著者

Akihiko Nogami Takashi Kurita Haruhiko Abe Kenji Ando Toshiyuki Ishikawa Katsuhiko Imai Akihiko Usui Kaoru Okishige Kengo Kusano Koichiro Kumagai Masahiko Goya Yoshinori Kobayashi Akihiko Shimizu Wataru Shimizu Morio Shoda Naokata Sumitomo Yoshihiro Seo Atsushi Takahashi Hiroshi Tada Shigeto Naito Yuji Nakazato Takashi Nishimura Takashi Nitta Shinichi Niwano Nobuhisa Hagiwara Yuji Murakawa Teiichi Yamane Takeshi Aiba Koichi Inoue Yuki Iwasaki Yasuya Inden Kikuya Uno Michio Ogano Masaomi Kimura Shun-ichiro Sakamoto Shingo Sasaki Kazuhiro Satomi Tsuyoshi Shiga Tsugutoshi Suzuki Yukio Sekiguchi Kyoko Soejima Masahiko Takagi Masaomi Chinushi Nobuhiro Nishi Takashi Noda Hitoshi Hachiya Masataka Mitsuno Takeshi Mitsuhashi Yasushi Miyauchi Aya Miyazaki Tomoshige Morimoto Hiro Yamasaki Yoshifusa Aizawa Tohru Ohe Takeshi Kimura Kazuo Tanemoto Hiroyuki Tsutsui Hideo Mitamura on behalf of the JCS/JHRS Joint Working Group

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-0637, (Released:2021-06-01)

参考文献数

1350

被引用文献数

75

著者

Ko Yamamoto Hiroki Shiomi Takeshi Morimoto Hiroki Watanabe Akiyoshi Miyazawa Kyohei Yamaji Masanobu Ohya Sunao Nakamura Satoru Mitomo Satoru Suwa Takenori Domei Shojiro Tatsushima Koh Ono Hiroki Sakamoto Kiyotaka Shimamura Masataka Shigetoshi Ryoji Taniguchi Yuji Nishimoto Hideki Okayama Kensho Matsuda Kenji Nakatsuma Yohei Takayama Jun Kuribara Hidekuni Kirigaya Kohei Yoneda Yuta Imai Umihiko Kaneko Hiroshi Ueda Kota Komiyama Naotaka Okamoto Satoru Sasaki Kengo Tanabe Mitsuru Abe Kiyoshi Hibi Kazushige Kadota Kenji Ando Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the OPTIVUS-Complex PCI Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-22-0837, (Released:2023-03-11)

参考文献数

11

被引用文献数

5

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Background: There is a paucity of data on the effect of optimal intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with standard PCI or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with multivessel disease.Methods and Results: The OPTIVUS-Complex PCI study multivessel cohort was a prospective multicenter single-arm study enrolling 1,021 patients undergoing multivessel PCI including the left anterior descending coronary artery using IVUS aiming to meet the prespecified criteria for optimal stent expansion. We conducted propensity score matching analyses between the OPTIVUS group and historical PCI or CABG control groups from the CREDO-Kyoto registry cohort-3 (1,565 and 899 patients) fulfilling the inclusion criteria for this study. The primary endpoint was a composite of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or any coronary revascularization. In the propensity score-matched cohort (OPTIVUS vs. historical PCI control: 926 patients in each group; OPTIVUS vs. historical CABG control: 436 patients in each group), the cumulative 1-year incidence of the primary endpoint was significantly lower in the OPTIVUS group than in the historical PCI control group (10.4% vs. 23.3%; log-rank P<0.001) or the historical CABG control group (11.8% vs. 16.5%; log-rank P=0.02).Conclusions: IVUS-guided PCI targeting the OPTIVUS criteria combined with contemporary clinical practice was associated with superior clinical outcomes at 1 year compared with not only the historical PCI control, but also the historical CABG control.

著者

Tadatomo Fukushima Masato Fukunaga Akihiro Isotani Miho Nakamura Ko Yamamoto Kenichi Ishizu Takashi Morinaga Shinichi Shirai Kenji Ando

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0553, (Released:2023-11-30)

参考文献数

12

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Background: Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) usually requires contrast medium during the procedure. However, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of developing contrast nephropathy. This study aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of zero-contrast LAAC in patients with CKD.Methods and Results: Zero-contrast LAAC was attempted in 15 patients with CKD Stages 3b-5 who were not on hemodialysis. All procedures were performed successfully, without any periprocedural complications. At the 45-day follow-up, no device-related complications or acute kidney disease were observed.Conclusions: The strategy of zero-contrast LAAC in patients with CKD can be an acceptable option.

著者

Norihisa Miyawaki Kenichi Ishizu Akihiro Isotani Miho Nakamura Takashi Morinaga Masaomi Hayashi Shinichi Shirai Nobuhisa Ohno Shinichi Kakumoto Kenji Ando

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-22-0672, (Released:2023-04-07)

被引用文献数

1

著者

Hirotoshi Watanabe Takeshi Morimoto Ko Yamamoto Yuki Obayashi Masahiro Natsuaki Kyohei Yamaji Manabu Ogita Satoru Suwa Tsuyoshi Isawa Takenori Domei Kenji Ando Shojiro Tatsushima Hiroki Watanabe Masanobu Oya Kazushige Kadota Hideo Tokuyama Tomohisa Tada Hiroki Sakamoto Hiroyoshi Mori Hiroshi Suzuki Tenjin Nishikura Kohei Wakabayashi Takeshi Kimura for the STOPDAPT-2 ACS Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.87, no.5, pp.657-668, 2023-04-25 (Released:2023-04-25)

参考文献数

28

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Background: The REAL-CAD trial, reported in 2017, demonstrated a significant reduction in cardiovascular events with high-intensity statins in patients with chronic coronary syndrome. However, data are scarce on the use of high-intensity statins in Japanese patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods and Results: In STOPDAPT-2 ACS, which exclusively enrolled ACS patients between March 2018 and June 2020, 1,321 (44.2%) patients received high-intensity statins at discharge, whereas of the remaining 1,667 patients, 96.0% were treated with low-dose statins. High-intensity statins were defined as the maximum approved doses of strong statins in Japan. The incidence of the cardiovascular composite endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis, stroke) was significantly lower in patients with than without high-intensity statins (1.44% vs. 2.69% [log-rank P=0.025]; adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.24–0.94, P=0.03) and the effect was evident beyond 60 days after the index percutaneous coronary intervention (log-rank P=0.01; aHR 0.38, 95% CI 0.17–0.86, P=0.02). As for the bleeding endpoint, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (0.99% vs. 0.73% [log-rank P=0.43]; aHR 0.96, 95% CI 0.35–2.60, P=0.93).Conclusions: The prevalence of high-intensity statins has increased substantially in Japan. The use of the higher doses of statins in ACS patients recommended in the guidelines was associated with a significantly lower risk of the primary cardiovascular composite endpoint compared with lower-dose statins.

著者

Hirotoshi Watanabe Takeshi Morimoto Ko Yamamoto Yuki Obayashi Masahiro Natsuaki Kyohei Yamaji Manabu Ogita Satoru Suwa Tsuyoshi Isawa Takenori Domei Kenji Ando Shojiro Tatsushima Hiroki Watanabe Masanobu Oya Kazushige Kadota Hideo Tokuyama Tomohisa Tada Hiroki Sakamoto Hiroyoshi Mori Hiroshi Suzuki Tenjin Nishikura Kohei Wakabayashi Takeshi Kimura for the STOPDAPT-2 ACS Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-22-0650, (Released:2022-12-08)

参考文献数

28

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Background: The REAL-CAD trial, reported in 2017, demonstrated a significant reduction in cardiovascular events with high-intensity statins in patients with chronic coronary syndrome. However, data are scarce on the use of high-intensity statins in Japanese patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods and Results: In STOPDAPT-2 ACS, which exclusively enrolled ACS patients between March 2018 and June 2020, 1,321 (44.2%) patients received high-intensity statins at discharge, whereas of the remaining 1,667 patients, 96.0% were treated with low-dose statins. High-intensity statins were defined as the maximum approved doses of strong statins in Japan. The incidence of the cardiovascular composite endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis, stroke) was significantly lower in patients with than without high-intensity statins (1.44% vs. 2.69% [log-rank P=0.025]; adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.24–0.94, P=0.03) and the effect was evident beyond 60 days after the index percutaneous coronary intervention (log-rank P=0.01; aHR 0.38, 95% CI 0.17–0.86, P=0.02). As for the bleeding endpoint, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (0.99% vs. 0.73% [log-rank P=0.43]; aHR 0.96, 95% CI 0.35–2.60, P=0.93).Conclusions: The prevalence of high-intensity statins has increased substantially in Japan. The use of the higher doses of statins in ACS patients recommended in the guidelines was associated with a significantly lower risk of the primary cardiovascular composite endpoint compared with lower-dose statins.

著者

Kenji Ando Kanki Inoue Tomoo Harada Satoshi Shizuta Yukihiko Yoshida Kengo Kusano Tatsuya Onuki Yuji Watari Akio Fukui Shingo Sasaki Morio Shoda Nobuhiro Nishii Akira Shiose Junya Hosoda Chie Okai Kurt Stromberg Jeffrey Murphy Thomas R Holmes Kyoko Soejima

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0269, (Released:2023-08-02)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

2

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Background: The Micra leadless pacemaker has demonstrated favorable outcomes in global trials, but its real-world performance and safety in a Japan-specific population is unknown.Methods and Results: Micra Acute Performance (MAP) Japan enrolled 300 patients undergoing Micra VR leadless pacemaker implantation in 15 centers. The primary endpoint was the acute (30-day) major complication rate. The 30-day and 6-month major complication rates were compared to global Micra studies. All patients underwent successful implantation with an average follow-up of 7.23±2.83 months. Compared with previous Micra studies, Japanese patients were older, smaller, more frequently female, and had a higher pericardial effusion risk score. 11 acute major complications were reported in 10 patients for an acute complication rate of 3.33% (95% confidence interval: 1.61–6.04%), which was in line with global Micra trials. Pericardial effusion occurred in 4 patients (1.33%; 3 major, 1 minor). No procedure or device-related deaths occurred. Frailty significantly improved from baseline to follow-up as assessed by Japan Cardiovascular Health Study criteria.Conclusions: In a Japanese cohort, implantation of the Micra leadless pacemaker had a high success rate and low major complication rate. Despite the Japan cohort being older, smaller, and at higher risk, the safety and performance was in line with global Micra trials.

著者

Kazutaka Aonuma Hiro Yamasaki Masato Nakamura Takashi Matsumoto Morimasa Takayama Kenji Ando Kenzo Hirao Masahiko Goya Yoshihiro Morino Kentaro Hayashida Kengo Kusano Yutaka Gomi Michael L. Main Takahiro Uchida Shigeru Saito

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-0196, (Released:2020-06-26)

参考文献数

16

被引用文献数

15

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Background:The SALUTE trial was a prospective, multicenter, single-arm trial to confirm the safety and efficacy of the WATCHMAN left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in Japan.Methods and Results:A total of 54 subjects (including 12 roll-in subjects) with a WATCHMAN implant procedure were followed in 10 investigational centers. Follow-up visits were performed up to 2 years post-implant. The baseline CHA2DS2-VASc score was 3.6±1.6 and the baseline HAS-BLED score was 3.0±1.1. All 42 subjects in the intention to treat (ITT) cohort underwent successful implantation of the LAAC device without any serious complications, achieving the prespecified performance goal. The effective LAAC rate was maintained at 100% from 45 days to 12 months post-implant, achieving the prespecified performance goal. During follow-up, 1 subject died of heart failure, and 3 had ischemic strokes, but there were no cases of hemorrhagic stroke or systemic embolism. All events were adjudicated as unrelated to the WATCHMAN device/procedure by the independent Clinical Events Committee. All 3 ischemic strokes were classified as nondisabling based on no change in the modified Rankin scale score.Conclusions:Final results of the SALUTE trial demonstrated that the WATCHMAN LAAC device is an effective and safe alternative nonpharmacological therapy for stroke risk reduction in Japanese NVAF patients who are not optimal candidates for lifelong anticoagulation. (Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT 03033134)

著者

Yasuaki Takeji Hiroki Shiomi Takeshi Morimoto Yutaka Furukawa Natsuhiko Ehara Yoshihisa Nakagawa Takao Kato Junichi Tazaki Eri Toda Kato Hidenori Yaku Yusuke Yoshikawa Tomohisa Tada Michiya Hanyu Kazushige Kadota Tatsuhiko Komiya Kenji Ando Takeshi Kimura CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-19-0980, (Released:2020-01-29)

参考文献数

31

被引用文献数

7

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Background:The effect of diabetes mellitus (DM) status on the long-term risk for heart failure (HF) in patients undergoing coronary revascularization has not been adequately evaluated.Methods and Results:In this study, 15,231 patients who underwent coronary revascularization in the CREDO-Kyoto Registry Cohort-2 were divided into 2 groups according to DM status (DM group: n=5,999; Non-DM group: n=9,232). The DM group was further divided into 2 groups according to insulin treatment (insulin-treated DM [ITDM]: n=1,353; non-insulin-treated DM [NITDM]: n=4,646). The primary outcome measure was HF hospitalization. The cumulative 5-year incidence of HF hospitalization was significantly higher in the DM than non-DM group (11.0% vs. 6.6%, respectively; log-rank P<0.0001), and in the ITDM than NITDM group (14.6% vs. 10.0%, respectively; log-rank P<0.0001). After adjusting for confounders, the increased risk of HF hospitalization with DM relative to non-DM remained significant (hazard ratio [HR] 1.47, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30–1.67, P<0.0001), whereas the risk associated with ITDM relative to NITDM was not significant (HR 1.17, 95% CI 0.96–1.43, P=0.12).Conclusions:The adjusted long-term risk for HF hospitalization after coronary revascularization was significantly higher in DM than non-DM patients, regardless of revascularization strategy, but did not differ between ITDM and NITDM patients.

著者

Tomohiko Taniguchi Takeshi Morimoto Hiroki Shiomi Kenji Ando Shinichi Shirai Norio Kanamori Koichiro Murata Takeshi Kitai Yuichi Kawase Kazushige Kadota Makoto Miyake Chisato Izumi Eri Minamino-Muta Takao Kato Katsuhisa Ishii Kazuya Nagao Naritatsu Saito Kenji Minatoya Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the CURRENT AS Registry Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-0026, (Released:2020-05-19)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

19

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Background:Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) might be at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events at the time of non-cardiac surgery.Methods and Results:The current study population included 348 patients who underwent elective non-cardiac surgery under general or spinal anesthesia during the follow up of 3,815 patients in the CURRENT AS (Contemporary outcomes after sURgery and medical tREatmeNT in patients with severe Aortic Stenosis) registry. There were 187 patients with untreated severe AS at time of surgery (untreated severe AS group) and 161 patients who had undergone aortic valve replacement (AVR) before surgery (prior AVR group), including 23 patients with prophylactic AVR. The primary outcome measure was 30-day mortality after non-cardiac surgery. At 30 days after non-cardiac surgery, 8 patients (4.3%) died in the untreated severe AS group, while no patients died in the prior AVR group (P=0.008). The causes of death were cardiovascular in 6 out of 8 patients. Mortality at 30 days was higher in untreated severe AS patients with AS-related symptoms before surgery than in those without AS-related symptoms (7.2% vs. 3.1%). Higher surgical risk estimates of the non-cardiac surgery incrementally increased the risk of 30-day mortality in patients with untreated severe AS, though the difference was not statistically significant (low-risk: 0%, intermediate-risk: 4.3%, and high-risk: 6.6 %, P=0.46).Conclusions:Symptomatic and asymptomatic severe AS might be associated with higher risk of 30-day mortality if untreated before elective intermediate- and high-risk non-cardiac surgery, while no patient with prior AVR died after elective non-cardiac surgery.

著者

Yasuaki Takeji Tomohiko Taniguchi Takeshi Morimoto Naritatsu Saito Kenji Ando Shinichi Shirai Genichi Sakaguchi Yoshio Arai Yasushi Fuku Yuichi Kawase Tatsuhiko Komiya Natsuhiko Ehara Takeshi Kitai Tadaaki Koyama Shin Watanabe Hirotoshi Watanabe Hiroki Shiomi Eri Minamino-Muta Shintaro Matsuda Hidenori Yaku Yusuke Yoshikawa Kazuhiro Yamazaki Masahide Kawatou Kazuhisa Sakamoto Toshihiro Tamura Makoto Miyake Hisashi Sakaguchi Koichiro Murata Masanao Nakai Norio Kanamori Chisato Izumi Hirokazu Mitsuoka Masashi Kato Yutaka Hirano Tsukasa Inada Kazuya Nagao Hiroshi Mabuchi Yasuyo Takeuchi Keiichiro Yamane Takashi Tamura Mamoru Toyofuku Mitsuru Ishii Moriaki Inoko Tomoyuki Ikeda Katsuhisa Ishii Kozo Hotta Toshikazu Jinnai Nobuya Higashitani Yoshihiro Kato Yasutaka Inuzuka Yuko Morikami Kenji Minatoya Takeshi Kimura on befalf of the CURRENT AS Registry Investigators and K-TAVI Registry Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-19-0951, (Released:2020-02-01)

参考文献数

35

被引用文献数

12

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Background:There are no data comparing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) outcomes in real clinical practice in Japan.Methods and Results:We combined 2 independent registries, the K-TAVI Registry (a 6-center prospective registry of consecutive patients who underwent TAVI) and the CURRENT AS Registry (a large, 27-center registry of 3,815 consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis [AS]). In the K-TAVI Registry, 338 patients underwent TAVI with SAPIEN XT balloon-expandable valves from October 2013 to January 2016, whereas in the CURRENT AS Registry 237 patients with severe AS underwent SAVR from January 2003 to December 2011. Propensity score matching was conducted, with final cohort comprising 306 patients. The cumulative 2-year incidence of all-cause death and heart failure (HF) hospitalization did not differ significantly between the TAVI and SAVR groups (13.7% vs. 12.4% [P=0.81] and 7.9% vs 3.9% [P=0.13], respectively). After adjusting for residual confounders, there were no significant differences between the TAVI and SAVR groups in the risk for all-cause death (hazard ratio [HR] 0.74; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.35–1.58; P=0.43) or HF hospitalization (HR 1.27; 95% CI 0.40–4.59; P=0.69).Conclusions:These findings from 2 independent Japanese registries suggest that the 2-year risk of all-cause mortality and HF does not differ significantly between TAVI and SAVR groups in real-world practice in Japan.

著者

Kazutaka Aonuma Hiro Yamasaki Masato Nakamura Tatsushi Ootomo Morimasa Takayama Kenji Ando Kenzo Hirao Yoshihiro Morino Kentaro Hayashida Kengo Kusano Michael L. Main Shigeru Saito

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.82, no.12, pp.2946-2953, 2018-11-24 (Released:2018-11-24)

参考文献数

22

被引用文献数

34

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Background: The PROTECT AF and PREVAIL trials demonstrated that the WATCHMAN left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device is a reasonable alternative to warfarin therapy for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in the USA and Europe. We conducted the SALUTE trial to confirm the safety and efficacy of the LAA closure therapy for patients with NVAF in Japan. Methods and Results: A total of 54 subjects (including 12 Roll-in) with NVAF who had a CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥2 were enrolled. All subjects were successfully implanted with the LAA closure device. No serious adverse events related to the primary procedure-safety endpoint occurred. The 2nd co-primary endpoint was a composite of all stroke, systemic embolism and cardiovascular/unexplained death. One ischemic stroke (1/42) occurred during the 6-month follow-up. The effective LAA closure rate defined as the 3rd co-primary endpoint was 100% (42/42) at both 45-day and 6-month follow-up. Conclusions: The procedural safety and 6-month results from the SALUTE trial demonstrated that the LAA closure device was safe and effective, similar to the results of large-scale randomized clinical trials, and provides a novel perspective of LAA closure for Japanese patients with NVAF in need of an alternative to long-term oral-anticoagulation. (Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier NCT 03033134)

著者

Hidetoshi Yoshitani Akihiro Isotani Jae-Kwan Song Shinichi Shirai Hiromi Umeda Jeong Yoon Jang Takeshi Onoue Misako Toki Byung-Joo Sun Dae-Hee Kim Nobuyuki Kagiyama Akihiro Hayashida Jong-Min Song Masataka Eto Yosuke Nishimura Kenji Ando Michiya Hanyu Kiyoshi Yoshida Robert A. Levine Yutaka Otsuji

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-18-0390, (Released:2018-08-22)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

3

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Background: Basal interventricular septum (IVS) hypertrophy (BSH) with reduced basal IVS contraction and IVS-aorta angle is frequently associated with aortic stenosis (AS). BSH shape suggests compression by the longitudinally elongated ascending aorta, causing basal IVS thickening and contractile dysfunction, further suggesting the possibility of aortic wall shortening to improve the BSH. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), as opposed to transcatheter AVR (TAVR), includes aortic wall shortening by incision and stitching on the wall and may potentially improve BSH. We hypothesized that BSH configuration and its contraction improves after SAVR in patients with AS. Methods and Results: In 32 patients with SAVR and 36 with TAVR for AS, regional wall thickness and systolic contraction (longitudinal strain) of 18 left ventricular (LV) segments, and IVS-aorta angle were measured on echocardiography. After SAVR, basal IVS/average LV wall thickness ratio, basal IVS strain, and IVS-aorta angle significantly improved (1.11±0.24 to 1.06±0.17; −6.2±5.7 to −9.1±5.2%; 115±22 to 123±14°, P<0.001, respectively). Contractile improvement in basal IVS was correlated with pre-SAVR BSH (basal IVS/average LV wall thickness ratio or IVS-aorta angle: r=0.47 and 0.49, P<0.01, respectively). In contrast, BSH indices did not improve after TAVR. Conclusions: In patients with AS, SAVR as opposed to TAVR improves associated BSH and its functional impairment.

著者

Kenji Nakatsuma Hiroki Shiomi Takeshi Morimoto Yutaka Furukawa Yoshihisa Nakagawa Kenji Ando Kazushige Kadota Takashi Yamamoto Satoru Suwa Minoru Horie Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the CREDO-Kyoto AMI investigators

出版者

日本循環器学会

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-16-0204, (Released:2016-06-28)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

2 22

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Background:Inter-facility transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from referring facilities to PCI centers causes a significant delay in treatment of ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary PCI. However, little is known about the clinical outcomes of STEMI patients undergoing inter-facility transfer in Japan.Methods and Results:In the CREDO-Kyoto acute myocardial infarction (AMI) registry that enrolled 5,429 consecutive AMI patients in 26 centers in Japan, the current study population consisted of 3,820 STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI within 24 h of symptom onset. We compared long-term clinical outcomes between inter-facility transfer patients and those directly admitted to PCI centers. The primary outcome measure was a composite of all-cause death or heart failure (HF) hospitalization. There were 1,725 (45.2%) inter-facility transfer patients, and 2,095 patients (54.8%) with direct admission to PCI centers. The cumulative 5-year incidence of death/HF hospitalization was significantly higher in the inter-facility transfer patients than in those with direct admission (26.9% vs. 22.2%; log-rank P<0.001). After adjusting for potential confounders, the risk for death/HF hospitalization was significantly higher (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.22, 95% confidence interval: 1.07–1.40, P<0.001) in the inter-facility transfer patients than in those directly admitted.Conclusions:Inter-facility transfer was associated with significantly worse long-term clinical outcomes for patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI.

著者

Kenji Nakatsuma Hiroki Shiomi Takeshi Morimoto Kenji Ando Kazushige Kadota Hiroki Watanabe Tomohiko Taniguchi Takashi Yamamoto Yutaka Furukawa Yoshihisa Nakagawa Minoru Horie Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the CREDO-Kyoto AMI investigators

出版者

日本循環器学会

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-15-0870, (Released:2015-12-15)

参考文献数

19

被引用文献数

2 32

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Background:In the setting of elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI is associated with a reduction in the incidence of target vessel revascularization (TVR), but the impact of IVUS on long-term clinical outcome in the setting of emergency PCI for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) is still unclear.Methods and Results:The subjects consisted of 3,028 STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI within 24 h of symptom onset in the CREDO-Kyoto acute myocardial infarction registry. Of these, 932 patients (31%) underwent IVUS-guided PCI. Compared with the angiography-guided PCI without IVUS, IVUS-guided PCI was associated with significantly lower incidences of TVR (primary outcome measure; 22% vs. 27%, log-rank P<0.001) and definite stent thrombosis (ST; 1.2% vs. 3.1%, log-rank P=0.003). The cumulative incidence of all-cause death was not significantly different between the 2 groups. After adjusting for confounders, however, there were no significant differences between the 2 groups in risk for TVR (adjusted HR, 1.14; 95% CI: 0.86–1.51, P=0.38) and definite ST (adjusted HR, 0.58; 95% CI: 0.19–1.72, P=0.33).Conclusions:IVUS-guided PCI was not associated with a lower risk for TVR or ST in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.

著者

Yuta Seko Takao Kato Takeshi Morimoto Hidenori Yaku Yasutaka Inuzuka Yodo Tamaki Neiko Ozasa Masayuki Shiba Erika Yamamoto Yusuke Yoshikawa Yugo Yamashita Takeshi Kitai Ryoji Taniguchi Moritake Iguchi Kazuya Nagao Takafumi Kawai Akihiro Komasa Ryusuke Nishikawa Yuichi Kawase Takashi Morinaga Mamoru Toyofuku Yutaka Furukawa Kenji Ando Kazushige Kadota Yukihito Sato Koichiro Kuwahara Takeshi Kimura for the KCHF Study Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.86, no.10, pp.1547-1558, 2022-09-22 (Released:2022-09-22)

参考文献数

30

被引用文献数

3

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Background: The clinical benefits of neurohormonal antagonists for patients with heart failure (HF) with mid-range and preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF and HFpEF) are uncertain.Methods and Results: This study analyzed 858 consecutive patients with HFmrEF (EF: 40–49%) or HFpEF (EF ≥50%), who were hospitalized for acute HF, and who were discharged alive, and were not taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE)-I/ angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) or β-blockers at admission. The study population was classified into 4 groups according to the status of prescription of ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker at discharge: no neurohormonal antagonist (n=342, 39.9%), ACE-I/ARB only (n=128, 14.9%), β-blocker only (n=189, 22.0%), and both ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker (n=199, 23.2%) groups. The primary outcome measure was a composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization. The cumulative 1-year incidence of the primary outcome measure was 41.2% in the no neurohormonal antagonist group, 34.0% in the ACE-I/ARB only group, 28.6% in the β-blocker only group, and 16.4% in the both ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker group (P<0.001). Compared with the no neurohormonal antagonist group, both the ACE-I/ARB and β-blocker groups were associated with a significantly lower risk for a composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization (HR: 0.46, 95% CI: 0.28–0.76, P=0.002).Conclusions: In hospitalized patients with HFmrEF and HFpEF, starting both ACE-I/ARB and a β-blocker was associated with a reduced risk of the composite of all-cause death or HF hospitalization compared with patients not starting on an ACE-I/ARB or β-blocker.

著者

Makoto Miyake Misa Takegami Yuki Obayashi Masashi Amano Takeshi Kitai Tomoyuki Fujita Tadaaki Koyama Hidekazu Tanaka Kenji Ando Tatsuhiko Komiya Masaki Izumo Hiroya Kawai Kiyoyuki Eishi Kiyoshi Yoshida Takeshi Kimura Ryuzo Nawada Tomohiro Sakamoto Yoshisato Shibata Toshihiro Fukui Kenji Minatoya Kenichi Tsujita Yasushi Sakata Tetsuya Kimura Kumiko Sugio Atsushi Takita Atsushi Iwakura Toshihiro Tamura Kunihiro Nishimura Yutaka Furukawa Chisato Izumi for the BPV-AF Registry Group

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-22-0226, (Released:2022-07-08)

参考文献数

28

被引用文献数

2

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Background: Current guidelines equally recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and warfarin for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with a bioprosthetic valve (BPV); however, there are limited data comparing DOACs and warfarin in AF patients with an aortic BPV.Methods and Results: This post-hoc subgroup analysis of a multicenter, prospective, observational registry (BPV-AF Registry) aimed to compare DOACs and warfarin in AF patients with an aortic BPV. The primary outcome was a composite of stroke, systemic embolism, major bleeding, heart failure requiring hospitalization, all-cause death, or BPV reoperation. The analysis included 479 patients (warfarin group, n=258; DOAC group, n=221). Surgical aortic valve replacement was performed in 74.4% and 36.7% of patients in the warfarin and DOAC groups, respectively. During a mean follow up of 15.5 months, the primary outcome occurred in 45 (17.4%) and 32 (14.5%) patients in the warfarin and DOAC groups, respectively. No significant difference was found in the primary outcome between the 2 groups (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.88, 95% confidence interval: 0.51–1.50). No significant multiplicative interaction was observed between the anticoagulant effects and type of aortic valve procedure (P=0.577).Conclusions: Among AF patients with an aortic BPV, no significant difference was observed in the composite outcome of adverse clinical events between patients treated with warfarin and those treated with DOACs, suggesting that DOACs can be used as alternatives to warfarin in these patients.

著者

Ryosuke Murai Yuichi Kawase Tomohiko Taniguchi Takeshi Morimoto Kazushige Kadota Masanobu Ohya Takenobu Shimada Takeshi Maruo Yasushi Fuku Tatsuhiko Komiya Kenji Ando Michiya Hanyu Norio Kanamori Takeshi Aoyama Koichiro Murata Tomoya Onodera Fumio Yamazaki Takeshi Kitai Yutaka Furukawa Tadaaki Koyama Makoto Miyake Chisato Izumi Yoshihisa Nakagawa Kazuo Yamanaka Hirokazu Mitsuoka Manabu Shirotani Masashi Kato Shinji Miki Hiroyuki Nakajima Yutaka Hirano Shunichi Miyazaki Toshihiko Saga Sachiko Sugioka Shintaro Matsuda Mitsuo Matsuda Tatsuya Ogawa Kazuya Nagao Tsukasa Inada Shogo Nakayama Hiroshi Mabuchi Yasuyo Takeuchi Hiroki Sakamoto Genichi Sakaguchi Keiichiro Yamane Hiroshi Eizawa Mamoru Toyofuku Takashi Tamura Atsushi Iwakura Mitsuru Ishii Masaharu Akao Kotaro Shiraga Eri Minamino-Muta Takao Kato Moriaki Inoko Koji Ueyama Tomoyuki Ikeda Yoshihiro Himura Akihiro Komasa Katsuhisa Ishii Kozo Hotta Yukihito Sato Keiichi Fujiwara Yoshihiro Kato Ichiro Kouchi Yasutaka Inuzuka Shigeru Ikeguchi Senri Miwa Chiyo Maeda Eiji Shinoda Junichiro Nishizawa Toshikazu Jinnai Nobuya Higashitani Mitsuru Kitano Yuko Morikami Shouji Kitaguchi Kenji Minatoya Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the CURRENT AS Registry Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.86, no.3, pp.427-437, 2022-02-25 (Released:2022-02-25)

参考文献数

26

被引用文献数

3

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Background:The clinical significance of concomitant mitral regurgitation (MR) has not been well addressed in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).Methods and Results:We analyzed 3,815 patients from a retrospective multicenter registry of severe AS in Japan (CURRENT AS registry). We compared the clinical outcomes between patients with moderate/severe MR and with none/mild MR according to the initial treatment strategy (initial aortic valve replacement [AVR] or conservative strategy). The primary outcome measure was a composite of aortic valve-related death or heart failure hospitalization. At baseline, moderate/severe MR was present in 227/1,197 (19%) patients with initial AVR strategy and in 536/2,618 (20%) patients with a conservative strategy. The crude cumulative 5-year incidence of the primary outcome measure was significantly higher in patients with moderate/severe MR than in those with none/mild MR, regardless of the initial treatment strategy (25.2% vs. 14.4%, P<0.001 in the initial AVR strategy, and 63.3% vs. 40.7%, P<0.001 in the conservative strategy). After adjusting confounders, moderate/severe MR was not independently associated with higher risk for the primary outcome measure in the initial AVR strategy (hazard ratio [HR] 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.67–1.83, P=0.69), and in the conservative strategy (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.93–1.37, P=0.22).Conclusions:Concomitant moderate/severe MR was not independently associated with higher risk for the primary outcome measure regardless of the initial treatment strategy.

著者

Masahiro Natsuaki Takeshi Morimoto Hiroki Shiomi Ko Yamamoto Kyohei Yamaji Hirotoshi Watanabe Takashi Uegaito Mitsuo Matsuda Toshihiro Tamura Ryoji Taniguchi Moriaki Inoko Hiroshi Mabuchi Teruki Takeda Takenori Domei Manabu Shirotani Natsuhiko Ehara Hiroshi Eizawa Katsuhisa Ishii Masaru Tanaka Tsukasa Inada Tomoya Onodera Ryuzo Nawada Eiji Shinoda Miho Yamada Takashi Yamamoto Hiroshi Sakai Mamoru Toyofuku Takashi Tamura Mamoru Takahashi Tomohisa Tada Hiroki Sakamoto Takeshi Tada Kazuhisa Kaneda Shinji Miki Takeshi Aoyama Satoru Suwa Yukihito Sato Kenji Ando Yutaka Furukawa Yoshihisa Nakagawa Kazushige Kadota Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-21-0526, (Released:2021-09-16)

参考文献数

27

被引用文献数

1

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Background:Optimal intensity is unclear for P2Y12receptor blocker therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in real-world clinical practice.Methods and Results:From the CREDO-Kyoto Registry, the current study population consisted of 25,419 patients (Cohort-2: n=12,161 and Cohort-3: n=13,258) who underwent their first PCI. P2Y12receptor blocker therapies were reduced dose of ticlopidine (200 mg/day), and global dose of clopidogrel (75 mg/day) in 87.7% and 94.8% of patients in Cohort-2 and Cohort-3, respectively. Cumulative 3-year incidence of GUSTO moderate/severe bleeding was significantly higher in Cohort-3 than in Cohort-2 (12.1% and 9.0%, P<0.0001). After adjusting 17 demographic factors and 9 management factors potentially related to the bleeding events other than the type of P2Y12receptor blocker, the higher bleeding risk in Cohort-3 relative to Cohort-2 remained significant (hazard ratio (HR): 1.52 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.37–1.68, P<0.0001). Cohort-3 compared with Cohort-2 was not associated with lower adjusted risk for myocardial infarction/ischemic stroke (HR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.87–1.06, P=0.44).Conclusions:In this historical comparative study, Cohort-3 compared with Cohort-2 was associated with excess bleeding risk, which might be at least partly explained by the difference in P2Y12receptor blockers.

著者

Yasuo Tsuru Mizuki Miura Shinichi Shirai Masaomi Hayashi Kenji Taninobu Hiroshi Takiguchi Shinya Ito Mariko Yano Tomohiro Kawaguchi Takashi Morinaga Akihiro Isotani Shinichi Kakumoto Katsuhiro Seo Yoshio Arai Genichi Sakaguchi Kenji Ando

出版者

International Heart Journal Association

雑誌

International Heart Journal (ISSN:13492365)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.18-484, (Released:2019-04-25)

参考文献数

18

被引用文献数

3

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Aortic complex rupture is one of the most critical complications associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Its incidence is rare, and its mechanism varies by case; therefore, it is difficult to identify the predictors of complex rupture. Herein, we report a clinical case series of aortic complex rupture. Within our cohort, the frequency of complex rupture was 0.8% (4/497 consecutive patients) with an in-hospital mortality of 0. Among these four patients with complex rupture, two underwent emergent thoracotomy and surgical hemostasis without a heart-lung machine and surgical aortic valve replacement, whereas the other two were conservatively managed. The case overview revealed the following similarities: all the patients were elderly, small women; balloon-expandable valves were used; the annulus area was small with heavily calcified leaflet; and aggressive treatment strategy was used (i.e., oversizing and post-dilatation). In such cases, TAVI should be performed with a careful strategy. Once aortic complex rupture occurs, damage can be minimized through cooperation with an institutional heart team and calm management.