著者

Teruhiko Imamura Koichiro Kinugawa Taro Shiga Naoko Kato Miyoko Endo Toshiro Inaba Hisataka Maki Masaru Hatano Atsushi Yao Yasunobu Hirata Takashi Nishimura Shunei Kyo Minoru Ono Ryozo Nagai

出版者

一般社団法人 インターナショナル・ハート・ジャーナル刊行会

雑誌

International Heart Journal (ISSN:13492365)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.53, no.6, pp.391-393, 2012 (Released:2012-12-18)

参考文献数

16

被引用文献数

7 9

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Hypervolemic hyponatremia is often complicated with advanced heart failure together with increased excretion of sodium by diuretics. Tolvaptan, an oral vasopressin-2-receptor antagonist, has been previously reported to improve congestion and correct hyponatremia through increased excretion of free water. However, there is little evidence concerning the administration of tolvaptan in patients with stage D heart failure. We experienced 2 patients with stage D heart failure who received 3.75 mg/day of tolvaptan to correct hyponatremia before ventricular assist device implantation. It may be useful, even for patients with stage D heart failure, to administer a low dose of tolvaptan to treat hyponatremia before ventricular assist device implantation to avoid a drastic alteration in serum sodium concentration perioperatively.

著者

Teruhiko Imamura Koichiro Kinugawa Naoko Kato Hironori Muraoka Takeo Fujino Toshiro Inaba Hisataka Maki Osamu Kinoshita Masaru Hatano Shunei Kyo Minoru Ono

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.78, no.3, pp.625-633, 2014 (Released:2014-02-25)

参考文献数

34

被引用文献数

56 57

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Background: The continuous flow (CF) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has replaced the pulsatile flow (PF) LVAD because of its advantages of better patient survival and higher quality of life. However, “late-onset right ventricular failure (RVF)” after CF LVAD implantation has emerged as an increasing concern, but little is known about the mechanism. Methods and Results: We retrospectively analyzed the 3-month hemodynamic and echocardiographic data from 38 consecutive patients who had received CF LVADs, and from 22 patients who had received PF LVADs. Late-onset RVF was defined as persistent right ventricular stroke work index (RVSWI) <4.0g/m2 at any rotation speed and after saline infusion test at 5 weeks after implantation of CF LVAD. Patients with late-onset RVF had significantly impaired exercise tolerance indicated by shorter 6-min walking distance and lower peak VO2, and worsened tricuspid regurgitation, together with enlargement of the RV under CF LVAD treatment (all P<0.05). Univariable analyses demonstrated that preoperative smaller LV diastolic diameter (LVDd) was the risk factor for late-onset RVF with a cutoff value of 64mm calculated by ROC analysis (area under curve, 0.925). In contrast, there was no correlation between preoperative LVDd and postoperative RVSWI in the PF LVAD group, though their preoperative background was worse than that of the CF group. Conclusions: In the setting of preoperative small LVDd, CF LVAD may cause late-onset RVF by leftward shift of the interventricular septum.  (Circ J 2014; 78: 625–633)

著者

川合 覚 石原 優吾 笹井 貴子 高橋 史成 桐木 雅史 林 尚子 山崎 浩 平石 秀幸 千種 雄一 Satoru Kawai Yugo Ishihara Takako Sasai Fuminari Takahashi Masashi Kirinoki Naoko Kato-Hayashi Hiroshi Yamasaki Hideyuki Hiraishi Yuichi Chigusa

雑誌

Dokkyo journal of medical sciences (ISSN:03855023)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.40, no.3, pp.189-192, 2013-10-25

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埼玉県在住の男性・64 歳.2012 年11 月初旬,近医で日本海裂頭条虫症の診断を受け,駆虫目的で本院消化器内科を紹介受診.外来で駆虫治療したところ,全長約250 cm の白色紐状で,全体的に肉厚感のある虫体を排出した.虫体は形態学的特徴より日本海裂頭条虫ではなく,クジラ複殖門条虫が強く疑われたため,遺伝子解析を行った.PCR によって増幅されたcytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 遺伝子(cox1)の全長塩基配列を解析したところ,既知のクジラ複殖門条虫の塩基配列と99%の相同性を示したことから,本症例はクジラ複殖門条虫症と確定した.該当患者は,便に白色紐状物が混入する2&#12316;3 か月前に,生シラスを生食しており,これが感染源となった可能性が高いと考えられた.

著者

Teruhiko Imamura Koichiro Kinugawa Shun Minatsuki Hironori Muraoka Naoko Kato Toshiro Inaba Hisataka Maki Taro Shiga Masaru Hatano Atsushi Yao Shunei Kyo Issei Komuro

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.77, no.5, pp.1208-1213, 2013 (Released:2013-04-25)

参考文献数

29

被引用文献数

39 41

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Background: Urine osmolality (U-OSM) is valuable to predict response to tolvaptan (TLV) in decompensated heart failure patients, but measurement of U-OSM is not always available on site. Methods and Results: Data were collected from 66 hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure who had received TLV at 3.75–15mg/day. U-OSM, which was estimated using the following formula: 1.07×{2×[(urine sodium (mEq/L)]+[urine urea nitrogen (mg/dl)]/2.8+[urine creatinine (mg/dl)]×2/3}+16, was well correlated with the actual measurement (r=0.938, P<0.001). Criteria consisting of C1 (estimated baseline U-OSM >358mOsm/L) and C2 (%decrease in estimated U-OSM >24% at 4–6h after the first TLV dose) significantly discriminated responders from non-responders (P<0.05). Conclusions: Response to TLV can be predicted using U-OSM, which can be estimated using urine urea nitrogen, sodium, and creatinine concentration data.  (Circ J 2013; 77: 1208–1213)

著者

Naoko Kato Koichiro Kinugawa Etsuko Nakayama Takako Tsuji Yumiko Kumagai Teruhiko Imamura Hisataka Maki Taro Shiga Masaru Hatano Atsushi Yao Chikako Miura Issei Komuro Ryozo Nagai

出版者

International Heart Journal Association

雑誌

International Heart Journal (ISSN:13492365)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.54, no.6, pp.382-389, 2013 (Released:2013-12-03)

参考文献数

36

被引用文献数

26 45

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Self-care is a cornerstone for the successful management of heart failure (HF). The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of HF self-care on prognosis in Japanese patients with HF. A total of 283 HF outpatients (age 64 ± 14, 70% male, 52% HFrEF) were enrolled. We asked patients to answer about their adhevence to 5 self-care behaviors (medication, eating a low-sodium diet, regular exercise, daily weight check, and treatment seeking behavior). On the basis of the results, we classified patients into a good self-care group and a poor self-care group. The primary outcome was HF hospitalization and/or cardiac death. In total, 65% of patients were classifi ed into the poor self-care group. During a median follow-up of 2 years, cardiac events occurred more frequently in the poor self-care group (22% versus 9.6%, P = 0.013). Poor self-care was an independent risk factor for cardiac events in Cox regression analysis adjusted for clinical parameters (hazard ratio = 2.86, P = 0.005). Poor self-care was also associated with an increased number of HF hospitalizations as well as an extended length of hospital stay for HF. Poor knowledge about HF was an independent determinant for poor self-care in multivariate logistic regression analysis (odds ratio = 0.92, P = 0.019). Insufficient self-care is an independent risk factor for cardiac events in Japanese patients with HF.

著者

Naoko Kato Koichiro Kinugawa Etsuko Nakayama Akiko Hatakeyama Takako Tsuji Yumiko Kumagai Issei Komuro Ryozo Nagai

出版者

International Heart Journal Association

雑誌

International Heart Journal (ISSN:13492365)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.54, no.4, pp.228-233, 2013 (Released:2013-08-06)

参考文献数

31

被引用文献数

9 18

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Knowledge about their own condition is important for patients with heart failure (HF). No valid, reliable, and easily administered instrument is available to measure this knowledge in clinical practice. In this study, a HF knowledge scale was developed, and its psychometric properties were tested. Items related to knowledge about HF were extracted from relevant guidelines. Content validity of the items was confirmed by an expert panel including a cardiologist and nurses specialized in treatment and care of patients with HF. A self-administered questionnaire was then distributed to 187 patients with HF (64.0 ± 12.1 years, males 69%). In 62% patients, a left ventricular ejection fraction of < 50% was identified. Exploratory factor analysis demonstrated the one-dimensionality of the 15-item HF knowledge scale. Mean score was 10.7 ± 3.0 (range, 0–15). Known-group validity testing revealed a significant difference in HF knowledge score between patients newly diagnosed with HF and patients experienced with HF (9.4 ± 3.2 versus 10.8 ± 2.9, P = 0.043). In addition, HF knowledge scale scores were correlated with HF self-care scores assessed by the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale for evaluation of criterion validity (ρ = −0.304, P < 0.001). Cronbach’s alpha was 0.79, and item-total correlation was 0.22–0.51, thereby suggesting that the reliability of the scale was acceptable. Acceptable validity and reliability were demonstrated for the HF knowledge scale developed in this study. This instrument could be useful in evaluation of patient knowledge about HF.