著者

Toshihisa Anzai Takuma Sato Yoshihiro Fukumoto Chisato Izumi Yoshiyuki Kizawa Masatoshi Koga Katsuji Nishimura Mitsuru Ohishi Akihiro Sakashita Yasushi Sakata Tsuyoshi Shiga Yasuchika Takeishi Satoshi Yasuda Kazuhiro Yamamoto Takahiro Abe Rie Akaho Yasuhiro Hamatani Hayato Hosoda Naoki Ishimori Mika Kato Yoshiharu Kinugasa Takuro Kubozono Toshiyuki Nagai Shogo Oishi Katsuki Okada Tatsuhiro Shibata Atsushi Suzuki Tsuyoshi Suzuki Masahito Takagi Yasuko Takada Kenkichi Tsuruga Akiomi Yoshihisa Dai Yumino Keiichi Fukuda Yasuki Kihara Yoshihiko Saito Yoshiki Sawa Hiroyuki Tsutsui Takeshi Kimura on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society Joint Working Group

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-1127, (Released:2021-03-26)

参考文献数

316

被引用文献数

16

著者

Ahmed Arafa Yoshihiro Kokubo Haytham A. Sheerah Yukie Sakai Emi Watanabe Jiaqi Li Kyoko Honda-Kohmo Masayuki Teramoto Rena Kashima Masatoshi Koga

出版者

Japan Atherosclerosis Society

雑誌

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (ISSN:13403478)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.63191, (Released:2021-11-20)

参考文献数

55

被引用文献数

12

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Aim: Weight change could have many health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the association between weight change and mortality risk due to total cardiovascular disease (CVD), ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke among Japanese. Methods: We used Suita Study data from 4,746 people aged 30-79 years in this prospective cohort study. Weight change was defined as the difference between baseline weight and weight at age 20. We used Cox proportional hazards models to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of total CVD, IHD, and stroke mortality for 1) participants with a weight change (>10, 5 to 10, -5 to -10, and <-10 kg) compared to those with stable weight (-4.9 to 4.9 kg) and 2) participants who moved from one body mass index category (underweight, normal weight, or overweight) to another compared to those with normal weight at age 20 and baseline. Results: Within a median follow-up period of 19.9 years, the numbers of total CVD, IHD, and stroke mortality were 268, 132, and 79, respectively. Weight loss of >10 kg was associated with the increased risk of total CVD mortality 2.07 (1.29, 3.32) and stroke mortality 3.02 (1.40, 6.52). Moving from normal weight at age 20 to underweight at baseline was associated with the increased risk of total CVD, IHD, and stroke mortality: 1.76 (1.12, 2.77), 2.10 (1.13, 3.92), and 2.25 (1.05, 4.83), respectively. Conclusion: Weight loss, especially when moving from normal to underweight, was associated with the increased risk of CVD mortality.

著者

Masatoshi Koga

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.82, no.10, pp.2483-2484, 2018-09-25 (Released:2018-09-25)

参考文献数

15

被引用文献数

3

著者

Ryo Itabashi Yuya Shigehatake Takuya Saito Kaoru Endo Kazuki Fukuma Yuya Kobayashi Yuichi Kawabata Yukako Yazawa Yasushi Matsumoto Manabu Inoue Masatoshi Koga

出版者

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

雑誌

Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.62, no.5, pp.703-710, 2023-03-01 (Released:2023-03-01)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

1

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Objectives This study clarified the usefulness of carotid duplex ultrasound (CDU) in evaluating large vessel occlusion (LVO) in patients with acute stroke planned to be treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT). Methods This study was single-center, prospective, observational trial. If the ratio of end-diastolic velocity in the common carotid arteries was ≥1.4, or diastolic flow in the affected internal carotid artery (ICA) was absent on CDU, patients were immediately transferred to the angio-suite without additional cerebrovascular imaging. Clinical parameters, including time metrics and outcomes, were evaluated in participants. Patients We enrolled stroke patients with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ≥6 and Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score ≥6 in whom MT could be initiated within 6 hours of the stroke onset. Results Among 140 patients screened during the study period, 48 were ultimately enrolled. Twenty-seven patients were diagnosed with LVO by CDU alone. CDU offered 83% sensitivity and 82% specificity for identifying the occlusion of the ICA or M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery. Among the 29 total patients treated with MT, 20 (67%) showed a modified Rankin Scale score ≤2 at 90 days. The door-to-puncture time was significantly shorter in patients evaluated by CDU alone (34 minutes) than in those evaluated by magnetic resonance angiography after CDU (47.5 minutes, p<0.001). Conclusion CDU might reduce the time metrics for early initiation of MT with good sensitivity and specificity in identifying LVO.

著者

Tsuyoshi Ohta Tetsu Satow Manabu Inoue Kanta Tanaka Junpei Koge Takeshi Yoshimoto Eika Hamano Taichi Ikedo Masatake Sumi Koji Shimonaga Yuji Kushi Hisae Mori Koji Iihara Masafumi Ihara Masatoshi Koga Kazunori Toyoda Hiroharu Kataoka

出版者

The Japanese Society for Neuroendovascular Therapy

雑誌

Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy (ISSN:18824072)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.oa.2022-0018, (Released:2022-07-20)

参考文献数

17

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Objective: To evaluate whether changes in the practice of mechanical thrombectomy could affect the clinical outcomes during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods: Patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy from April 2019 to March 2021 for anterior circulation proximal large artery occlusion in our institute were divided into two groups of pre- and post-COVID-19, with April 2020 assumed to be the start of the COVID-19 era with the first declaration of a state of emergency. We compared patient characteristics, proportions of patient selection depending on rapid processing of perfusion and diffusion (RAPID) CT perfusion, outcomes including treatment variables such as time and reperfusion status, and patient independence at 3 months.Results: Data for 112 patients (median age, 79 years; 44 females) were included in the analysis. A total of 50 patients were assigned to the pre-COVID-19 group (45%). More patients were selected with RAPID CT perfusion in the post-COVID-19 compared with the pre-COVID-19 (69% vs. 16%; P <0.001). Treatment details and clinical outcomes did not differ between the groups, including the door-to-puncture time (median [interquartile range], 66 [54–90] min vs. 74 [61–89] min; P = 0.15), proportions of significant reperfusion (82% vs. 87%; P = 0.60), and modified Rankin scale score of ≤2 at 3 months (46% vs. 45%; P >0.99). Multivariate logistic regression analysis for the clinical outcome of modified Rankin scale score of ≤2 at 3 months was performed and included the following factors: age, sex, the onset-to-door time, significant reperfusion, and pre- and post-COVID-19. The treatment period did not influence the outcomes (post-COVID-19 group, odds ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval, 0.34–1.85, P = 0.59).Conclusion: In the setting of a limited access to emergency MRI during the COVID-19 pandemic, RAPID CT perfusion was performed significantly more often. Changes in the practice of mechanical thrombectomy with the protected code stroke did not bring the different level of treatment and clinical outcomes as before.

著者

Jiaqi Li Yoshihiro Kokubo Ahmed Arafa Haytham A. Sheerah Makoto Watanabe Yoko M. Nakao Kyoko Honda-Kohmo Rena Kashima Yukie Sakai Emi Watanabe Masayuki Teramoto Tomoharu Dohi Masatoshi Koga

出版者

Japan Atherosclerosis Society

雑誌

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (ISSN:13403478)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.63317, (Released:2022-01-15)

参考文献数

25

被引用文献数

6

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Aims: This study aimed to investigate the association of mild hypertensive retinopathy with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Methods: A total of 7,027 residents aged 30–79 years without a history of CVD participated in the annual health checkups and retinal photography assessments. Retinal microvascular abnormalities were graded using the standard protocols and classified according to the Keith–Wagener–Barker classification. Mild hypertensive retinopathy was defined as grades 1 and 2. Cox proportional hazard model was used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for total CVD and its subtypes according to the presence and absence of mild hypertensive retinopathy. Results: During a median follow-up of 17 years, 351 incident stroke and 247 coronary heart disease (CHD) cases were diagnosed. After adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, mild hypertensive retinopathy was positively associated with risk of CVD (multivariable HR=1.24; 95% CI, 1.04–1.49) and stroke (1.28; 1.01–1.62) but not with risk of CHD (1.19; 0.89–1.58). Generalized arteriolar narrowing and enhanced arteriolar wall reflex were positively associated with CVD risk, the multivariable HR (95% CI) was 1.24 (1.00– 1.54)and 1.33 (1.02–1.74), respectively. Moreover, mild hypertensive retinopathy was positively associated with stroke risk in normotensive participants. Conclusion: Mild hypertensive retinopathy was positively associated with CVD and stroke risk in the urban Japanese population. Especially, generalized arteriolar narrowing and enhanced arteriolar wall reflex were positively associated with CVD risk. These findings suggested that retinal photography could be helpful for cardiovascular risk stratification in the primary cardiovascular prevention.

著者

Sohei Yoshimura Masatoshi Koga Shoichiro Sato Kenichi Todo Hiroshi Yamagami Masaya Kumamoto Ryo Itabashi Tadashi Terasaki Kazumi Kimura Yoshiki Yagita Yoshiaki Shiokawa Kenji Kamiyama Satoshi Okuda Yasushi Okada Shunya Takizawa Yasuhiro Hasegawa Tomoaki Kameda Satoshi Shibuya Yoshinari Nagakane Yasuhiro Ito Hideki Matsuoka Kazuhiro Takamatsu Kazutoshi Nishiyama Kyohei Fujita Teppei Kamimura Daisuke Ando Toshihiro Ide Takeshi Yoshimoto Masayuki Shiozawa Soichiro Matsubara Yoshitaka Yamaguchi Naoto Kinoshita Takayuki Matsuki Junji Takasugi Keisuke Tokunaga Kyoko Higashida Kazunari Homma Kazuomi Kario Shoji Arihiro Kazunori Toyoda for the SAMURAI Study Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-18-0067, (Released:2018-06-01)

参考文献数

27

被引用文献数

34

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Background:We determined the 2-year long-term risk-benefit profile in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) receiving warfarin or direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) using a prospective, multicenter, observational registry in Japan.Methods and Results:NVAF patients within 7 days after onset of ischemic stroke/TIA were enrolled in 18 stroke centers. Outcome measures included ischemic and bleeding events and death in the 2-year follow-up period. We enrolled 1,116 patients taking either warfarin (650 patients) or DOACs (466 patients) at acute hospital discharge. DOAC users were younger and had lower National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, CHADS2and discharge modified Rankin Scale scores than warfarin users (P<0.0001 each). Incidences of stroke/systemic embolism (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.66–1.72), all ischemic events (1.13; 0.72–1.75), and ischemic stroke/TIA (1.58; 0.95–2.62) were similar between groups. Risks of intracranial hemorrhage (0.32; 0.09–0.97) and death (0.41; 0.26–0.63) were significantly lower for DOAC users. Infection was the leading cause of death, accounting for 40% of deaths among warfarin users.Conclusions:Stroke/TIA patients receiving DOACs for secondary prevention were younger and had lower stroke severity and risk indices than those receiving warfarin. Estimated cumulative incidences of stroke and systemic embolism within 2 years were similar between warfarin and DOACs users, but those of death and intracranial hemorrhage were significantly lower among DOAC users.