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.
著者
Yasushi Matsuzawa Seigo Sugiyama Koichi Sugamura Hitoshi Sumida Hirofumi Kurokawa Koichiro Fujisue Masaaki Konishi Eiichi Akiyama Hiroyuki Suzuki Naoki Nakayama Megumi Yamamuro Satomi Iwashita Hideaki Jinnouchi Kazuo Kimura Satoshi Umemura 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-13-0549, (Released:2013-08-28)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
15 33

Background: Simple office-based counseling for diet and exercise does not appear to positively affect success rates in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients. The utility of the lifestyle modification self-assessment score (Self-AS) in the improvement of endothelial function by office-based counseling for patients with MetS was investigated. Methods and Results: Patients with MetS (n=207) and age- and sex-matched individuals without MetS (n=124) were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Endothelial function was assessed using reactive hyperemia-peripheral arterial tonometry index (RHI). Patients with MetS had significant endothelial dysfunction compared with those without MetS (RHI, 0.502±0.178 vs. 0.614±0.229; P<0.001). Seventy MetS patients participating in the prospective interventional study received simple office-based lifestyle modification counseling that was accompanied by Self-AS questionnaire after 10 months. RHI was significantly improved following lifestyle modifications (from 0.452±0.136 to 0.547±0.202, P<0.001). Reductions in waist circumference (R2=0.094, P=0.01) and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (R2=0.227, P<0.001) independently correlated with improved RHI. Self-AS significantly correlated with changes in waist circumference (r=−0.57, P<0.001) and RHI (r=0.30, P=0.02). Patients with a good achievement of lifestyle modifications (higher Self-AS) had significant improvement in endothelial function compared with those with lower scores (% change in RHI, +48.7±61.6 vs. +7.8±35.1, P=0.001). Conclusions: Good achievement of lifestyle modifications as evaluated on Self-AS significantly improved endothelial function with concomitant reductions in waist circumferences in MetS patients.