著者
Daisuke Sueta Kenji Sakamoto Hiroki Usuku Koichiro Fujisue Kenshi Yamanaga Yuichiro Arima Seiji Takashio Satoru Suzuki Eiichiro Yamamoto Koichi Kaikita Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.1, no.11, pp.531-533, 2019-11-08 (Released:2019-11-08)
参考文献数
5
被引用文献数
6 9

Background:Although “disaster-related death” as a category awarded disaster-related compensation includes death not caused by the tragedy itself, the actual definition remains unclear.Methods and Results:In the Kumamoto earthquake 2016, compared with the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011, excessive mental and physical stress and suicide were observed significantly more as causes of disaster-related death.Conclusions:It is essential to give maximum consideration to refugees to support them while in shelters.
著者
Koichiro Fujisue Kenshi Yamanaga Suguru Nagamatsu Hideki Shimomura Takuro Yamashita Koichi Nakao Sunao Nakamura Masaharu Ishihara Kunihiko Matsui Naritsugu Sakaino Takashi Miyazaki Nobuyasu Yamamoto Shunichi Koide Toshiyuki Matsumura Kazuteru Fujimoto Ryusuke Tsunoda Yasuhiro Morikami Koushi Matsuyama Shuichi Oshima Kenji Sakamoto Yasuhiro Izumiya Koichi Kaikita Seiji Hokimoto Hisao Ogawa Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
Japan Atherosclerosis Society
雑誌
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (ISSN:13403478)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.54726, (Released:2020-05-20)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
6

Aim: Coronary plaque regression is weak in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). We evaluated whether dual lipid-lowering therapy (DLLT) with ezetimibe and atorvastatin attenuates coronary plaques in ACS patients with DM. Methods: The prospective, randomized controlled, multicenter PRECISE-IVUS (Plaque Regression with Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitor or Synthesis Inhibitor Evaluated by Intravascular Ultrasound) trial assigned 246 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention to DLLT or atorvastatin monotherapy and evaluated IVUS-derived changes in percent atheroma volume (ΔPAV), at baseline and 9-12-month follow-up, in 126 ACS cases, including 25 DM patients. The atorvastatin dose was up-titrated to achieve low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) <70 mg/dL. Results: In DM patients, the monotherapy group (n=13) and the DLLT group (n=12) showed a similar prevalence of coronary risks and baseline lipid profiles. During the study, the change in LDL-C level was similar between DM and non-DM patients. Compared with non-DM patients, DM patients showed weaker regression of ΔPAV by DLLT than those who underwent monotherapy (DM: −2.77±3.47% vs. −0.77±2.51%, P=0.11; non-DM: −2.01±3.36% vs. −0.08±2.66%, P=0.008). The change in LDL-C level was not correlated with ΔPAV in non-DM patients, but there was significant correlation between the change in LDL-C level and ΔPAV in DM patients (r=0.52, P=0.008). Conclusions: ACS patients with DM showed weaker coronary plaque regression than their counterparts. A significant correlation between the change in LDL-C level and ΔPAV in DM patients suggested that more intensive lipid-lowering therapy is required in ACS patients with DM.
著者
Kyohei Marume Seiji Takashio Masato Nishi Kyoko Hirakawa Masahiro Yamamoto Shinsuke Hanatani Seitaro Oda Daisuke Utsunomiya Shinya Shiraishi Mitsuharu Ueda Taro Yamashita Kenji Sakamoto Eiichiro Yamamoto Koichi Kaikita Yasuhiro Izumiya Yasuyuki Yamashita Yukio Ando Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.83, no.8, pp.1698-1708, 2019-07-25 (Released:2019-07-25)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
31

Background:A recent study revealed a high prevalence of transthyretin (TTR) cardiac amyloidosis (CA) in elderly patients. 99 mTc-labeled pyrophosphate (99 mTc-PYP) scintigraphy is a remarkably sensitive and specific modality for TTR-CA, but is only available in specialist centres; thus, it is important to raise the pretest probability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients with 99 mTc-PYP positivity and make recommendations about patient selection for 99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy.Methods and Results:We examined 181 consecutive patients aged ≥70 years who underwent 99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy at Kumamoto University Hospital between January 2012 and December 2018. Logistic regression analyses showed that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) ≥0.0308 ng/mL, left ventricular posterior wall thickness ≥13.6 mm, and wide QRS (QRS ≥120 ms) were strongly associated with 99 mTc-PYP positivity. We developed a new index for predicting 99 mTc-PYP positivity by adding 1 point for each of the 3 factors. The 99 mTc-PYP positive rate increased by a factor of 4.57 for each 1-point increase (P<0.001). Zero points corresponded to a negative predictive value of 87% and 3 points corresponded to a positive predictive value of 96% for 99 mTc-PYP positivity.Conclusions:The combination of biochemical (hs-cTnT), physiological (wide QRS), and structural (left ventricular posterior wall thickness) findings can raise the pretest probability for 99 mTc-PYP scintigraphy. It can assist clinicians in determining management strategies for elderly patients with suspected CA.
著者
Koichiro Fujisue Koichi Sugamura Hirofumi Kurokawa Junichi Matsubara Masanobu Ishii Yasuhiro Izumiya Koichi Kaikita Seigo Sugiyama
出版者
日本循環器学会
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-16-0949, (Released:2017-04-18)
参考文献数
34
被引用文献数
78

Background:Several studies have reported that colchicine attenuated the infarct size and inflammation in acute myocardial infarction (MI). However, the sustained benefit of colchicine administration on survival and cardiac function after MI is unknown. It was hypothesized that the short-term treatment with colchicine could improve survival and cardiac function during the recovery phase of MI.Methods and Results:MI was induced in mice by permanent ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Mice were then orally administered colchicine 0.1 mg/kg/day or vehicle from 1 h to day 7 after MI. Colchicine significantly improved survival rate (colchicine, n=48: 89.6% vs. vehicle, n=51: 70.6%, P<0.01), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (5.0±0.2 vs. 5.6±0.2 mm, P<0.05) and ejection fraction (41.5±2.1 vs. 23.8±3.1%, P<0.001), as assessed by echocardiogram compared with vehicle at 4 weeks after MI. Heart failure development as pulmonary edema assessed by wet/dry lung weight ratio (5.0±0.1 vs. 5.5±0.2, P<0.01) and B-type natriuretic peptide expression in the heart was attenuated in the colchicine group at 4 weeks after MI. Histological and gene expression analysis revealed colchicine significantly inhibited the infiltration of neutrophils and macrophages, and attenuated the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasome components in the infarcted myocardium at 24 h after MI.Conclusions:Short-term treatment with colchicine successfully attenuated pro-inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasome, and improved cardiac function, heart failure, and survival after MI.
著者
Nobuhiro Nakanishi Koichi Kaikita Masanobu Ishii Yu Oimatsu Tatsuro Mitsuse Miwa Ito Kenshi Yamanaga Koichiro Fujisue Hisanori Kanazawa Daisuke Sueta Seiji Takashio Yuichiro Arima Satoshi Araki Taishi Nakamura Kenji Sakamoto Satoru Suzuki Eiichiro Yamamoto Hirofumi Soejima Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2, no.3, pp.158-166, 2020-03-10 (Released:2020-03-10)
参考文献数
51
被引用文献数
10

Background:Direct-activated factor X (FXa) plays an important role in thrombosis and is also involved in inflammation via the protease-activated receptor (PAR)-1 and PAR-2 pathway. We hypothesized that rivaroxaban protects against cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI).Methods and Results:MI was induced in wild-type mice by permanent ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery. At day 1 after MI, mice were randomly assigned to the rivaroxaban and vehicle groups. Mice in the rivaroxaban group were provided with a regular chow diet plus rivaroxaban. We evaluated cardiac function by echocardiography, pathology, expression of mRNA and protein at day 7 after MI. Rivaroxaban significantly improved cardiac systolic function, decreased infarct size and cardiac mass compared with the vehicle. Rivaroxaban also downregulated the mRNA expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, transforming growth factor-β, PAR-1 and PAR-2 in the infarcted area, and both A-type and B-type natriuretic peptides in the non-infarcted area compared with the vehicle. Furthermore, rivaroxaban attenuated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in the non-infarcted area compared with the vehicle.Conclusions:Rivaroxaban protected against cardiac dysfunction in MI model mice. Reduction of PAR-1, PAR-2 and proinflammatory cytokines in the infarcted area may be involved in its cardioprotective effects.
著者
Naoto Kuyama Koichi Kaikita Masanobu Ishii Noriaki Tabata Seitaro Oda Yasuhiro Otsuka Koichi Egashira Yuichiro Shirahama Shinsuke Hanatani Seiji Takashio Yasushi Matsuzawa Eiichiro Yamamoto Toshinori Hirai Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CR-23-0092, (Released:2023-11-30)
参考文献数
21

Background: Subclinical leaflet thrombosis occasionally occurs after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), but its exact etiology and relationship with thrombogenicity remain unknown.Methods and Results: This study enrolled 35 patients who underwent TAVI. Thrombogenicity was evaluated using a total thrombus-formation analysis system (T-TAS) to compute the thrombus-formation area under the curve (PL18-AUC10and AR10-AUC30). Periprocedural thrombogenic parameters including T-TAS were investigated at pre-TAVI, 2 days, 7 days, and 3 months post-TAVI. Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening (HALT) and maximum leaflet thickness (MLT) were evaluated using contrast-enhanced computed tomography 7 days and 3 months post-TAVI. The associations between thrombogenicity and HALT or MLT were assessed. T-TAS parameters consistently decreased at 2 and 7 days post-TAVI, followed by improvement at 3 months. HALT was detected in 20% and 17% of patients at 7 days and 3 months, respectively, post-TAVI. The median MLT value was 1.60 mm at 7 days and 3 months post-TAVI. A significant positive correlation was observed between the decrease in the AR10-AUC30and MLT at 7 days post-TAVI. Univariate linear regression analysis revealed a decrease in the AR10-AUC30and an increase in the D-dimer level as a significant predictor of MLT deterioration.Conclusions: The findings suggested that a transient decrease in thrombogenicity following TAVI predicts leaflet thrombosis, implying that monitoring thrombogenicity may be useful for predicting progression of leaflet thrombosis.
著者
Koichi Kaikita Takamichi Ono Satomi Iwashita Naoki Nakayama Koji Sato Eiji Horio Shinichi Nakamura Kenichi Tsujita Shinji Tayama Seiji Hokimoto Tomohiro Sakamoto Koichi Nakao Shuichi Oshima Seigo Sugiyama Hisao Ogawa
出版者
一般社団法人 日本動脈硬化学会
雑誌
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (ISSN:13403478)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.21, no.1, pp.64-76, 2014-01-23 (Released:2014-01-23)
参考文献数
41
被引用文献数
4 13 1

Aim: Carriers of the reduced-function CYP2C19 allele receiving dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel exhibit diminished platelet inhibition and an increased risk of events. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of CYP2C19 gene variants on platelet function tests and coagulation and inflammatory biomarkers in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: This prospective, observational, multicenter study enrolled 104 consecutive Japanese patients undergoing elective PCI. We examined the CYP2C19 genotype, platelet function tests, the levels of coagulation and inflammatory biomarkers and the serum levels of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) before, immediately after and one, two and 28 days after PCI. Results: A total of 68 (65%) of the 104 enrolled patients were carriers of the CYP2C19 reducedfunction allele. On-clopidogrel platelet aggregation (PA), measured using light transmittance aggregometry and the VerifyNow® P2Y12 system, and the platelet reactivity index (PRI) were significantly higher at all time points in the carriers than in the noncarriers (p<0.05), whereas there were no differences in the levels of the coagulation and inflammatory biomarkers or serum hs-TnT. Simple and multiple logistic regression analyses identified on-clopidogrel PA and PRI as being significant predictors of carriers of the CYP2C19 reduced-function allele. Conclusions: The present study suggests that platelet function tests, but not coagulation, inflammatory or cardiac biomarkers, are useful for identifying carriers of CYP2C19 reduced-function gene variants and monitoring the efficacy of DAPT in patients undergoing elective PCI.
著者
Kazumasa Kurogi Masanobu Ishii Kenji Sakamoto Soichi Komaki Hiroaki Kusaka Nobuyasu Yamamoto Seiji Takashio Yuichiro Arima Eiichiro Yamamoto Koichi Kaikita Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.84, no.6, pp.917-925, 2020-05-25 (Released:2020-05-25)
参考文献数
31
被引用文献数
11 14

Background:The excessive volume of contrast needed is a significant limitation of optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Low-molecular-weight dextran (LMWD) has been used for OCT image acquisition instead of contrast media. This study compared the effects of OCT-guided PCI using LMWD on renal function and clinical outcomes to those of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided PCI.Methods and Results:In all, 1,183 consecutive patients who underwent intracoronary imaging-guided PCI were enrolled in this single-center, retrospective, observational study. After propensity score matching, 133 pairs of patients were assigned to undergo either OCT-guided PCI using LMWD or IVUS-guided PCI. There was no significant change from baseline in the primary endpoint, serum creatinine concentrations, after the procedure in either group. There were no significant differences between the OCT and IVUS groups in the volume of contrast medium, the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (1.5% vs. 2.3%; P=0.65), and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 30 days (2.3% vs. 6.0%; P=0.12) and 12 months (2.3% vs. 3.0%; P=0.70) after the procedure. Kaplan-Meier analysis at the 12-month follow-up revealed no significant difference in the incidence of MACE between the 2 groups (P=0.75).Conclusions:OCT-guided PCI using LMWD did not negatively affect renal function and achieved similar short- and long-term clinical outcomes to IVUS-guided PCI.
著者
Koichiro Fujisue Eiichiro Yamamoto Daisuke Sueta Yuichiro Arima Kyoko Hirakawa Noriaki Tabata Masanobu Ishii Miwa Ito Kenshi Yamanaga Shinsuke Hanatani Tadashi Hoshiyama Hisanori Kanazawa Seiji Takashio Satoshi Araki Hiroki Usuku Taishi Nakamura Hirofumi Soejima Koichi Kaikita Hiroaki Kawano Kenichi Matsushita Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
Japan Atherosclerosis Society
雑誌
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (ISSN:13403478)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.63044, (Released:2021-09-28)
参考文献数
37
被引用文献数
6

Aims: Royal jelly, a creamy substance secreted by honeybees, has been reported to have beneficial effects against dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome. However, the effects of royal jelly on atherogenesis remain unknown. Hence, we prospectively evaluated whether royal jelly augments vascular endothelial function, which can reflect early atherogenesis, in healthy volunteers. Methods: This was a single-center, double-blind, 1:1 randomized placebo-controlled study conducted from October 2018 to December 2019. A total of 100 healthy volunteers were randomly assigned to receive either royal jelly 690 mg or placebo daily for 4 weeks. The primary endpoint was augmentation in vascular endothelial function as assessed using the change in the reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry index (RH-PAT) index, and the secondary endpoints were the changes in liver function and lipid profiles between baseline and 4 weeks after enrollment. Results: The mean age of the participants was 35.0±9.3 years in the placebo group and 36.1±9.1 years in the royal jelly groups; 45% and 50% of the placebo and the royal jelly groups, respectively, were male. The percentage relative change in the RH-PAT index was significantly higher in the royal jelly group than in the placebo group (21.4%±53.1% vs. 0.05%±40.9%, P=0.037). The percentage relative changes in alanine aminotransferase and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase were significantly lower in the royal jelly group than in the placebo group (alanine aminotransferase: −6.06%±22.2% vs. 11.6%±46.5%, P=0.02; γ-glutamyl transpeptidase: −3.45%±17.8% vs. 4.62%±19.4%, P=0.045). Lipid profiles were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions: Royal jelly might have antiatherogenic property by improving vascular endothelial function. It also augmented liver functions in healthy volunteers.
著者
Hiroki Usuku Eiichiro Yamamoto Masato Nishi Takashi Komorita Masafumi Takae Taiki Nishihara Fumi Oike Masanobu Ishii Koichiro Fujisue Daisuke Sueta Satoshi Araki Seiji Takashio Seitaro Oda Yohei Misumi Mitsuharu Ueda Taishi Nakamura Hiroaki Kawano Hirofumi Soejima Kenji Sakamoto Koichi Kaikita Yukio Ando Hirotaka Matsui Kenichi Tsujita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.2, no.12, pp.730-738, 2020-12-10 (Released:2020-12-10)
参考文献数
27

Background:Using transthoracic echocardiography, including 2D speckle tracking imaging (STI), this study examined cardiac function after domino liver transplantation (DLT) with liver grafts explanted from patients with hereditary amyloidogenic transthyretin amyloidosis.Methods and Results:In all, 14 patients who underwent DLT at Kumamoto University Hospital and for whom 2D STI information was available were enrolled in the study; time-dependent echocardiographic changes were evaluated in 7. Although left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function did not differ between the pre- and post-DLT periods (mean [±SD] 5.4±1.0 years after DLT), there were significant (P<0.05 for all) increases in the post- vs. pre-DLT period in basal longitudinal strain (LS; −13.4±2.3 vs. −19.3±4.4), relative apical LS index (=apical LS/[basal LS+mid LS]; 0.75±0.20 vs. 0.58±0.08), and LV ejection fraction/global LS (3.91±0.58 vs. 3.06±0.44). Age at the time of DLT was significantly higher in the group with impaired (>−14%) than preserved basal LS (57.2±3.5 vs. 39.6±16.0 years; P<0.05). When control subjects (n=14) were added to the enrolled DLT recipients, multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that a history of DLT was significantly associated with impaired basal LS (>−14%; odds ratio 28.39, 95% confidence interval 1.89–427.45, P<0.05).Conclusions:LV systolic and diastolic function was preserved in the long term after DLT. However, 2D STI revealed subtle cardiac dysfunction in DLT recipients, which may be an early manifestation of cardiac amyloidosis.
著者
Daisuke Sueta Koichi Kaikita Nobukazu Okamoto Soichiro Yamabe Masanobu Ishii Yuichiro Arima Miwa Ito Yu Oimatsu Tatsuro Mitsuse Satomi Iwashita Eiichi Nakamura Seiji Hokimoto Hiroshi Mizuta Hisao Ogawa Kenichi Tsujita for the ESCORT-TKA Study 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-17-0612, (Released:2017-09-16)
参考文献数
50
被引用文献数
4

Background:The pharmacological advantage of combining physiotherapy with anticoagulants for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is not fully known. Herein we investigated the potential benefit of this combination therapy in patients undergoing TKA.Methods and Results:The 38 patients were randomly assigned to a physiotherapy group (n=19) or a physiotherapy plus 30 mg/day edoxaban group (n=19). The occurrence of VTE was evaluated, as were serial changes in parameters measured by the Total Thrombus-formation Analysis System, a novel system for quantitatively analyzing thrombus formation using microchips with thrombogenic surfaces (collagen plus tissue factor, atheroma [AR]-chip). Combination therapy significantly reduced the incidence of VTE after TKA compared with monotherapy (P=0.038). The area under the curve (AUC) of thrombus formation for the AR-chip (AR10-AUC30) was significantly lower in the combination group (P=0.001) on Day 7 after TKA than before TKA, but no significant change was observed with monotherapy (P=0.809). In 13 VTE-positive patients, AR10-AUC30was significantly lower in the combination group (n=3) than in the monotherapy group (n=10) on Day 7 (P=0.045).Conclusions:The combination of physiotherapy and edoxaban significantly reduced the incidence of VTE after TKA compared with physiotherapy alone. However, it is possible that VTE occurrence after TKA is not only associated with thrombogenicity, but also rheological factors.
著者
Seiji Hokimoto Satoshi Yasuda Daisuke Sueta Kenichi Tsujita Kenji Sakamoto Megumi Yamamuro Yasuhiro Izumiya Yuichiro Arima Hiroki Usuku Yoko Sumida Sunao Kojima Koichi Kaikita Hisanori Kanazawa Hiroshige Yamabe Hisao Ogawa
出版者
日本循環器学会
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-15-0675, (Released:2015-07-03)
参考文献数
8

The 79thAnnual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society was held in Osaka on April 24–26, 2015. The main theme was “Late-breaking Cardiovascular Medicine from Japan”. Recently, optimal medical treatment has been guided by evidence-based medicine. We aim to emphasize the research findings and advances in cardiology from Japan, in the hope that Japan will become one of the leaders in the field worldwide. Unlike previous meetings, this annual scientific meeting was held in late April. Approximately 18,000 people, including medical doctors, healthcare professionals, and management staff, attended. The meeting was successfully completed, and included discussions on state-of-the art medicine.