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Clinical Diagnostic Criteria of Familial Hypercholesterolemia　― A Comparison of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society and Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Criteria by Tada, Hayato, Okada, Hirofumi, Nomura, Akihiro, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Nohara, Atsushi, Yamagishi, Masakazu, Takamura, Masayuki, Kawashiri, Masa-aki

“…Background:This study is aimed to compare the efficacy of the 2017 Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) criteria, which…”
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Challenges of Precision Medicine for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Based on Human Genome Information by Tada, Hayato, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Takamura, Masayuki, Kawashiri, Masa-aki

“…Precision or personalized medicine is currently gaining a lot of attention. Clinical evidence for its effectiveness has been established based on randomized…”
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Comparison of Human Selenoprotein P Determinants in Serum between Our Original Methods and Commercially Available Kits by Saito, Yoshiro, Misu, Hirofumi, Takayama, Hiroaki, Takashima, Shin-ichiro, Usui, Soichiro, Takamura, Masayuki, Kaneko, Shuichi, Takamura, Toshinari, Noguchi, Noriko

“…Selenoprotein P (SeP) is a selenium (Se)-rich extracellular protein. SeP is identified as a hepatokine, causing insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. Thus,…”
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Validation of the 2022 Clinical Diagnostic Criteria of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Japan by Tada, Hayato, Nohara, Atsushi, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Aim: In 2022, the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) has revised its clinical diagnostic criteria of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and adopted the use of…”
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Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level cannot be too Low: Considerations from Clinical Trials, Human Genetics, and Biology by Tada, Hayato, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Takamura, Masayuki, Kawashiri, Masa-aki

“…LDL cholesterol is by far the best established “causal” cardiovascular risk. It is distributed normally, and the mean value ranges around 100~120 mg/dl. In…”
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Healthy lifestyle, lipoprotein (a) levels and the risk of coronary artery disease by Tada, Hayato, Yamagami, Kan, Sakata, Kenji, Usui, Soichiro, Kawashiri, Masa‐aki, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Background Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the role of healthy lifestyle against the risk of CAD with…”
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Impact of the severe familial hypercholesterolemia status on atherosclerotic risks by Tada, Hayato, Nohara, Atsushi, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Risks of atherosclerotic events substantially vary even among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with extremely high risk based on life-long…”
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Optimal lesion size index to prevent conduction gap during pulmonary vein isolation by Kanamori, Naomi, Kato, Takeshi, Sakagami, Satoru, Saeki, Takahiro, Kato, Chieko, Kawai, Keiichi, Chikata, Akio, Takashima, Shin‐ichiro, Murai, Hisayoshi, Usui, Soichiro, Furusho, Hiroshi, Kaneko, Shuichi, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Introduction A novel real‐time lesion size index (LSI) that incorporates contact force (CF), time, and power has been developed for safe and effective catheter…”
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The Assessment of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque among Young Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia by Shibayama, Junichi, Tada, Hayato, Sakata, Kenji, Usui, Soichiro, Takamura, Masayuki, Kawashiri, Masa-aki

“…Objective Few data exist regarding when atherosclerotic changes occur among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Carotid ultrasonography is a…”
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Effect of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure With Mid-Range or Preserved Ejection Fraction　― Pooled Analysis of the AF Frontier Ablation Registry and Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry by Tsuda, Toyonobu, Kato, Takeshi, Usuda, Keisuke, Kusayama, Takashi, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Hayashi, Kenshi, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Yamagishi, Masakazu, Takamura, Masayuki, Otsuka, Takayuki, Suzuki, Shinya, Hirata, Akio, Murakami, Masato, Takami, Mitsuru, Kimura, Masaomi, Fukaya, Hidehira, Nakahara, Shiro, Shimizu, Wataru, Iwasaki, Yu-ki, Hayashi, Hiroshi, Harada, Tomoo, Nakajima, Ikutaro, Okumura, Ken, Koyama, Junjiroh, Tokuda, Michifumi, Yamane, Teiichi, Momiyama, Yukihiko, Tanimoto, Kojiro, Soejima, Kyoko, Nonoguchi, Noriko, Ejima, Koichiro, Hagiwara, Nobuhisa, Harada, Masahide, Sonoda, Kazumasa, Inoue, Masaru, Kumagai, Koji, Hayashi, Hidemori, Satomi, Kazuhiro, Yazaki, Yoshinao, Watari, Yuji, Arai, Masaru, Watanabe, Ryuta, Yokoyama, Katsuaki, Matsumoto, Naoya, Nagashima, Koichi, Okumura, Yasuo, on behalf of the AF Ablation Frontier Registry and the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry Investigators

“…Background: A recent randomized trial demonstrated that catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection…”
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Treatment with a Direct Oral Anticoagulant for Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis by Tamura, Yudai, Sakata, Kenji, Terada, Kazushi, Usui, Soichiro, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Takamura, Masayuki

“…We herein report a case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) in a patient with previously undiagnosed lung cancer. A 62-year-old woman presented to…”
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Myocyte-specific enhancer factor 2c triggers transdifferentiation of adipose tissue-derived stromal cells into spontaneously beating cardiomyocyte-like cells by Takashima, Shinichiro, Usui, Soichiro, Inoue, Oto, Goten, Chiaki, Yamaguchi, Kosei, Takeda, Yusuke, Cui, Shihe, Sakai, Yoshio, Hayashi, Kenshi, Sakata, Kenji, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Cardiomyocyte regeneration is limited in adults. The adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction (Ad-SVF) contains pluripotent stem cells that rarely…”
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Diabetes impairs the angiogenic capacity of human adipose-derived stem cells by reducing the CD271+ subpopulation in adipose tissue by Inoue, Oto, Usui, Soichiro, Takashima, Shin-ichiro, Nomura, Ayano, Yamaguchi, Kosei, Takeda, Yusuke, Goten, Chiaki, Hamaoka, Takuto, Ootsuji, Hiroshi, Murai, Hisayoshi, Kaneko, Shuichi, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Therapeutic angiogenesis using adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) is…”
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Augmented sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor-1 signaling in cardiac fibroblasts induces cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis through angiotensin II and interleukin-6 by Ohkura, Sei-Ichiro, Usui, Soichiro, Takashima, Shin-Ichiro, Takuwa, Noriko, Yoshioka, Kazuaki, Okamoto, Yasuo, Inagaki, Yutaka, Sugimoto, Naotoshi, Kitano, Teppei, Takamura, Masayuki, Wada, Takashi, Kaneko, Shuichi, Takuwa, Yoh

“…Cardiac fibroblasts, together with cardiomyocytes, occupy the majority of cells in the myocardium and are involved in myocardial remodeling. The…”
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Effects of Longitudinal Changes in Anemia Status on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation　― Analysis From the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry by Tsuda, Toyonobu, Hayashi, Kenshi, Kato, Takeshi, Kusayama, Takashi, Nakagawa, Yoichiro, Nomura, Akihiro, Tada, Hayato, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Fujino, Noboru, Yamagishi, Masakazu, Takamura, Masayuki, on behalf of the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry Investigators

“…Background: Anemia, a common comorbidity in older patients with heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF), is associated with an increased risk of…”
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Attainment of the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol treatment target and prognosis of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia by Tada, Hayato, Nomura, Akihiro, Nohara, Atsushi, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Hayashi, Kenshi, Fujino, Noboru, Takamura, Masayuki, Kawashiri, Masa-aki

“…No previous study has investigated the association between attainment of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol treatment target and better prognosis in…”
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Autophagy plays an essential role in mediating regression of hypertrophy during unloading of the heart by Hariharan, Nirmala, Ikeda, Yoshiyuki, Hong, Chull, Alcendor, Ralph R, Usui, Soichiro, Gao, Shumin, Maejima, Yasuhiro, Sadoshima, Junichi

“…Autophagy is a bulk degradation mechanism for cytosolic proteins and organelles. The heart undergoes hypertrophy in response to mechanical load but hypertrophy…”
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Predicts Thromboembolism and Heart Failure in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation　― A Prospective Analysis From the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry by Tsuda, Toyonobu, Hayashi, Kenshi, Kato, Takeshi, Kusayama, Takashi, Nakagawa, Yoichiro, Nomura, Akihiro, Tada, Hayato, Usui, Soichiro, Sakata, Kenji, Kawashiri, Masa-aki, Fujino, Noboru, Yamagishi, Masakazu, Takamura, Masayuki, on behalf of the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry Investigators

“…Background: The prognostic effect of concomitant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) on adverse events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been…”
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Important Role of Endogenous Nerve Growth Factor Receptor in the Pathogenesis of Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice by Goten, Chiaki, Usui, Soichiro, Takashima, Shin-Ichiro, Inoue, Oto, Yamaguchi, Kosei, Hashimuko, Daiki, Takeda, Yusuke, Nomura, Ayano, Sakata, Kenji, Kaneko, Shuichi, Takamura, Masayuki

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains a disease with poor prognosis; thus, a new mechanism for PAH treatment is necessary. Circulating nerve growth…”
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Inhibition of Endogenous Mst1 Prevents Apoptosis and Cardiac Dysfunction Without Affecting Cardiac Hypertrophy After Myocardial Infarction by Odashima, Mari, Usui, Soichiro, Takagi, Hiromitsu, Hong, Chull, Liu, Jing, Yokota, Mitsuhiro, Sadoshima, Junichi

“…Mammalian sterile 20–like kinase-1 (Mst1) plays an important role in mediating cardiac myocyte apoptosis in response to ischemia/reperfusion. Whether or not…”
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