Search Results - "Nakabo, Ayumi"
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Elevated Arterial Stiffness and Diastolic Dysfunction in Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Published in Circulation Journal (2014)“…Background: Thyroid hormone is associated with arterial stiffness and left ventricular diastolic function in hypothyroid disease. The relationship of thyroid…”
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Intravenous Salt Supplementation With Low-Dose Furosemide for Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Published in Journal of cardiac failure (01-05-2014)“…Abstract Background Theoretically, salt supplementation should promote diuresis through increasing the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) during treatment of…”
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Changes in collagen metabolism account for ventricular functional recovery following beta-blocker therapy in patients with chronic heart failure
Published in Heart and vessels (01-02-2016)“…While beta blockade improves left ventricular (LV) function in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), the mechanisms are not well known. This study aimed…”
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The association between left ventricular twisting motion and mechanical dyssynchrony: a three-dimensional speckle tracking study
Published in Heart and vessels (01-02-2016)“…Left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony is a causal factor in LV dysfunction and thought to be associated with LV twisting motion. We tested whether…”
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Myocardial Stretch in Early Systole is a Key Determinant of the Synchrony of Left Ventricular Mechanical Activity in vivo
Published in Circulation Journal (2013)“…Background: Recent in-vitro observations suggest that left ventricular (LV) contraction is powered by ‘stretch activation’, an intrinsic mechanism by which…”
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Long-term effects of irbesartan on plasma aldosterone concentration and left atrial volume in hypertensive patients
Published in Journal of cardiology (01-03-2014)“…Abstract Background Plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) is related to cardiac remodeling in patients with hypertension. However, we do not know the detailed…”
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CRT Improves LV Filling Dynamics
Published in JACC. Cardiovascular imaging (01-06-2013)“…Echocardiographic particle imaging velocimetry allows blood flow visualization and characterization of diastolic vortex formation that may play a key role in…”
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The impairment of the parasympathetic modulation is involved in the age-related change in mitral E/A ratio
Published in Heart and vessels (01-05-2014)“…The mitral early to late diastolic flow velocity ratio ( E / A ratio) is age-dependent. It has been considered that its age dependency reflects the age-related…”
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Combination of hypertonic saline and low-dose furosemide is an effective treatment for refractory congestive heart failure with hyponatremia
Published in Journal of cardiology cases (01-05-2014)“…Abstract Hyponatremia often associates with heart failure. Although severe salt restriction is generally recommended in heart failure treatment, it may promote…”
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Beta-blocker stress echocardiography in an aortic stenosis patient with associated left ventricular outflow tract obstruction
Published in Journal of echocardiography (01-06-2014)“…An 80-year-old man visited our hospital because of dyspnea on exertion from 6 months ago. Echo Doppler study showed severe calcification in the aortic valve…”
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TCT-254 Coronary Artery Segmentation and Tissue Characterization Using Deep Learning: “Virtual” IB-IVUS
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (01-10-2023)Get full text
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Sitting maneuver to uncover latent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in patients without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Published in Journal of cardiology (01-06-2024)“…Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction [LVOTO; pressure gradient (PG) ≥30 mmHg] is observed in some patients without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and…”
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CRT improves LV filling dynamics: insights from echocardiographic particle imaging velocimetry
Published in JACC. Cardiovascular imaging (01-06-2013)“…Echocardiographic particle imaging velocimetry allows blood flow visualization and characterization of diastolic vortex formation that may play a key role in…”
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LEFT VENTRICULAR VORTEX FORMATION AND ALTERED FLOW ENERGETICS IN DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
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APPLICATION OF ECHO PARTICLE IMAGING VELOCIMETRY FOR GUIDING AV-INTERVAL OPTIMIZATION IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (27-03-2012)“…Following baseline recordings, AV time delay was altered using a sequence of physiological, short, and long AV delays for obtaining 45 sets of repeated EPIV…”
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EFFECTS OF BETA-BLOCKER ON HEART RATE REDUCTION AND COLLAGEN DEGRADATION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (12-03-2013)“…Recently, serum collagen marker, collagen type I C-terminal telopeptide (CITP), is useful as an index of myocardium collagen degradation. [...]we investigated…”
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Effects of Beta-blockade on Myocardial Stiffness in Patients of Heart Failure with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
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Speckle tracking echocardiography derived 2-dimensional myocardial strain predicts left ventricular function and mass regression in aortic stenosis patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
Published in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging (01-04-2013)“…Regression of left ventricular (LV) mass in severe aortic stenosis (AS) following aortic valve replacement (AVR) reduces the potential risk of sudden death and…”
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Combination of hypertonic saline and low-dose furosemide is an effective treatment for refractory congestive heart failure with hyponatremia
Published in Journal of cardiology cases (01-05-2014)“…Hyponatremia often associates with heart failure. Although severe salt restriction is generally recommended in heart failure treatment, it may promote…”
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