著者

Eiji Hiraoka Kengo Tanabe Shinichiro Izuta Tadao Kubota Shun Kohsaka Amane Kozuki Kazuhiro Satomi Hiroki Shiomi Toshiro Shinke Toshiyuki Nagai Susumu Manabe Yasuhide Mochizuki Taku Inohara Mitsuhiko Ota Tetsuma Kawaji Yutaka Kondo Yumiko Shimada Yohei Sotomi Tomofumi Takaya Atsushi Tada Tomohiko Taniguchi Kazuya Nagao Kenichi Nakazono Yukiko Nakano Kazuhiko Nakayama Yuichiro Matsuo Takashi Miyamoto Yoshinao Yazaki Kazuyuki Yahagi Takuya Yoshida Kohei Wakabayashi Hideki Ishii Minoru Ono Akihiro Kishida Takeshi Kimura Tetsuro Sakai Yoshihiro Morino on behalf of the Japanese 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-22-0609, (Released:2023-08-10)

参考文献数

439

被引用文献数

5

著者

Noriko Fukue Mari Ishida Makiko Taniyama Natsuko Mukai-Yatagai Takahiro Sakamoto Tomoko Tamada Yukiko Nakano Hiroshi Ito Shiro Uemura

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, no.1, pp.59-65, 2022-01-07 (Released:2022-01-07)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

2

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Background:Various issues, such as gender diversity and overwork, need to be considered in cardiovascular workplaces. Here, we report the results of 2 questionnaire surveys conducted among members of the Chugoku branch of the Japanese Circulation Society.Methods and Results:The first questionnaire was posted to all 194 female members in 2018. Of the 73 respondents, 61.6% reported feeling that it would be difficult to continue in cardiovascular care. The second questionnaire was completed by participants of the Chugoku Regional Meeting in 2019. Of the 133 respondents, 42.4% reported difficulties continuing in cardiovascular care. Respondents reporting difficulties had a significantly lower mean age, a higher frequency of day and night shifts, and a higher rate of working >80 h/week than respondents who did not report such difficulties. In logistic regression analysis, working >80 h/week was the only independent factor associated with difficulties continuing in cardiovascular care (odds ratio 4.16; 95% confidence interval 1.46–11.9; P=0.008). Although 47.4% of respondents worked >960 h overtime per year (considered a risk factor for death from overwork), 59.6% of these respondents reported being satisfied with their current situation.Conclusions:In the Chugoku region, the work-life balance of medical personnel engaged in cardiovascular care has not been sufficiently secured. In order to promote diverse human resources, we need to recognize the current situation and continue to take countermeasures.

著者

Noriko Fukue Mari Ishida Makiko Taniyama Natsuko Mukai-Yatagai Takahiro Sakamoto Tomoko Tamada Takeshi Suetomi Kazuaki Tanabe Yukiko Nakano

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CR-23-0011, (Released:2023-05-12)

参考文献数

18

被引用文献数

1

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Background: The Japanese Circulation Society survey revealed that Japanese female cardiologists exhibited a trend to refuse the chairperson position; however, the causal factors remain uncertain.Methods and Results: We distributed a questionnaire survey among chairpersons of the Chugoku regional meeting in November 2022. The rate of chair acceptance at the annual meeting tended to increase as the chairperson’s experience grew (first time chairing a meeting, 25.0%; 2–3 times, 33.3%; 4–5 times, 53.8%; ≥6 times, 70.0%; P=0.021).Conclusions: Providing inexperienced members with the chance to perform the role of chairperson will lead to them accepting to chair annual meetings.

著者

Kazuoki Dai Nobuo Shiode Kanade Yoshii Yuka Kimura Keita Matsuo Yusuke Jyuri Shunsuke Tomomori Tadanao Higaki Kuniomi Oi Tomoharu Kawase Akinori Sairaku Norihiko Ohashi Kazuyoshi Suenari Kenji Nishioka Yoshiko Masaoka Yukiko Nakano

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0221, (Released:2023-06-01)

参考文献数

37

被引用文献数

1

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Background: Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) is a complex circulating lipoprotein, and there is increasing evidence it is a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This study aimed to investigate the influence of Lp(a) serum levels on long-term outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods and Results: Between January 2015 and January 2018, we enrolled 262 patients with AMI who underwent coronary angiography within 24 h of the onset of chest pain and had available Lp(a) data enabling subdivision into 2 groups: high Lp(a) (≥32 mg/dL: n=76) and low Lp(a) (<32 mg/dL: n=186). The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE), which was defined as a composite of cardiac death, nonfatal MI, and readmission for heart failure. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was performed to identify the predictors of MACE. The incidence of MACE was significantly higher in the high Lp(a) group than in the low Lp(a) group (32.8% vs. 19.6%, P=0.004). Multivariate analysis showed that Lp(a) ≥32 mg/dL was an independent predictor of MACE (hazard ratio 2.84, 95% confidence interval 1.25–6.60, P=0.013).Conclusions: High Lp(a) levels were associated with worse long-term outcomes after AMI, so Lp(a) may be useful for risk assessment.

著者

Hiroki Ikenaga Shinya Takahashi Yukiko Nakano

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0866, (Released:2023-12-13)

参考文献数

14

著者

Hiroki Ikenaga Yukiko Nakano

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0014, (Released:2023-02-08)

参考文献数

14

著者

Tatsuya Maruhashi Masahiko Ogawa Yasuo Fukunaga Daisaku Kitaura Masato Kajikawa Shinji Kishimoto Yuji Takaeko Takayuki Yamaji Takahiro Harada Yu Hashimoto Yiming Han Aya Mizobuchi Farina Mohamad Yusoff Kazuaki Chayama Ayumu Nakashima Chikara Goto Kenichi Yoshimura Yukiko Nakano Yukihito Higashi

出版者

Japan Society for Vascular Failure

雑誌

Vascular Failure (ISSN:24324477)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.6, no.1, pp.14-19, 2022-12-25 (Released:2023-02-14)

参考文献数

15

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Background: Sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for motor vehicle accidents. We investigated the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) among commercial motor vehicle drivers in a transport company. Methods: Among 355 drivers in a transport company, 345 commercial motor vehicle drivers (mean age: 47.0±8.8 years, range: 21-71 years) underwent unattended out-of-center sleep testing using a type IV portable sleep monitor between September 2019 and November 2019.Results: The prevalence of oxygen desaturation index 3% (ODI3) score ≥15 was 17.7%. The prevalence of moderate-to-severe SDB, defined as respiratory event index (REI) score ≥15, was 31.9%. The prevalence of Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score ≥11 was 15.3%. There was no significant correlation between the ESS score and ODI3 (ρ=−0.05, P=0.40) or REI (ρ=−0.03, P=0.65) score. Multivariate analysis revealed that age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.09, P=0.002), body mass index (OR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.05-1.23, P<0.001), and daily alcohol intake (OR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.10-3.55, P=0.02) were significantly associated with moderate-to-severe SDB in drivers. The ESS score was not significantly associated with moderate-to-severe SDB (OR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.93-1.05, P=0.70).Conclusions: Objective screening tests for sleep apnea such as unattended out-of-center sleep testing may be necessary to improve the health and safety of commercial motor vehicle drivers, especially middle-aged obese male drivers having daily alcohol intake.