A Effect by Kuijpers, Taco W, Biezeveld, Maarten, Achterhuis, Annemiek, Kuipers, Irene, Lam, Jan, Hack, C. E, Becker, Anton E, van der Wal, Allard C

“…Kawasaki disease is a childhood vasculitis of medium-sized vessels, affecting the coronary arteries in particular. We have treated a therapy-resistant child…”
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Reversing the direction of paced ventricular and atrial wavefronts reveals an oblique course in accessory AV pathways and improves localization for catheter ablation by OTOMO, Kenichiro, GONZALEZ, Mario D, BECKMAN, Karen J, NAKAGAWA, Hiroshi, BECKER, Anton E, SHAH, Nayyar, MATSUDAIRA, Kagari, ZULU WANG, LAZZARA, Ralph, JACKMAN, Warren M

“…The purpose of this study was to determine how often accessory atrioventricular (AV) pathways (AP) cross the AV groove obliquely. With an oblique course, the…”
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Gender-specific correlation between plasma myeloperoxidase levels and serum high-density lipoprotein-associated paraoxonase-1 levels in patients with stable and unstable coronary artery disease by Yunoki, Kei, Naruko, Takahiko, Inaba, Mayumi, Inoue, Takeshi, Nakagawa, Masashi, Sugioka, Kenichi, Ohsawa, Masahiko, Iwasa, Yoko, Komatsu, Ryushi, Itoh, Akira, Haze, Kazuo, Yoshiyama, Minoru, Becker, Anton E, Ueda, Makiko

“…Abstract Objective Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is well-established as a negative risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and its…”
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Elevated levels of oxidized low density lipoprotein show a positive relationship with the severity of acute coronary syndromes by EHARA, Shoichi, UEDA, Makiko, TSUKAMOTO, Yoshiaki, YOSHIYAMA, Minoru, TAKEUCHI, Kazuhide, YOSHIKAWA, Junichi, BECKER, Anton E, NARUKO, Takahiko, HAZE, Kazuo, ITOH, Akira, OTSUKA, Masato, KOMATSU, Ryushi, MATSUO, Toshihiko, ITABE, Hiroyuki, TAKANO, Tatsuya

“…There is accumulating data that acute coronary syndromes relate to recent onset activation of inflammation affecting atherosclerotic plaques. Increased blood…”
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Right and left inferior extensions of the atrioventricular node may represent the anatomic substrate of the slow pathway in humans by Katritsis, Demosthenes G, Becker, Anton E, Ellenbogen, Kenneth A, Karabinos, Ilias, Giazitzoglou, Eleftherios, Korovesis, Socrates, Camm, A John

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the electrophysiologic characteristics of the inferior extensions of the human atrioventricular (AV) node and…”
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Upregulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme during the healing process after injury at the site of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in humans by OHISHI, M, UEDA, M, OGIHARA, T, RAKUGI, H, OKAMURA, A, NARUKO, T, BECKER, A. E, HIWADA, K, KAMITANI, A, KAMIDE, K, HIGAKI, J

“…Balloon injury models in rat have shown enhanced expression of ACE in the developing neointima. However, neointimal lesions in human coronary arteries are…”
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