Virtual Noncontrast Images Derived From Photon-Counting CT Enhance Inter-Reader Reproducibility of Myocardial ECV Measurement in Patients With Cardiac Devices.

Yamakami Y, Hirasawa K, Hada H, Takahashi K, Tsunoda T, Ohmori M, Kanno Y, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

Prediction of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation With Incorporating Genomic Information Into AI-Based ECG Analysis.

Ihara K, Nagata Y, Takahashi K, Tsuchiya K, Sugiyama K, Sasaki T, Shigeta T, Yamauchi Y, Miwa N, Hachiya H, Tanaka Y, Takahashi A, Hayashi T, Fujita H, Watanabe T, Imai Y, Takigawa M, Anzai T, Takahashi K, Tanaka T, Sasano T, Furukawa T

Obesity Disrupts H3K4me3-Mediated Lactate Accumulation and Efferocytosis in Hypoxic Macrophages.

Takahashi K, Drolet J, Liu J, Jackson JR, Babcock M, Thiruppathi M, Fang M, Paul T, Ganesh G, Fukasawa Y, Akasaka Y, Fantuzzi G, Benevolenskaya EV, Koh TJ, Urao N

Antimalarial activity of vitamin D3 (VD3) does not result from VD3-induced antimicrobial agents including nitric oxide or cathelicidin.

Yamamoto K, Takahashi K, Ato M, Iwanaga S, Ohta N

Differential Wnt-mediated programming and arrhythmogenesis in right versus left ventricles.

Li G, Khandekar A, Yin T, Hicks SC, Guo Q, Takahashi K, Lipovsky CE, Brumback BD, Rao PK, Weinheimer CJ, Rentschler SL

Chamber-specific transcriptional responses in atrial fibrillation.

Lipovsky CE, Jimenez J, Guo Q, Li G, Yin T, Hicks SC, Bhatnagar S, Takahashi K, Zhang DM, Brumback BD, Goldsztejn U, Nadadur RD, Perez-Cervantez C, Moskowitz IP, Liu S, Zhang B, Rentschler SL

An iPS-derived in vitro model of human atrial conduction.

Biendarra-Tiegs SM, Yechikov S, Shergill B, Brumback B, Takahashi K, Shirure VS, Gonzalez RE, Houshmand L, Zhong D, Weng KC, Silva J, Smith TW, Rentschler SL, George SC

Comparison of hemolysis with different pulsed field ablation systems.

Kawamura I, Miyazaki S, Kato R, Takahashi K, Negishi M, Honda M, Tateishi R, Goto K, Nishimura T, Yamao K, Takahashi K, Ihara K, Tao S, Takigawa M, Sasano T

Diet-induced obesity induces oxidative stress and enhances H3K4me3 levels, driving nonresolving inflammation and myelopoiesis in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.

Takahashi K, Drolet J, Liu J, Jackson JR, Thiruppathi M, Fang M, Rogers J, Davis I, Fantuzzi G, Benevolenskaya EV, Koh TJ, Urao N

Mechanisms of Vein of Marshall-Related Tachyarrhythmias and the Impact of Ethanol Infusion.

Takigawa M, Martin C, Jaïs P

An optimized approach for increasing lesion size in temperature-controled setting using a catheter with a surface thermocouple and efficient irrigation.

Takigawa M, Yamaguchi J, Goya M, Iwakawa H, Yamamoto T, Amemiya M, Ikenouchi T, Negishi M, Kawamura I, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Ohuchi K, Suzuki S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Impact of Ethanol Infusion to the Vein of Marshall in Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Tachycardia.

Takigawa M, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Safety, efficacy, and quality of life outcomes of pulsed field ablation in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation: results from the PULSED AF trial.

Yamane T, Sasano T, Tomita H, Aoyama D, Miyazaki S, Takigawa M, Kimura M, Itoh T, Yamashita S, Selma JM, Cerkvenik J, Verma A, Tada H

Distribution of peak frequency and omnipolar voltage in electrograms across the atrial body and thoracic veins in a normal heart.

Takamiya T, Takigawa M, Noda M, Yamamoto T, Martin C, Shigeta T, Ikenouchi T, Yamaguchi J, Amemiya M, Negishi M, Goto K, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T

Body mass index as a determinant of scar formation post-AF ablation: Insights from DECAAF II.

Takigawa M

Editorial: Comparison of Efficiency of PFA Catheter Designs by Computer Modeling.

Takigawa M

Efficacy and Safety of High-Power Short-Duration Ablation for Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus With a Flexible-Tip Temperature-Controlled Power Regulation Catheter Performed by Electrophysiology Trainees.

Iwakawa H, Takigawa M, Nakada K, Yamamoto T, Ikenouchi T, Masumura M, Negishi M, Kawamura I, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Watanabe H, Sasano T

Feasibility of Atrial Substrate Mapping During Atrial Pacing and Its Impact on the Omnipolar Voltage and the Peak-Frequency of Electrograms.

Shigeta T, Takigawa M, Ikenouchi T, Negishi M, Yamamoto T, Goto K, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T

Novel Ablation Catheters for Atrial Fibrillation.

Kawamura I, Koruth J

Long-term follow-up after catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the incidence of recurrence and progression of atrial fibrillation.

Takigawa M, Takahashi A, Kuwahara T, Okubo K, Takahashi Y, Watari Y, Takagi K, Fujino T, Kimura S, Hikita H, Tomita M, Hirao K, Isobe M

JCS/JCC/JSPCCS 2024 Guideline on Genetic Testing and Counseling in Cardiovascular Disease.

Imai Y, Kusano K, Aiba T, Ako J, Asano Y, Harada-Shiba M, Kataoka M, Kosho T, Kubo T, Matsumura T, Minamino T, Minatoya K, Morita H, Nishigaki M, Nomura S, Ogino H, Ohno S, Takamura M, Tanaka T, Tsujita K, Uchida T, Yamagishi H, Ebana Y, Fujita K, Ida K, Inoue S, Ito K, Kuramoto Y, Maeda J, Matsunaga K, Neki R, Sugiura K, Tada H, Tsuji A, Yamada T, Yamaguchi T, Yamamoto E, Kimura A, Kuwahara K, Maemura K, Minamino T, Morisaki H, Tokunaga K

Filamin C Truncating Variant Causes Severe Conduction Defects and Mild Cardiomyopathy.

Ebana Y, Komine M, Nishimura T, Sasano T, Yoshida M

A randomized controlled trial of the size-adjustable cryoballoon vs conventional cryoballoon for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: The CONTRAST-CRYO II trial rationale and design.

Kawamura I, Miyazaki S, Inamura Y, Nitta J, Kobori A, Nakamura K, Murakami M, Nakamura T, Inaba O, Sekiguchi Y, Asano S, Sasaki Y, Mizuno S, Naito S, Hirakawa A, Sasano T

Incidence of phrenic nerve injury during pulmonary vein isolation using different cryoballoons: data from a large prospective ablation registry.

Tachibana S, Miyazaki S, Nitta J, Shirai Y, Nagata Y, Sagawa Y, Sekiguchi Y, Inamura Y, Sasaki T, Yamauchi Y, Inaba O, Ono Y, Suzuki M, Suzuki A, Iwai S, Okada H, Mizukami A, Azegami K, Hachiya H, Handa K, Goto K, Nishimura T, Hirao K, Takahashi A, Sasano T

Epicardial adipose tissue density predicts the presence of atrial fibrillation and its recurrence after catheter ablation: three-dimensional reconstructed image analysis.

Nodera M, Ishida T, Hasegawa K, Kakehashi S, Mukai M, Aoyama D, Miyazaki S, Uzui H, Tada H

Acute procedural safety of the latest radiofrequency ablation catheters in atrial fibrillation ablation: Data from a large prospective ablation registry.

Arai H, Miyazaki S, Nitta J, Inamura Y, Shirai Y, Tanaka Y, Nagata Y, Sekiguchi Y, Inaba O, Sagawa Y, Mizukami A, Azegami K, Iwai S, Hachiya H, Ono Y, Sasaki T, Takahashi A, Yamauchi Y, Okada H, Suzuki A, Suzuki M, Handa K, Hirao K, Nishimura T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Sasano T

Treatment with catheter ablation for patients with arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy caused by atrial fibrillation promises a good prognosis.

Aoyama D, Miyazaki S, Amaya N, Tama N, Hasegawa K, Nomura R, Tsuji T, Nakano A, Uzui H, Tada H

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation for frail patients.

Miyazaki S

Optimal Ablation Strategy for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation During the Index Procedure.

Miyazaki S

Prognostic Value of Integrated Assessment of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Derived Global Coronary Flow Reserve and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing-Derived Peak Oxygen Consumption in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Hada M, Hanyu Y, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Matsuda K, Sayama K, Sakamoto T, Usui E, Wakasa N, Umino T, Hamano I, Yamamoto M, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Predictors of Optical Coherence Tomography-Defined Calcified Nodules in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome　- A Substudy From the TACTICS Registry.

Sugiyama T, Kakuta T, Hoshino M, Hada M, Yonetsu T, Usui E, Hanyu Y, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Matsuda K, Sayama K, Sakamoto T, Kobayashi N, Takano M, Kondo S, Wakabayashi K, Suwa S, Dohi T, Mori H, Kimura S, Mitomo S, Nakamura S, Higuma T, Yamaguchi J, Natsumeda M, Ikari Y, Yamashita J, Sambe T, Yasuhara S, Mizukami T, Yamamoto MH, Sasano T, Shinke T

Is cutting-edge imaging technology superior to conventional angiography in improving outcomes of coronary artery stenting?

Sugiyama T, Jang IK

Anatomic approach with bipolar ablation targeting isolated intramural septal substrate of ventricular tachycardia in a nonischemic cardiomyopathy patient.

Nishimura T, Goya M, Fujimaki A, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Effect of reference electrode on intracardiac electrograms: Close indifferent electrode vs Wilson central terminal.

Yamamoto T, Takigawa M, Shigeta T, Martin CA, Yamaguchi J, Amemiya M, Ikenouchi T, Negishi M, Kawamura I, Goto K, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T

Differences in total plaque burden between plaque rupture and plaque erosion: A combined computed tomography angiography and optical coherence tomography study.

Niida T, Usui E, Suzuki K, Kinoshita D, Yuki H, Fujimoto D, Covani M, Dey D, Lee H, McNulty I, Ferencik M, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Jang IK

Layered plaque is associated with high levels of vascular inflammation and vulnerability in patients with stable angina pectoris.

Niida T, Kinoshita D, Suzuki K, Yuki H, Fujimoto D, Dey D, Lee H, McNulty I, Ferencik M, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Jang IK

Proteomics associated with coronary high-risk plaques by optical coherence tomography.

Niida T, Yuki H, Suzuki K, Kinoshita D, Fujimoto D, Nakajima A, McNulty I, Lee H, Tanriverdi K, Nakamura S, Jang IK

The impact of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices.

Goto K, Miyazaki S, Oyaizu T, Negishi M, Ikenouchi T, Yamamoto T, Kawamura I, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Yagishita K, Sasano T

Distribution of antral lesions with the novel size-adjustable cryoballoon for pulmonary vein isolation and the differences based on left atrial remodeling.

Goto K, Miyazaki S, Negishi M, Ikenouchi T, Yamamoto T, Kawamura I, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Sasano T

Impact of contact force on the lesion characteristics of very high-power short-duration ablation using a QDOT-MICRO catheter.

Yamaguchi J, Takigawa M, Goya M, Martin CA, Negishi M, Yamamoto T, Ikenouchi T, Goto K, Shigeta T, Kawamura I, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Feasibility and safety assessment of RF double applications in very high power and short duration ablation.

Yamaguchi J, Takigawa M, Goya M, Iwakawa H, Kawamura I, Negishi M, Yamamoto T, Ikenouchi T, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Suzuki S, Iwanaga T, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Heteroduplex oligonucleotide technology boosts oligonucleotide splice switching activity of morpholino oligomers in a Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model.

Hasegawa J, Nagata T, Ihara K, Tanihata J, Ebihara S, Yoshida-Tanaka K, Yanagidaira M, Ohara M, Sasaki A, Nakayama M, Yamamoto S, Ishii T, Iwata-Hara R, Naito M, Miyata K, Sakaue F, Yokota T

Sacubitril/valsartan attenuates atrial conduction disturbance and electrophysiological heterogeneity with ameliorating fibrosis in mice.

Iwamiya S, Ihara K, Furukawa T, Sasano T

Atrial Fibrillation and Underlying Structural and Electrophysiological Heterogeneity.

Iwamiya S, Ihara K, Nitta G, Sasano T

Embryological Classification of Arrhythmogenic Triggers Initiating Atrial Fibrillation.

Ikenouchi T, Nitta J, Inaba O, Negishi M, Amemiya M, Kono T, Yamamoto T, Murata K, Kawamura I, Goto K, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Inamura Y, Ihara K, Tao S, Sato A, Takigawa M, Ebana Y, Miyazaki S, Sasano T, Furukawa T

Preprocedural predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence following pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: long-term follow-up results

Miyazaki S, Kuwahara T, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Takei A, Sato A, Isobe M, Takahashi A

Impact of plaque morphology on creatine kinase-MB elevation in patients with elective stent implantation

Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Lee T, Takahashi K, Yamamoto G, Iesaka Y, Fujiwara H, Isobe M

The effects of pharmacologic plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 inhibition in acute and chronic rejection in murine cardiac allografts

Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Yamaguchi Y, Muto S, Itai A, Hirata Y, Isobe M, Nagai R

Synergistic effect of combined HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and angiotensin-II receptor blocker therapy in patients with chronic heart failure: the HF-COSTAR trial

Maejima Y, Nobori K, Ono Y, Adachi S, Suzuki J, Hirao K, Isobe M, Ito H

Adiponectin protects against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy by anti-apoptotic effects through AMPK up-regulation

Konishi M, Haraguchi G, Ohigashi H, Ishihara T, Saito K, Nakano Y, Isobe M

The anti-inflammatory mechanism of prostaglandin e2 receptor 4 activation in rat experimental autoimmune myocarditis

Ngoc PB, Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Hishikari K, Takayama K, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Long-term clinical outcome of extensive pulmonary vein isolation-based catheter ablation therapy in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Miyazaki S, Kuwahara T, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Takei A, Sato A, Isobe M, Takahashi A

Porphyromonas gingivalis promotes murine abdominal aortic aneurysms via matrix metalloproteinase-2 induction

Aoyama N, Suzuki J, Wang D, Ogawa M, Kobayashi N, Hanatani T, Takeuchi Y, Izumi Y, Isobe M

Sensitive assessment of activity of Takayasu’s arteritis by pentraxin3, a new biomarker

Ishihara T, Haraguchi G, Kamiishi T, Tezuka D, Inagaki H, Isobe M

Assessment of echo-attenuated plaque by optical coherence tomography and its impact on post-procedural creatine kinase-myocardial band elevation in elective stent implantation

Lee T, Kakuta T, Yonetsu T, Takahashi K, Yamamoto G, Iesaka Y, Fujiwara H, Isobe M

In vivo critical fibrous cap thickness for rupture-prone coronary plaques assessed by optical coherence tomography

Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Lee T, Takahashi K, Kawaguchi N, Yamamoto G, Koura K, Hishikari K, Iesaka Y, Fujiwara H, Isobe M

Utility of distinctive local electrogram pattern and aortographic anatomical position in catheter manipulation at coronary cusps

Sasaki T, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Higuchi K, Hayashi T, Furukawa T, Kawabata M, Takahashi A, Isobe M

Regulatory T lymphocytes attenuate myocardial infarction-induced ventricular remodeling in mice

Matsumoto K, Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Gender and age differences in candidates for radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias

Tanaka Y, Tada H, Ito S, Naito S, Higuchi K, Kumagai K, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Oshima S, Taniguchi K, Aonuma K, Isobe M

Effect of adiponectin on cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Ishihara T, Haraguchi G, Konishi M, Ohigashi H, Saito K, Nakano Y, Isobe M

Additive effects of β-blockers on renin-angiotensin system inhibitors for patients after acute myocardial infarction treated with primary coronary revascularization

Konishi M, Haraguchi G, Yoshikawa S, Kimura S, Inagaki H, Isobe M

Coexistence of left-sided atrioventricular accessory pathways with a common inferior pulmonary vein ostium

Ihara K, Nitta J, Sato A, Iwai S, Asano M, Kanoh M, Muramatsu K, Yamato T, Matsumura Y, Takei K, Asakawa K, Hirao K, Isobe M

Telmisartan, a unique ARB, improves left ventricular remodeling of infarcted heart by activating PPAR gamma

Maejima Y, Okada H, Haraguchi G, Onai Y, Kosuge H, Suzuki J, Isobe M

No severe pulmonary vein stenosis after extensive encircling pulmonary vein isolation: 12-month follow-up with 3D computed tomography

Maeda S, Iesaka Y, Otomo K, Uno K, Nagata Y, Suzuki K, Hachiya H, Goya M, Takahashi A, Fujiwara H, Isobe M

Effects of pharmacological suppression of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in myocardial remodeling after ischemia reperfusion injury

Watanabe R, Nakajima T, Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Muto S, Itai A, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Current state of symptomatic aortic valve stenosis in the Japanese elderly

Ohno M, Hashimoto Y, Suzuki M, Matsumura A, Isobe M

Impact of coronary calcium on outcome following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

Tanabe K, Kishi S, Aoki J, Tanimoto S, Onuma Y, Yachi S, Taniwaki M, Nakajima Y, Nakajima H, Hara K, Isobe M

Impact of coronary plaque morphology assessed by optical coherence tomography on cardiac troponin elevation in patients with elective stent implantation

Lee T, Yonetsu T, Koura K, Hishikari K, Murai T, Iwai T, Takagi T, Iesaka Y, Fujiwara H, Isobe M, Kakuta T

Role of oral amiodarone in patients with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure

Kawabata M, Hirao K, Hachiya H, Higuchi K, Tanaka Y, Yagishita A, Inaba O, Isobe M

Roles of prostaglandin E2 in cardiovascular diseases: focus on the potential use of a novel selective EP4 receptor agonist

Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Takayama K, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Prevalence, electrophysiological properties, and clinical implications of dissociated pulmonary vein activity following pulmonary vein antrum isolation

Miyazaki S, Kuwahara T, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Takei A, Sato A, Isobe M, Takahashi A

Factors leading to failure to diagnose acute aortic dissection in the emergency room

Kurabayashi M, Miwa N, Ueshima D, Sugiyama K, Yoshimura K, Shimura T, Aoyagi H, Azegami K, Okishige K, Isobe M

Renal function after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Takahashi Y, Takahashi A, Kuwahara T, Okubo K, Fujino T, Takagi K, Nakashima E, Kamiishi T, Hikita H, Hirao K, Isobe M

Serial coronary angioscopic findings of drug-eluting stents implanted in a chronic totally occluded lesion

Sugiyama T, Kimura S, Inagaki H, Yoshikawa S, Haraguchi G, Higuchi K, Kawabata M, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Isobe M

Assessment of distribution and evolution of mechanical dyssynchrony in a porcine model of myocardial infarction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Abd-Elmoniem KZ, Tomas MS, Sasano T, Soleimanifard S, Vonken EJ, Youssef A, Agarwal H, Dimaano VL, Calkins H, Stuber M, Prince JL, Abraham TP, Abraham MR

Plakophilin-2 gene could be a causative factor in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Adachi S, Isobe M

Complex anatomy surrounding the left atrial posterior wall: analysis with 3D computed tomography

Maeda S, Iesaka Y, Uno K, Otomo K, Nagata Y, Suzuki K, Hachiya H, Goya M, Takahashi A, Fujiwara H, Hiraoka M, Isobe M

Effect of sodium-channel blockade on early repolarization in inferior/lateral leads in patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and Brugada syndrome

Kawata H, Noda T, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Satomi K, Aiba T, Takaki H, Aihara N, Isobe M, Kamakura S, Shimizu W

Atrial fibrillation arising from the left brachiocephalic vein

Maeda S, Yamauchi Y, Obayashi T, Hirao K, Isobe M

Stretch of atrial myocytes stimulates recruitment of macrophages via ATP released through gap-junction channels

Oishi S, Sasano T, Tateishi Y, Tamura N, Isobe M, Furukawa T

The periodontal pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans deteriorates ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in mice

Hanatani T, Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Aoyama N, Kobayashi N, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Izumi Y, Isobe M

Development and implementation of an advanced coronary angiography and intervention database system

Kohro T, Iwata H, Fujiu K, Manabe I, Fujita H, Haraguchi G, Morino Y, Oguri A, Ikenouchi H, Kurabayashi M, Ikari Y, Isobe M, Ohe K, Nagai R

Differential characteristics of inflammatory responses to stent implantation between de novo and intrastent restenosis lesion in patients with stable angina

Hikita H, Kuroda S, Kawaguchi N, Nakashima E, Fujinami T, Sugiyama T, Kamiishi T, Takahashi Y, Nozato T, Kuwahara T, Satoh A, Takahashi A, Isobe M

Impact of adenosine-provoked acute dormant pulmonary vein conduction on recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Miyazaki S, Kuwahara T, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Takei A, Sato A, Isobe M, Takahashi A

Rheb is a critical regulator of autophagy during myocardial ischemia: pathophysiological implications in obesity and metabolic syndrome

Sciarretta S, Zhai P, Shao D, Maejima Y, Robbins J, Volpe M, Condorelli G, Sadoshima J

Role of FDG PET-CT in Takayasu arteritis: sensitive detection of recurrences

Tezuka D, Haraguchi G, Ishihara T, Ohigashi H, Inagaki H, Suzuki J, Hirao K, Isobe M

Eight-year follow-up of an initial case with NF-kB decoy oligodeoxynucleotide transfection after coronary stent implantation

Suzuki J, Tezuka D, Morishita R, Isobe M

Clarithromycin Attenuates Left Ventricular Remodeling and Dysfunction after Pressure Overload in Mice

Yamada R, Suzuki J, Isobe M

Inhibition of IκB hosphorylation by a novel IKK inhibitor IMD-1041 attenuates myocardial dysfunction after infarction

Matsumoto R, Suzuki J, Watanabe R, Ogawa M, Isobe M

A prostacycline analog prevents chronic myocardial remodeling in murine cardiac allografts

Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Sakai Y, Hirata Y, Isobe M, Nagai R

Role of coronary CT angiography in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Kamimura M, Moroi M, Isobe M, Hiroe M

A comparison between imidapril and ramipril on attenuation of ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction

Watanabe R, Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Pulmonary vein fibrillation arising from an apicodorsal pulmonary vein

Maeda S, Yamauchi Y, Isobe M, Hirao K

Proximal balloon deflation technique: a novel method to retrieve retained or entrapped equipment from the coronary system

Ashikaga T, Inagaki H, Satoh Y, Isobe M

Progression of hyponatremia is associated with increased cardiac mortality in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure

Konishi M, Haraguchi G, Ohigashi H, Sasaoka T, Yoshikawa S, Inagaki H, Ashikaga T, Isobe M

Determination of myeloperoxidase-induced apoAI-apoAII heterodimers in high-density lipoprotein

Kameda T, Usami Y, Shimada S, Haraguchi G, Matsuda K, Sugano M, Kurihara Y, Isobe M, Tozuka M

New human leukocyte antigen risk allele in Japanese patients with Takayasu arteritis

Takamura C, Ohhigashi H, Ebana Y, Isobe M

Periodontal pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans deteriorates pressure overload-induced myocardial hypertrophy in mice

Sekinishi A, Suzuki J, Aoyama N, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Kobayashi N, Hanatani T, Ashigaki N, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Izumi Y, Isobe M

A novel IKK inhibitor prevents progression of restenosis after arterial injury in mice

Hamaya R, Ogawa M, Kobayashi N, Suzuki J, Itai A, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Improved prognosis of Takayasu arteritis over the past decade?comprehensive analysis of 106 patients

Ohigashi H, Haraguchi G, Konishi M, Tezuka D, Kamiishi T, Ishihara T, Isobe M

Connexin43 gene transfer reduces ventricular tachycardia susceptibility after myocardial infarction

Greener ID, Sasano T, Wan X, Igarashi T, Strom M, Rosenbaum DS, Donahue JK

Constitutively active MEK1 rescues cardiac dysfunction caused by overexpressed GSK-3α during aging and hemodynamic pressure overload

Maejima Y, Galeotti J, Molkentin JD, Sadoshima J, Zhai P

Prevalence and distribution of sarcomeric gene mutations in Japanese patients with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Otsuka H, Arimura T, Abe T, Kawai H, Aizawa Y, Kubo T, Kitaoka H, Nakamura H, Nakamura K, Okamoto H, Ichida F, Ayusawa M, Nunoda S, Isobe M, Matsuzaki M, Doi YL, Fukuda K, Sasaoka T, Izumi T, Ashizawa N, Kimura A

Three-dimensional regional strain analysis in porcine myocardial infarction: a 3T magnetic resonance tagging study

Soleimanifard S, Abd-Elmoniem KZ, Sasano T, Agarwal HK, Abraham MR, Abraham TP, Prince JL

Outocomes after stepwise ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure

Takahashi Y, Takahashi A, Kuwahara T, Okubo K, Takagi K, Watari Y, Takigawa M, Nakshima E, Kawaguchi N, Yamato K, Hirao K, Iosbe M

Clinical implication of adenosine test at repeat atrial fibrillation ablation procedure: the importance of detecting dormant thoracic vein conduction

Miyazaki S, Kobori A, Komatsu Y, Kuwahara T, Uchiyama T, Kusa S, Taniguchi H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Isobe M, Takahashi A, Iesaka Y

Inhibition of IκB phosphorylation prevents load-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice

Tanaka T, Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Sekinishi A, Itai A, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Isobe M

Coexistent idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation induced by maintained VA conduction during ventricular tachycardia

Yagishita A, Hachiya H, Nakamura T, Sugiyama K, Tanaka Y, Sasano T, Kawabata M, Isobe M, Hirao K

The importance of superior vena cava isolation in ablation strategy for atrial fibrillation

Higuchi K, Yamauchi Y, Hirao K, Marrouche NF

Clinical impact of adenosine triphosphate injection on arrhythmogenic superior vena cava in the context of atrial fibrillation ablation

Miyazaki S, Taniguchi H, Komatsu Y, Uchiyama T, Kusa S, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Is head injury characteristic of arrhythmic syncope?

Furukawa T, Hachiya H, Isobe M, Hirao K

Sequential biatrial linear defragmentation approach for persistent atrial fibrillation

Miyazaki S, Taniguchi H, Komatsu Y, Uchiyama T, Kusa S, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Isobe M, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Variability of microcirculatory resistance index and its relationship with fractional flow reserve in patients with intermediate coronary artery lesions

Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Iwai T, Takagi T, Hishikari K, Masuda R, Iesaka Y, Isobe M, Kakuta T

Atrial tachycardia originating from the hepatic segment of inferior vena cava in interruption of inferior vena cava with azygos continuation

Ihara K, Nitta J, Hirao K, Isobe M

Atrial tachycardia originating from the hepatic segment of inferior vena cava in interruption of inferior vena cava with azygos continuation

Ihara K, Nitta J, Hirao K, Isobe M

Pathophysiological roles of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kB) in pulmonary arterial hypertension: effects of synthetic selective NF-kB inhibitor IMD-0354

Hosokawa S, Haraguchi G, Sasaki A, Arai H, Muto S, Itai A, Doi S, Mizutani S, Isobe M

Long-term complications of implantable defibrillator therapy in Brugada syndrome

Miyazaki S, Uchiyama T, Komatsu Y, Taniguchi H, Kusa S, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Isobe M, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Preprocedural therapeutic international normalized ratio influence on bleeding complications in atrial fibrillation ablation with continued anticoagulation with warfarin

Hayashi T, Kumagai K, Naito S, Goto K, Kaseno K, Ohshima S, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Isobe M

Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis late after amiodarone withdrawal

Yagishita A, Hachiya H, Kawabata M, Nakamura T, Sugiyama K, Tanaka Y, Sasano T, Isobe M, Hirao K

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Termination by Ablation in Patients With Persistent AF

Yokoyama Y, Hirao K

Toll-like receptor-2 plays a fundamental role in periodontal bacteria-accelerated abdominal aortic aneurysms

Aoyama N, Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Kobayashi N, Hanatani T, Ashigaki N, Sekinishi A, Izumi Y, Isobe M

Conduction recovery after electrical isolation of superior vena cava–prevalence and electrophysiological properties

Miyazaki S, Taniguchi H, Kusa S, Uchiyama T, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Two susceptibility loci to Takayasu arteritis reveal a synergistic role of the IL12B and HLA-B regions in a Japanese population

Terao C, Yoshifuji H, Kimura A, Matsumura T, Ohmura K, Takahashi M, Shimizu M, Kawaguchi T, Chen Z, Naruse TK, Sato-Otsubo A, Ebana Y, Maejima Y, Kinoshita H, Murakami K, Kawabata D, Wada Y, Narita I, Tazaki J, Kawaguchi Y, Yamanaka H, Yurugi K, Miura Y, Maekawa T, Ogawa S, Komuro I, Nagai R, Yamada R, Tabara Y, Isobe M, Mimori T, Matsuda F

Prognostic significance of early repolarization in inferolateral leads in Brugada patients with documented ventricular fibrillation: a novel risk factor for Brugada syndrome with ventricular fibrillation

Kawata H, Morita H, Yamada Y, Noda T, Satomi K, Aiba T, Isobe M, Nagase S, Nakamura K, Fukushima Kusano K, Ito H, Kamakura S, Shimizu W

A selective peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-β/δ agonist attenuates neointimal hyperplasia after wire-mediated arterial injury

Hamaya R, Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Kobayashi N, Hirata Y, Nagai R, Komuro I, Isobe M

Bleeding events and activated partial thromboplastin time with dabigatran in clinical practice

Kawabata M, Yokoyama Y, Sasano T, Hachiya H, Tanaka Y, Yagishita A, Sugiyama K, Nakamura T, Suzuki M, Isobe M, Hirao K

Progression of thrombogenesis in large coronary aneurysms during anticoagulant therapy in a Buerger’s disease patient

Tezuka D, Haraguchi G, Inagaki H, Isobe M

Anti-salusin-β antibody enhances angiogenesis after myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury

Masumura M, Watanabe R, Nagashima A, Ogawa M, Suzuki J, Shichiri M, Komuro I, Isobe M

A periodontal pathogen, aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, affects exeprimental autoimmune myocarditis in mice

Ashigaki N, Suzuki J, Aoyama N, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Kobayashi N, Komuro I, Izumi Y, Isobe M

Chlorogenic acid suppresses a cell adhesion molecule in experimental autoimmune myocarditis in mice

Zempo H, Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Tada Y, Takamura C, Isobe M

Distribution of the origin of adenosine triphosphatesensitive atrial tachycardias with the earliest activation recorded in the His bundle catheter: are they limited to the immediate vicinity of the His bundle? Circ J

Nakamura T, Hachiya H, Tanaka Y, Yagishita A, Sugiyama K, Suzuki M, Kawabata M, Sasano T, Hirao K, Isobe M

Discrete prepotential as an indicator of successful ablation in patients with coronary cusp ventricular arrhythmia

Hachiya H, Yamauchi Y, Iesaka Y, Yagishita A, Sasaki T, Higuchi K, Kawabata M, Sugiyama K, Tanaka Y, Kusa S, Nakamura H, Miyazaki S, Taniguchi H, Isobe M, Hirao K

Differences in catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation between male and female

Takigawa M, Kuwahara T, Takahashi A, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Okubo K, Watari Y, Kuroda S, Osaka Y, Kawaguchi N, yamato K, Nakashima E, Sugiyama T, Akiyama D, Kamiishi T, Kimura S, Hikita H, Hirao K, Isobe M

In vivo detection of lipid-rich plaque by using a 40-MHz intravascular ultrasound: a comparison with optical coherence tomography findings

Takahashi K, Kakuta T, Yonetsu T, Lee T, Koura K, Hishikari K, Murai T, Iesaka Y, Isobe M

High incidence of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans infection in patients with cerebral infarction and diabetic renal failure: a cross-sectional study

Murakami M, Suzuki J, Yamazaki S, Ikezoe M, Matsushima R, Ashigaki N, Aoyama N, Kobayashi N, Wakayama K, Akazawa H, Komuro I, Izumi Y, Isobe M

Mst1 inhibits autophagy by promoting the interaction between Beclin1 and Bcl-2

Maejima Y, Kyoi S, Zhai P, Liu T, Li H, Ivessa A, Sciarretta S, Del Re DP, Zablocki DK, Hsu CP, Lim DS, Isobe M, Sadoshima J

Association of intramural fat deposition in the interatrial septum with focal atrial tachyarrhythmias originating near the atrioventricular node

Maeda S, Sasaki T, Shirai Y, Ihara K, Kawabata M, Yokoyama Y, Nazarian S, Zimmerman SL, Hirao K

Inhibition of NF-κB activation by a novel IKK inhibitor reduces the severity of experimental autoimmune myocarditis via suppression of T-cell activation

Watanabe R, Azuma RW, Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Itai A, Hirata Y, Komuro I, Isobe M

An Oxygen therapy prevents ventricular arrhythmia in patients with diastolic heart failure and sleep apnea

Tezuka D, Suzuki J, Isobe M

Oral appliances improve sleep quality in Japanese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Tezuka D, Suzuki J, Isobe M

Prevalence of atrial flutter in patients with and without arrhythmogenic superior vena cava during pulmonary vein isolation

Miyazaki S, Takigawa M, Taniguchi H, Kuwahara T, Kusa S, Okubo K, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Takahashi A, Iesaka Y

Neovascularization induced by hypoxia inducible transcription factor is associated with the improvement of cardiac dysfunction in experimental autoimmune myocarditis

Tada Y, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Zempo H, Takamura C, Suzuki J, Dan T, Miyata T, Isobe M, Komuro I

J wave and fragmented QRS formation during the hyperacute phase in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Shimizu M, Nishizaki M, Yamawake N, Fujii H, Sakurada H, Isobe M, Hiraoka M

Tumor associated osteoclast-like giant cells promote tumor growth and lymphangiogenesis by secreting vascular endothelial growth factor-C

Hatano Y, Nakahama K, Isobe M, Morita I

The impact of haemodialysis on the outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Takigawa M, Kuwahara T, Takahashi A, Kobori A, Takahashi Y, Okubo K, Watari Y, Sugiyama T, Kimura S, Takagi K, Hikita H, Hirao K, Isobe M

Adenosine triphosphate-induced atrial fibrillation: the clinical significance and relevance to spontaneous atrial fibrillation

Tao S, Yamauchi Y, Maeda S, Okada H, Yamaguchi T, Hara N, Konishi Y, Umemoto T, Miyamoto T, Obayashi T, Hirao K, Isobe M

Periodontitis in cardiovascular disease patients with or without Marfan syndrome–a possible role of Prevotella intermedia

Suzuki J, Imai Y, Aoki M, Fujita D, Aoyama N, Tada Y, Wakayama K, Akazawa H, Izumi Y, Isobe M, Komuro I, Nagai R, Hirata Y

Long-term follow-up after catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the incidence of recurrence and progression of atrial fibrillation

Takigawa M, Takahashi A, Kuwahara T, Okubo K, Takahashi Y, Watari Y, Takagi K, Fujino T, Kimura S, Hikita H, Tomita M, Hirao K, Isobe M

Role of arrhythmogenic superior vena cava on atrial fibrillation

Miyazaki S, Takigawa M, Kusa S, Kuwahara T, Taniguchi H, Okubo K, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Takahashi A, Iesaka Y

Confined thoracic vein fibrillation: prevalence and electrophysiological properties

Miyazaki S, Kusa S, Taniguchi H, Iwasawa J, Kuroi A, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Late-phase thromboembolism after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Takigawa M, Takahashi A, Kuwahara T, Takahashi Y, Okubo K, Nakashima E, Watari Y, Nakajima J, Takagi K, Yamao K, Fujino T, Sugiyama T, Kimura S, Hikita H, Irioka T, Hirao K, Isobe M

Diagnostic utility of unenhanced computed tomography for acute aortic syndrome

Kurabayashi M, Okishige K, Ueshima D, Yoshimura K, Shimura T, Suzuki H, Mitsutoshi A, Aoyagi H, Otani Y, Isobe M

Complete His-ventricular block, atrial flutter and ventricular tachycardia as arrhythmogenic activities in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Watanabe K, Noda M, Murakami T, Hori M, Kato Y, Setoguchi M, Yamamoto Y, Ichikawa K, Usui M, Hariya A, Egi K, Takazawa K, Isobe M

High incidence of periodontitis in Japanese patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm

Suzuki J, Aoyama N, Aoki M, Tada Y, Wakayama K, Akazawa H, Shigematsu K, Hoshina K, Izumi Y, Komuro I, Miyata T, Hirata Y, Isobe M

Mst1 promotes cardiac myocyte apoptosis through phosphorylation and inhibition of Bcl-xL

Del Re DP, Matsuda T, Zhai P, Maejima Y, Jain MR, Liu T, Li H, Hsu CP, Sadoshima J

Muscle-specific RING finger 1 negatively regulates pathological cardiac hypertrophy through downregulation of calcineurin A

Maejima Y, Usui S, Zhai P, Takamura M, Kaneko S, Zablocki D, Yokota M, Isobe M, Sadoshima J

Intracoronary electrocardiogram ST-segment elevation in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and its association with culprit lesion location and myocardial injury

Hishikari K, Yonetsu T, Lee T, Koura K, Murai T, Iwai T, Takagi T, Isobe M, Iesaka Y, Kakuta T

Efficacy of mother-child-grandchild technique: 4F and 5F inner catheters through mother guide catheter

Ashikaga T, Yoshikawa S, Kurihara K, Isobe M

Incidence of periodontitis in Japanese patients with cardiovascular diseases: a comparison between abdominal aortic aneurysm and arrhythmia

Suzuki J, Aoyama N, Aoki M, Tada Y, Wakayama K, Akazawa H, Shigematsu K, Hoshina K, Izumi Y, Komuro I, Miyata T, Hirata Y, Isobe M

Porphyromonas gingivalis promotes neointimal formation after arterial injury through toll-like receptor 2 signaling

Kobayashi N, Suzuki J, Ogawa M, Aoyama N, Komuro I, Izumi Y, Isobe M

Development and validation of a novel algorithm based on the ECG magnet response for rapid identification of any unknown pacemaker

Squara F, Chik WW, Benhayon D, Maeda S, Latcu DG, Lacaze-Gadonneix J, Tibi T, Thomas O, Cooper JM, Duthoit G

Inducibility of ventricular arrhythmias in early repolarization syndrome and Brugada syndrome: From the J-wave associated with prior cardiac event (J-PREVENT) registry

Takahashi Y, Osaka Y, Nogami A, Nishizaki M, Okishige K, Shimizu M, Yamauchi Y, Ono Y, Suzuki K, Hirao K, Isobe M

SUMOylation: a novel protein quality control modifier in the heart

Maejima Y, Sadoshima J

Quantitative assessment of tissue prolapse on optical coherence tomography and its relation to underlying plaque morphologies and clinical outcome in patients with elective stent implantation

Sugiyama T, Kimura S, Akiyama D, Hishikari K, Kawaguchi N, Kamiishi T, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Isobe M

Factors associated with periesophageal vagal nerve injury after pulmonary vein antrum isolation

Miyazaki S, Taniguchi H, Kusa S, Komatsu Y, Ichihara N, Takagi T, Iwasawa J, Kuroi A, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Role of extended external auto-triggered loop recorder monitoring for atrial fibrillation

Takagi T, Miyazaki S, Kusa S, Taniguchi H, Ichihara N, Iwasawa J, Kuroi A, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Integrating genetic, transcriptional, and functional analyses to identify 5 novel genes for atrial fibrillation

Sinner MF, Tucker NR, Lunetta KL, Ozaki K, Smith JG, Trompet S, Bis JC, Lin H, Chung MK, Nielsen JB, Lubitz SA, Krijthe BP, Magnani JW, Ye J, Gollob MH, Tsunoda T, Muller-Nurasyid M, Lichtner P, Peters A, Dolmatova E, Kubo M, Smith JD, Psaty BM, Smith NL, Jukema JW, Chasman DI, Albert CM, Ebana Y, Furukawa T, Macfarlane PW, Harris TB, Darbar D, Dorr M, Holst AG, Svendsen JH, Hofman A, Uitterlinden AG, Gudnason V, Isobe M, Malik R, Dichgans M, Rosand J, Van Wagoner DR

Aborted sudden cardiac death due to intractable ventricular fibrillation caused by coronary spasm refractory to implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy

Goto K, Kurabayashi M, Nakamura T, Asano M, Suzuki H, Shimura T, Sasano T, Hirao K, Isobe M, Okishige K

The radio frequency catheter ablation of inter-fascicular reentrant tachycardia: new insights into the electrophysiological and anatomical characteristics

Okishige K, Sakurada H, Mizusawa Y, Yamauchi Y, Fukamizu S, Aoyagi H, Okano Y, Azegami K, Sasano T, Hirao K

The registry report of heart transplantation in Japan (1999-2013)

Nakatani T, Fukushima N, Ono M, Saiki Y, Matsuda H, Yozu R, Isobe M

First case of left posterior fascicle in a bystander circuit of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia

Maeda S, Yokoyama Y, Nogami A, Chik WW, Hirao K

Prevalence and clinical outcome of phrenic nerve injury during superior vena cava isolation and circumferential pulmonary vein antrum isolation using radiofrequency energy

Miyazaki S, Usui E, Kusa S, Taniguchi H, Ichihara N, Takagi T, Iwasawa J, Kuroi A, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

Association of Intravascular Ultrasound- and Optical Coherence Tomography-Assessed Coronary Plaque Morphology With Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris

Kimura S, Sugiyama T, Hishikari K, Yamakami Y, Sagawa Y, Kojima K, Ohtani H, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Isobe M

Severe iatrogenic bradycardia related to the combined use of beta-blocking agents and sodium channel blockers

Kawabata M, Yokoyama Y, Sasaki T, Tao S, Ihara K, Shirai Y, Sasano T, Goya M, Furukawa T, Isobe M, Hirao K

Impact of smoking on coronary microcirculatory resistance in patients with coronary artery disease

Miyazaki T, Ashikaga T, Ohigashi H, Komura M, Kobayashi K, Isobe M

A DPP-4 inhibitor suppresses fibrosis and inflammation on experimental autoimmune myocarditis in mice

Hirakawa H, Zempo H, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Suzuki J, Akazawa H, Komuro I, Isobe M

Influence of microvascular resistance on fractional flow reserve after successful percutaneous coronary intervention

Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Isobe M, Kakuta T

The prognostic value of the serum eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratio in relation to clinical outcomes after endovascular therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease caused by femoropopliteal artery lesions

Hishikari K, Kimura S, Yamakami Y, Kojima K, Sagawa Y, Otani H, Sugiyama T, Kuwahara T, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Isobe M

Clinical characteristics of definite or suspected isolated cardiac sarcoidosis: application of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and 18F-Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computerized tomography

Tezuka D, Terashima M, Kato Y, Toriihara A, Hirasawa K, Sasaoka T, Yoshikawa S, Maejima Y, Ashikaga T, Suzuki J, Hirao K, Isobe M

Genetic defects in a His-Purkinje system transcription factor, IRX3, cause lethal cardiac arrhythmias

Koizumi A, Sasano T, Kimura W, Miyamoto Y, Aiba T, Ishikawa T, Nogami A, Fukamizu S, Sakurada H, Takahashi Y, Nakamura H, Ishikura T, Koseki H, Arimura T, Kimura A, Hirao K, Isobe M, Shimizu W, Miura N, Furukawa T

Takayasu arteritis and ulcerative colitis: high rate of co-occurrence and genetic overlap

Terao C, Matsumura T, Yoshifuji H, Kirino Y, Maejima Y, Nakaoka Y, Takahashi M, Amiya E, Tamura N, Nakajima T, Origuchi T, Horita T, Matsukura M, Kochi Y, Ogimoto A, Yamamoto M, Takahashi H, Nakayamada S, Saito K, Wada Y, Narita I, Kawaguchi Y, Yamanaka H, Ohmura K, Atsumi T, Tanemoto K, Miyata T, Kuwana M, Komuro I, Tabara Y, Ueda A, Isobe M, Mimori T, Matsuda F

Recurrence after “long-term success” in catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Usui E, Miyazaki S, Taniguchi H, Ichihara N, Kanaji Y, Takagi T, Iwasawa J, Kuroi A, Nakamura H, Hachiya H, Isobe M, Hirao K, Iesaka Y

A P2X7 receptor antagonist attenuates experimental autoimmune myocarditis via suppressed myocardial CD4+ T and macrophage infiltration and NADPH oxidase 2/4 expression in mice

Zempo H, Sugita Y, Ogawa M, Watanabe R, Suzuki J, Isobe M

Popliteal Retrograde Approach is Effective and Safe for Superficial Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

Ueshima D, Ashikaga T, Shimura T, et al

High Atrial Defibrillation Threshold With Internal Cardioversion Indicates Arrhythmogenicity of Superior Vena Cava in Non-Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Ihara K, Sasaki T, Shirai Y, Tao S, Maeda S, Kawabata M, Sasano T, Yokoyama Y, Isobe M, Hirao K

Risk factors for rehospitalization in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction compared with reduced ejection fraction

Setoguchi M, Hashimoto Y, Sasaoka T, Ashikaga T, Isobe M

Early repolarization and positive T-wave alternans as risk markers for life-threatening arrhythmias in patients with vasospastic angina

Inamura Y, Nishizaki M, Shimizu M, Fujii H, Yamawake N, Suzuki M, Sakurada H, Hiraoka M, Isobe M

Edema index measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis as a predictor of fluid reduction needed to remove clinical congestion in acute heart failure

Yamazoe M, Mizuno A, Niwa K, Isobe M

Vessel Wall Inflammation of Takayasu Arteritis Detected by Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Association with Disease Distribution and Activity

Kato Y, Terashima M, Ohigashi H, Tezuka D, Ashikaga T, Hirao K, Isobe M

The Efficacy of Isochronal 3D Mapping-Based Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmia The Efficacy of Isochronal 3D Mapping-Based Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmia

Suzuki M, Nitta J, Hayashi Y, Lee K, Watanabe K, Hirao T, Kato N, Inamura Y, Sato A, Goya M, Hirao K, Isobe M

Elimination of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia by Targeting “Catecholamine-Sensitive Area”: A Dominant-Subordinate Relationship between Origin Sites of Bidirectional Ventricular Premature Contractions

Shirai Y, Goya M, Ohno S, Horie M, Doi S, Isobe M, Hirao K

Bronchogenic cyst of the atrioventricular septum presenting with ventricular fibrillation

Shiohira S, Sasaki T, Maeda S, Kawabata M, Goya M, Hirao K

Coexistence of a permanent form of a junctional reciprocating tachycardia and coronary sinus aneurysm: A case report

Shimizu Y, Inaba O, Goya M, Hirao K

Clinical assessment of cryoballoon ablation in cases with atrial fibrillation and a left common pulmonary vein

Shigeta T, Okishige K, Yamauchi Y, Aoyagi H, Nakamura T, Yamashita M, Nishimura T, Ito N, Tsuchiya Y, Asano M, Shimura T, Suzuki H, Kurabayashi M, Keida T, Sasano T and Hirao K

Left phrenic nerve injury during electrical isolation of left-sided pulmonary veins with the second-generation cryoballoon

Okishige K, Aoyagi H, Nishimura T, Shigeta T, Keida T, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T, Hirao K

Effects of immunosuppressive and biological agents on refractory Takayasu arteritis patients unresponsive to glucocorticoid treatment

Ohigashi H, Tamura N, Ebana Y, Harigai M, Maejima Y, Ashikaga T, Isobe M

Right coronary artery wall edema provoked by cavotricuspid isthmus radiofrequency ablation

Nishimura T, Goya M, Shiohira S, Yoshitake T, Shirai Y, Maeda S, Sasaki T, Kawabata M, Sasano T, Hirao K

Update on new stents and protection devices for carotid artery stenting: what we know, what we learnt recently and what we need to know

Nikas DN, Makos X, Umemoto T, Liappas G, Pacchioni A, Zakarian N, Reimers B

Coronary physiological assessment combining fractional flow reserve and index of microcirculatory resistance in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention with grey zone fractional flow reserve.Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

Niida T, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Matsuda J, Hoshino M, Araki M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Ichijyo S, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Isobe M, Kakuta T

Combined Analysis of Human and Experimental Murine Samples Identified Novel Circulating MicroRNAs as Biomarkers for Atrial Fibrillation

Natsume Y, Oaku K, Takahashi K, Nakamura W, Oono A, Hamada S, Yamazoe M, Ihara K, Sasaki T, Goya M, Hirao K, Furukawa T, Sasano T

Incidence of silent cerebral infarctions after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation utilizing the second-generation cryoballoon

Nakamura T, Okishige K, Kanazawa T, Yamashita M, Kawaguchi N, Kato N, Aoyagi H, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T and Hirao K

Incidence and predictors of pericardial effusion as an early complication of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: The Japanese Catheter Ablation Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (J-CARAF)

Murakawa Y, Yamane T, Goya M, Inoue K, Naito S, Kumagai K, Miyauchi Y, Morita N, Nogami A, Shoda M, Okumura K, Hirao K

Implantable epicardial cardioverter defibrillator induced localized constrictive pericarditis

Mizuno T, Goya M, Hirao K, Arai H

Age of First Arrhythmic Event in Brugada Syndrome: Data From the SABRUS (Survey on Arrhythmic Events in Brugada Syndrome) in 678 Patients

Milman A, Andorin A, Gourraud JB, Sacher F, Mabo P, Kim SH, Maeda S, Takahashi Y, Kamakura T, Aiba T, Conte G, Juang JJM, Leshem E, Rahkovich M, Hochstadt A, Mizusawa Y, Postema PG, Arbelo E, Huang Z, Denjoy I, Giustetto C, Wijeyeratne YD, Napolitano C, Michowitz Y, Brugada R, Casado-Arroyo R, Champagne J, Calo L, Sarquella-Brugada G, Tfelt-Hansen J, Priori SG, Takagi M, Veltmann C, Delise P, Corrado D, Behr ER, Gaita F, Yan GX, Brugada J, Leenhardt A, Wilde AAM, Brugada P, Kusano KF, Hirao K, Nam GB, Probst V, Belhassen B

Recovery of renal dysfunction after catheter ablation of outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ventricular premature depolarization-mediated cardiomyopathy

Maeda S, Chik WW, Liang JJ, Kelesidis I, Arroyo RC, D’Souza B, Sadek MM, Muser D, Squara F, Venugopal D, Santangeli P, Frankel DS, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ

Reduction in electrocardiographic lateral precordial voltage after subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation

Liang JJ, Maeda S, Supple GE

Overexpression of KCNJ2 in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes for the assessment of QT-prolonging drugs

Li M, Kanda Y, Ashihara T, Sasano T, Nakai Y, Kodama M, Hayashi E, Sekino Y, Furukawa T, Kurokawa J

Efficacy of Intensive Radiofrequency Energy Delivery to the Localized Dense Scar Area in Post-Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation – A Comparative Study With Standard Strategy Targeting the Infarcted Border Zone

Kuroki K, Nogami A, Yoshida K, Goya M, Fukunaga M, Kaitani K, Onishi N, Mine T, Koyama T, Igawa M, Machino T, Yamasaki H, Xu D, Igarashi M, Murakoshi N, Sekiguchi Y, Aonuma K

Surface electrocardiogram screening for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in Japanese patients with and without Brugada syndrome

Kawabata M, Goya M, Sasaki T, Maeda S, Yagishita A, Shirai Y, Kaneko M, Shiohira S, Isobe M, Hirao K

Left atrial appendage thrombi formation in Japanese non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients during anticoagulation therapy – warfarin vs

Kawabata M, Goya M, Sasaki T, Maeda S, Shirai Y, Nishimura T, Yoshitake T, Shiohira S, Isobe M, Hirao K

Crossover stenting across the deep femoral artery entry: a multicenter retrospective study

Iwata Y, Ueshima D, Jujo K, Kaneko N, Umemoto T, Utsunomiya M, Doijiri T, Murata T, Miyazaki T, Yamaguchi T, Kobayashi Y

Successful ablation for non-pulmonary multi-foci atrial fibrillation/tachycardia in a patient with coronary sinus ostial atresia by transseptal puncture and epicardial approach

Inamura Y, Nitta J, Sato A, Goya M, Isobe M, Hirao K

Atrial fibrillation type matters: greater infarct volume and worse neurological defects seen in acute cardiogenic cerebral embolism due to persistent or permanent rather than paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Inaba O, Yamauchi Y, Sekigawa M, Miwa N, Yamaguchi J, Nagata Y, Obayashi T, Miyamoto T, Kamata T, Isobe M, Goya M, Hirao K

Verapamil-sensitive atrial tachycardia with a slow conduction zone near the noncoronary aortic sinus and His bundle

Inaba O, Nagata Y, Yamauchi Y, Miyamoto T, Goya M, Hirao K

Effect of aortic regurgitant jet direction on mitral valve leaflet remodeling: a real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography study

Hirasawa K, Izumo M, Sasaoka T, Ashikaga T, Suzuki K, Harada T, IsobeM, Akashi YJ

A case of an atrial tachycardia originating from an occluded coronary sinus ostium with a persistent left superior vena cava

Hirao T, Yamauchi Y, Sato H, Yamashita S, Yagishita A, Miyamoto T, Goya M, Hirao K

High defibrillation threshold with a subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator due to the lead having been positioned in the fat layer.J Arrhythm

Hirao T, Nitta J, Sato A, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Hirao K

Assessment of vascular autonomic function using peripheral arterial tonometry

Hamada S, Oono A, Ishihara Y, Hasegawa Y, Akaza M, Sumi Y, Inoue Y, Izumiyama H, Hirao K, Isobe M and Sasano T

J Cardiol

Goya M, Nagashima M, Hiroshima K, Hayashi K, Makihara Y, Fukunaga M, An Y, Ohe M, Sasaki T, Shiohira S, Shirai Y, Kawabata M, Ando K, Isobe M, Hirao K Transvenous extraction of advisory implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads with a relatively long implant duration

Identification of causative organism in cardiac implantable electronic device infections

Fukunaga M, Goya M, Nagashima M, Hiroshima K, Yamada T, An Y, Hayashi K, Makihara Y, Ohe M, Ichihashi K, Ohtsuka M, Miyazaki H, Ando K

Ultrasound evaluation of liver stiffness: accuracy of ultrasound imaging for the prediction of liver cirrhosis as evaluated using a liver stiffness measurement

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Pulmonary vein isolation plus left atrial posterior wall isolation and additional nonpulmonary vein trigger ablation using high-dose isoproterenol for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

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A long RP supraventricular tachycardia with the earliest atrial activation at the His-bundle region: What is the ablation target? Heart Rhythm 2021; 18: 142-144.

Mizukami A, Maruyama M, Matsumura A, Sasano T

A sustained ventricular tachycardia overlooked by subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator but recognized by co-implanted transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Goto K, Ono Y, Osaka Y, Kurihara K, Otomo K, Sasano T

Tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient identifies prognostically relevant worsening renal function in acute heart failure

Hayasaka K, Matsue Y, Kitai T, Okumura T, Kida K, Oishi S, Akiyama E, Suzuki S, Yamamoto M, Mizukami A, Yoshioka K, Kuroda S, Kagiyama N, Yamaguchi T, Sasano T

An oriented hydroxyapatite film with arrayed plate-like particles enhance chondrogenic differentiation of ATDC5 cells

Komuro H, Wint WY, Horiuchi N, Nozaki K, Sasano T, Miyashin M, Yamashita K, Nagai A

Clinical impact of rapid ventricular pacing on the left atrial posterior wall isolation by a cryoballoon application: a randomized controlled trial

Nishimura T, Okishige K, Yamauchi Y, Shigeta T, Nakamura R, Hirao T, Sasano T, Hirao K

Blood Coagulation Status during Cryofreezing Ablation and Effects of the Direct Anticoagulants Dabigatran and Edoxaban

Okishige K, Hirao T, Oda A, Shigeta T, Nakamura RA, Yoshida H, Tachibana S, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T, Hirao K

Comparative Study of Cryoballoon versus Radiofrequency for Pulmonary Vein Isolation when Combined with vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Okishige K, Kawaguchi N, Iwai S, Yamauchi Y, Keida T, Sasano T, Hirao K, Valderrabano M

Experimental Study with Regard to the Effects of Energy Titration of the Laserballoon on the Lesion Creation Using Porcine Myocardium

Okishige K, Shigeta T, Nakamura RA, Hirao T, Yoshida H, Oda A, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T, Hirao K

Chemical mapping as a predictor of vein of Marshall ethanol ablative effects

Okishige K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Nakamura RA, Hirao T, Yoshida H, Yamauchi Y, Keida T, Sasano T, Hirao K, Valderrábano M

Clinical investigation of the durability of the lesions created by left atrial linear ablation with a cryoballoon

Shigeta T, Okishige K, Nishimura T, Aoyagi H, Yoshida H, Nakamura R, Hirao T, Sasano T, Hirao K, Yamauchi Y

Japan ablation registry: cryoablation in atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (“JARCANRET study”): results from large multicenter retrospective investigation

Okishige K, Okumura K, Tsurugi T, Yotsukura A, Nanbu T, Sugiura H, Sanada A, Kondo Y, Takano M, Keida T, Fujita M, Kamiya H, Tsuchiya K, Adachi K, Katoh Y, Hiroshima K, Yamamoto K, Ashikaga K, Hoshiyama T, Sasano T, Hirao K

Impact of diagnosis-to-ablation time on non-pulmonary vein triggers and ablation outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation

Takamiya T, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Inamura Y, Murata K, Ikenouchi T, Kono T, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Pacemaker implantation for sick sinus syndrome in a pregnant female with situs ambiguus and polysplenia.J Arrhythm

Hayashi T, Goya M, Amemiya M, Sasano T

Outcomes of deep sedation for catheter ablation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, with adaptive servo ventilation

Hayashi T, Mizukami A, Kuroda S, Tateishi R, Kanehama N, Tachibana S, Hayasaka K, Hiroki J, Arai H, Yoshioka K, Iwatsuka R, Ueshima D, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

Association between the locations of non-pulmonary vein triggers and ablation outcomes in repeat procedures after cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Takamiya T, Inaba O, Nitta J, Sato A, Inamura Y, Murata K, Ikenouchi T, Kono T, Nitta G, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Extremely lateasymptomatic atrial lead dislodgement from the right atrial appendage to superior vena cavawith autopsy findings

Nakamura R, Yamauchi Y, Okishige K, Kumagai J, Goya M, Sasano T

The impact of leftatrial inferior wall isolation, in addition to pulmonary veins and left posterior wall, on long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

Nakamura R, Yamauchi Y, Okishige K, Kurabayashi M, Goya M, Sasano T

Study Design of the Nationwide Japanese LeadExtraction (J-LEX) Registry: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicenter, Open Registry

Shoda M, Kusano K, Goya M, Nishii N, Imai K, Okamoto Y, Takegami M, Nakao YM, MiyamotoY, Nogami A

Perimitral flutter with along epicardial bypass tract successfully treated by selective ethanol infusion to a branch ofthe vein of Marshall

Takigawa M, Goya M, Yamaguchi J, Shirai Y, Martin CA, Sasano T

Risk factors forvenous bleeding complication at the femoral puncture site after catheter ablation of atrialfibrillation

Arai H, Mizukami A, Hanyu Y, Kawakami T, Shimizu Y, Hiroki J, Yoshioka K, Otani H, KurodaS, Iwatsuka R, Ueshima D, Hayashi T, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

Relationship Between Fractionated Signal Areas in the Atrial MuscleDuring Sinus Rhythm and Atrial Pacing and Non-Pulmonary Vein Foci: Novel Mapping Strategy.Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol

Hirokami J, Hiroshima K, Yamaji K, Korai K, Nagashima M, Fukunaga M, Morita J, YamamotoK, Ando K, Goya M

Efficacy andSafety of Left Atrial Appendage Closure With WATCHMAN in Japanese Nonvalvular AtrialFibrillation Patients – Final 2-Year Follow-up Outcome Data From the SALUTE Trial

Aonuma K, Yamasaki H, Nakamura M, Matsumoto T, Takayama M, Ando K, Hirao K, GoyaM, Morino Y, Hayashida K, Kusano K, Gomi Y, Main ML, Uchida T, Saito S

Predictivevalue of noninducibility after catheter ablation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.J Arrhythm

Tachibana S, Mizukami A, Kuroda S, Hayashi T, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

J Interv CardElectrophysiol

Watanabe K, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Inamura Y, Kato N, Suzuki M, Goya M, Hirao K, SasanoT.Predictors of non-pulmonary vein foci in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Risk Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Okumura K, Tomita H, Nakai M, Kodani E, Akao M, Suzuki S, Hayashi K, Sawano M, Goya M, Yamashita T, Fukuda K, Ogawa H, Tsuda T, Isobe M, Toyoda K, Miyamoto Y, Miyata H, Okamura T, Sasahara Y

Successful ablation with ethanol infusion to coronary sinus branch in a case with scar-related ventricular tachycardia with left ventricular epicardial reentrant circuit

Sasaki T, Yamashita S, Suzuki M, Okishige K, Goya M, Sasano T

Use of a powered sheath for transvenous lead extraction.

Goya M

The use of intracardiac echocardiography catheters in endocardial ablation of cardiac arrhythmia: Meta-analysis of efficiency, effectiveness, and safety outcomes

Goya M, Frame D, Gache L, Ichishima Y, Tayar DO, Goldstein L, Lee SHY

Characteristics of the nonpulmonary vein foci induced after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Kato N, Nitta J, Sato A, Inamura Y, Takamiya T, Inaba O, Negi K, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Endocardial contact mapping of the left atrial appendage in persistent atrial fibrillation

Takahashi Y, Akiyoshi K, Sekigawa M, Yagishita A, Yamamoto T, Maeda S, Kawabata M, Goya M, Hirao K, Sasano T

Transvenous Excimer Laser-Assisted Lead Extraction of Cardiac Implantable Electrical Devices in the Japanese Elderly Population

Yagishita A, Goya M, Sekigawa M, Yamamoto T, Akiyoshi K, Maeda S, Takahashi Y, Kawabata M, Hirao K

Impact of sex difference on the discordance of revascularization decision making between fractional flow reserve and diastolic pressure ratio during the wave-free period

Yonetsu T, Hoshino M, Lee T, Murai T, Sumino Y, Hada M, Yamaguchi M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Niida T, Matsuda J, Hatano Y, Umemoto T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Plaque morphology assessed by optical coherence tomography in the culprit lesions of the first episode of acute myocardial infarction in patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level

Yonetsu T, Hoshino M, Lee T, Kanaji Y, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Sumino Y, Ohya H, Kanno, Y, Hirano H, Horie T, Niida T, Matsuda J, Umemoto T, Sasaoka T, Hatano Y, Sugiyama T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Association between surgical risk and 30-day stroke after transcatheter versussurgical aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Matsuda Y, Nai Fovino L, Giacoppo D, Scotti A, Massussi M, Ueshima D, Sasano T, FabrisT, Tarantini G

Prognostic impact of healedcoronary plaque in non-culprit lesions assessed by optical coherence tomography.Atherosclerosis

Usui E, Mintz GS, Lee T, Matsumura M, Zhang Y, Hada M, Yamaguchi M, Hoshino M, KanajiY, Sugiyama T, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Maehara A

Impact ofintensively lowered low-density lipoprotein cholesterol on deferred lesion prognosis

Shun Nakamura, Takanobu Yamamoto, Yun Teng, Sawa Matsumoto, Kensuke Kasano, Hirotaka Yoshiwara, Eijiro Hattori, Takeshi Tokunag, Taishi Yonetsu, Kenzo Hirao

Coronary spasm andoptical coherence tomography defined plaque erosion causing ST-segment-elevation acutemyocardial infarction in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia

Nakao M, Matsuda J, Iwai M, Endo A, Yonetsu T, Otomo Y, Sasano T

Trends in Successful Ablation Sites and Outcomes ofAblation for Idiopathic Outflow Tract Ventricular Arrhythmias

Hayashi T, Liang JJ, Shirai Y, Kuo L, Muser D, Kubala M, Kumareswaran R, Arkles JS, GarciaFC, Supple GE, Schaller RD, Frankel DS

Sinus Node DysfunctionCharacterized by Reduction only in Maximum Heart Rate During Exercise after SVC Isolationin Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation -a potential complication- HeartRhythm Case Rep.2020 Jan 9; 6(4): 206-209.

Hayashi T, Mizukami A, Kuroda S, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

Mechanism of Recurrence of Atrial Tachycardia: Comparison BetweenFirst Versus Redo Procedures in a High-Resolution Mapping System

Takigawa M, Derval N, Martin CA, Vlachos K, Denis A, Nakatani Y, Kitamura T, Cheniti G, Bourier F, Lam A, Martin R, Frontera A, Thompson N, Massoullié G, Wolf M, Escande W, André C, Zeng LJ, Roux JR, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Sacher F, Cochet H, Hocini M, Haïssaguerre M, Jaïs P

Acute and mid-term outcome of ethanol infusion of vein of Marshall for the treatment of perimitral flutter

Takigawa M, Vlachos K, Martin CA, Bourier F, Denis A, Kitamura T, Cheniti G, Lam A, Martin R, Frontera A, Thompson N, Massoullié G, Wolf M, Escande W, André C, Zeng LJ, Nakatani Y, Nakashima T, Pillois X, Ramirez D, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Sacher F, Cochet H, Hocini M, Haïssaguerre M, Jaïs P, Derval N

Double ventricular tachycardias associated with an anatomical isthmus identified by a computed tomography-derived channel

Takigawa M, Martin R, Kitamura T, Cochet H, Jais P, Sacher F

Temperature- and flow-controlled ablation/very-high-power short-duration ablation vs conventional power-controlled ablation: Comparison of focal and linear lesion characteristics

Takigawa M, Kitamura T, Martin CA, Fuimaono K, Datta K, Joshi H, Constantin M, Bourier F, Cheniti G, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Denis A, Derval N, Sacher F, Cochet H, Hocini M, Haïssaguerre M, Jaïs P

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

Klionsky DJ, Maejima Y, et al

JCS 2017 Guideline on management of vasculitis syndrome – Digest version

Isobe M, Amano K, Arimura Y, Ishizu A, Ito S, Kaname S, Kobayashi S, Komagata Y, Komuro I, Komori K, Takahashi K, Tanemoto K, Hasegawa H, Harigai M, Fujimoto S, Miyazaki T, Miyata T, Yamada H, Yoshida A, Wada T, Inoue Y, Uchida HA, Ota H, Okazaki T, Onimaru M, Kawakami T, Kinouchi R, Kurata A, Kosuge H, Sada KE, Shigematsu K, Suematsu E, Sueyoshi E, Sugihara T, Sugiyama H, Takeno M, Tamura N, Tsutsumino M, Dobashi H, Nakaoka Y, Nagasaka K, Maejima Y, Yoshifuji H, Watanabe Y, Ozaki S, Kimura T, Shigematsu H, Yamauchi-Takihara K, Murohara T, Momomura SI

Efficacy and safety of early initiation of eplerenone treatment in patients with acute heart failure (EARLIER trial): a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Asakura M, Ito S, Yamada T, Saito Y, Kimura K, Yamashina A, Hirayama A, Kobayashi Y, Hanatani A, Tsujimoto M, Yasuda S, Abe Y, Higashino Y, Tamaki Y, Sugino H, Niinuma H, Okuhara Y, Koitabashi T, Momomura SI, Asai K, Nomura A, Kawai H, Satoh Y, Yoshikawa T, Hirata KI, Yokoi Y, Tanaka J, Shibata Y, Maejima Y, Tamaki S, Kawta H, Iwahashi N, Kobayashi M, Higuchi Y, Kada A, Yamamoto H, Kitakaze M

Ostial left circumflex lesion with calcified nodule successfully treated with excimer laser coronary atherectomy and drug-coated balloon

Matsuda Y, Ashikaga T, Sasaoka T, Hatano Y, Umemoto T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Maejima Y, Sasano T

Comparison of neointimal response between durable-polymer everolimus-eluting stent and bioabsorbable-polymer everolimus-eluting stent for severely calcified lesions requiring rotational Atherectomy

Matsuda Y, Ashikaga T, Sasaoka T, Hatano Y, Umemoto T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Maejima Y, Sasano T

Associated factorsof poor treatment outcomes in patients with giant cell arteritis: clinical implication of largevessel lesions

Sugihara T, Hasegawa H, Uchida HA, Yoshifuji H, Watanabe Y, Amiya E, Maejima Y, KonishiM, Murakawa Y, Ogawa N, Furuta S, Katsumata Y, Komagata Y, Naniwa T, Okazaki T, TanakaY, Takeuchi T, Nakaoka Y, Arimura Y, Harigai M, Isobe M

Long-term efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in refractory Takayasu arteritis: final resultsof the randomized controlled phase 3 TAKT study

Nakaoka Y, Isobe M, Tanaka Y, Ishii T, Ooka S, Niiro H, Tamura N, Banno S, Yoshifuji H, Sakata Y, Kawakami A, Atsumi T, Furuta S, Kohsaka H, Suzuki K, Hara R, Maejima Y, Tsukamoto H, Takasaki Y, Yamashita K, Okada N, Yamakido S, Takei S, Yokota S, NishimotoN.

Maejima Y. The critical roles of protein quality control systems in the pathogenesis of heartfailure. J Cardiol 75(3): 219-227, 2020

Maejima Y. SGLT2 inhibitors play a salutary role in heart failure via modulation of themitochondrial function. Front Cardiovasc Med 6: 186, 2020.

FFR=1.0 flow changesafter percutaneous coronary intervention

Junji Matsuda, Rikuta Hamaya, Masahiro Hoshino, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Tadashi Murai, Taishi Yonetsu, Tetsuo Sasano, Tsunekazu Kakuta

The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score predicts mortality andneurological outcome in patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome

Junji Matsuda, Shunichi Kato, Hirotaka Yano, Giichi Nitta, Toshikazu Kono, Takashi Ikenouchi, Kazuya Murata, Miki Kanoh, Yukihiro Inamura, Tomomasa Takamiya, Ken Negi, Akira Sato, Tsunehiro Yamato, Osamu Inaba, Hideki Morita, Yutaka Matsumura, Junichi Nitta, TaishiYonetsu

One-year outcomes after pulmonary vein isolation plus posterior wall isolationand additional non-pulmonary vein trigger ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation with orwithout contact force sensing: a propensity score-matched comparison

Takamiya T, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Ikenouchi T, Murata K, Inamura Y, Takahashi Y, GoyaM, Hirao K

Mapping After Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation:Insights Into the Role of Focal and RotationalActivation During Atrial Fibrillation

Takahashi Y, Yamamoto T, Sekigawa M, Yamaguchi J, Shirai Y, Tao S, Hayashi T, TakigawaM, Goya M, Sasano T

－46－M.Acute and long-term results of bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation of refractoryventricular arrhythmias of deep intramural origin

Igarashi M, Nogami A, Fukamizu S, Sekiguchi Y, Nitta J, Sakamoto N, Sakamoto Y, Kurosaki K, Takahashi Y, Kimata A, Komatsu Y, Machino T, Kuroki K, Yamasaki H, Aonuma K, Ieda

Pulmonary vein narrowing after visually guided laser balloon ablation: Occurrence and clinical correlates

Yamamoto T, Takahashi Y, Yamaguchi J, Sekigawa M, Shirai Y, Tao S, HayashiT, Takigawa M, Goya M, Sasano T

Cryoballoon versus radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in hemodialysis patients

Takamiya T, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Inamura Y, Kato N, Murata K, Ikenouchi T, Kono T, Nitta G, Matsumura Y, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Clinical outcome of pulmonary vein isolation alone ablation strategy using VISITAG SURPOINT in nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation

Yamaguchi J, Takahashi Y, Yamamoto T, Amemiya M, Sekigawa M, Shirai Y, Tao S, Hayashi T, Yagishita A, Takigawa M, Goya M, Sasano T

A prospective multicenter study of direct comparison of feasibility and safety of pulmonary vein isolation using the minimally interrupted apixaban between second-generation cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: J-HIT apixaban

Yagishita A, Goya M, Iesaka Y, Nitta J, Takahashi A, Nagata Y, Hachiya H, Inaba O, Inamura Y, Tanaka Y, Watanabe K, Tao S, Shirai Y, Yamamoto T, Shiohira S, Akiyoshi K, Sekigawa M, Maeda S, Sasaki T, Takahashi Y, Kawabata M, Hirao K

A Survey of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Cessation in General Surgery and Outcomes in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.

Kawabata M, Goya M, Maeda S, Yagishita A, Takahashi Y, Sasano T, Hirao K

Functional Role of the L396R Mutation of Tks5 Identified by an Exome-Wide Association Study in Atrial Fibrillation.

Yang X, Sasano T, Ebana Y, Takeuchi JK, Ihara K, Yamazoe M, Furukawa T

In vitro generation of functional murine heart organoids via FGF4 and extracellular matrix.

Lee J, Sutani A, Kaneko R, Takeuchi J, Sasano T, Kohda T, Ihara K, Takahashi K, Yamazoe M, Morio T, Furukawa T, Ishino F

A missense mutation in the RSRSP stretch of Rbm20 causes dilated cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation in mice.

Ihara K, Sasano T, Hiraoka Y, Togo-Ohno M, Soejima Y, Sawabe M, Tsuchiya M, Ogawa H, Furukawa T, Kuroyanagi H

Retrograde fast pathway cryoablation inside the coronary sinus for slow-fast atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava.

Arai H, Nakamura R, Sagawa Y, Oda A, Murata K, Okishige K, Goya M, Sasano T, Aonuma K, Yamauchi Y

Demonstration of the discrepancy between AT-wave morphology on 12-lead ECG and AT mechanism in scar-related AT.

Takigawa M, Martin CA, Yamamoto T, Nakatani Y, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Derval N, Sacher F, Hocini M, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Haïssaguerre M, Sasano T, Jaïs P

Symptomatic Gastroparesis After Cryoballoon-Based Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Results From a Large Multicenter Registry.

Miyazaki S, Kobori A, Jo H, Keida T, Yoshitani K, Mukai M, Sagawa Y, Asakawa T, Sato E, Yamao K, Horie T, Manita M, Fukaya H, Hayashi H, Tanimoto K, Iwayama T, Chiba S, Sato A, Sekiguchi Y, Sugiura K, Iwai S, Isonaga Y, Miwa N, Kato N, Inaba O, Hirota T, Nagata Y, Ono Y, Hachiya H, Yamauchi Y, Goya M, Nitta J, Tada H, Sasano T

Contribution of periodontal health in cardiovascular secondary prevention: Analyses on hospitalized patients in cardiology units.

Hamaya R, Yonetsu T, Aoyama N, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Tashiro A, Niida T, Isobe M, Maejima Y, Iwata T, Sasano T

Comparison of three different approaches to very high-power short-duration ablation using the QDOT-MICRO catheter.

Yamaguchi J, Takigawa M, Goya M, Martin CA, Yamamoto T, Ikenouchi T, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Extracellular Vesicles for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.

Ihara K, Sasano T

Peri-procedural anticoagulation in patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation: results from the multicentre end-stage kidney disease-atrial fibrillation ablation registry.

Yamamoto T, Miyazaki S, Tanaka Y, Kono T, Nakata T, Mizukami A, Aoyama D, Arai H, Taomoto Y, Horie T, Hojo R, Kawamoto S, Yabe K, Akiyoshi K, Kato N, Ono Y, Suzuki A, Fukamizu S, Nagata Y, Yamauchi Y, Tada H, Hachiya H, Inaba O, Takahashi A, Goya M, Sasano T

Comparison of lesion characteristics using temperature-flow-controlled versus conventional power-controlled ablation with fixed ablation index.

Ikenouchi T, Takigawa M, Goya M, Martin CA, Yamamoto T, Yamaguchi J, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Inflammatory process of the COVID-19 fulminant myocarditis in the multimodality imaging: a case report.

Hara S, Miwa N, Hachiya H, Sasano T

Arrhythmogenic epicardial LA-PV connection at the peri-oesophageal posterior LA is safely and effectively blocked by ethanol infusion to the vein of Marshall.

Takigawa M, Ikenouchi T, Goya M, Shigeta T, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Predictors of coronary artery injury after orbital atherectomy as assessed by optical coherence tomography.

Lee T, Ashikaga T, Nozato T, Kaneko M, Miyazaki R, Okata S, Nagase M, Horie T, Terui M, Kishigami T, Nagata Y, Misawa T, Taomoto Y, Kachi D, Naito M, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

A novel catheter ablation strategy for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation combining cryoballoon, radiofrequency, and Marshall-vein ethanol ablations.

Hayasaka K, Sasaki T, Shirai Y, Shimosato H, Tahara T, Segami S, Nagasawa R, Akimoto K, Yabe K, Toya C, Watanabe K, Yamashita S, Suzuki M, Sugiyama K, Yamauchi Y, Okishige K, Goya M, Sasano T

Identification of Optical Coherence Tomography-Defined Coronary Plaque Erosion by Preprocedural Computed Tomography Angiography.

Nagamine T, Hoshino M, Yonetsu T, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Matsuda K, Sayama K, Ueno H, Nogami K, Hanyu Y, Misawa T, Hada M, Usui E, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Delineation of the right ventricular septal activation during a right bundle branch origin accelerated idioventricular rhythm.

Nishimura T, Goya M, Negishi M, Ikenouchi T, Yamamoto T, Goto K, Shigeta T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Relationship of OCT-defined plaque characteristics with CCTA-derived coronary inflammation and CMR-derived global coronary flow reserve in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Hada M, Misawa T, Nagamine T, Teng Y, Nogami K, Ueno H, Matsuda K, Sayama K, Usui E, Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Impact of baseline pool impedance on lesion metrics and steam pops in catheter ablation.

Takigawa M, Yamamoto T, Amemiya M, Martin CA, Ikenouchi T, Yamaguchi J, Negishi M, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T

Detailed analysis of tachycardia cycle length aids diagnosis of the mechanism and location of atrial tachycardias

Takigawa M, Kamakura T, Martin C, Derval N, Cheniti G, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Sacher F, Cochet H, Hocini M, Negishi M, Yamamoto T, Ikenouchi T, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T, Haissaguierre M, Jais P

Impact of filter configurations on bipolar EGMs: An optimal filter setting for identifying VT substrates

Takigawa M, Sacher F, Martin C, Cheniti G, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Derval N, Cochet H, Hocini M, Yamamoto T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T, Haissaguierre M, Jais P

Multimodality coronary imaging to predict non-culprit territory unrecognized myocardial infarction in Non-ST-Elevation acute coronary syndrome

Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Higher power achieves greater local impedance drop, shorter ablation time, and more transmural lesion formation in comparison to lower power in local impedance guided radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation

Yamashita S, Mizukami A, Ono M, Hiroki J, Miyakuni S, Ueshima D, Matsumura A, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Prognostic implications of unrecognized myocardial infarction and periprocedural myocardial injury on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with chronic coronary syndrome

Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Hada M, Ozcan I, Sugiyama T, Matsuda K, Sayama K, Nogami K, Nagamine T, Teng Y, Misawa T, Araki M, Usui E, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

First experience of temperature-controlled bipolar radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia originating from the anterior left ventricle using a diamond-embedded-tip catheter

Inaba O, Inamura Y, Takagi T, Sato A, Goya M, Sasano T

Identification of Human Ventricular Tachycardia Demarcated by Fixed Lines of Conduction Block in a 3-Dimensional Hyperboloid Circuit

Nishimura T, Shatz N, Weiss JP, Zawaneh M, Bai R, Beaser AD, Upadhyay GA, Aziz ZA, Nayak HM, Shatz DY, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T, Su W, Raiman M, Tung R

Genetic risk score of cerebral infarction in atrial fibrillation genome-wide association study

Ebana Y, Liu L, Ihara K, Abe K, Terao C, Kamatani Y, Sasano T, Furukawa T

Novel method to avoid serious injurious effects on the atrioventricular nodal (AVN) conduction during catheter ablation of the AVN slow pathway utilizing cryofreezing energy

Okishige K, Tachibana S, Shigeta T, Yamauchi Y, Tanno K, Hirao K, Sasano T

Porphyromonas gingivalis, a periodontal pathogen, impairs post-infarcted myocardium by inhibiting autophagosome-lysosome fusion

Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Maejima Y, Nakagama S, Fan Q, Tamura N, Sasano T

Challenging lead extraction with quadripolar active fixation of coronary sinus with severe adhesion

Isonaga Y, Inamura Y, Sato A, Inaba O, Goya M, Sasano T

How to perform effective cryoballooon ablation of the left atrial roof: Considerations after experiencing more than 1000 cases

Shigeta T, Okishige K, Murata K, Oda A, Arai H, Sagawa Y, Kurabayashi M, Goya M, Sasano T, Yamauchi Y

LTE: Scientific basis for retraction of article “microvascular resistance reserve in the presence of functionally significant epicardial stenosis and changes after revascularization”

Hanyu Y, Hoshino M, Usui E, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Sakamoto T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Adjunctive posterior wall isolation for the treatment of persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (CORNERSTONE AF) trial: Design and rationale.

Shigeta T, Miyazaki S, Inaba O, Inamura Y, Nitta J, Sekiguchi Y, Takahashi A, Hachiya H, Nagata Y, Yamauchi Y, Hayashi T, Iwai S, Mizukami A, Ono Y, Handa K, Suzuki M, Suzuki A, Nakajima J, Hirao K, Okada H, Negishi M, Ikenouchi T, Yamamoto T, Goto K, Nishimura T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Hirakawa A, Goya M, Sasano T

Risk stratification of atrial fibrillation and stroke using single nucleotide polymorphism and circulating biomarkers

Sasano T, Ihara K, Tanaka T, Furukawa T

Prognostic Implications of Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Reserve After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

Ueno H, Hoshino M, Usui E, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hada M, Misawa T, Nagamine T, Hanyu Y, Nogami K, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Sakamoto T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Modification of the pulmonary vein antrum is associated with recurrence after durable pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Kujiraoka H, Hojo R, Arai T, Takahashi M, Fukamizu S, Sasano T

Can phrenic nerve injury be anticipated by larger cryoballoons?

Goto K, Miyazaki S, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Sasano T

A novel coronary angiographic index for predicting correlation between fractional flow reserve and resting full-cycle ratio

Ohtani H, Ueshima D, Kawakami T, Hanyu Y, Yoshioka K, Mizukami A, Matsumura A, Sasano T

Superiority of the Combination of Input and Output Parameters to the Single Parameter for Lesion Size Estimation

Iwakawa H, Takigawa M, Yamaguchi J, Martin CA, Goya M, Yamamoto T, Amemiya M, Ikenouchi T, Negishi M, Kawamura I, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Watanabe H, Sasano T

Impact of Impella on Coronary Flow Assessed by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography.

Hada M, Usui E, Wakasa N, Sasano T, Kakuta T

The effect of half-normal saline irrigation on lesion characteristics in temperature-flow-controlled ablation.

Ikenouchi T, Takigawa M, Goya M, Yamaguchi J, Martin CA, Yamamoto T, Negishi M, Kawamura I, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Risk prediction of inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy using machine learning.

Tateishi R, Suzuki M, Shimizu M, Shimada H, Tsunoda T, Miyazaki H, Misu Y, Yamakami Y, Yamaguchi M, Kato N, Isshiki A, Kimura S, Fujii H, Nishizaki M, Sasano T

Safety verification of a novel irrigation catheter with flexible tip of laser-cut kerfs and contact force sensor.

Yamaguchi J, Takigawa M, Goya M, Yamamoto T, Ikenouchi T, Iwakawa H, Negishi M, Goto K, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Symptomatic periesophageal vagal nerve injury by different energy sources during atrial fibrillation ablation.

Miyazaki S, Kobori A, Jo H, Keida T, Yoshitani K, Mukai M, Sagawa Y, Asakawa T, Sato E, Yamao K, Horie T, Manita M, Fukaya H, Hayashi H, Tanimoto K, Iwayama T, Chiba S, Sato A, Sekiguchi Y, Sugiura K, Iwai S, Isonaga Y, Miwa N, Kato N, Inaba O, Hirota T, Nagata Y, Ono Y, Hachiya H, Yamauchi Y, Goya M, Nitta J, Tada H, Sasano T

Endoplasmic Reticulum Selective Autophagy Alleviates Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity.

Nakagama S, Maejima Y, Fan Q, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Tamura N, Ihara K, Sasano T

Acute procedural efficacy and safety of a novel expandable diameter cryoballoon in atrial fibrillation ablation: Early results from a multicenter ablation registry.

Isonaga Y, Miyazaki S, Nitta J, Shirai Y, Inamura Y, Sagawa Y, Yamauchi Y, Sasaki T, Inaba O, Sasano T

Edoxaban eliminates hypercoagulability evoked by transient temperature changes in human whole blood.

Suzuki A, Hamada S, Oono A, Hasegawa Y, Yamauchi Y, Okishige K, Hirao K, Sasano T

Machine Learning for Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease Prediction on Electrocardiogram Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography.

Shimizu M, Kimura S, Fujii H, Suzuki M, Nishizaki M, Sasano T

Detection of unrecognized myocardial infarction by preprocedural transthoracic echocardiography in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention.

Misawa T, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hada M, Nagamine T, Ueno H, Nogami K, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Characteristics of two different cryoballoon systems for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial (CONTRAST-CRYO Trial).

Ikenouchi T, Miyazaki S, Nitta J, Sekiguchi Y, Kobori A, Nakamura K, Inamura Y, Murakami M, Sagawa Y, Sasaki Y, Inaba O, Yamauchi Y, Naito S, Hirakawa A, Sasano T

Transcoronary mapping with an over-the-wire multielectrode catheter in scar-related ventricular tachycardia patients.

Nishimura T, Goya M, Takigawa M, Negishi M, Ikenouchi T, Yamamoto T, Kawamura I, Goto K, Shigeta T, Takamiya T, Tao S, Yonetsu T, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Diagnostic value of computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect coexisting microvascular dysfunction in patients with obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease.

Hada M, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Hanyu Y, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Matsuda K, Sakamoto T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Combined Assessment of Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation.

Hanyu Y, Hoshino M, Usui E, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Sakamoto T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Ultrastructural insights from myocardial ablation lesions from microsecond pulsed field vs radiofrequency energy.

Kawamura I, Wang BJ, Nies M, Watanabe K, Chaudhry HW, Maejima Y, Sasano T, Gordon R, Dukkipati SR, Reddy VY, Koruth J

Noninvasive transthoracic doppler flow velocity and invasive thermodilution to assess coronary flow reserve.

Matsuda K, Hoshino M, Usui E, Hanyu Y, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Sayama K, Sakamoto T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Association between periodontal disease and pericardial adipose tissue in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Kanno Y, Yonetsu T, Aoyama N, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Yoshikawa H, Ohmori M, Tashiro A, Niida T, Matsuda Y, Araki M, Usui E, Hada H, Umemoto T, Maejima Y, Isobe M, Iwata T, Sasano T

Erratum to “Association between periodontal disease and pericardial adipose tissue in patients with cardiovascular disease” [American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiol. Res. and Pract. Volume 30, 2023, 100,298].

Kanno Y, Yonetsu T, Aoyama N, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Yoshikawa H, Ohmori M, Tashiro A, Niida T, Matsuda Y, Araki M, Usui E, Hada H, Umemoto T, Maejima Y, Isobe M, Iwata T, Sasano T

Tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient identifies prognostically relevant worsening renal function in acute heart failure.

Hayasaka K, Matsue Y, Kitai T, Okumura T, Kida K, Oishi S, Akiyama E, Suzuki S, Yamamoto M, Mizukami A, Yoshioka K, Kuroda S, Kagiyama N, Yamaguchi T, Sasano T

Predictors of non-pulmonary vein foci in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Watanabe K, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Inamura Y, Kato N, Suzuki M, Goya M, Hirao K, Sasano T

Association between surgical risk and 30-day stroke after transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Matsuda Y, Nai Fovino L, Giacoppo D, Scotti A, Massussi M, Ueshima D, Sasano T, Fabris T, Tarantini G

A long RP supraventricular tachycardia with the earliest atrial activation at the His-bundle region: What is the ablation target? Heart Rhythm

Mizukami A, Maruyama M, Matsumura A, Sasano T

Exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia in a case with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy taking cibenzoline

Shiohira S, Kawabata M, Goya M, Maeda S, Sasano T, Hirao K

Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Inflammation on Coronary Computed Tomography in Patients With Vasospastic Angina

Ueno H, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Nogami K, Horie T, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Sumino Y, Misawa T, Hirano H, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Coronary spasm and optical coherence tomography defined plaque erosion causing ST-segment-elevation acute myocardial infarction in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia

Nakao M, Matsuda J, Iwai M, Endo A, Yonetsu T, Otomo Y, Sasano T

Life-threatening junctional ectopic tachycardia storm after injury around the atrioventricular-node successfully treated by mini-pulse corticosteroid therapy

Takigawa M, Goya M, Yamaguchi J, Shirai Y, Martin CA, Sasano T

The impact of left atrium size on selection of the pulmonary vein isolation method for atrial fibrillation: Cryoballoon or radiofrequency catheter ablation

Ikenouchi T, Inaba O, Takamiya T, Inamura Y, Sato A, Matsumura Y, Sato H, Hirakawa A, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T, Nitta J

Association between the locations of non-pulmonary vein triggers and ablation outcomes in repeat procedures after cryoballoon ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Takamiya T, Inaba O, Nitta J, Sato A, Inamura Y, Murata K, Ikenouchi T, Kono T, Nitta G, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Determinants of visual-functional mismatches as assessed by coronary angiography and quantitative flow ratio

Sugiyama T, Kanno Y, Hamaya R, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Prediction of premature ventricular complex origins using artificial intelligence-enabled algorithms

Nakamura T, Nagata Y, Nitta G, Okata S, Nagase M, Mitsui K, Watanabe K, Miyazaki R, Kaneko M, Nagamine S, Hara N, Lee T, Nozato T, Ashikaga T, Goya M, Sasano T

Clinical impact of serial change in brain natriuretic peptide before and after catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

Kuroda S, Mizukami A, Hiroki J, Shimizu Y, Arai H, Yamashita S, Goya M, Sasano T, Matsumura A

Transcatheter cryo-ablation of septal accessory pathways, multicenter observational study in Japan.

Okishige K, Yamauchi Y, Nagase S, Kusano K, Miyamoto K, Ozawa T, Sawayama Y, Takeda H, Manita M, Asahi T, Miwa Y, Soejima K, Sasano T

A case of re-entrant ventricular tachycardia arising from the vicinity of the his bundle that was successfully ablated from the non-coronary aortic sinus of valsalva.

Arai H, Mizukami A, Hiroki J, Yamashita S, Matsumura A, Sasano T

FFR=1.0 flow changes after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Matsuda J, Hamaya R, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Relationship between D-dimer level upon emergency room arrival and the duration of cardiac arrest in patients with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Asano M, Kurabayashi M, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T

Clinical Outcomes after Endovascular Therapy Among Hemodialysis Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease Stratified by the Primary Kidney Disease.

Iiya M, Hikita H, Yoshikawa H, Abe F, Tsujihata S, Ito N, Kanno Y, Hishikari K, Murai T, Takahashi A, Sasano T

Eicosapentaenoic acid levels predict prognosis of peripheral artery disease caused by aortoiliac artery lesions.

Ito N, Hishikari K, Abe F, Kanno Y, Iiya M, Murai T, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

Clinical significance of neoatherosclerosis observed at very late phase between 3 and 7 years after coronary stent implantation.

Sumino Y, Yonetsu T, Ueno H, Nogami K, Misawa T, Hada M, Yamaguchi M, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Presence of non-pulmonary vein foci in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing standard ablation of pulmonary vein isolation: Clinical characteristics and long-term ablation outcome.

Inamura Y, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Takamiya T, Murata K, Ikenouchi T, Kono T, Matsumura Y, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Predictors of Phrenic Nerve Injury During Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Curing Atrial Fibrillation With Balloon-Based Visually Guided Laser Ablation.

Tachibana S, Okishige K, Sudo K, Shigeta T, Sagawa Y, Nakamura R, Kurabayashi M, Yamauchi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Clinical implications of local impedance measurement using the IntellaNav MiFi OI ablation catheter: an ex vivo study.

Iwakawa H, Takigawa M, Goya M, Iwata T, Martin CA, Anzai T, Takahashi K, Amemiya M, Yamamoto T, Sekigawa M, Shirai Y, Tao S, Hayashi T, Takahashi Y, Watanabe H, Sasano T

Risk factors and prognostic impact of post-discharge bleeding after endovascular therapy for peripheral artery disease.

Hishikari K, Hikita H, Abe F, Ito N, Kanno Y, Iiya M, Murai T, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with congestive heart failure.

Nitta G, Inaba O, Kato S, Kono T, Ikenouchi T, Murata K, Hada Y, Kanoh M, Takamiya T, Inamura Y, Negi K, Sato A, Yamato T, Matsumura Y, Eguchi K, Nitta J, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Outcomes of deep sedation for catheter ablation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, with adaptive servo ventilation.

Hayashi T, Mizukami A, Kuroda S, Tateishi R, Kanehama N, Tachibana S, Hayasaka K, Hiroki J, Arai H, Yoshioka K, Iwatsuka R, Ueshima D, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

Pacemaker implantation for sick sinus syndrome in a pregnant female with situs ambiguus and polysplenia.

Hayashi T, Goya M, Amemiya M, Sasano T

Impact of diagnosis-to-ablation time on non-pulmonary vein triggers and ablation outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation.

Takamiya T, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Inamura Y, Murata K, Ikenouchi T, Kono T, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Vagal Reactions During Laser Balloon Ablation in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

Okishige K, Hirao T, Oda A, Shigeta T, A Nakamura R, Tachibana S, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T, Hirao K

Predictors of the “Crosstalk” Phenomenon During Cryoballoon Ablation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Hirao T, Yamauchi Y, Nakamura R, Shigeta T, Yoshida H, Tachibana S, Oda A, Ito A, Asano M, Suzuki H, Shimura T, Kurabayashi M, Goya M, Okishige K, Sasano T

Sparsely methylated mitochondrial cell free DNA released from cardiomyocytes contributes to systemic inflammatory response accompanied by atrial fibrillation.

Yamazoe M, Sasano T, Ihara K, Takahashi K, Nakamura W, Takahashi N, Komuro H, Hamada S, Furukawa T

Utility of coherent and ripple mapping for post-mitral valve plasty biatrial macro-re-entrant tachycardia: a case report.

Sagawa Y, Yamauchi Y, Okishige K, Sasano T

Prognostic value of pericoronary inflammation and unsupervised machine-learning-defined phenotypic clustering of CT angiographic findings.

Hoshino M, Zhang J, Sugiyama T, Yang S, Kanaji Y, Hamaya R, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Misawa T, Usui E, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Lee JM, Koo BK, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Differentiating atrial tachycardias with centrifugal activation: Lessons from high-resolution mapping.

Takigawa M, Takagi T, Martin CA, Derval N, Denis A, Vlachos K, Cheniti G, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Shirai Y, Tao S, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sacher F, Cochet H, Hocini M, Haissaguerre M, Sasano T, Jais P

Anatomical-functional discordance between quantitative coronary angiography and diastolic pressure ratio during wave-free period.

Nakamura S, Yonetsu T, Hoshino M, Hada M, Yamaguchi M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Nakamura T, Matsuda J, Hatano Y, Umemoto T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Low-molecular-weight dextran for optical coherence tomography may not be protective against kidney injury in patients with renal insufficiency.

Misawa T, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Yasui Y, Usui E, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Vascular Responses to First-Generation Sirolimus-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents Beyond 10 Years.

Hada M, Yonetsu T, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Usui E, Araki M, Yamaguchi M, Misawa T, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Yasui Y, Hishikari K, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Incidence of outflow tract ventricular tachycardia long after surgical aortic valve replacement.

Goto K, Ono Y, Osaka Y, Nomoto H, Miyazaki T, Suzuki A, Kurihara K, Someya T, Takahashi Y, Otomo K, Goya M, Sasano T

Clinical Effect of Adaptive Servo-Ventilation on Left Atrial Pressure During Catheter Ablation in Sedated Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.

Kawaguchi N, Suzuki A, Usui M, Yoshikawa S, Watanabe S, Maeno R, Kujiraoka H, Sato K, Goya M, Sasano T

Effect of contrast medium versus low-molecular-weight dextran for intracoronary optical coherence tomography in renal insufficiency.

Misawa T, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Yasui Y, Terada N, Kuramochi T, Usui E, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Clinical Significance of Increased Computed Tomography Attenuation of Periaortic Adipose Tissue in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

Yamaguchi M, Yonetsu T, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Yasui Y, Nogami K, Ueno H, Nagamine T, Misawa T, Hada M, Sumino Y, Hamaya R, Usui E, Murai T, Lee T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Superior vena cava isolation with 50 W high power, short duration ablation strategy.

Kusa S, Hachiya H, Sato Y, Hara S, Ohya H, Miwa N, Yamao K, Iesaka Y, Sasano T

Prone-position computed tomography in the late phase for detecting intracardiac thrombi in the left atrial appendage before catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Nakamura R, Oda A, Tachibana S, Sudo K, Shigeta T, Sagawa Y, Kurabayashi M, Goya M, Okishige K, Sasano T, Yamauchi Y

Geriatric nutritional risk index as a predictor of arrhythmia recurrence after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Kaneko M, Nagata Y, Nakamura T, Mitsui K, Nitta G, Nagase M, Okata S, Watanabe K, Miyazaki R, Nagamine S, Hara N, Lee T, Nozato T, Ashikaga T, Goya M, Hirao K, Sasano T

Optical coherence tomography and coronary angioscopy assessment of healed coronary plaque components.

Kimura S, Cho S, Misu Y, Ohmori M, Tateishi R, Kaneda T, Yamakami Y, Shimada H, Manno T, Isshiki A, Shimizu M, Fujii H, Suzuki M, Sasano T

Alcohol Consumption Reduction and Clinical Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

Takahashi Y, Nitta J, Kobori A, Sakamoto Y, Nagata Y, Tanimoto K, Matsuo S, Yamane T, Morita N, Satomi K, Inaba O, Murata K, Sasaki Y, Yoshimoto D, Kaneko M, Tanimoto Y, Isogai R, Yamashita S, Sato H, Hanazawa R, Hirakawa A, Goya M, Sasano T

Characteristic findings of microvascular dysfunction on coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with intermediate coronary stenosis.

Hoshino M, Yang S, Sugiyama T, Zhang J, Kanaji Y, Hamaya R, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Horie T, Nogami K, Ueno H, Misawa T, Yonetsu T, Hwang D, Lee JM, Shin ES, Doh JH, Nam CW, Koo BK, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Individualized left anterior oblique projection based on pigtail catheter visualization facilitates leadless pacemaker implantation.

Yamao K, Hachiya H, Kusa S, Miwa N, Sato Y, Hara S, Ohya H, Iesaka Y, Sasano T

Impact of a formula combining local impedance and conventional parameters on lesion size prediction.

Takigawa M, Goya M, Iwakawa H, Martin CA, Anzai T, Takahashi K, Kamata T, Matsumura Y, Amemiya M, Yamamoto T, Hirao T, Sekigawa M, Shirai Y, Tao S, Takahashi Y, Sasano T

Persistent atrial fibrillation originating from prominent Eustachian ridge: Precise identification of non-pulmonary vein foci using a high-density grid mapping catheter.

Yamauchi Y, Nakamura R, Shigeta T, Sagawa Y, Okishige K, Sasano T

Left ventricular lead placement using inner guiding catheter alone in cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation.

Hayasaka K, Sasaki T, Akimoto K, Yabe K, Toya C, Yamashita S, Suzuki M, Sugiyama K, Goya M, Sasano T

Linagliptin, A Xanthine-Based Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis.

Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Maejima Y, Kasama T, Tamura N, Nakagama S, Ito Y, Hirao K, Isobe M, Sasano T

Features Suggesting Preferential Conduction in Pulmonary Artery Ventricular Arrhythmia for Identification of Successful Ablation Sites.

Hachiya H, Kusa S, Miwa N, Sato Y, Tsumagari Y, Hara S, Ohya H, Yamao K, Muramoto H, Higuchi K, Suzuki A, Inaba O, Yamauchi Y, Sasano T, Iesaka Y

Angiographic flow velocity predicts lower limb outcomes after endovascular therapy: Application of the frame count method.

Ito N, Hishikari K, Yoshikawa H, Tsujihata S, Abe F, Kanno Y, Iiya M, Murai T, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

Early effect of percutaneous coronary intervention of non-left anterior descending artery on coronary flow velocity reserve of left anterior descending artery assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.

Hada M, Hoshino M, Wakasa N, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Yamaguchi M, Misawa T, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Yasui Y, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Impact of small diameter and low level of emission laser coronary atherectomy in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Masuda R, Shibui T, Mizunuma Y, Yoshikawa S, Takeda K, Kujiraoka H, Yamaoka K, Arai T, Inagaki D, Kimura T, Yoshida K, Takahashi M, Kitamura T, Hojo R, Tsuchiyama T, Fukamizu S, Sasano T

Successful Substrate Ablation for Ventricular Fibrillation in a Patient With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy.

Yamaguchi J, Takigawa M, Tao S, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Plasma apolipopotein C-2 elevation is associated with Takayasu arteritis.

Tamura N, Maejima Y, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Nakagama S, Isobe M, Sasano T

Physiological significance of pericoronary inflammation in epicardial functional stenosis and global coronary flow reserve.

Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Hoshino M, Misawa T, Nagamine T, Yasui Y, Nogami K, Ueno H, Hirano H, Hada M, Yamaguchi M, Hamaya R, Usui E, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Fragmented QRS on far-field intracardiac electrograms as a predictor of arrhythmic events.

Osaka Y, Ono Y, Goto K, Yabe K, Tanaka A, Miyazaki T, Suzuki A, Kurihara K, Goya M, Otomo K, Sasano T

Seeking a Better Experimental Model of Atrial Fibrillation.

Ihara K, Sasano T

Perimitral atrial tachycardias dependent on residual nonligament of Marshall conduction.

Sato Y, Kusa S, Hachiya H, Yamao K, Miwa N, Hara S, Hirano H, Sasano T

Prevalence of gastric hypomotility after additional cryoballoon ablation of the left atrial roof.

Shigeta T, Yamauchi Y, Oda A, Tachibana S, Hirao T, Nakamura R, Yoshida H, Okishige K, Goya M, Sasano T

Impact of the sinus node recovery time after termination of atrial fibrillation during catheter ablation on clinical outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Watanabe K, Nagata Y, Nitta G, Okata S, Nagase M, Miyazaki R, Nagamine S, Kaneko M, Lee T, Nozato T, Ashikaga T, Goya M, Sasano T

Effect of Periodontal Disease on Long-Term Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for De Novo Coronary Lesions in Non-Smokers.

Fukushima T, Yonetsu T, Aoyama N, Tashiro A, Niida T, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Maejima Y, Isobe M, Iwata T, Sasano T

Effect of the recording condition on the quality of a single-lead electrocardiogram.

Hamada S, Sasaki K, Kito H, Tooyama Y, Ihara K, Aoyagi E, Ichimura N, Tohda S, Sasano T

Arterial and Venous Thrombosis Complicated in COVID-19: A Retrospective Single Center Analysis in Japan.

Oba S, Hosoya T, Amamiya M, Mitsumura T, Kawata D, Sasaki H, Kamiya M, Yamamoto A, Ando T, Shimada S, Shirai T, Okamoto T, Tateishi T, Endo A, Aiboshi J, Nosaka N, Yamanouchi H, Ugawa T, Nagaoka E, Oi K, Tao S, Maejima Y, Tanaka Y, Tanimoto K, Takeuchi H, Tohda S, Hirakawa A, Sasano T, Arai H, Otomo Y, Miyazaki Y, Yasuda S

Cryoballoon ablation of the left atrial posterior wall reduces recurrence of persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Shigeta T, Yamauchi Y, Sagawa Y, Oda A, Tachibana S, Sudo K, Nakamura R, Okishige K, Goya M, Sasano T

Artificial intelligence and cardiology: Current status and perspective.

Nakamura T, Sasano T

Effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on global hemodynamics and the prevalence of residual microvascular dysfunction.

Misawa T, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Nagamine T, Teng Y, Nogami K, Ueno H, Yasui Y, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Inflammatory cardiomyopathy of possibly overlapping aetiology: a case posing treatment dilemma and potential association.

Nakagama S, Candray K, Yamamoto T, Tsugeno Y, Nakagama Y, Kido Y, Nitahara Y, Maejima Y, Sasano T

Rivaroxaban, a Direct Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor, Attenuates Atherosclerosis by Alleviating Factor Xa-PAR2-Mediated Autophagy Suppression.

Ito Y, Maejima Y, Nakagama S, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Tamura N, Sasano T

Multiple image modality assessment of stent thrombosis after percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Kimura S, Fujii H, Suzuki M, Sasano T

Local Injection of Hydroxyapatite Electret Ameliorated Infarct Size After Myocardial Infarction.

Yamaguchi J, Chiba R, Komuro H, Ihara K, Nozaki K, Nagai A, Furukawa T, Sasano T

Coronary Computed Tomography Angiographic Predictors of Non-culprit Territory Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Non-ST-elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Matsuda K, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Misawa T, Hada M, Nagamine T, Nogami K, Sayama K, Teng Y, Ueno H, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

β-Blockers Reduced the Target Lesion Revascularization After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using an Everolimus-eluting Stent.

Fujinami T, Ashikaga T, Hoshina K, Sasaoka T, Kurihara K, Yoshikawa S, Inagaki H, Sasano T

Leadless pacemaker implantation sites confirmed by computed tomography and their parameters and complication rates.

Arai H, Mizukami A, Hanyu Y, Kawakami T, Shimizu Y, Hiroki J, Yoshioka K, Ohtani H, Ono M, Yamashita S, Iwatsuka R, Ueshima D, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

Preprocedural transthoracic Doppler echocardiography to identify stenosis associated with increased coronary flow after revascularisation.

Yamaguchi M, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Nogami K, Nagamine T, Misawa T, Hada M, Araki M, Hamaya R, Usui E, Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Association of near-infrared spectroscopy-defined lipid rich plaque with lesion morphology and peri-coronary inflammation on computed tomography angiography.

Yamaguchi M, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Nagamine T, Misawa T, Hada M, Araki M, Hamaya R, Usui E, Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Clinical implication of initial intravenous diuretic dose for acute decompensated heart failure.

Yoshioka K, Maeda D, Okumura T, Kida K, Oishi S, Akiyama E, Suzuki S, Yamamoto M, Mizukami A, Kuroda S, Kagiyama N, Yamaguchi T, Sasano T, Matsumura A, Kitai T, Matsue Y

Novel lead anchor technique using an active fixation quadripolar left ventricular lead in cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Inamura Y, Inaba O, Sato A, Nitta J, Goya M, Sasano T

Utility of Simultaneous Biatrial Atrial Anti-Tachycardia Pacing for the Termination of Atrial Fibrillation during Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.

Maeda S, Goya M, Shirai Y, Yagishita A, Tao S, Liang JJ, Casado Arroyo R, Takahashi Y, Kawabata M, Sasano T, Hirao K

Prognostic Value of Coronary Sinus Flow Quantification by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Hoshino M, Yasui Y, Nogami K, Ueno H, Yun T, Nagamine T, Misawa T, Hada M, Yamaguchi M, Hamaya R, Usui E, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Elevated Remnant Lipoprotein Related to Adverse Events in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia after Endovascular Therapy for Below-the-Knee Lesions.

Ito N, Hishikari K, Yoshikawa H, Yano H, Iiya M, Murai T, Hikita H, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

Intuitive diagnosis of complex atrial tachycardia mechanisms using a novel histogram module of an ultra-high-resolution mapping system.

Tanaka Y, Takahashi A, Kawaguchi N, Nakashima E, Takagi K, Okubo K, Hikita H, Sasano T

Predictors of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy-Detected Lipid-Rich Plaques by Optical Coherence Tomography-Defined Morphological Features in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Usui E, Yonetsu T, Ohmori M, Kanno Y, Nakao M, Niida T, Matsuda Y, Matsuda J, Umemoto T, Misawa T, Hada M, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Sugiyama T, Kakuta T, Sasano T

Impact of Hemodialysis Duration on Coronary Artery Calcification Among Hemodialysis Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Iiya M, Hikita H, Yoshikawa H, Abe F, Tsujihata S, Ito N, Kanno Y, Hishikari K, Murai T, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Sasano T

Effect of radiofrequency and ethanol ablation on epicardial conduction through the vein of Marshall: How to detect and manage epicardial connection across the mitral isthmus.

Kawaguchi N, Tanaka Y, Okubo K, Tachibana S, Nakashima E, Takagi K, Hikita H, Goya M, Sasano T, Takahashi A

Optimal single procedure strategy of pulmonary vein isolation with cryoballoon or radiofrequency and non-pulmonary vein triggers ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Nitta G, Nitta J, Inaba O, Sato A, Inamura Y, Takamiya T, Goya M, Sasano T

Comparison of two catheters measuring local impedance: local impedance variation vs lesion characteristics and steam pops.

Amemiya M, Takigawa M, Goya M, Martin CA, Anzai T, Takahashi K, Shimizu Y, Ikenouchi T, Kamata T, Yamamoto T, Nishimura T, Shirai Y, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Effect of isolation feasibility of non-pulmonary vein foci on efficacy of ablation for atrial fibrillation: comparison of the isolation and focal ablation methods.

Ikenouchi T, Nitta J, Inaba O, Kono T, Murata K, Takamiya T, Inamura Y, Sato A, Matsumura Y, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

Impact of tip design and thermocouple location on the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency application.

Yamaguchi J, Takigawa M, Goya M, Martin C, Amemiya M, Yamamoto T, Nishimura T, Nakamura R, Shirai Y, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Takahashi Y, Sasano T

The impact of lesion complexity on predicting mortality of coronary artery disease patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Matsuda J, Yonetsu T, Kato S, Nitta G, Hada Y, Negi K, Kanno Y, Nakao T, Niida T, Matsuda Y, Usui E, Hirasawa K, Umemoto T, Morita H, Inaba O, Matsumura Y, Sasano T

Role of Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Atrial Fibrillation.

Ihara K, Sasano T

Case Report: Importance of MRI Examination in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Induced Myocarditis: Our Experience and Literature Review.

Watanabe K, Ashikaga T, Maejima Y, Tao S, Terui M, Kishigami T, Kaneko M, Nakajima R, Okata S, Lee T, Horie T, Nagase M, Nitta G, Miyazaki R, Nagamine S, Nagata Y, Nozato T, Goya M, Sasano T

Right coronary occlusion due to endocardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Awane R, Takigawa M, Yonetsu T, Ikenouchi T, Goya M, Sasano T

Differential Impact of Coronary Revascularization on Long-Term Clinical Outcome According to Coronary Flow Characteristics: Analysis of the International ILIAS Registry.

Hamaya R, van de Hoef TP, Lee JM, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Murai T, Boerhout CKM, de Waard GA, Jung JH, Lee SH, Mejia Renteria H, Echavarria-Pinto M, Meuwissen M, Matsuo H, Madera-Cambero M, Eftekhari A, Effat MA, Marques K, Doh JH, Christiansen EH, Banerjee R, Nam CW, Niccoli G, Nakayama M, Tanaka N, Shin ES, Sasano T, Chamuleau SAJ, Knaapen P, Escaned J, Koo BK, Piek JJ, Kakuta T

Utility of the novel microcatheter in left ventricular summit arrhythmias with a tortuous anterior interventricular vein.

Sagawa Y, Yamauchi Y, Ohgino Y, Kurabayashi M, Goya M, Sasano T

Femoral Vein Occlusion or Stenosis Using a Suture-Mediated Vascular Closure Device After Catheter Ablation.

Arai H, Shigeta T, Sagawa Y, Oda A, Sudo K, Hara K, Asano M, Shimura T, Suzuki H, Kurabayashi M, Arima H, Itoh S, Goya M, Sasano T, Yamauchi Y

Automated Endocardial Border Detection and Left Ventricular Functional Assessment in Echocardiography Using Deep Learning.

Ono S, Komatsu M, Sakai A, Arima H, Ochida M, Aoyama R, Yasutomi S, Asada K, Kaneko S, Sasano T, Hamamoto R

Gene therapy to terminate tachyarrhythmias.

Kawajiri K, Ihara K, Sasano T

Slow continuous activity in the circuit of PV-gap reentry successfully diagnosed by an omnipolar technology.

Takigawa M, Goya M, Ikenouchi T, Awane R, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Usefulness of the over-the-wire microelectrodes catheter in treatment of ventricular arrhythmia arising from the left ventricular summit.

Shirai Y, Goya M, Sasaki T, Nagasawa R, Toya C, Hayasaka K, Sugiyama K, Shimizu S, Yamamoto T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Five-Year Impacts of Antithrombotic Therapy Based on 10-Year Clinical Outcomes of Cypher™ Stent Implantation.

Kurihara K, Kawamoto S, Kimura A, Tanaka A, Yabe K, Nomoto H, Osaka Y, Miyazaki T, Suzuki A, Ono Y, Otomo K, Sasano T

Alcohol Consumption Is Associated With Postablation Recurrence but Not Changes in Atrial Substrate in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insight from a High-Density Mapping Study.

Sagawa Y, Nagata Y, Miwa N, Yamaguchi T, Watanabe K, Kaneko M, Nakamura T, Nozato T, Ashikaga T, Goya M, Sasano T

Robust Association Between Changes in Coronary Flow Capacity Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Vessel-Oriented Outcomes and the Implication for Clinical Practice.

Hamaya R, Yonetsu T, Sayama K, Matsuda K, Ueno H, Nagamine T, Misawa T, Hada M, Hoshino M, Sugiyama T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Requirement of larger local impedance reduction for successful lesion formation at carinal area during pulmonary vein isolation.

Ikenouchi T, Takigawa M, Goya M, Martin CA, Takahashi Y, Shimizu Y, Amemiya M, Kamata T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Refractory Deep Vein Thrombosis Caused by Femoral Vein Stenosis Due to Suture-Medicated Vascular Closure Device.

Ikenouchi T, Takigawa M, Goya M, Kudo T, Sasano T

Efficacy of left atrial posterior wall isolation guided by lesion size prediction module for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Murata K, Takahashi Y, Inaba O, Nitta J, Kobori A, Sakamoto Y, Nagata Y, Tanimoto K, Matsuo S, Yamane T, Morita N, Satomi K, Sato H, Hanazawa R, Hirakawa A, Goya M, Sasano T

Successful bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation in a case of scar-related ventricular tachycardia with intramural critical isthmus in basal posterior right ventricle identified by coherent mapping.

Toya C, Sasaki T, Yasuhiro S, Sugiyama K, Goya M, Sasano T

Delayed Purkinje potential during sinus rhythm in cardiac sarcoidosis with multiple focal Purkinje ventricular tachycardias: Ablation target or bystander?

Shirai Y, Goya M, Tao S, Takigawa M, Sasano T

Neutrophil extracellular traps-mediated Beclin-1 suppression aggravates atherosclerosis by inhibiting macrophage autophagy.

Sano M, Maejima Y, Nakagama S, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Tamura N, Hirao K, Isobe M, Sasano T

The utility of combining continuous wavelet transform analysis and high-density voltage map in predicting the long-term outcomes after ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.

Higuchi K, Iwai S, Kato N, Muramoto H, Onishi Y, Yokoyama Y, Hirao K, Sasano T

Confirmation of the achievement of linear lesions using “activation vectors” based on omnipolar technology.

Takigawa M, Goya M, Ikenouchi T, Shimizu Y, Amemiya M, Kamata T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Takahashi Y, Miyazaki S, Sasano T

Machine learning of microvolt-level 12-lead electrocardiogram can help distinguish takotsubo syndrome and acute anterior myocardial infarction.

Shimizu M, Suzuki M, Fujii H, Kimura S, Nishizaki M, Sasano T

Synthesized 18-Lead Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Posterior Stemi-Equivalent Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with NSTEMI.

Horie T, Hamaya R, Sugiyama T, Hirano H, Hoshino M, Kanaji Y, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

A case of inappropriate pacing due to intermittent His bundle capture and the post-atrial pacing ventricular blanking period of managed ventricular pacing.

Tateishi R, Shimada H, Fujii H, Suzuki M, Nishizaki M, Sasano T

Relationship Between Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction and Underlying Coronary Plaque Characteristics on Optical Coherence Tomography.

Sugiyama T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Hada M, Misawa T, Nagamine T, Teng Y, Matsuda K, Sayama K, Araki M, Usui E, Murai T, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Sasano T, Kakuta T

Surgical extraction of cardiac implantable electronic device leads based on a heart team approach.

Mizuno T, Goya M, Fujiwara T, Oishi K, Takeshita M, Yashima M, Nagaoka E, Oi K, Sasano T

Two different tachycardias in one patient. What is the mechanism?

Goto K, Miyazaki S, Negishi M, Ikenouchi T, Yamamoto T, Shigeta T, Nishimura T, Tao S, Takigawa M, Goya M, Sasano T

Inappropriate defibrillator shock due to fragmented potentials derived from an extensively diseased right ventricle in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Goto K, Miyazaki S, Handa K, Kobayashi K, Goya M, Sasano T

Impact of the downstream myocardial mass on values of coronary microvascular resistance.

Murai T, Hikita H, van de Hoef TP, Kanno Y, Abe F, Hishikari K, Iiya M, Ito N, Yoshikawa H, Yano H, Tsuno W, Takahashi A, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T, Sasano T

Multimodality Imaging of Possible Healed Plaque Erosion Pathologically Validated by Directional Coronary Atherectomy Specimens.

Usui E, Kanno Y, Yonetsu T, Kinowaki Y, Akashi T, Sasano T

Prediction of the Presence of Ventricular Fibrillation From a Brugada Electrocardiogram Using Artificial Intelligence.

Nakamura T, Aiba T, Shimizu W, Furukawa T, Sasano T

Fulminant myocarditis with COVID-19 infection having normal C-reactive protein and serial magnetic resonance follow-up.

Usui E, Nagaoka E, Ikeda H, Ohmori M, Tao S, Yonetsu T, Maejima Y, Arai H, Amemiya K, Ikeda Y, Sasano T

Endoplasmic reticulum stress-activated nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathway induces the upregulation of cardiomyocyte dopamine D1 receptor in heart failure.

Nakamura S, Numata G, Yamaguchi T, Tokiwa H, Higashikuni Y, Nomura S, Sasano T, Takimoto E, Komuro I

Increase in Cerebral Blood Flow After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.

Takahashi Y, Yamamoto T, Oyama J, Sugihara G, Shirai Y, Tao S, Takigawa M, Sato H, Sasaki M, Hirakawa A, Takahashi H, Goya M, Sasano T

Laser Balloon Ablation in Patients with a Left Common Pulmonary Vein.

Tachibana S, Okishige K, Sudo K, Shigeta T, Sagawa Y, Kurabayashi M, Yamauchi Y, Goya M, Sasano T

The Pathophysiological Significance of “Mitochondrial Ejection” from Cells.

Fan Q, Maejima Y, Wei L, Nakagama S, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Sasano T

Periodontitis was associated with worse clinical outcomes after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Tashiro A, Yonetsu T, Aoyama N, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Niida T, Miyazaki S, Maejima Y, Goya M, Isobe M, Iwata T, Sasano T

The angle of the tines before the pull and hold test predicts engagement of the tines in Micra leadless pacemaker implantation.

Mizukami A, Miyakuni S, Nakada R, Kobayashi T, Kawakami T, Takegawa K, Arai H, Hiroki J, Yoshioka K, Otani H, Ono M, Yamashita S, Ueshima D, Suzuki M, Matsumura A, Goya M, Sasano T

The pitfalls of automatic point acquisition with high-resolution mapping.

Ikenouchi T, Takigawa M, Martin C, Miyazaki S, Goya M, Sasano T