著者

Yuma Yanase Satoru Iwashima Ken Takahashi

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, no.9, pp.429-438, 2022-09-09 (Released:2022-09-09)

参考文献数

42

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1

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Background: Myocardial work (MCW), estimated using non-invasive pressure-strain loops, is a novel approach for assessing left ventricular function. MCW offers potential advantages over left ventricular ejection fraction and global longitudinal strain (GLS). This study aimed to establish a reference range for MCW in newborns.Methods and Results: Overall, 113 healthy newborns (mean [±SD] birth weight 3,120±378 g) were included in the study. After entering peripheral systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) values, global constructive work (GCW), global work index (GWI), global work efficiency (GWE), and global wasted work (GWW) were calculated using EchoPAC software (version 204). Considering a mean [±SD] GLS of −16.3±2.8%, the mean [±SD] GWI, GCW, GWW, and GWE was 698.7±147.9 mmHg%, 1,008.5±200.1 mmHg%, 58.1±28.1 mmHg%, and 93.1±2.9%, respectively. All MCW parameters in newborns were lower than those previously reported in children and adults. However, GWI and GCW were more closely correlated with BP and GLS, as in adulthood and children. Estimation of the correlation between MCW and the frame rate index revealed no significant correlations among MCW parameters.Conclusions: Cardiac function in newborns was evaluated by assessing MCW. With the establishment of reference ranges and normative MCW data for newborns, routine clinical use and rotational mechanics are likely to become increasingly common. Future studies are needed to determine whether MCW is useful in screening for cardiac illness among newborns.

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Masahiko Umei Hiroshi Akazawa Akiko Saga-Kamo Hiroki Yagi Qing Liu Ryo Matsuoka Hiroshi Kadowaki Akito Shindo Ayaka Nakashima Kosuke Yasuda Kengo Suzuki Issei Komuro

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, no.2, pp.83-91, 2022-02-10 (Released:2022-02-10)

参考文献数

40

被引用文献数

1

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Background:Patients with heart failure (HF) often experience gastrointestinal problems such as constipation, diarrhea, and disturbances to drug absorption. In HF, hypoperfusion and congestion cause structural and functional changes in the gut, which, in turn, lead to impaired cardiac function.Euglena gracilisZ (hereafter “Euglena”), calledMidorimushiin Japanese, is a microalga that is used as a food or nutritional supplement. It is unclear whether Euglena is beneficial for bowel habitus and cardiac function in subjects with HF.Methods and Results:We injected C57BL/6 male mice subcutaneously with isoproterenol (ISO) (20 mg/kg/day) for 7 days to examine bowel movement in HF. Euglena was orally administered to mice on anad libitum-feeding to a normal chow containing 2% dietary mixture. ISO induced a decrease in bowel movement and an increase in fecal retention in the cecum, as well as a decrease in left ventricular (LV) contraction. Euglena accelerated intestinal transit, relieved fecal retention, and prevented the alterations in gut pathology in ISO-treated mice. Euglena also suppressed ISO-induced decreases in LV contraction, although it had no significant effect on LV hypertrophy.Conclusions:The results suggested that oral administration of Euglena alleviated constipation and cardiac dysfunction in a mouse model of ISO-induced HF, and highlight the potential clinical benefit of Euglena in patients with HF in preventing constipation and contractile deterioration.

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Takahiro Sakamoto Kazuhiko Uchida Akihiro Endo Hiroyuki Yoshitomi Kazuaki Tanabe

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, no.4, pp.166-172, 2022-04-08 (Released:2022-04-08)

参考文献数

19

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Background: Diffuse gallbladder (GB) wall thickening is caused by elevated systemic venous pressure, such as heart failure (HF). This study investigated the relationship between GB wall thickness (WT) and HF, and the prognostic impact of GBWT.Methods and Results: This prospective study included 116 patients with HF and 11 healthy controls. Among the 116 patients, 30 with GBWT measurements in the postprandial state or a history and/or signs of GB disease were excluded. The remaining 86 patients had significantly higher GBWT than the controls (median [interquartile range {IQR}] 2.0 [1.7–2.4] vs. 1.3 [1.1–1.6] mm, respectively; P<0.001). GBWT was significantly correlated with B-type natriuretic peptide (r=0.386, P<0.001), left atrial volume index (r=0.452, P<0.001), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (r=−0.311, P=0.006). GBWT also exhibited a stepwise increasing relationship with increasing HF stage (Stage B, 22 patients, median [IQR] 1.8 [1.7–2.1] mm; Stage C, 60 patients, 2.0 [1.8–2.5] mm; and Stage D, 4 patients: 4.0 [3.5–4.5] mm). In Stage C or D HF patients, 11 hospitalizations for HF were observed over a median follow-up of 303 days (IQR 125–394 days). Furthermore, the rate of hospitalization events for HF was significantly higher in the high (≥3 mm) than low GBWT group (P=0.007).Conclusions: GBWT can be used to assess organ congestion in patients with HF.

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Tobias Koenig Jens Vogel-Claussen Johann Bauersachs L. Christian Napp

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-22-0074, (Released:2022-03-18)

参考文献数

2

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Shigeru Saito Seiji Yamazaki Akihiko Takahashi Atsuo Namiki Tomohiro Kawasaki Satoru Otsuji Shigeru Nakamura Yoshisato Shibata for the Disrupt CAD IV Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.85, no.6, pp.826-833, 2021-05-25 (Released:2021-05-25)

参考文献数

31

被引用文献数

2 58

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Background:Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) delivers acoustic pressure waves to modify calcium, enhance vessel compliance and optimize stent deployment. The objective of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of IVL treatment of de novo stenoses involving severely calcified coronary vessels in a Japanese population.Methods and Results:Disrupt CAD IV (NCT04151628) was a prospective, multicenter study designed for Japanese regulatory approval of coronary IVL (SWM-1234). The primary safety endpoint was freedom from major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 30 days. The primary effectiveness endpoint was procedural success (residual stenosis <50% by QCA without in-hospital MACE). Noninferiority analyses for the primary endpoints were performed by comparing the CAD IV cohort with a propensity-matched historical IVL control group. Patients (intent-to-treat, n=64) were enrolled from 8 centers in Japan. Severe calcification by core laboratory assessment was present in all lesions, with a calcified length of 49.8±15.5 mm and a calcium angle of 257.9±78.4° by optical coherence tomography. Primary endpoints were achieved with non-inferiority demonstrated for freedom from 30-day MACE (CAD IV: 93.8% vs. Control: 91.2%, P=0.008), and procedural success (CAD IV: 93.8% vs. Control: 91.6%, P=0.007). No perforations, abrupt closures, or slow/no-reflow events occurred at any time during the procedures.Conclusions:Coronary IVL demonstrated high procedural success with low MACE rates in severely calcified lesions in a Japanese population.

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Hiroyuki Tsutsui Shin-ichi Momomura Akira Yamashina Hiroaki Shimokawa Yasuki Kihara Yoshihiko Saito Nobuhisa Hagiwara Hiroshi Ito Masafumi Yano Kazuhiro Yamamoto Junya Ako Takayuki Inomata Yasushi Sakata Takashi Tanaka Yasushi Kawasaki on behalf of the J-SHIFT Study Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-19-0227, (Released:2019-08-08)

参考文献数

18

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24 49

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Background:Increased heart rate (HR) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular outcomes in chronic heart failure (HF). Ivabradine, anIfinhibitor, improved outcomes in patients with HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the SHIFT study. We evaluated its efficacy and safety in Japanese HFrEF patients in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study: the J-SHIFT study. The main objective was to confirm a hazard ratio of <1 in the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular death or hospital admission for worsening HF.Methods and Results:Patients with NYHA functional class II–IV, left ventricular EF ≤35%, and resting HR ≥75 beats/min in sinus rhythm under optimal medical therapy received ivabradine (n=127) or placebo (n=127). Mean reduction in resting HR was significantly greater in the ivabradine group (15.2 vs. 6.1 beats/min, P<0.0001). However, symptomatic bradycardia did not occur. A total of 26 (20.5%) patients in the ivabradine group and 37 (29.1%) patients in the placebo group had the primary endpoint event (hazard ratio 0.67, 95% CI 0.40–1.11, P=0.1179) during median follow-up of 589 days. Mild phosphenes were reported in 8 (6.3%) patients in the ivabradine group and 4 (3.1%) patients in the placebo group (P=0.3760).Conclusions:The J-SHIFT study supported the efficacy and safety of ivabradine for Japanese HFrEF patients, in accord with the SHIFT study.

著者

Takahiro Nakashima

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-21-0910, (Released:2021-12-04)

参考文献数

11

著者

Tatsuya Nishikawa Takeshi Fujita Toshitaka Morishima Sumiyo Okawa Terutaka Hino Taku Yasui Wataru Shioyama Toru Oka Isao Miyashiro Masashi Fujita

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-1160, (Released:2021-02-17)

参考文献数

25

被引用文献数

9

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Background:The effect of incidental pulmonary embolism (PE) on long-term prognosis in cancer patients is unclear. This study assessed the characteristics of cancer and venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the effect of incidental PE identified by oncologists on long-term survival of patients with cancer.Methods and Results:This single-center, retrospective, cohort study used hospital-based cancer registry data from the Osaka International Cancer Institute linked with electronic medical records and administrative data from Japan’s Diagnosis Procedure Combination Per-diem Payment System. Overall, 15,689 cancer patients underwent contrast-enhanced thoracic computed tomography during 2010–2018. After excluding patients with missing data, symptomatic patients, or patients with suspected PE, 174 with incidental PE (PE+ group) and 13,197 with no PE (PE− group) were identified. The total incidence of incidental PE was 1.3%. No deaths from thrombotic events were identified in the PE+ group. Both groups were adjusted for cancer- and VTE-related characteristics using inverse probability weighting. After adjusting for immortal time bias in the PE+ group, Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that all-cause mortality was higher in the PE+ group (hazard ratio, 2.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.53–3.33). A Cox proportional hazard model revealed that metastatic cancer and a history of curative treatment were significant prognostic factors, whereas central PE and residual proximal deep vein thrombosis were not.Conclusions:Incidental PE in cancer patients indicates poorer prognosis. Cancer-related but not thrombosis-related factors determine prognosis.

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Miho Nishitani-Yokoyama Hiroyuki Daida Kazunori Shimada Akiko Ushijima Keisuke Kida Yuji Kono Yasuhiko Sakata Masatoshi Nagayama Yutaka Furukawa Nagaharu Fukuma Keijiro Saku Shin-ichiro Miura Yusuke Ohya Youichi Goto Shigeru Makita for the Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (JACR) Registration Committee

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CR-20-0087, (Released:2020-11-27)

参考文献数

25

被引用文献数

2

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Background:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is categorized as a Class I recommendation in guidelines for the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, nationwide studies on CR in patients with ACS remain limited in Japan.Methods and Results:The Japanese Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (JACR) Registry is a nationwide, real-world database for patients participating in CR. From the JACR Registry database, we analyzed 924 patients participating in Phase II CR in 7 hospitals between September 2014 and December 2016. The mean age of patients was 65.9±12.0 years, and 80% were male. The prevalence of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI (NSTEMI), and unstable angina pectoris (UAP) was 58%, 9%, and 33%, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, current smoking, and a family history was 55%, 27%, 67%, 21%, and 10%, respectively. Among the entire CR cohort at baseline, 96%, 78%, and 92% were treated with aspirin, β-blockers, and statins, respectively. After CR, the values of body mass index, the lipid profile, and exercise capacity significantly improved in the STEMI, NSTEMI and UAP groups.Conclusions:In the JACR Registry, a high rate of guideline-recommended medications at baseline and improvements in both coronary risk factors and exercise capacity after CR were observed in patients with ACS.

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Takafumi Nakajima Makoto Murata Syogo Nitta Tatsunori Shitara Hiroko Kazama Yukiko Satoh Masayo Takizawa Akemi Mori Yasuyuki Kobayashi Hitoshi Adachi

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-1215, (Released:2021-06-22)

参考文献数

41

被引用文献数

7

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Background:Many heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend sodium restriction for patients with HF, but the outcome of sodium restriction counseling (SRC) for HF patients is still unknown. We wanted to clarify whether SRC reduces cardiac events in patients with HF.Methods and Results:Overall, 800 patients (77±12 years) who were hospitalized for HF were enrolled. During HF hospitalization, patients received SRC; patients were required to have a salt intake of <6 g/day. After discharge, death or HF rehospitalization events were investigated. During a mean follow-up of 319±252 days, 83 patients died, and 153 patients were rehospitalized for HF. SRC significantly decreased all-cause death (odds ratio, 0.42; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.23–0.76; P<0.01), especially cardiac death of hospitalized HF patients after discharge. In the multivariate analysis adjusted for age, sex, SRC, body mass index, hypertension, dyslipidemia, β-blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist intake, cardiac rehabilitation, and the type of HF, SRC remained a significant predictor of death. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that SRC significantly reduced deaths and the combined outcome of HF rehospitalization and death. In patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, SRC significantly decreased the mortality rate (odds ratio, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.10–0.71; P<0.01).Conclusions:SRC reduced the mortality rate after discharge of hospitalized HF patients.

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David del Val Teresa Bastante Carlos H. Gordillo Rio Aguilar Javier Cuesta Fernando Rivero Pablo Diez-Villanueva Fernando Alfonso

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-21-0079, (Released:2021-06-16)

参考文献数

2

著者

Shinichi Goto Shinya Goto

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, no.11, pp.481-486, 2019-11-08 (Released:2019-11-08)

参考文献数

40

被引用文献数

14

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The 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is a fast, non-invasive, powerful tool to diagnose or to evaluate the risk of various cardiac diseases. The vast majority of arrhythmias are diagnosed solely on 12-lead ECG. Initial detection of myocardial ischemia such as myocardial infarction (MI), acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and effort angina is also dependent upon 12-lead ECG. ECG reflects the electrophysiological state of the heart through body mass, and thus contains important information on the electricity-dependent function of the human heart. Indeed, 12-lead ECG data are complex. Therefore, the clinical interpretation of 12-lead ECG requires intense training, but still is prone to interobserver variability. Even with rich clinically relevant data, non-trained physicians cannot efficiently use this powerful tool. Furthermore, recent studies have shown that 12-lead ECG may contain information that is not recognized even by well-trained experts but which can be extracted by computer. Artificial intelligence (AI) based on neural networks (NN) has emerged as a strong tool to extract valuable information from ECG for clinical decision making. This article reviews the current status of the application of NN-based AI to the interpretation of 12-lead ECG and also discusses the current problems and future directions.

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Hiroaki Watanabe Hiroaki Kise Takako Toda Yosuke Kono Yohei Hasebe Masashi Yoshizawa Yuto Sunaga Tatsuya Shimizu Shigeaki Kaga Masahiro Hamasaki Satoshi Funayama Hiroyuki Morisaka Utaroh Motosugi Hiroshi Onishi

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-21-0199, (Released:2021-05-19)

参考文献数

1

著者

Songren Shu Jie Ren Jiangping Song

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-20-1121, (Released:2021-04-22)

参考文献数

49

被引用文献数

15

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With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), as well as the arrival of the big data era, technological innovations have occurred in the field of cardiovascular medicine. First, the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is highly dependent on assistive examinations, the interpretation of which is time consuming and often limited by the knowledge level and clinical experience of doctors; however, AI could be used to automatically interpret the images obtained in auxiliary examinations. Second, some of the predictions of the incidence and prognosis of CVDs are limited in clinical practice by the use of traditional prediction models, but there may be occasions when AI-based prediction models perform well by using ML algorithms. Third, AI has been used to assist precise classification of CVDs by integrating a variety of medical data from patients, which helps better characterize the subgroups of heterogeneous diseases. To help clinicians better understand the applications of AI in CVDs, this review summarizes studies relating to AI-based diagnosis, prediction, and classification of CVDs. Finally, we discuss the challenges of applying AI to cardiovascular medicine.

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Masashi Kamioka Takashi Kaneshiro Naoko Hijioka Kazuaki Amami Minoru Nodera Shinya Yamada Yasuchika Takeishi

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, no.4, pp.187-193, 2021-04-09 (Released:2021-04-09)

参考文献数

27

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Background:The impact of preprocedural visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) on pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) outcome in patients with hypertension (HTN) and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear.Methods and Results:This study enrolled 138 AF patients with HTN who underwent successful PVI. Patients were classified into 2 groups, those with AF recurrence (AF-Rec; n=42) and those without AF recurrence (No-AF-Rec; n=96). Blood pressure (BP) was measured at least 3 times during sinus rhythm, and systolic and diastolic BPV (Sys-BPV and Dia-BPV, respectively) were defined as the standard deviation of BP. Clinical characteristics were compared between the 2 groups, and the relationship between BPV and AF recurrence was investigated. Sys-BPV and Dia-BPV were significantly higher in the AF-Rec than No-AF-Rec group (Sys-BPV: 10.6±3.7 vs. 6.9±3.5; Dia-BPV: 7.3±3.1 vs. 4.8±3.0; P<0.05 for both). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed Sys-BPV 9.1 and Dia-BPV 5.7 as cut-off values for AF recurrence. Kaplan-Meyer analysis demonstrated higher AF recurrence in patients with Sys-BPV >9.1 and Dia-BPV >5.7 (P<0.05 for both). Cox multivariate regression analysis revealed that Sys-BPV >9.1 and Dia-BPV >5.7 were independent predictors of AF recurrence (hazard ratios 3.736 and 2.958, respectively; P<0.05 for both).Conclusions:Sys-BPV and Dia-BPV were associated with AF recurrence in AF patients with HTN.

著者

Hirohisa Kato

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.84, no.8, pp.1209-1211, 2020-07-22 (Released:2020-07-22)

参考文献数

7

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Shingo Tsujinaga Hiroyuki Iwano Yasuyuki Chiba Suguru Ishizaka Miwa Sarashina Michito Murayama Masahiro Nakabachi Hisao Nishino Shinobu Yokoyama Kazunori Okada Sanae Kaga Toshihisa Anzai

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2, no.5, pp.271-279, 2020-05-08 (Released:2020-05-08)

参考文献数

27

被引用文献数

3

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Background:Ventilatory inefficiency during exercise assessed using the lowest minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production (V̇E/V̇CO2) ratio was recently proven to be a strong prognostic marker of heart failure (HF) regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Its physiological background, however, has not been elucidated.Methods and Results:Fifty-seven HF patients underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing and exercise-stress echocardiography. The lowest V̇E/V̇CO2ratio was assessed on respiratory gas analysis. Echocardiography was obtained at rest and at peak exercise. LVEF was measured using the method of disks. Cardiac output (CO) and the ratio of transmitral early filling velocity (E) to early diastolic tissue velocity (e’) were calculated using the Doppler method. HF patients were divided into preserved EF (HFpEF) and reduced EF (HFrEF) using the LVEF cut-off 40% at rest. Twenty-four patients were classified as HFpEF and 33 as HFrEF. In HFpEF, age (r=0.58), CO (r=−0.44), e’ (r=−0.48) and E/e’ (r=0.45) during exercise correlated with the lowest V̇E/V̇CO2ratio (P<0.05 for all). In contrast, in HFrEF, age (r=0.47) and CO (r=−0.54) during exercise, but not e’ and E/e’, correlated with the lowest V̇E/V̇CO2ratio.Conclusions:Loss of CO augmentation was associated with ventilatory inefficiency in HF regardless of LVEF, although lung congestion determined ventilatory efficiency only in HFpEF.

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Christian-H. Heeger Huong-Lan Phan Roza Meyer-Saraei Thomas Fink Vanessa Sciacca Spyridon Liosis Ben Brüggemann Niels Große Bezhad Fahimi Makoto Sano Karl-Heinz Kuck Feifan Ouyang Julia Vogler Charlotte Eitel Roland Richard Tilz

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

pp.CJ-19-0766, (Released:2019-11-09)

参考文献数

29

被引用文献数

22

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Background:Radiofrequency (RF)-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) results in a favorable clinical outcome, although its complexity demands a long learning curve. Balloon-based systems have been developed to possibly solve these limitations. The 2nd-generation laser balloon (LB2) offers optimized features for improved tissue contact and visibility. We determined the safety, efficacy and learning curve of the LB2 for PVI.Methods and Results:A total of 45 consecutive patients (89% persistent AF) were prospectively enrolled and divided into 3 groups (T1, T2, T3) of n=15 patients per group. All patients underwent PVI by 2 operators using the LB2. The operators were experienced in RF and cryothermal procedures, but not in laser ablations. A total of 174/177 PVs (98%) were successfully isolated. The median procedure time significantly declined from 132 (114, 158) to 119 (102, 127) and 91 (86, 105) min in T1–3, respectively (P=0.0009). Similarly, the median fluoroscopy time significantly decreased from T1 to T3 (22 (17, 27) vs. 21 (16, 24) vs. 13 (10, 17) min, respectively, P=0.045). Adverse events occurred in 6.7%, with a trend towards a lower complication rate with increasing experience.Conclusions:The LB2 was safe and effective for PVI, even for operators without any previous experience in laser balloon-based PVI. Procedure time, left atrial dwelling time and fluoroscopy time decreased after a learning curve of 15 cases.

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Kanae Su Takao Kato Mamoru Toyofuku Takeshi Morimoto Hidenori Yaku Yasutaka Inuzuka Yodo Tamaki Neiko Ozasa Erika Yamamoto Yusuke Yoshikawa Yasuyo Motohashi Hiroki Watanabe Takeshi Kitai Ryoji Taniguchi Moritake Iguchi Masashi Kato Kazuya Nagao Takafumi Kawai Akihiro Komasa Ryusuke Nishikawa Yuichi Kawase Takashi Morinaga Toshikazu Jinnai Mitsunori Kawato Yukihito Sato Koichiro Kuwahara Takashi Tamura Takeshi Kimura KCHF Registry Investigators

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Reports (ISSN:24340790)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.1, no.11, pp.517-524, 2019-11-08 (Released:2019-11-08)

参考文献数

30

被引用文献数

17

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Background:We sought to explore the effects of previous heart failure (HF) hospitalization on mortality in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated HF (ADHF) in a large Japanese contemporary observational database.Methods and Results:We prospectively enrolled consecutive patients with ADHF in 19 participating hospitals between October 2014 and March 2016. Of 4,056 patients, 1,442 patients (35.4%) had at least 1 previous HF hospitalization (previous hospitalization group), while 2,614 patients (64.5%) did not have a history of HF hospitalization (de novo hospitalization group). Patients with previous hospitalization were older and more often had comorbidities such as anemia, and renal failure than those without. The cumulative 1-year incidence of all-cause death was significantly higher in the previous hospitalization group than in the de novo hospitalization group (28% vs. 19%, P<0.001). After adjusting confounders, the excess risk of the previous hospitalization group relative to the de novo hospitalization group for all-cause death remained significant (HR, 1.28; 95% CI: 1.10–1.50, P=0.001). The excess risk was significant in patients without advanced age, anemia, or renal failure, but not significant in patients with these comorbidities, with significant interaction. Increase in the number of hospitalizations was associated with an increased risk for mortality.Conclusions:In a contemporary ADHF cohort in Japan, repeated hospitalization was associated with an increasing, higher risk for 1-year mortality.

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Yoshiharu Kinugasa Masahiko Kato Shinobu Sugihara Masayuki Hirai Kensaku Yamada Kiyotaka Yanagihara Kazuhiro Yamamoto

出版者

The Japanese Circulation Society

雑誌

Circulation Journal (ISSN:13469843)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.77, no.3, pp.705-711, 2013 (Released:2013-02-25)

参考文献数

32

被引用文献数

92 208 15

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Background: The clinical significance of nutritional risk assessment in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains undefined. Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) is a simple nutritional assessment tool for elderly subjects. Its predictive value was evaluated in patients with HFpEF, a common HF phenotype in the elderly population. Methods and Results: The present study enrolled 152 consecutive patients (mean age, 77±11 years; male, 53.9%) who were hospitalized with HFpEF at the authors’ institution. GNRI on admission was calculated as follows: 14.89×serum albumin (g/dl)+41.7×body mass index/22. Characteristics and mortality (median follow-up of 2.1 years) were compared between 2 groups: low GNRI (<92) with moderate or severe nutritional risk; and high GNRI (≥92) with no or low nutritional risk. Patients in the low-GNRI group were more often female, and had lower serum hemoglobin and sodium, but higher serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN), C-reactive protein, and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) compared to those in the high-GNRI group (P<0.05, respectively). Physical activity at discharge measured by Barthel index was significantly lower in the low-GNRI group than the high-GNRI group (P<0.05). On Cox hazard analysis, lower GNRI predicted increased mortality independent of age, gender, prior HF hospitalization, and higher BUN and BNP (P<0.01). Conclusions: GNRI may be useful for predicting functional dependency and mortality in patients with HFpEF.  (Circ J 2013; 77: 705–711)