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The role of epicardial adipose tissue in coronary artery disease in non-obese patients by Iwayama, Tadateru, MD, PhD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, PhD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, PhD, FJCC, Ishino, Mitsunori, MD, PhD, Tamura, Harutoshi, MD, PhD, Nishiyama, Satoshi, MD, PhD, Takahashi, Hiroki, MD, PhD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, PhD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, PhD, Miyashita, Takehiko, MD, PhD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, PhD, Toyama, Shuji, MD, PhD, Sadahiro, Mitsuaki, MD, PhD, Kubota, Isao, MD, PhD, FJCC

“…Abstract Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) surrounding the heart may contribute to the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) through its local…”
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Toll-like receptor-2 modulates ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction by SHISHIDO, Tetsuro, NOZAKI, Naoki, TAKEUCHI, Osamu, AKIRA, Shizuo, TAKEISHI, Yasuchika, KUBOTA, Isao, YAMAGUCHI, Seiji, SHIBATA, Yoko, NITOBE, Joji, MIYAMOTO, Takuya, TAKAHASHI, Hiroki, ARIMOTO, Takanori, MAEDA, Kunihiko, YAMAKAWA, Mitsunori

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are members of the interleukin-1 receptor family and transduce similar signals as interleukin-1 receptor in response to exogenous…”
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Serum Resistin is Associated With High Risk in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure: A Novel Link Between Metabolic Signals and Heart Failure by Takeishi, Yasuchika, Niizeki, Takeshi, Arimoto, Takanori, Nozaki, Naoki, Hirono, Osamu, Nitobe, Joji, Watanabe, Tetsu, Takabatake, Noriaki, Kubota, Isao

“…Background Resistin is derived from fat tissue in rodents, and serum levels are elevated in animal models of obesity and insulin resistance. Recent studies…”
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The association between defibrillation shock energy and acute cardiac damage in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators by Ishigaki, Daisuke, M.D, Kutsuzawa, Daisuke, M.D, Arimoto, Takanori, M.D, Iwayama, Tadateru, M.D, Hashimoto, Naoaki, M.D, Kumagai, Yu, M.D, Nishiyama, Satoshi, M.D, Takahashi, Hiroki, M.D, Shishido, Tetsuro, M.D, Miyamoto, Takuya, M.D, Nitobe, Joji, M.D, Fukui, Akio, M.D, Watanabe, Tetsu, M.D, Kubota, Isao, M.D

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to establish a minimally invasive defibrillation testing (DT) protocol for patients with implantable cardioverter…”
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Increased Left Atrial Volume Index Predicts a Poor Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure by Tamura, Harutoshi, MD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, Nishiyama, Satoshi, MD, Sasaki, Shintaro, MD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, Takahashi, Hiroki, MD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, Miyashita, Takehiko, MD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, Hirono, Osamu, MD, Kubota, Isao, MD

“…Abstract Background Left atrial volume index (LAVI) is known to reflect the duration and severity of increased left atrial pressure caused by left ventricular…”
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High Serum Level of Pentosidine, an Advanced Glycation End Product (AGE), is a Risk Factor of Patients with Heart Failure by Koyama, Yo, MD, Takeishi, Yasuchika, MD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, Niizeki, Takeshi, MD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, Takahashi, Hiroki, MD, Nozaki, Naoki, MD, Hirono, Osamu, MD, Tsunoda, Yuichi, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, Kubota, Isao, MD

“…Abstract Background Pentosidine, one of the advanced glycation end products (AGE), is generated by nonenzymatic glycation and oxidation of proteins. The…”
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Risk Stratification of Chronic Heart Failure Patients by Multiple Biomarkers: Implications of BNP, H-FABP, and PTX3 by Ishino, Mitsunori, Takeishi, Yasuchika, Niizeki, Takeshi, Watanabe, Tetsu, Nitobe, Joji, Miyamoto, Takuya, Miyashita, Takehiko, Kitahara, Tatsuro, Suzuki, Satoshi, Sasaki, Toshiki, Bilim, Olga, Kubota, Isao

“…Background B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP), and pentraxin 3 (PTX3) each predict adverse cardiac events in…”
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Iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging can predict future cardiac events in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction by Katoh, Shigehiko, Shishido, Tetsuro, Kutsuzawa, Daisuke, Arimoto, Takanori, Netsu, Shunsuke, Funayama, Akira, Ishino, Mitsunori, Niizeki, Takeshi, Nishiyama, Satoshi, Takahashi, Hiroki, Miyashita, Takehiko, Miyamoto, Takuya, Nitobe, Joji, Watanabe, Tetsu, Kubota, Isao

“…Objective Iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine ( 123 I-MIBG) has been used to assess the function of the cardiac sympathetic nervous system in patients with…”
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Low Wall Velocity of Left Atrial Appendage Measured by Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography Predicts Thrombus Formation Caused by Atrial Appendage Dysfunction by Tamura, Harutoshi, MD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, Hirono, Osamu, MD, Nishiyama, Satoshi, MD, Sasaki, Shintaro, MD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, Miyashita, Takehiko, MD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, Kayama, Takamasa, MD, Kubota, Isao, MD

“…Background Atrial fibrillation is associated with ischemic stroke because of thrombi that form within the left atrial appendage (LAA). The aim of this study…”
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Relation of Serum Heat Shock Protein 60 Level to Severity and Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure Secondary to Ischemic or Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Niizeki, Takeshi, MD, Takeishi, Yasuchika, MD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, Miyashita, Takehiko, MD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, Kitahara, Tatsuro, MD, Suzuki, Satoshi, MD, Sasaki, Toshiki, MD, Bilim, Olga, MD, Ishino, Mitsunori, MD, Kubota, Isao, MD

“…Heat shock protein (HSP) 60 is induced by a variety of stressors, including oxidative stress and inflammation, and it plays a protective role against…”
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Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Is More Sensitive Than Troponin T to Detect the Ongoing Myocardial Damage in Chronic Heart Failure Patients by Niizeki, Takeshi, MD, Takeishi, Yasuchika, MD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, Takabatake, Noriaki, MD, Nozaki, Naoki, MD, Hirono, Osamu, MD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, Harada, Mutsuo, MD, Suzuki, Satoshi, MD, Koyama, Yo, MD, Kitahara, Tatsuro, MD, Sasaki, Toshiki, MD, Kubota, Isao, MD

“…Abstract Background Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is a small cytosolic protein and released into the circulation when the myocardium is…”
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Persistently Increased Serum Concentration of Heart-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Predicts Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure by Niizeki, Takeshi, Takeishi, Yasuchika, Arimoto, Takanori, Nozaki, Naoki, Hirono, Osamu, Watanabe, Tetsu, Nitobe, Joji, Miyashita, Takehiko, Miyamoto, Takuya, Koyama, Yo, Kitahara, Tatsuro, Suzuki, Satoshi, Sasaki, Toshiki, Kubota, Isao

“…Background Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) is a small cytosolic protein that is released into the circulation when the myocardium is injured…”
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Elevated Cystatin C Levels Predict the Incidence of Vasospastic Angina by Funayama, Akira, Watanabe, Tetsu, Tamabuchi, Toshiaki, Otaki, Yoichiro, Netsu, Shunsuke, Hasegawa, Hiromasa, Honda, Shintaro, Ishino, Mitsunori, Arimoto, Takanori, Takahashi, Hiroki, Shishido, Tetsuro, Miyamoto, Takuya, Nitobe, Joji, Kubota, Isao

“…Background: Cystatin C, a marker for early stage chronic kidney disease, has been shown to be involved in cardiovascular disease. The relationship between…”
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ST-segment elevation and ventricular fibrillation shortly after transseptal puncture for left atrial catheter ablation by Ishigaki, Daisuke, MD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, Iwayama, Tadateru, MD, Daisuke, Kutsuzawa, MD, Yoshinori, Yashiro, MD, Joji, Nitobe, MD, Hiroshi, Aoyama, MD, Tetsu, Watanabe, MD, Isao, Kubota, MD

“…Abstract A 47-year-old man with drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent left atrial (LA) catheter ablation. After sheaths were inserted into…”
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Two-dimensional Speckle Tracking Imaging as a Novel Strategy for Accurately Identifying the Accessory Pathway by Iwayama, Tadateru, Arimoto, Takanori, Tamura, Harutoshi, Wanezaki, Masahiro, Sasaki, Shintaro, Nishiyama, Satoshi, Kutsuzawa, Daisuke, Ishigaki, Daisuke, Nitobe, Joji, Suzuki, Hiroshi, Watanabe, Tetsu, Kubota, Isao

“…A 14-year-old patient was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The two-dimensional speckle tracking…”
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Trends in Coronary Risk Factors Among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Over the Last Decade: The Yamagata AMI Registry by Nishiyama, Satoshi, Watanabe, Tetsu, Arimoto, Takanori, Takahashi, Hiroki, Shishido, Tetsuro, Miyashita, Takehiko, Miyamoto, Takuya, Nitobe, Joji, Shibata, Yoko, Konta, Tsuneo, Kawata, Sumio, Kato, Takeo, Fukao, Akira, Kubota, Isao

“…Aim: Recently, there has been an increase in the prevalence of coronary risk factors, such as diabetes and dyslipidemia, in Japan; however, it is unclear…”
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Serum Midkine as a Predictor of Cardiac Events in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure by Kitahara, Tatsuro, MD, PhD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, PhD, Suzuki, Satoshi, MD, PhD, Katoh, Shigehiko, MD, Sasaki, Toshiki, MD, Ishino, Mitsunori, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, PhD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, PhD, Miyashita, Takehiko, MD, PhD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, PhD, Takeishi, Yasuchika, MD, PhD, Kubota, Isao, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Midkine, a heparin-binding growth factor, has various functions such as migration of inflammatory cell and anti-apoptotic effect. Invasion…”
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Serum Carboxy-Terminal Telopeptide of Type I Collagen (ICTP) Predicts Cardiac Events in Chronic Heart Failure Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function by Kitahara, Tatsuro, Takeishi, Yasuchika, Arimoto, Takanori, Niizeki, Takeshi, Koyama, Yo, Sasaki, Toshiki, Suzuki, Satoshi, Nozaki, Naoki, Hirono, Osamu, Nitobe, Joji, Watanabe, Tetsu, Kubota, Isao

“…Background Clinical markers to predict adverse outcome have not yet been established for patients with preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function. The…”
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Circulating Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein Levels Predict the Occurrence of Appropriate Shocks and Cardiac Death in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators by Daidoji, Hyuma, MD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, Tamura, Harutoshi, MD, Kutsuzawa, Daisuke, MD, Ishigaki, Daisuke, MD, Ishino, Mitsunori, MD, Takahashi, Hiroki, MD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, Miyashita, Takehiko, MD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, Kubota, Isao, MD

“…Abstract Background The association between ongoing myocardial damage and outcomes in patients who have received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator…”
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Serum Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A in Patients With Heart Failure by Funayama, Akira, MD, Shishido, Tetsuro, MD, PhD, Netsu, Shunsuke, MD, Ishino, Mitsunori, MD, Sasaki, Toshiki, MD, PhD, Katoh, Shigehiko, MD, PhD, Takahashi, Hiroki, MD, PhD, Arimoto, Takanori, MD, PhD, Miyamoto, Takuya, MD, PhD, Nitobe, Joji, MD, PhD, Watanabe, Tetsu, MD, PhD, Kubota, Isao, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) proteolyzes insulin-like growth factor (IGF)–binding proteins and thus increases IGF-1…”
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