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

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
Ryotaro Bouchi Kazuo Izumi Hiroshi Ohtsu Kengo Miyo Shigeho Tanaka Noriko Satoh-Asahara Kazuo Hara Masato Odawara Yoshiki Kusunoki Hidenori Koyama Takeshi Onoue Hiroshi Arima Kazuyo Tsushita Hirotaka Watada Takashi Kadowaki Kohjiro Ueki
出版者
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
雑誌
GHM Open (ISSN:2436293X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.1, no.1, pp.3-11, 2021-08-29 (Released:2021-09-01)
参考文献数
30

The use of the Internet-of-Things has improved glycemic control in individuals with diabetes in several small-scale studies with a short follow-up period. This large-scale randomized controlled trial investigates whether a smartphone-based self-management support system prevents the worsening of glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Individuals with type 2 diabetes (age range 20-74 years; n = 2,000) will be recruited, enrolled, and randomly assigned to two groups: the intensive therapy group and the conventional therapy group. Participants in the intensive therapy group will be supervised to use an automated Internet-of-Things system that demonstrates a summary of lifelogging data (e.g., weight, blood pressure, and daily activities) obtained from each measurement device and will receive feedback messages via smartphone applications to encourage them to increase their physical activity and to monitor weight and blood pressure. Participants in the conventional therapy group are allowed to use the same measurement devices as part of the routine diabetes care but without the Internet-of-Things system. The primary endpoint is the between-group difference in HbA1c levels from baseline to 52 weeks. This randomized controlled study will test the hypothesis that an Internet-of-Things-based self-monitoring system could effectively prevent the worsening of diabetes in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The expected results of the study should facilitate the development of novel strategies for both diabetes treatment and social health.