著者
Jung Min Choi Seung-Hwa Lee Yu Jeong Jang Mira Kang Jin-Ho Choi
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-20-0966, (Released:2021-03-31)
参考文献数
29
被引用文献数
3

Background:Non-compliance with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) or statin is one of the major hurdles to optimal medical treatment. This study investigated whether fixed-dose combination (FDC) improved compliance to medication compared with traditional free combination (FC).Methods and Results:In this retrospective nationwide cohort study, medication persistency, medication adherence measured by proportion of days covered (PDC), and all-cause death of 123,992 patients who started ARB and stain were investigated for 540 days. Patients had a mean age of 63 years and 48% were male. Persistency, PDC, and proportion of PDC ≥80% of FDC (N=34,776) were higher than those for FC (N=89,216) in both unadjusted analysis (54.5% vs. 27.8%; 84.1% vs. 63.1%; 75.5% vs. 48.1%) and propensity-score matched analysis (P<0.001, all). Death risk for the investigation period (0–540 days) was lower in FDC in unadjusted (1.8% vs. 2.6%, P<0.001) and adjusted cohort (P<0.05). In landmark analyses at days 180 and 360, there was no significant difference of death risk between FDC and FC (P>0.05).Conclusions:In this real-world data analysis, patients taking FDC of ARB and statin showed higher medication persistence and adherence compared to patients taking FC of ARB and statin up to 540 days. The risk of all-cause death was not different between FDC and FC despite better medication compliance in the FDC patients.
著者
Naoki Shibata Norio Umemoto Akihito Tanaka Kensuke Takagi Makoto Iwama Yusuke Uemura Yosuke Inoue Yosuke Negishi Taiki Ohashi Miho Tanaka Ruka Yoshida Kiyokazu Shimizu Hiroshi Tashiro Naoki Yoshioka Itsuro Morishima Toshiyuki Noda Masato Watarai Hiroshi Asano Toshikazu Tanaka Yosuke Tatami Yasunobu Takada Hideki Ishii Toyoaki Murohara on behalf of N-Registry Investigators
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-20-0545, (Released:2021-03-20)
参考文献数
39
被引用文献数
3

Background:Data regarding the clinical features, outcomes and prognostic factors in patients presenting with acute total/subtotal occlusion of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) remain limited.Methods and Results:From a multi-center registry, 134 patients due to acute total/subtotal occlusion of the unprotected LMCA were reviewed. Emergency room (ER) status classification was defined according to the presence of cardiogenic shock and cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in the ER (class 1=no cardiogenic shock; class 2= cardiogenic shock but not CPA; and class 3=CPA). In-hospital mortality and cerebral performance category (CPC) as the endpoints were evaluated. One-half (67/134) of the enrolled patients presented with total occlusion of the unprotected LMCA. Regarding ER status classification, class 1, 2, and 3 were observed in 30.6%, 45.5%, and 23.9% of the patients, respectively. In-hospital mortality occurred in 73 (54.5%) patients; of the remaining patients, 52 (85.3%) could be discharged with a CPC 1 or 2. ER status classification (odds ratio 4.4 [95% confidence interval: 2.33–10.67]; P<0.001) and total occlusion of the unprotected LMCA (odds ratio 8.29 [95% confidence interval 2.93–23.46]; P<0.001) were strong predictors of in-hospital mortality.Conclusions:Acute total/subtotal occlusion involving the unprotected LMCA appeared to be associated with high in-hospital mortality. ER status classification and initial flow in the unprotected LMCA were significant predictive factors of in-hospital mortality.
著者
Ryotaro Yamada Hiroyuki Okura Teruyoshi Kume Yoji Neishi Takahiro Kawamoto Yoshinori Miyamoto Koichiro Imai Ken Saito Tetsuo Tsuchiya Akihiro Hayashida Kiyoshi Yoshida
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.74, no.8, pp.1658-1662, 2010 (Released:2010-07-23)
参考文献数
30
被引用文献数
18 16

Background: Several reports suggest that virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) assessment could predict microvascular damage during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A novel index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) has been developed as a reproducible and less hemodynamic-dependent index. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) defined by VH-IVUS and a change in the IMR during PCI in patients with angina pectoris (AP). Methods and Results: The study investigated 30 lesions from 28 AP patients. VH-IVUS imaging was performed before PCI. TCFA was defined as the presence of confluent necrotic core (>10%) without detectable overlying fibrous cap segment. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the presence of TCFA. Using a pressure guidewire, IMR were measured before and after PCI. After successful PCI, patients were prospectively followed up clinically. TCFA was detected in 9 lesions (30%). IMR tended to improve after PCI in the non-TCFA group, but tended to worsen in the TCFA group. ΔIMR (=IMR after PCI-IMR before PCI) was significantly higher in the TCFA group compared with the non-TCFA group (13.2±29.9 vs -4.4±16.0, P=0.04). During follow-up (mean 20 months), survival free of major adverse cardiac events was significantly less in the TCFA group than in the non-TCFA group. Conclusions: Target lesion TCFA may be related to both microvascular injury and the long-term clinical outcome after successful PCI in patients with AP.  (Circ J 2010; 74: 1658 - 1662)
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Atsushi Kyodo Makoto Watanabe Akihiko Okamura Saki Iwai Azusa Sakagami Kazutaka Nogi Daisuke Kamon Yukihiro Hashimoto Tomoya Ueda Tsunenari Soeda Hiroyuki Okura Yoshihiko Saito
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-20-0759, (Released:2021-01-27)
参考文献数
33
被引用文献数
4

Background:The association between unfavorable post-stent optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings and subsequent stent thrombosis (ST) remains unclear. This study investigated the ST-related characteristics of post-stent OCT findings at index percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods and Results:Fifteen patients with ST onset after OCT-guided PCI (ST group) were retrospectively enrolled. Post-stent OCT findings in the ST group were compared with those in 70 consecutive patients (reference group) without acute coronary syndrome onset for at least 5 years after OCT-guided PCI. The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was higher in the ST than reference group (60.0% vs. 17.1%, respectively; P=0.0005). The incidence of incomplete stent apposition (93.3% vs. 55.7%; P=0.0064), irregular protrusion (IP; 93.3% vs. 62.8%; P=0.0214), and thrombus (93.3% vs. 51.4%; P=0.0028) was significantly higher in the ST than reference group. The maximum median (interquartile range) IP arc was significantly larger in the ST than reference group (265° [217°–360°] vs. 128° [81.4°–212°], respectively; P<0.0001). In AMI patients, the incidence of a maximum IP arc >180° was significantly higher in the ST than reference group (100% vs. 58.3%, respectively; P=0.0265).Conclusions:IP with a large arc was a significant feature on post-stent OCT in patients with ST.
著者
Yoshinori Katsumata Fumiya Sano Takayuki Abe Tomoyoshi Tamura Taishi Fujisawa Yasuyuki Shiraishi Shun Kohsaka Ikuko Ueda Koichiro Homma Masaru Suzuki Shigeo Okuda Yuichiro Maekawa Eiji Kobayashi Shingo Hori Junichi Sasaki Keiichi Fukuda Motoaki Sano
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.81, no.7, pp.940-947, 2017-06-23 (Released:2017-06-23)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
18 49

Background:Hydrogen gas inhalation (HI) reduced infarct size and mitigated adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling in a rat model of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We designed a prospective, open-label, rater-blinded clinical pilot study in patients experiencing ST-elevated MI (STEMI).Methods and Results:The 20 patients with an initial diagnosis of STEMI were assigned to either an HI group (1.3% H2with 26% oxygen) or a control group (26% oxygen). There were no HI-related severe adverse events. In the full analysis set, the cardiac salvage index as evaluated using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at 7 days after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), showed no significant between-group difference (HI: 50.0±24.3%; control: 60.1±20.1%; P=0.43). However, the improvement from day 7 in the HI group was numerically greater than that in the control group in some of the surrogate outcomes at 6-month follow-up, including the LV stroke volume index (HI: 9.2±7.1 mL/m2; control: −1.4±7.2 mL/m2; P=0.03) and the LV ejection fraction (HI: 11.0%±9.3%; control: 1.7%±8.3%; P=0.11).Conclusions:The first clinical study has shown that HI during PCI is feasible and safe and may also promote LV reverse remodeling at 6 months after STEMI. The study was not powered to test efficacy and a further large-scale trial is warranted. (Clinical trials registration: UMIN00006825)
著者
Masato Nakamura Kazushige Kadota Koichi Nakao Yoshihisa Nakagawa Junya Shite Hiroyoshi Yokoi Ken Kozuma Kengo Tanabe Takashi Akasaka Toshiro Shinke Takafumi Ueno Atsushi Hirayama Shiro Uemura Atsushi Harada Takeshi Kuroda Atsushi Takita Raisuke Iijima Yoshitaka Murakami Shigeru Saito
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-20-1058, (Released:2021-02-11)
参考文献数
20
被引用文献数
9

Background:Outcomes with prasugrel single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) vs. dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in Japanese percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients with high bleeding risk (HBR) are currently unknown.Methods and Results:Data from 1,173 SAPT and 2,535 DAPT patients from the PENDULUM mono and PENDULUM registry studies (respective median DAPT durations: 108 vs. 312 days) were compared. The adjusted cumulative incidence of Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 2, 3, or 5 bleeding from 1 to 12 months after PCI (primary endpoint) was 2.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9–4.2) and 4.1% (95% CI, 3.3–5.1), respectively (hazard ratio [HR], 0.69; 95% CI, 0.45–1.06; P=0.090). The adjusted cumulative incidences of BARC 2, 3, or 5 bleeding from 0 to 12 months after PCI (secondary endpoint) were 3.8% (95% CI, 2.7–5.3) and 5.6% (95% CI, 4.7–6.7), respectively (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.47–0.98; P=0.039). There was no significant difference in major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) from 1 to 12 months after PCI (HR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.63–1.37; P=0.696) and at 12 months after PCI (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.61–1.19; P=0.348) between the groups.Conclusions:Prasugrel SAPT may reduce BARC 2, 3, or 5 bleeding, without increasing MACCE, in Japanese patients with HBR.
著者
Yasuaki Wada Kazuya Murata Takeo Tanaka Yoshio Nose Chikage Kihara Kosuke Uchida Shinichi Okuda Takehisa Susa Yukari Kishida Masunori Matsuzaki
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.76, no.3, pp.675-681, 2012 (Released:2012-02-24)
参考文献数
24
被引用文献数
24 28

Background: The time interval between the onset of early transmitral flow velocity (E) and that of early diastolic mitral annular velocity (e') (TE-e') is a good predictor of elevated left ventricular (LV) filling pressure in patients with sinus rhythm. Although the evaluation of LV filling pressure using E/e' has been challenging in atrial fibrillation (AF), the usefulness of TE-e' is unknown. Methods and Results: E and e' were simultaneously recorded using dual Doppler echocardiography in 45 AF patients (30 men; mean age, 69±9 years). E/e' and TE-e' were calculated and compared with the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), which was measured invasively. E/e' and TE/e' correlated with PCWP (E/e', r=0.57, P<0.001; TE-e', r=0.77, P<0.001). Using receiver operating characteristic analysis, the optimal cut-off for TE-e' was 34ms (sensitivity, 95%; specificity, 88%) and that for E/e' was 14.6 (sensitivity, 50%; specificity, 84%) in order to predict >12-mmHg PCWP. When the combined cut-offs of TE-e' >34ms and E/e' >14.6 were used, the sensitivity and specificity of predicting elevated PCWP were improved to 100% and 88%, respectively. Conclusions: In AF patients, the simultaneous recording of E and e' using dual Doppler echocardiography and the analysis of TE-e', in addition to E/e', improved the accuracy of evaluation of LV filling pressure. (Circ J 2012; 76: 675-681)
著者
Simone Frea Stefano Pidello Federico G. Canavosio Virginia Bovolo Michela Botta Serena Bergerone Fiorenzo Gaita
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.79, no.2, pp.398-405, 2015-01-23 (Released:2015-01-23)
参考文献数
28
被引用文献数
10 13

Background:Cold hemodynamic profile assessed on physical examination predicts survival, although it has low specificity and low reproducibility. We herein propose a new cold profile definition (Cold Modified 2014), including renal and hepatic damage. The aim of the study was to evaluate the additional prognostic value of clinical and laboratory identification of hypoperfusion over hypotension in the setting of advanced acute heart failure (AHF).Methods and Results:After preliminary analysis on derivation cohort, we studied 223 consecutive NYHA III–IV patients admitted with AHF requiring intensive care. Cold Modified 2014 definition included non-invasive hemodynamic assessment, renal and hepatic injury. Primary endpoint was a composite of cardiac death, urgent heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at 6 months. In the validation cohort (age, 60.5±12.8 years; ejection fraction 25.6±8.2%, systolic blood pressure [SBP] 104.3±26.1 mmHg) 77 reached the composite endpoint. Among SBP, ADHERE model, cold profile at admission and INTERMACS profile at 48 h, cold profile had the best diagnostic accuracy. On multivariate analysis only cold profile and INTERMACS predicted events, while SBP <115 mmHg and high risk on ADHERE did not. Cold Modified 2014 was more accurate than the old definition. Net reclassification improvement for Cold Modified 2014 over the old definition was 25.8%.Conclusions:This prospective study demonstrated the additional prognostic role of hypoperfusion assessment over hypotension in patients with AHF. Cold Modified 2014 improved risk stratification in advanced AHF patients. (Circ J 2015; 79: 398–405)
著者
Hayato Tada Hirofumi Okada Akihiro Nomura Soichiro Usui Kenji Sakata Atsushi Nohara Masakazu Yamagishi Masayuki Takamura Masa-aki Kawashiri
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.CJ-20-0901, (Released:2020-12-03)
参考文献数
21
被引用文献数
11

Background:This study is aimed to compare the efficacy of the 2017 Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) criteria, which focuses on only 3 essential clinical manifestations, with that of Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) FH criteria, which adopts a scoring system of multiple elements.Methods and Results:A total of 680 Japanese dyslipidemic participants (51% men) were enrolled between 2006 and 2018, all of whom had full evaluations of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, Achilles tendon X-rays, family history records, and genetic analysis of FH-associated genes (LDLR,APOB, andPCSK9). Predictive values for the existence of FH mutations by both clinical criteria were evaluated. Overall, 173 FH patients were clinically diagnosed by using the 2017 JAS criteria and 100, 57, 156, and 367 subjects were also diagnosed as having definite, probable, possible, and unlikely FH by the DLCN FH criteria, respectively. The positive and negative likelihood ratio predicting the presence of FH mutations by using the 2017 JAS FH criteria were 19.8 and 0.143, respectively; whereas, using the DLCN criteria of definite, probable, and possible FH, the ratios were 29.2 and 0.489, 9.70 and 0.332, and 3.43 and 0.040, respectively.Conclusions:Among Japanese patients, the JAS 2017 FH criteria is considered superior to diagnose FH mutation-positive patients and simultaneously rule out FH mutation-negative patients compared with the DLCN FH criteria.
著者
Yoshihiro Morino Seiji Tamiya Naoki Masuda Yota Kawamura Masakazu Nagaoka Takashi Matsukage Nobuhiko Ogata Gaku Nakazawa Teruhisa Tanabe Yuji Ikari
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
pp.1006040751, (Released:2010-06-09)
参考文献数
23
被引用文献数
26 47

Background: Several studies have indicated that the clinical outcomes of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) are significantly associated with longitudinal positioning of the stent relative to the underlying plaque distribution. Methods and Results: Optimal SES landing was determined using unique stepwise intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) criteria, mainly targeting the sites with plaque burden <50% (plaque area/external elastic membrane area ×100). To verify the criteria, (1) achievability and (2) actual impact on clinical and angiographic outcomes were assessed. A total of 162 consecutive patients with 180 lesions were enrolled and treated according to the IVUS criteria. Plaque burden at the proximal and distal margins was 41.4±13.6% (n=144) and 34.9±15.6% (n=170), respectively (within 3 mm of stent ends). The target was achieved in 72.3% of the proximal and 84.1% of the distal margin for the criteria. A strikingly low angiographic margin re-stenosis rate (2.7% of proximal and 1.4% of distal margin) and low target lesion revascularization rate (2.2%) were achieved. Receiver operator characteristic curve indicated that plaque burden was the strongest predictor of margin re-stenosis and its threshold (51.6%) was almost identical to that of the criteria. Conclusions: The proposed stepwise IVUS criteria mainly targeting plaque burden <50% are feasible and useful in the real-world practice of SES implantation.
著者
Shinichi Takatsuki Yoshiyuki Furutani Kei Inai Tohru Kobayashi Ryo Inuzuka Tomomi Uyeda Mitsuhiro Kamisago Jun Muneuchi Masahide Kaneko Yasushi Misaki Hiroshi Ono Hitoshi Kato Eriko Shimada Tokuko Shinohara Kenji Waki Kenji Suda Yasunobu Hayabuchi Hirotaka Ohki Reina Ishizaki Jun Maeda Hiroyuki Yamagishi
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.84, no.12, pp.2270-2274, 2020-11-25 (Released:2020-11-25)
参考文献数
20
被引用文献数
5

Background:Although advances in cardiac surgery have led to an increased number of survivors with congenital heart disease (CHD), epidemiological data regarding the pregnancies and deliveries of patients with repaired CHD are scarce.Methods and Results:In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical outcomes of pregnancies and deliveries of women with repaired CHD. Overall, 131 women with repaired CHD were enrolled and there were 269 gestations. All patients were classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class I or II. The prevalence of cesarean sections was higher in patients with (CyCHD) than without (AcyCHD) a past history of cyanosis (51% vs. 19%, respectively; P<0.01). There were 228 offspring from 269 gestations and the most prevalent neonatal complication was premature birth (10%), which was more frequent in the CyCHD than AcyCHD group (15.7% vs. 5.6%, respectively; P<0.01). Five maternal cardiac complications during delivery were observed only in the CyCHD group (8%); these were classified as NYHA Class II and none was fatal.Conclusions:Delivery was successful in most women with repaired CHD who were classified as NYHA Class I or II, although some with CyCHD and NYHA Class II required more attention. Cesarean sections were more common in the CyCHD than AcyCHD group, and CyCHD may be a potential risk for preterm deliveries.
著者
Mizuki Miura Masao Yamasaki Yukari Uemura Masatomo Yoshikawa Katsumi Miyauchi Hiroyuki Tanaka Hideki Miyachi Jun Yamashita Makoto Suzuki Takeshi Yamamoto Ken Nagao Issei Komuro Morimasa Takayama
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.80, no.2, pp.461-468, 2016-01-25 (Released:2016-01-25)
参考文献数
22
被引用文献数
14 18

Background:Previous trials have found that low low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) on admission was associated with increased mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There are few reports, however, on the effect of low LDL-C with or without in-hospital statin treatment on short-term prognosis in AMI patients.Methods and Results:A total of 9,032 AMI patients underwent primary PCI in 68 centers in the Tokyo CCU Network Registry during 2009–2012, in whom LDL-C was measured in 6,486. We divided them into 4 groups: statin-treated/LDL-C <100 mg/dl (n=1,236), statin-treated/LDL-C ≥100 mg/dl (n=3,671), statin-naïve/LDL-C <100 mg/dl (n=662), and statin-naïve/LDL-C ≥100 mg/dl (n=917). We assessed hospital mortality within 30 days. In-hospital all-cause mortality was significantly lower in the statin-treated/LDL-C ≥100-mg/dl group (3.2%, P<0.001). On multivariate Cox regression analysis, adjusted for age, gender, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and other clinical factors, the combination of statin treatment and LDL-C ≥100 mg/dl was an independent predictor of lower in-hospital mortality (adjusted HR, 0.211; 95% CI: 0.096–0.462; P<0.001). In the LDL-C <100-mg/dl patients, statin treatment also independently reduced in-hospital mortality (adjusted HR, 0.467; 95% CI: 0.223–0.976; P=0.043). Spontaneously low LDL-C was associated with increased short-term mortality.Conclusions:Statin treatment was associated with better short-term outcome in patients with AMI, even in patients with low LDL-C. (Circ J 2016; 80: 461–468)
著者
Shichiro Abe Setsu Nishino Tomoaki Kanaya Teruo Inoue
出版者
The Japanese Circulation Society
雑誌
Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.81, no.8, pp.1100-1101, 2017-07-25 (Released:2017-07-25)
参考文献数
14
被引用文献数
1