Search Results - "IEMURA, Motofumi"

Ongoing vascular inflammation evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients long after Kawasaki disease by Suda, Kenji, Tahara, Nobuhiro, Bekki, Munehisa, Nakamura, Tomohisa, Honda, Akihiro, Kishimoto, Shintaro, Kagiyama, Yoshiyuki, Iemura, Motofumi, Fujimoto, Kiminori, Abe, Toshi, Fukumoto, Yoshihiro

“…This study aimed to determine whether ongoing vascular inflammation presents in patients who had coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) caused by Kawasaki disease…”
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Intergenerational differences in the effects of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects on cardiac function by Tashiro, Hideki, Suda, Kenji, Iemura, Motofumi, Teramachi, Youzou

“…Little is known regarding intergenerational differences in the effects of atrial sepal defect (ASD) closure on the left heart. We therefore analyzed…”
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Intracardiac Echocardiography as a Guide for Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus by Suda, Kenji, Iemura, Motofumi, Koteda, Yusuke, Takase, Ryuta, Teramachi, Yozo, Kagiyama, Yoshiyuki, Inoue, Tadashi, Yasuto, Maeda, Yoshimoto, Hironaga, Fukumoto, Yoshihiro

“…Background. Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (TC-PDA), conventionally guided by aortography, has become the standard treatment of this…”
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Warfarin Therapy for Giant Aneurysm Prevents Myocardial Infarction in Kawasaki Disease by Sugahara, Yoko, Ishii, Masahiro, Muta, Hiromi, Iemura, Motofumi, Matsuishi, Toyojiro, Kato, Hirohisa

“…We retrospectively investigated the effect of warfarin therapy in improving the clinical outcome of Kawasaki disease (KD) patients with giant coronary…”
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Successful diuretics treatment of protein‐losing enteropathy in Noonan syndrome by Mizuochi, Tatsuki, Suda, Kenji, Seki, Yoshitaka, Yanagi, Tadahiro, Yoshimoto, Hironaga, Kudo, Yoshiyuki, Iemura, Motofumi, Tanikawa, Ken, Matsuishi, Toyojiro

“…There are few reports on successful high‐dose spironolactone treatment of refractory protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE) caused by Fontan procedure. We report…”
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Persistent peripheral arteritis long after Kawasaki disease — Another documentation of ongoing vascular inflammation by Suda, Kenji, Tahara, Nobuhiro, Honda, Akihiro, Iemura, Motofumi, Yoshimoto, Hironaga, Kudo, Yoshiyuki, Kaida, Hayato, Abe, Toshi, Sawada, Kentaro, Akashi, Hidetoshi, Tanaka, Hiroyuki, Fukumoto, Yoshihiro

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Increased plasma type B natriuretic peptide in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease by Kishimoto, Shintaro, Suda, Kenji, Teramachi, Yozo, Nishino, Hiroshi, Kudo, Yoshiyuki, Ishii, Haruka, Iemura, Motofumi, Takahashi, Tomoyuki, Okamura, Hisayoshi, Matsuishi, Toyojiro

“…Background:  The aim of this study was to identify possible factors associated with type‐B natriuretic peptide (BNP) production in the acute phase of Kawasaki…”
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Re-treatment for immune globulin-resistant Kawasaki disease: A comparative study of additional immune globulin and steroid pulse therapy by Hashino, Kanoko, Ishii, Masahiro, Iemura, Motofumi, Akagi, Teiji, Kato, Hirohisa

“…Background : We compared the efficacy and safety of additional intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) therapy with steroid pulse therapy in patients with…”
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Entrapment of the Left Coronary Artery Ostium by the Aortic Valve Leaflet, Promoting Myocardial Ischemia by Nishino, Hiroshi, MD, Suda, Kenji, MD, Teramachi, Yozo, MD, Kishimoto, Shintaro, MD, Goto, Kei, MD, Iemura, Motofumi, MD

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults with a History of Kawasaki Disease by Muta, Hiromi, MD, Ishii, Masahiro, MD, Iemura, Motofumi, MD, Matsuishi, Toyojiro, MD

“…Objective To investigate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents and young adults with Kawasaki disease (KD). Study design We conducted a…”
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a senile female patient after transcatheter coil embolization of patent arterial duct by Teramachi, Yozo, Suda, Kenji, Nishino, Hiroshi, Kanaya, Seiji, Iemura, Motofumi, Matsuishi, Toyojiro

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Progressive Left Coronary Stenosis After Rotablator Ablation Appreciated by Doppler Echocardiography by Kishimoto, Shintaro, Suda, Kenji, Iemura, Motofumi

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New diagnostic methods and modalities for congenital heart disease by Iemura, Motofumi

“…Ultrasound imaging of cardiovascular structures has progressed rapidly from standard surface techniques to real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography and…”
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Microembolic signals measured by transcranial Doppler during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect using the Amplatzer septal occluder by Itoh, Shinich, Suda, Kenji, Kishimoto, Shintaro, Nishino, Hiroshi, Kudo, Yoshiyuki, Iemura, Motofumi, Teramachi, Yozo, Matsuishi, Toyojiro, Yasunaga, Hiroshi

“…To determine the frequency and factors associated with increase in microembolic signals during transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect using the…”
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Effect of Revision of Japanese Diagnostic Criterion for Fever in Kawasaki Disease on Treatment and Cardiovascular Outcome by Muta, Hiromi, Ishii, Masahiro, Iemura, Motofumi, Suda, Kenji, Nakamura, Yosikazu, Matsuishi, Toyojiro

“…Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a revision of the fever criterion for initial intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment,…”
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Impact of intravenous immunoglobulin infusion on longitudinal left ventricular performance in patients with acute Kawasaki disease of usual course by Koteda, Yusuke, MD, Suda, Kenji, MD, Kishimoto, Shintaro, MD, Ito, Shinichi, MD, Kudo, Yoshiyuki, MD, Nishino, Hiroshi, MD, Ishii, Haruka, MD, Iemura, Motofumi, MD, Matuishi, Toyojiro, MD

“…Summary Purpose To determine the acute change in cardiac performance after intravenous immunoglobulin infusion (IVIG) in patients with acute Kawasaki disease…”
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Stanford type B aortic dissection associated with pregnancy in patients with Marfan syndrome—A case report and review of the literature by Nishino, Hiroshi, MD, Suda, Kenji, MD, Kuramaoto, Akitaka, MD, Honda, Yoshihiro, MD, Takemiya, Kiyoko, MD, Ishii, Haruka, MD, Kishimoto, Shintaro, MD, Iemura, Motofumi, MD, Hori, Daizo, MD

“…Summary A 36-year-old female patient known to have Marfan syndrome (MFS) presented with Stanford type B aortic dissection (type B-AD) 3 days after delivery…”
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Prediction of resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in patients with Kawasaki disease by Egami, Kimiyasu, Muta, Hiromi, Ishii, Masahiro, Suda, Kenji, Sugahara, Yoko, Iemura, Motofumi, Matsuishi, Toyojiro

“…The objective of this study was to find the predictors and generate a prediction score of resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in patients with…”
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Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Kawasaki Disease Complicated by Giant Coronary Aneurysms: A Single-Institution Experience by SUDA, Kenji, IEMURA, Motofumi, TASHIRO, Tadashi, NOBUYOSHI, Masakiyo, KATO, Hirohisa, MATSUISHI, Toyojiro, NISHIONO, Hiroshi, TERAMACHI, Yozo, KOTEDA, Yusuke, KISHIMOTO, Shintaro, KUDO, Yoshiyuki, ITOH, Shinichi, ISHII, Haruka, UENO, Takafumi

“…Some patients with Kawasaki disease develop giant coronary aneurysms and coronary stenosis, leading to ischemic heart disease. The aim of this study was to…”
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Selective high dose gamma-globulin treatment in Kawasaki disease: assessment of clinical aspects and cost effectiveness by Sato, N, Sugimura, T, Akagi, T, Yamakawa, R, Hashino, K, Eto, G, Iemura, M, Ishii, M, Kato, H

“…High-dose intravenous gamma-globulin (IVGG) plus aspirin (ASA) treatment is effective in preventing coronary artery complications in acute Kawasaki disease…”
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