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The Current Status of Cardiovascular Medicine in Japan　– Analysis of a Large Number of Health Records From a Nationwide Claim-Based Database, JROAD-DPC by Yasuda, Satoshi, Nakao, Kazuhiro, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Sumita, Yoko, Shishido, Toshiaki, Anzai, Toshihisa, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Ito, Hiroshi, Komuro, Issei, Saito, Yoshihiko, Ogawa, Hisao, on the behalf of JROAD Investigators

“…Background:Since cardiovascular disease accounts for one-quarter of deaths in the Japanese population, we developed a nationwide database using the…”
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Development of a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Model Using the Suita Study, a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Japan by Nakai, Michikazu, Watanabe, Makoto, Kokubo, Yoshihiro, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Higashiyama, Aya, Takegami, Misa, Nakao, Yoko M, Okamura, Tomonori, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro

“…Aim: To construct a risk prediction model for cardiovascular disease (CVD) based on the Suita study, an urban Japanese cohort study, and compare its accuracy…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure From the Large-Scale Japanese Registry Of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (JROADHF) by Ide, Tomomi, Kaku, Hidetaka, Matsushima, Shouji, Tohyama, Takeshi, Enzan, Nobuyuki, Funakoshi, Kouta, Sumita, Yoko, Nakai, Michikazu, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Tsuchihashi-Makaya, Miyuki, Hatano, Masaru, Komuro, Issei, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Investigators, the JROADHF

“…Background:With aging population, the prevalence and incidence of heart failure (HF) have been increasing worldwide. However, the characteristics and outcomes…”
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Impact of Physician Volume and Specialty on In-Hospital Mortality of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke by Nishimura, Kunihiro, Ogasawara, Kuniaki, Kitazono, Takanari, Iihara, Koji, on behalf of the J-ASPECT Study Collaborators

“…Background:The degree of association between mortality and case volume/physician volume is well known for many surgical procedures and medical conditions…”
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High-Intensity Signals in Coronary Plaques on Noncontrast T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Novel Determinant of Coronary Events by Noguchi, Teruo, MD, Kawasaki, Tomohiro, MD, Tanaka, Atsushi, MD, Yasuda, Satoshi, MD, Goto, Yoichi, MD, Ishihara, Masaharu, MD, Nishimura, Kunihiro, MD, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, MD, Node, Koichi, MD, Koga, Nobuhiko, MD

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to determine whether coronary high-intensity plaques (HIPs) visualized by noncontrast T1-weighted imaging can predict…”
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Prevalence, Clinical Features, and Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction Attributable to Coronary Artery Embolism by Shibata, Tatsuhiro, Kawakami, Shoji, Noguchi, Teruo, Tanaka, Tomotaka, Asaumi, Yasuhide, Kanaya, Tomoaki, Nagai, Toshiyuki, Nakao, Kazuhiro, Fujino, Masashi, Nagatsuka, Kazuyuki, Ishibashi-Ueda, Hatsue, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Kusano, Kengo, Anzai, Toshihisa, Goto, Yoichi, Ogawa, Hisao, Yasuda, Satoshi

“…BACKGROUND—Coronary artery embolism (CE) is recognized as an important nonatherosclerotic cause of acute myocardial infarction. Its prevalence, clinical…”
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Full moon and traffic accident-related emergency ambulance transport: A nationwide case-crossover study by Onozuka, Daisuke, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Hagihara, Akihito

“…Several studies have examined the association between environmental factors and traffic accidents. However, the role of a full moon in triggering emergency…”
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Plasma MicroRNA 499 as a Biomarker of Acute Myocardial Infarction by ADACHI, Taichi, NAKANISHI, Michio, OTSUKA, Yoritaka, NISHIMURA, Kunihiro, HIROKAWA, Gou, GOTO, Yoichi, NONOGI, Hiroshi, IWAI, Naoharu

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs 21-25 nucleotides in length. Recently, we reported that miRNA 208 (miR-208) is produced exclusively in the rat…”
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Predicting Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories for a Japanese Urban Population, and Comparison with the Framingham Risk Score: The Suita Study by Nishimura, Kunihiro, Okamura, Tomonori, Watanabe, Makoto, Nakai, Michikazu, Takegami, Misa, Higashiyama, Aya, Kokubo, Yoshihiro, Okayama, Akira, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro

“…Aim: The Framingham risk score (FRS) is one of the standard tools used to predict the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). No previous study has…”
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Heatstroke predictions by machine learning, weather information, and an all-population registry for 12-hour heatstroke alerts by Ogata, Soshiro, Takegami, Misa, Ozaki, Taira, Nakashima, Takahiro, Onozuka, Daisuke, Murata, Shunsuke, Nakaoku, Yuriko, Suzuki, Koyu, Hagihara, Akihito, Noguchi, Teruo, Iihara, Koji, Kitazume, Keiichi, Morioka, Tohru, Yamazaki, Shin, Yoshida, Takahiro, Yamagata, Yoshiki, Nishimura, Kunihiro

“…This study aims to develop and validate prediction models for the number of all heatstroke cases, and heatstrokes of hospital admission and death cases per…”
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Incidence and Mortality of Dementia-Related Missing and Their Associated Factors: An Ecological Study in Japan by Murata, Shunsuke, Takegami, Misa, Onozuka, Daisuke, Nakaoku, Yuriko, Hagihara, Akihito, Nishimura, Kunihiro

“…Background: Dementia-related missing and subsequent deaths are becoming serious problems with increases in people with dementia. However, there are no…”
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Hemodynamic Determinants of Mortality after Fontan Operation by Ohuchi, Hideo, Miyazaki, Aya, Negishi, Jun, Hayama, Yosuke, Nakai, Michikazu, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Ichikawa, Hajime, Shiraishi, Isao, Yamada, Osamu

“…Background Elevated central venous pressure (CVP), low cardiac output and mild hypoxia are common early and late after Fontan operation. However, the…”
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A New Secretory Peptide of Natriuretic Peptide Family, Osteocrin, Suppresses the Progression of Congestive Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction by Miyazaki, Takahiro, Otani, Kentaro, Chiba, Ayano, Nishimura, Hirohito, Tokudome, Takeshi, Takano-Watanabe, Haruko, Matsuo, Ayaka, Ishikawa, Hiroyuki, Shimamoto, Keiko, Fukui, Hajime, Kanai, Yugo, Yasoda, Akihiro, Ogata, Soshiro, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Minamino, Naoto, Mochizuki, Naoki

“…RATIONALE:An increase of severe ischemic heart diseases results in an increase of the patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Therefore, new therapies…”
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Hospitalization Costs for Patients With Acute Congestive Heart Failure in Japan by Kanaoka, Koshiro, Okayama, Satoshi, Nakai, Michikazu, Sumita, Yoko, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Kawakami, Rika, Okura, Hiroyuki, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Yasuda, Satoshi, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Komuro, Issei, Ogawa, Hisao, Saito, Yoshihiko

“…Background: With aging of the population, the economic burden associated with heart failure (HF) is expected to increase. However, little is known about the…”
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Effectiveness of nationwide screening and lifestyle intervention for abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risks in Japan: The metabolic syndrome and comprehensive lifestyle intervention study on nationwide database in Japan (MetS ACTION-J study) by Nakao, Yoko M, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Ueshima, Kenji, Nakao, Kazuhiro, Nakai, Michikazu, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Yasuno, Shinji, Hosoda, Kiminori, Ogawa, Yoshihiro, Itoh, Hiroshi, Ogawa, Hisao, Kangawa, Kenji, Nakao, Kazuwa

“…Lifestyle interventions can substantially improve obesity and cardiometabolic risks. However, evidence of long-term benefits of national intervention is…”
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In-Hospital Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction According to Population Density and Primary Angioplasty Procedures Volume by Matsuzawa, Yasushi, Konishi, Masaaki, Nakai, Michikazu, Saigusa, Yusuke, Taguri, Masataka, Gohbara, Masaomi, Ebina, Toshiaki, Kosuge, Masami, Hibi, Kiyoshi, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Yasuda, Satoshi, Ogawa, Hisao, Saito, Yoshihiko, Nakayama, Naoki, Takeuchi, Ichiro, Tamura, Kouichi, Kimura, Kazuo

“…Background:Low population density may be associated with high mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Statin treatment can reduce incidence of early seizure in acute ischemic stroke: A propensity score analysis by Matsubara, Soichiro, Tanaka, Tomotaka, Tomari, Shinya, Fukuma, Kazuki, Ishiyama, Hiroyuki, Abe, Soichiro, Arimizu, Takuro, Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka, Ogata, Soshiro, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Koga, Masatoshi, Ando, Yukio, Toyoda, Kazunori, Ihara, Masafumi

“…A previous study showed early statin administration in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) was associated with a lower risk of early-onset seizure (ES),…”
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Associations Between Adherence to Evidence-Based, Stroke Quality Indicators and Outcomes of Acute Reperfusion Therapy by Ren, Nice, Ogata, Soshiro, Kiyoshige, Eri, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Nishimura, Ataru, Matsuo, Ryu, Kitazono, Takanari, Higashi, Takahiro, Ogasawara, Kuniaki, Iihara, Koji

“…BACKGROUNDQuality indicators (QIs) are an accepted tool for measuring a hospital's performance in routine care. We examined national trends in adherence to the…”
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Impact of Hospital Practice Factors on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure in Japan　― An Analysis of a Large Number of Health Records From a Nationwide Claims-Based Database, the JROAD-DPC by Kaku, Hidetaka, Funakoshi, Kouta, Ide, Tomomi, Fujino, Takeo, Matsushima, Shouji, Ohtani, Kisho, Higo, Taiki, Nakai, Michikazu, Sumita, Yoko, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Miyamoto, Yoshihiro, Anzai, Toshihisa, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki

“…Background:An inverse relationship exists between hospital case volume and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). However, hospital performance factors…”
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Functionally validated SCN5A variants allow interpretation of pathogenicity and prediction of lethal events in Brugada syndrome by Ishikawa, Taisuke, Kimoto, Hiroki, Mishima, Hiroyuki, Yamagata, Kenichiro, Ogata, Soshiro, Aizawa, Yoshiyasu, Hayashi, Kenshi, Morita, Hiroshi, Nakajima, Tadashi, Nakano, Yukiko, Nagase, Satoshi, Murakoshi, Nobuyuki, Kowase, Shinya, Ohkubo, Kimie, Aiba, Takeshi, Morimoto, Shimpei, Ohno, Seiko, Kamakura, Shiro, Nogami, Akihiko, Takagi, Masahiko, Karakachoff, Matilde, Dina, Christian, Schott, Jean-Jacques, Yoshiura, Koh-Ichiro, Horie, Minoru, Shimizu, Wataru, Nishimura, Kunihiro, Kusano, Kengo, Makita, Naomasa

“…Abstract Aims The prognostic value of genetic variants for predicting lethal arrhythmic events (LAEs) in Brugada syndrome (BrS) remains controversial. We…”
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