著者

Masatsugu Hori Masayasu Matsumoto Norio Tanahashi Shin-ichi Momomura Shinichiro Uchiyama Shinya Goto Tohru Izumi Yukihiro Koretsune Mariko Kajikawa Masaharu Kato Hitoshi Ueda Kazuya Iwamoto Masahiro Tajiri on behalf of the J-ROCKET AF study investigators

出版者

日本循環器学会

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-12-0454, (Released:2012-06-05)

参考文献数

13

被引用文献数

164 511

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Background: The global ROCKET AF study evaluated once-daily rivaroxaban vs. warfarin for stroke and systemic embolism prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). A separate trial, J-ROCKET AF, compared the safety of a Japan-specific rivaroxaban dose with warfarin administered according to Japanese guidelines in Japanese patients with AF. Methods and Results: J-ROCKET AF was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, phase III trial. Patients (n=1,280) with non-valvular AF at increased risk for stroke were randomized to receive 15mg once-daily rivaroxaban or warfarin dose-adjusted according to Japanese guidelines. The primary objective was to determine non-inferiority of rivaroxaban against warfarin for the principal safety outcome of major and non-major clinically relevant bleeding, in the on-treatment safety population. The primary efficacy endpoint was the composite of stroke and systemic embolism. Non-inferiority of rivaroxaban to warfarin was confirmed; the rate of the principal safety outcome was 18.04% per year in rivaroxaban-treated patients and 16.42% per year in warfarin-treated patients (hazard ratio [HR] 1.11; 95% confidence interval 0.87–1.42; P<0.001 [non-inferiority]). Intracranial hemorrhage rates were 0.8% with rivaroxaban and 1.6% with warfarin. There was a strong trend for a reduction in the rate of stroke/systemic embolism with rivaroxaban vs. warfarin (HR, 0.49; P=0.050). Conclusions: J-ROCKET AF demonstrated the safety of a Japan-specific rivaroxaban dose and supports bridging the global ROCKET AF results into Japanese clinical practice.

著者

Daisuke Yamasawa Hideki Ozawa Shinichi Goto

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0857, (Released:2023-12-05)

参考文献数

12

被引用文献数

1

著者

Yoshitsugu Nogimori Ryo Inuzuka

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0655, (Released:2023-10-05)

参考文献数

11

著者

Hiroshi Kadowaki Hiroshi Akazawa Akito Shindo Tomomi Ueda Junichi Ishida Issei Komuro

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0838, (Released:2023-12-12)

参考文献数

82

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Epidemiological evidence of increased risks of cancer in heart failure (HF) patients and HF in cancer patients has suggested close relationships between the pathogenesis of both diseases. Indeed, HF and cancer share common risk factors, including aging and unhealthy lifestyles, and underlying mechanisms, including activation of the sympathetic nervous system and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, chronic inflammation, and clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential. Mechanistically, HF accelerates cancer development and progression via secreted factors, so-called cardiokines, and epigenetic remodeling of bone marrow cells into an immunosuppressive phenotype. Reciprocally, cancer promotes HF via cachexia-related wasting and metabolic remodeling in the heart, and possibly via cancer-derived extracellular vesicles influencing myocardial structure and function. The novel concept of the “heart-cancer axis” will help in our understanding of the shared and reciprocal relationships between HF and cancer, and provide innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for both diseases.

著者

Yoichi Sugiyama Noriaki Moriyama Hirokazu Miyashita Hiroaki Yokoyama Tomoki Ochiai Koki Shishido Mikko Jalanko Futoshi Yamanaka Tommi Vähäsilta Mika Laine Shigeru Saito

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0593, (Released:2023-11-28)

参考文献数

23

被引用文献数

1

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Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment for severe aortic stenosis (AS), but despite estimates of life expectancy after TAVI being essential in heart team discussion, these data are scarce. Therefore, the current study sought to assess long-term survival and its trends in relation to chronological age, surgical risk, and treatment period.Methods and Results: We included 2,414 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI for severe symptomatic AS between 2008 and 2021 at 2 international centers. For the analysis, long-term survival was evaluated according to age, surgical risk, and treatment period categorized into 3 groups, respectively. The longest follow-up was 13.5 years. Overall survival was 67.6% at 5 years and 26.9% at 10 years. Younger patients, lower surgical risk, and later treatment period showed better survival (log-rank P<0.001, respectively). In the multivariate analysis, age <75years, lower surgical risk, and later time period were significantly associated with better survival. The incidence of paravalvular leakage ≥moderate, red blood cell transfusion, and acute kidney injury were independently associated with increasing risk of 5-year death.Conclusions: In a real-world registry, survival was substantial following TAVI, especially in younger and lower surgical-risk patients, with improving outcomes over time. This should be considered in heart team discussions of life-long management for AS patients after TAVI.

著者

Jihoon Kim Minjung Bak Sung-Ji Park Dong Seop Jeong Suryeun Chung Darae Kim Eun Kyoung Kim Sung-A Chang Jin-Oh Choi Sang-Chol Lee Seung Woo Park

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0040, (Released:2023-06-27)

参考文献数

32

被引用文献数

2

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Background: There are limited data about predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after totally thoracoscopic ablation (TTA). This study investigated the clinical implication of left atrial appendage emptying velocity (LAAV) in patients undergoing TTA.Methods and Results: Patients who underwent TTA between 2012 and 2015 at a tertiary hospital were prospectively enrolled in this study. LAAV was measured and averaged over five heart beats from preoperative transesophageal echocardiography. The primary outcome was a freedom from recurrent AF or atrial flutter (AFL) detected on 24-h Holter monitoring or an electrocardiogram over a 3-year period after TTA. In all, 129 patients were eligible for analysis in this study. The mean (±SD) patient age was 54.4±8.8 years, and 95.3% were male. During the 3 years after TTA, the overall event-free survival rate was 65.3%. LAAV was an independent predictor of recurrent AF/AFL during the 3-year period after TTA (per 1-cm/s increase, adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.95; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91–0.99; P=0.016). Event-free survival was significantly lower among patients with a low LAAV (<20 cm/s; n=21) compared with those with a normal (≥40 cm/s; n=38; aHR 6.11; 95% CI 1.42–26.15; P=0.015) or intermediate (LAAV ≥20 and <40 cm/s; n=70; aHR 2.74, 95% CI 1.29–5.83; P=0.009) LAAV.Conclusions: In patients with AF, LAAV was significantly associated with the risk of long-term recurrence of AF after TTA.

著者

Eiichi Watanabe

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0573, (Released:2023-09-07)

参考文献数

14

著者

Megumi Fukuyama Minoru Horie Koichi Kato Hisaaki Aoki Shuhei Fujita Yoko Yoshida Hisanori Sakazaki Takako Toda Michihiko Ueno Gaku Izumi Nobuo Momoi Jun Muneuchi Takeru Makiyama Yoshihisa Nakagawa Seiko Ohno

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0195, (Released:2023-06-28)

参考文献数

38

被引用文献数

1

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Background: Cardiac calmodulinopathy, characterized by a life-threatening arrhythmia and sudden death in the young, is extremely rare and caused by genes encoding calmodulin, namely calmodulin 1 (CALM1), CALM2, and CALM3.Methods and Results: We screened 195 symptomatic children (age 0–12 years) who were suspected of inherited arrhythmias for 48 candidate genes, using a next-generation sequencer. Ten probands were identified as carrying variants in any of CALM1–3 (5%; median age 5 years), who were initially diagnosed with long QT syndrome (LQTS; n=5), catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT; n=3), and overlap syndrome (n=2). Two probands harbored a CALM1 variant and 8 probands harbored 6 CALM2 variants. There were 4 clinical phenotypes: (1) documented lethal arrhythmic events (LAEs): 4 carriers of N98S in CALM1 or CALM2; (2) suspected LAEs: CALM2 p.D96G and D132G carriers experienced syncope and transient cardiopulmonary arrest under emotional stimulation; (3) critical cardiac complication: CALM2 p.D96V and p.E141K carriers showed severe cardiac dysfunction with QTc prolongation; and (4) neurological and developmental disorders: 2 carriers of CALM2 p.E46K showed cardiac phenotypes of CPVT. Beta-blocker therapy was effective in all cases except cardiac dysfunction, especially in combination with flecainide (CPVT-like phenotype) and mexiletine (LQTS-like).Conclusions: Calmodulinopathy patients presented severe cardiac features, and their onset of LAEs was earlier in life, requiring diagnosis and treatment at the earliest age possible.

著者

Koshiro Kanaoka Yoshitaka Iwanaga Yoko Sumita Michikazu Nakai Yoshihiro Miyamoto

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0350, (Released:2023-10-27)

参考文献数

24

被引用文献数

1

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Background: Heart failure (HF) is a global burden on healthcare systems, but the literature regarding nationwide trends in the care and outcomes of HF hospitalization in Japan is limited. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the trends in patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute HF.Methods and Results: We used data from the Japanese Registry of All Cardiac and Vascular Diseases and the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database between April 2012 and March 2021 to analyze 840,357 patients aged ≥18 years who were hospitalized with an acute HF diagnosis. Over the study period (2012–2020), the mean (±standard deviation) age increased from 78.9 (±11.9) years to 80.9 (±11.8) years (P for trend <0.001), the proportion of female patients decreased from 48.7% to 47.5% (P for trend=0.02), crude in-hospital mortality rate decreased from 11.5% to 10.9%, and 30-day HF readmissions decreased from 7.4% to 7.0% (both P for trend <0.001). The reduction in outcomes was more apparent in the older age groups. The standardized outcomes demonstrated the same trends as the crude outcomes.Conclusions: Our nationwide hospital admission analysis clarified that patients hospitalized with acute HF were getting older, but mortality and readmission rates also decreased, especially in older patients during the 2010s.

著者

Mitsuyasu Terashima Hideaki Kaneda

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0245, (Released:2023-05-16)

参考文献数

15

著者

Satoru Sasaki Hiroyuki Kawamori Takayoshi Toba Ryo Takeshige Yusuke Fukuyama Takashi Hiromasa Hiroyuki Fujii Tomoyo Hamana Yuto Osumi Seigo Iwane Tetsuya Yamamoto Shota Naniwa Yuki Sakamoto Koshi Matsuhama Yuta Fukuishi Toshiro Shinke Ken-ichi Hirata Hiromasa Otake

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0312, (Released:2023-10-07)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

2

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Background: Fractional flow reserve-computed tomography (FFRCT) has not been validated in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for coronary artery disease due to theoretical difficulties in using nitroglycerin for such patients.Methods and Results: In this single-center study, we prospectively enrolled 21 patients (34 vessels) and performed pre-TAVR FFRCTwithout nitroglycerin, pre-TAVR invasive instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR) measurements, and post-TAVR FFR measurements using a pressure wire. The diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of pre-TAVR FFRCT≤0.80 to predict post-TAVR invasive FFR ≤0.80 were 82%, 83%, 82%, 71%, and 90%, respectively. A receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated an optimal cutoff of 0.78 for pre-TAVR FFRCTto indicate post-TAVR FFR ≤0.80, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.84, and the counterpart cutoff of pre-TAVR iFR was 0.89 with an AUC of 0.86.Conclusions: FFRCTwithout nitroglycerin could be a useful non-invasive imaging modality for assessing the severity of coronary artery lesions in patients with severe AS.

著者

Yingjie Zhao Fangyan Tian Zhenyi Ge Cuizhen Pan Xianhong Shu

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0397, (Released:2023-07-21)

被引用文献数

1

著者

Akio Chikata Takeshi Kato Kazuo Usuda Masayuki Takamura

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0233, (Released:2023-05-23)

参考文献数

1

著者

Akihiro Okamura Masaru Kato Takuya Tomomori Aiko Takami Shunsuke Kawatani Kazuhiro Yamamoto

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-23-0069, (Released:2023-04-11)

参考文献数

2

著者

Hirotoshi Watanabe Takeshi Morimoto Ko Yamamoto Yuki Obayashi Masahiro Natsuaki Kyohei Yamaji Manabu Ogita Satoru Suwa Tsuyoshi Isawa Takenori Domei Kenji Ando Shojiro Tatsushima Hiroki Watanabe Masanobu Oya Kazushige Kadota Hideo Tokuyama Tomohisa Tada Hiroki Sakamoto Hiroyoshi Mori Hiroshi Suzuki Tenjin Nishikura Kohei Wakabayashi Takeshi Kimura for the STOPDAPT-2 ACS Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.87, no.5, pp.657-668, 2023-04-25 (Released:2023-04-25)

参考文献数

28

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Background: The REAL-CAD trial, reported in 2017, demonstrated a significant reduction in cardiovascular events with high-intensity statins in patients with chronic coronary syndrome. However, data are scarce on the use of high-intensity statins in Japanese patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods and Results: In STOPDAPT-2 ACS, which exclusively enrolled ACS patients between March 2018 and June 2020, 1,321 (44.2%) patients received high-intensity statins at discharge, whereas of the remaining 1,667 patients, 96.0% were treated with low-dose statins. High-intensity statins were defined as the maximum approved doses of strong statins in Japan. The incidence of the cardiovascular composite endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis, stroke) was significantly lower in patients with than without high-intensity statins (1.44% vs. 2.69% [log-rank P=0.025]; adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.24–0.94, P=0.03) and the effect was evident beyond 60 days after the index percutaneous coronary intervention (log-rank P=0.01; aHR 0.38, 95% CI 0.17–0.86, P=0.02). As for the bleeding endpoint, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (0.99% vs. 0.73% [log-rank P=0.43]; aHR 0.96, 95% CI 0.35–2.60, P=0.93).Conclusions: The prevalence of high-intensity statins has increased substantially in Japan. The use of the higher doses of statins in ACS patients recommended in the guidelines was associated with a significantly lower risk of the primary cardiovascular composite endpoint compared with lower-dose statins.

著者

Kanako Koike Masakazu Nishigaki Takahito Wada Shinji Kosugi

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.87, no.1, pp.123-129, 2022-12-23 (Released:2022-12-23)

参考文献数

27

被引用文献数

1

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Background: We assessed the awareness of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals of the challenges related to implementation of molecular autopsy (MA) for sudden cardiac death (SCD) among children and young adults.Methods and Results: We conducted 11 focus groups with 31 multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, and categorized them into 2 themes: values, and challenges of MA implementation. The participants recognized 2 different values of MA: discovering the unknown cause of SCD, and SCD prevention among family members of victims. The coexistence of these values makes the MA process and role of professionals more complex. Participants were concerned about the psychological burden for bereaved family members and mentioned challenges in each process of the MA delivery system: obtaining consent, cause of death investigation, disclosing results, and preventive intervention.Conclusions: MA is a valuable procedure both in terms of forensic and preventive medicine. However, the dual meanings and complex characteristics of genetic information is a potential source of concern and confusion among healthcare professionals as well as bereaved family members. Increasing awareness among healthcare professionals of the MA process is essential for connecting all related areas of expertise.

著者

Toshiyuki Nagai Takayuki Inomata Takashi Kohno Takuma Sato Atsushi Tada Toru Kubo Kazufumi Nakamura Noriko Oyama-Manabe Yoshihiko Ikeda Takeo Fujino Yasuhide Asaumi Takahiro Okumura Toshiyuki Yano Kazuko Tajiri Hiroyuki Matsuura Yuichi Baba Haruki Sunami Shingo Tsujinaga Yasutoshi Ota Keiko Ohta-Ogo Yusuke Ishikawa Hideo Matama Nobutaka Nagano Kimi Sato Kazushi Yasuda Yasushi Sakata Koichiro Kuwahara Tohru Minamino Minoru Ono Toshihisa Anzai 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-22-0696, (Released:2023-03-10)

被引用文献数

17

著者

Yuji Okura Kazuyuki Ozaki Hiroshi Tanaka Tatsuya Takenouchi Nobuaki Sato Tohru Minamino

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-19-0426, (Released:2019-09-18)

参考文献数

98

被引用文献数

10 10

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Onco-cardiology, a new academic field, aims to improve the quality of life and prognosis of cancer patients and survivors with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). With the aging of the population, an epidemic of cancer with CVD is emerging in developed countries. Cancer and CVD share risk factors, pathophysiology, treatments, and preventive and rehabilitative measures. A multidisciplinary team-based approach is needed to support cancer treatment to maximize its effectiveness and minimize its cardiotoxic potential. Basic and clinical onco-cardiology are already being practiced harmoniously. However, systematization in academia and clinical practice and accumulation of evidence have just started. In this review, we present the epidemiology, common risk factors between cancer and CVD, future epidemic of CVD in patients with cancer, and the necessity for an onco-cardiological approach to managing the burden of CVD in cancer patients and survivors.

著者

Nobuyuki Ohte Tomoko Ishizu Chisato Izumi Hiroshi Itoh Shiro Iwanaga Hiroyuki Okura Yutaka Otsuji Yasushi Sakata Toshihiko Shibata Toshiro Shinke Yoshihiro Seo Masao Daimon Masaaki Takeuchi Kazuaki Tanabe Satoshi Nakatani Masaki Nii Kazuhiro Nishigami Takeshi Hozumi Satoshi Yasukochi Hirotsugu Yamada Kazuhiro Yamamoto Masaki Izumo Katsuji Inoue Hiroyuki Iwano Atsushi Okada Akihisa Kataoka Shuichiro Kaji Kenya Kusunose Akiko Goda Yasuharu Takeda Hidekazu Tanaka Kaoru Dohi Hirotoshi Hamaguchi Hidekatsu Fukuta Satoshi Yamada Nozomi Watanabe Makoto Akaishi Takashi Akasaka Takeshi Kimura Masami Kosuge Tohru Masuyama 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

vol.86, no.12, pp.2045-2119, 2022-11-25 (Released:2022-11-25)

参考文献数

460

被引用文献数

16

著者

Yukihiro Hashimoto Tsunenari Soeda Ayako Seno Satoshi Okayama Nozomi Fukuda Hiroki Yano Atsushi Iwai Kazutaka Nogi Kaeko Hirai Hajime Fujimoto Megumi Suzuki Hajime Iwama Takehito Nakai Naofumi Doi Yoshihiko Saito

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.86, no.12, pp.1968-1979, 2022-11-25 (Released:2022-11-25)

参考文献数

25

被引用文献数

1 2

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Background: Non-contrast T1 hypointense infarct cores (ICs) within infarcted myocardium detected using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) T1 mapping may help assess the severity of left ventricular (LV) injury. However, because the relationship of ICs with chronic LV reverse remodeling (LVRR) is unknown, this study aimed to clarify it.Methods and Results: We enrolled patients with reperfused AMI who underwent baseline CMR on day-7 post-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (n=109) and 12-month follow-up CMR (n=94). Correlations between ICs and chronic LVRR (end-systolic volume decrease ≥15% at 12-month follow-up from baseline CMR) were investigated. We detected 52 (47.7%) ICs on baseline CMR by non-contrast-T1 mapping. LVRR was found in 52.1% of patients with reperfused AMI at 12-month follow-up. Patients with ICs demonstrated higher peak creatine kinase levels, higher B-type natriuretic peptide levels at discharge, lower LV ejection fraction at discharge, and lower incidence of LVRR than those without ICs (26.5% vs. 73.3%, P<0.001) at follow-up. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the presence of ICs was an independent and the strongest negative predictor for LVRR at 12-month follow-up (hazard ratio: 0.087, 95% confidence interval: 0.017–0.459, P=0.004). Peak creatine kinase levels, native T1 values at myocardial edema, and myocardial salvaged indices also correlated with ICs.Conclusions: ICs detected by non-contrast-T1 mapping with 3.0-T CMR were an independent negative predictor of LVRR in patients with reperfused AMI.