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“Progression” of a risk factor on cardiovascular outcome: A valuable point, a questionable interpretation by Fujiyoshi, Akira

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Cardiorespiratory fitness, a promising modality for treatment and risk prediction by Fujiyoshi, Akira

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Eczema and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Heightened Awareness Needed by Fujiyoshi, Akira

“…[See article vol. 26: 775-782] Recent evidence suggests an association of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, with the…”
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Primary Prevention of Coronary and Other Cardiovascular Diseases: A Focused Review by Higashiyama, Aya, Kohsaka, Shun, Fujiyoshi, Akira

“…In 2022, the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) updated its prevention guidelines, the “Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of…”
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How Is Socioeconomic Status Associated With the Incidence of Heart Failure? by Higashiyama, Aya, Fujiyoshi, Akira

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Use of Heated Tobacco Products and Pulmonary Function in the Real World: More Studies Needed to Answer Many Important Questions by Suzuki, Harumitsu, Fujiyoshi, Akira

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Coronary Artery Calcium and Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness and Plaque: Clinical Use in Need of Clarification by Zaid, Maryam, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Kadota, Aya, Abbott, Robert D., Miura, Katsuyuki

“…Atherosclerosis begins in early life and has a long latent period prior to onset of clinical disease. Measures of subclinical atherosclerosis, therefore, may…”
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Relationship between Serum Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 Concentration and Prevalence of Coronary Artery Calcium in a Community-Based Sample of Japanese Men by Kunimura, Ayako, Miura, Katsuyuki, Segawa, Hiroyoshi, Torii, Sayuki, Kondo, Keiko, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Kadota, Aya, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Yano, Yuichiro, Nakagawa, Yoshihisa, Okamura, Tomonori, Ueshima, Hirotsugu

“…Aims: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) is a promising new target for reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and…”
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Relationship between Kidney Function and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression Evaluated by Coronary Artery Calcification by Ganbaatar, Namuun, Kadota, Aya, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Araki, Shin-Ichi, Kume, Shinji, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Kadowaki, Sayaka, Torii, Sayuki, Kondo, Keiko, Segawa, Hiroyoshi, Salman, Ebtehal, Miyazawa, Itsuko, Yamamoto, Takashi, Nakagawa, Yoshihisa, Maegawa, Hiroshi, Miura, Katsuyuki, Ueshima, Hirotsugu

“…Aims: The roles of urinary albumin, eGFRcystatin (eGFRcys), and eGFRcreatinine (eGFRcre) in the progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) remain…”
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Relationship of Higher-level Functional Capacity With Long-term Mortality in Japanese Older People: NIPPON DATA90 by Nagata, Hideki, Miura, Katsuyuki, Tanaka, Sachiko, Kadota, Aya, Hayakawa, Takehito, Kondo, Keiko, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Takashima, Naoyuki, Kita, Yoshikuni, Okayama, Akira, Okamura, Tomonori, Ueshima, Hirotsugu

“…Background: Basic and instrumental activities of daily living (BADL and IADL, respectively) are known predictors of mortality. However, the relationship…”
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The Association Between Coronary Artery Calcification and Subclinical Cerebrovascular Diseases in Men: An Observational Study by Khan, Md Maruf Haque, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Shiino, Akihiko, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Torii, Sayuki, Suzuki, Sentaro, Kunimura, Ayako, Segawa, Hiroyoshi, Kadota, Aya, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Nozaki, Kazuhiko, Miura, Katsuyuki, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, for the SESSA Research Group

“…Aim: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is an independent predictor of stroke and dementia, in which subclinical cerebrovascular diseases (SCVDs) play a vital…”
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Blood pressure categories and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease according to age group in Japanese men and women by Fujiyoshi, Akira, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Miura, Katsuyuki, Murakami, Yoshitaka, Nagasawa, Shin-Ya, Okamura, Tomonori, Ueshima, Hirotsugu

“…Blood pressure (BP) categories defined by systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) are commonly used. However, the BP category-specific risk of cardiovascular…”
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Relationship of Four Blood Pressure Indexes to Subclinical Cerebrovascular Diseases Assessed by Brain MRI in General Japanese Men by Salman, Ebtehal, Kadota, Aya, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Segawa, Hiroyoshi, Torii, Sayuki, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Kondo, Keiko, Watanabe, Yoshiyuki, Arima, Hisatomi, Shiino, Akihiko, Nozaki, Kazuhiko, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Miura, Katsuyuki

“…Aim: The relationship of blood pressure (BP) indexes (systolic blood pressure [SBP], diastolic blood pressure [DBP], pulse pressure [PP], mean arterial…”
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Appendicular Muscle Mass Index was Stronger than Body Mass Index in Association with Atherosclerosis in the Community-Dwelling Elderly by Zhang, Yan, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Higashiyama, Aya, Utsumi, Miyoko, Takeshita, Tatsuya, Miyai, Nobuyuki, Arita, Mikio

“…Aims: Low muscle mass is associated with advanced atherosclerosis. However, only very few studies on the elderly have investigated a dose-response relationship…”
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Proteinuria and Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate are Independently Associated With Lower Cognitive Abilities in Apparently Healthy Community-Dwelling Elderly Men in Japan: A Cross-sectional Study by Fujiyoshi, Akira, Miura, Katsuyuki, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Miyagawa, Naoko, Saito, Yoshino, Miyazawa, Itsuko, Shiino, Akihiko, Kadota, Aya, Kadowaki, Sayaka, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Torii, Sayuki, Takashima, Naoyuki, Tooyama, Ikuo, Ueshima, Hirotsugu

“…The association of proteinuria and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with cognition needs more clarification. We cross-sectionally examined…”
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Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2022 by Okamura, Tomonori, Tsukamoto, Kazuhisa, Arai, Hidenori, Fujioka, Yoshio, Ishigaki, Yasushi, Koba, Shinji, Ohmura, Hirotoshi, Shoji, Tetsuo, Yokote, Koutaro, Yoshida, Hiroshi, Yoshida, Masayuki, Deguchi, Juno, Dobashi, Kazushige, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Hamaguchi, Hirotoshi, Hara, Masumi, Harada-Shiba, Mariko, Hirata, Takumi, Iida, Mami, Ikeda, Yoshiyuki, Ishibashi, Shun, Kanda, Hideyuki, Kihara, Shinji, Kitagawa, Kazuo, Kodama, Satoru, Koseki, Masahiro, Maezawa, Yoshiro, Masuda, Daisaku, Miida, Takashi, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Nishimura, Rimei, Node, Koichi, Noguchi, Midori, Ohishi, Mitsuru, Saito, Isao, Sawada, Shojiro, Sone, Hirohito, Takemoto, Minoru, Wakatsuki, Akihiko, Yanai, Hidekatsu

“…[Preamble] Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD), including coronary artery disease (CAD), such as acute myocardial infarction and angina pectoris,…”
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Change in Pericardial Fat Volume and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a General Population of Japanese Men by Miyazawa, Itsuko, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kadowaki, Sayaka, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Kadota, Aya, Arima, Hisatomi, Budoff, Matthew, Murata, Kiyoshi, Miura, Katsuyuki, Maegawa, Hiroshi, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, for the SESSA Research Group

“…Background: Pericardial fat volume (PFV), defined as the volume of ectopic fat in and around the heart, is associated with the atherosclerotic process in…”
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The Relationship between Very High Levels of Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cause-Specific Mortality in a 20-Year Follow-Up Study of Japanese General Population by Hirata, Aya, Okamura, Tomonori, Sugiyama, Daisuke, Kuwabara, Kazuyo, Kadota, Aya, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Miura, Katsuyuki, Okuda, Nagako, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Okayama, Akira, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, the NIPPON DATA90 Research Group

“…Aims: There is no community-based cohort study to examine the effect of very high level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) on coronary heart…”
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Premature Atrial Contractions and Their Determinants in a General Population of Japanese Men by Ahmed, Sabrina, Hisamatsu, Takashi, Kadota, Aya, Fujiyoshi, Akira, Segawa, Hiroyoshi, Torii, Sayuki, Takashima, Naoyuki, Kondo, Keiko, Nakagawa, Yoshihisa, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, Miura, Katsuyuki, for the SESSA Research Group

“…Background: Premature atrial contractions (PACs) are predictors of atrial fibrillation, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality. The present study aimed to assess…”
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Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States and in Japan by Liu, Longjian, MD, PhD, MSc, Miura, Katsuyuki, MD, PhD, Fujiyoshi, Akira, MD, PhD, Kadota, Aya, MD, PhD, Miyagawa, Naoko, MSc, Nakamura, Yasuyuki, MD, PhD, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, MD, PhD, Okayama, Akira, MD, PhD, Okamura, Tomonori, MD, PhD, Ueshima, Hirotsugu, MD, PhD

“…The United States has a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than Japan, but it is unknown how much of the…”
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