Akaza, M, Akaza I, Kanouchi, T, Sasano T, Sumi Y, Yokota T. Nerve conduction study of the association between glycemic variability and diabetes neuropathy. Diabetl Metab Syndr 2018; 10: 69-76.

Araki M, Yonetsu T, Lee T, Murai T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Matsuda J, Hoshino M, Niida T, Hada M, Ichijo S, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Isobe M, Kakuta T. Relationship between optical coherence tomography-defined in-stent neoatherosclerosis and out-stent arterial remodeling assessed by serial intravascular ultrasound examinations in late and very late drug-eluting stent failure. J Cardiol. 2018 Mar;71(3):244-250.

Asakai H, Shimizu A, Mitsuhashi T, Ueyama T, Yokoshiki H, Nishii N, Sekiguchi Y, Okamura H, Morita N, Nitta T, Hirao K; Members of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Committee of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society. Current Trends in Implantable Cardioverter- Defibrillator Therapy in Children – Results From the JCDTR Database. Circ J. 2018.

Casado Arroyo R, Laţcu DG, Maeda S, Kubala M, Santangeli P, Garcia FC, Enache B, Eljamili M, Hayashi T, Zado ES, Saoudi N, Marchlinski FE. Coronary Sinus Activation and ECG Characteristics of Roof-Dependent Left Atrial Flutter After Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Jun;11(6):e005948.

Fujino A, Mintz GS, Matsumura M, Lee T, Kim SY, Hoshino M, Usui E, Yonetsu T, Haag ES, Shlofmitz RA, Kakuta T, Maehara A. A new optical coherence tomography-based calcium scoring system to predict stent underexpansion. EuroIntervention. 2018 Apr 6;13(18):e2182-e2189.

Fujino A, Mintz GS, Lee T, Hoshino M, Usui E, Kanaji Y, Murai T, Yonetsu T, Matsumura M, Ali ZA, Jeremias A, Moses JW, Shlofmitz RA, Kakuta T, Maehara A. Predictors of Calcium Fracture Derived From Balloon Angioplasty and its Effect on Stent Expansion Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 May 28;11(10):1015-1017.

Fukushima T, Ashikaga T, Yoshikawa S, Hatano Y, Ueshima D, Yamamoto T, Maejima Y, Isobe M. Effect of drug-coated balloon on stent restenosis, neointimal proliferation, and coronary dissection: an optical coherence tomography analysis. Coron Artery Dis 29(1): 39-45 (2018)

Fukushima SI, Yonetsu M, Yasui T. Polarization-resolved second-harmonic-generation imaging of dermal collagen fiber in prewrinkled and wrinkled skins of ultraviolet-B-exposed mouse. J Biomed Opt. 2018 Sep;24(3):1-8.

Hamada S, Hasegawa Y, Oono A, Suzuki A, Takahashi N, Nishimura T, Koyama T, Hagihara M, Tohda S, Furukawa T, Hirao K, Sasano T. Differential Assessment of Factor Xa Activity and Global Blood Coagulability Utilizing Novel Dielectric Coagulometry. Sci Rep 2018; 8: 16129.

Hamaya R, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Kanno Y, Murai T, Hirao K, Kakuta T. Diagnostic and Prognostic Efficacy of Coronary Flow Capacity Obtained Using Pressure-Temperature Sensor-Tipped Wire-Derived Physiological Indices. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Apr 23;11(8):728-737.

Hamaya R, Sugano A, Kanaji Y, Fukuda T, Kanno Y, Yonetsu T, Usui E, Hoshino M, Hada M, Ohya H, Sumino Y, Yuki H, Murai T, Lee T, Kakuta T. Absolute Myocardial Blood Flow After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Evaluated on Phase-Contrast Cine Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circ J. 2018 Jun 25;82(7):1858-1865.

Hirao K, Aonuma K, Kumagai K, Inoue K, Kimura M, Miyauchi Y, Tsushima E, Okumura K; JACRE Investigators. Effects and Risks of Heparin Bridging and Different Modes of Interruption/Resumption of Rivaroxaban on Perioperative Complications of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation　- Another Analysis of the JACRE-R Registry. Circ J. 2018 Jan 25;82(2):346-352.

Hirao T, Nitta J, Adachi A, Takahashi Y, Goya M, Hirao K. First confirmation of histologic changes in the human heart after cryoballoon ablation. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2018 Nov 4;5(2):93-96.

Hoshino M, Yonetsu T, Murai T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Lee T, Kakuta T. Multimodality coronary imaging to predict periprocedural myocardial necrosis after an elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Coron Artery Dis. 2018;29(3):237-245.

Hoshino M, Yonetsu T, Murai T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Hada M, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Lee T, Kakuta T. Influence of visual-functional mismatch on coronary flow profiles after percutaneous coronary intervention: a propensity score-matched analysis. Heart Vessels. 2018 Oct;33(10):1129-1138.

Hoshino M, Yonetsu T, Yuki Y, Inoue K, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Lee T, Kakuta T. Optical Coherence Tomographic Features of Unstable Coronary Lesions Corresponding to Histopathological Intraplaque Hemorrhage Evaluated by Directional Coronary Atherectomy Specimens. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jul 23;11(14):1414-1415.

Ihara K, Sugiyama K, Takahashi K, Yamazoe M, Sasano T, Furukawa T. Electrophysiological Assessment of Murine Atria with High-Resolution Optical Mapping. J. Vis. Exp. 2018. 132, e56478

Ito Y, Maejima Y, Tamura N, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Konishi M, Asikaga T, Hirao K, Isobe M. Synergistic Effects of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker on Load-induced Heart Failure. FEBS Open Bio 8(5):799-816 (2018)

Iwata Y, Ueshima D, Jujo K, Kaneko N, Umemoto T, Utsunomiya M, Doijiri T, Murata T, Miyazaki T, Yamaguchi T, Kobayashi Y. Crossover stenting across the deep femoral artery entry: a multicenter retrospective study. Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics 33:372-378. 2018

Iwatsuka R, Matsue Y, Yonetsu T, O’uchi T, Matsumura A, Hashimoto Y, Hirao K. Arterial inflammation measured by (18)F-FDG-PET-CT to predict coronary events in older subjects. Atherosclerosis. 2018;268:49-54.

Kanaji Y, Yonetsu T, Hamaya R, Murai T, Usui E, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Kanno Y, Fukuda T, Ohya H, Sumino Y, Sugano A, Lee T, Hirao K, Kakuta T. Impact of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Global Absolute Coronary Flow and Flow Reserve Evaluated by Phase-Contrast Cine-Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Relation to Regional Invasive Physiological Indices. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jul;11(7):e006676.

Kawabata M, Goya M, Takahashi Y, Maeda S, Yagishita A, Shirai Y, Kaneko M, Shiohira S, Hirao K. Candidacy for a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy. Int Heart J. 2018;59:951-958.

Lee T, Shlofmitz RA, Song L, Tsiamtsiouris T, Pappas T, Madrid A, Jeremias A, Haag E, Ali ZA, Moses JW, Matsumura M, Mintz GS, Maehara A. The Effectiveness of Excimer Laser Angioplasty to Treat Coronary In-Stent Restenosis With Peri-stent Calcium as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography. Eurointervention. 2019;15:e279-e288.

Maejima Y. Everything in moderation – Exhaustive exercise dysregulates cardiac K_ATP channels and autophagy – Int Heart J 59(5): 917-919 (2018)

Matsuda Y, Ashikaga T, Sasaoka T, Hatano Y, Umemoto T, Yamamoto T, Maejima Y, Hirao K. Effectiveness of the proximal optimization technique for longitudinal stent elongation caused by post-balloon dilatation. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2018 Oct;31(5):624-631

Michowitz Y, Milman A, Sarquella-Brugada G, Andorin A, Champagne J, Postema PG, Casado-Arroyo R, Leshem E, Juang JJM, Giustetto C, Tfelt-Hansen J, Wijeyeratne YD, Veltmann C, Corrado D, Kim SH, Delise P, Maeda S, Gourraud JB, Sacher F, Mabo P, Takahashi Y, Kamakura T, Aiba T, Conte G, Hochstadt A, Mizusawa Y, Rahkovich M, Arbelo E, Huang Z, Denjoy I, Napolitano C, Brugada R, Calo L, Priori SG, Takagi M, Behr ER, Gaita F, Yan GX, Brugada J, Leenhardt A, Wilde AAM, Brugada P, Kusano KF, Hirao K, Nam GB, Probst V, Belhassen B. Fever-related arrhythmic events in the multicenter Survey on Arrhythmic Events in Brugada Syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 2018;15:1394-1401.

Milman A, Gourraud JB, Andorin A, Postema PG, Sacher F, Mabo P, Conte G, Giustetto C, Sarquella-Brugada G, Hochstadt A, Kim SH, Juang JJ, Maeda S, Takahashi Y, Kamakura T, Aiba T, Leshem E, Michowitz Y, Rahkovich M, Mizusawa Y, Arbelo E, Huang Z, Denjoy I, Wijeyeratne YD, Napolitano C, Brugada R, Casado-Arroyo R, Champagne J, Calo L, 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. Gender Differences in Patients with Brugada Syndrome and Arrhythmic Events: Data from a Survey on Arrhythmic Events in 678 Patients. Heart Rhythm. 2018;15:1457-1465.

Milman A, Andorin A, Gourraud JB, Postema PG, Sacher F, Mabo P, Kim SH, Juang JJ, Maeda S, Takahashi Y, Kamakura T, Aiba T, Conte G, Sarquella-Brugada G, Leshem E, Rahkovich M, Hochstadt A, Mizusawa Y, Arbelo E, Huang Z, Denjoy I, Giustetto C, Wijeyeratne YD, Napolitano C, Michowitz Y, Brugada R, Casado-Arroyo R, Champagne J, Calo L, 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. Profile of Brugada Syndrome Patients Presenting with Their First Documented Arrhythmic Event. Data from the Survey on Arrhythmic Events in BRUgada Syndrome (SABRUS). Heart Rhythm. 2018;15:716-724.

Murai T, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Usui E, Hoshino M, Hada M, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Lee T, Kakuta T. Prognostic value of the index of microcirculatory resistance after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Nov 15;92(6):1063-1074.

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.Combined Analysis of Human and Experimental Murine Samples Identified Novel Circulating MicroRNAs as Biomarkers for Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation journal. 2018;82(4):965-973

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. 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. 2018 15;92(6):1077-1087.

Okishige K, Aoyagi H, Nishimura T, Shigeta T, Nakamura T, Yamauchi Y, Keida T, Sasano T, Hirao K. Characteristics of dormant pulmonary vein conduction induced by adenosine triphosphate in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cryoballoon ablation. J Cardiol 2018; 71: 577-582.

Okishige K, Aoyagi H, Shigeta T, Nakamura RA, Nishimura T, Yamauchi Y, Keida T, Sasano T, Hirao K. Quick, safe, and effective maneuver to prevent phrenic nerve injury during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2018; 53: 233-238.

Sciarretta S, Maejima Y, Zablocki D, Sadoshima J. The Role of Autophagy in the Heart. Annu Rev Physiol 80: 1-26 (2018)

Takahashi Y, Yamashita S, Suzuki M, Yabe K, Hirao K. Efficacy of catheter ablation of focal sources in persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Apr;29(4):559-565.

Takigawa M, Takahashi A, Tanaka Y, Martin CA, Nakashima E, Yamao K, Sagawa Y, Kuwahara T, Okubo K, Takahashi Y, Watari Y, Nakajima J, Takagi K, Fujino T, Kimura S, Hikita H, Hirao K.　 Simple and novel technique to confirm complete mitral isthmus block.　 J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct;29(10):1379-1387.

Tamura N, Maejima Y, Matsumura T, Vega RB, Amiya E, Ito Y, Shiheido-Watanabe Y, Ashikaga T, Komuro I, Kelly DP, Hirao K, Isobe M. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of the MLX gene is associated with Takayasu arteritis. Circ Genom Precis Med 11(10): e002296 (2018)

Tanaka Y, Takahashi A, Takagi T, Nakajima J, Takagi K, Hikita H, Goya M, Hirao K; Novel Ablation Strategy for Isolating the Superior Vena Cava Using Ultra High-Resolution Mapping. Circ J. 2018 Jul 25;82(8):2007-2015.

Terao C, Yoshifuji H, Matsumura T, Naruse TK, Ishii T, Nakaoka Y, Kirino Y, Matsuo K, Origuchi T, Shimizu M, Maejima Y, Amiya E, Tamura N, Kawaguchi T, Takahashi M, Setoh K, Ohmura K, Watanabe R, Horita T, Atsumi T, Matsukura M, Miyata T, Kochi Y, Suda T, Tanemoto K, Meguro A, Okada Y, Ogimoto A, Yamamoto M, Takahashi H, Nakayamada S, Saito K, Kuwana M, Mizuki N, Tabara Y, Ueda A, Komuro I, Kimura A, Isobe M, Mimori T, Matsuda F. Genetic determinants and an epistasis of LILRA3 and HLA-B*52 in Takayasu arteritis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115(51): 13045-13050 (2018)

Tezuka D, Kosuge H, Terashima M, Koyama N, Kishida T, Tada Y, Suzuki JI, Sasano T, Ashikaga T, Hirao K, Isobe M. Myocardial perfusion reserve quantified by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is associated with late gadolinium enhancement in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Vessels 2018；33:513-520.

Usui E, Murai T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Lee T, Yonetsu T, Kakuta T. Clinical significance of concordance or discordance between fractional flow reserve and coronary flow reserve for coronary physiological indices, microvascular resistance, and prognosis after elective percutaneous coronary intervention. EuroIntervention. 2018 20;14(7):798-805.

Usui E, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Murai T, Lee T, Hirao K, Kakuta T. Prevalence of neoatherosclerosis in sirolimus-eluting stents in a very late phase after implantation. EuroIntervention. 2018 Dec 20;14(12):e1316-e1323

Usui E, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Fukuda T, Sumino Y, Ohya H, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Yuki H, Murai T, Lee T, Hirao K, Kakuta T. Optical Coherence Tomography-Defined Plaque Vulnerability in Relation to FunctionalStenosis Severity and Microvascular Dysfunction. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Oct 22;11(20):2058-2068.

Usui E, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Murai T, Lee T, Kakuta T. Efficacy of Optical Coherence Tomography-derived Morphometric Assessment in Predicting the Physiological Significance of Coronary Stenosis: Head-to-Head Comparison with Intravascular Ultrasound. EuroIntervention. 2018 Apr 6;13(18):e2210-e2218.

Usui E, Yonetsu T, Kanaji Y, Hoshino M, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Fukuda T, Ohya H, Sumino Y, Hamaya R, Kanno Y, Murai T, Lee T, Kakuta T. Relationship between optical coherence tomography-derived morphological criteria and functional relevance as determined by fractional flow reserve. J Cardiol. 2018 Apr;71(4):359-366.

Yagishita A, Goya M, Hirao K. Simultaneous recording of the P wave during atrial fibrillation. Circulation. 2018; 138: 2057–2060.

Yonetsu T, Jang IK. Advances in Intravascular Imaging: New Insights into the Vulnerable Plaque from Imaging Studies. Korean Circ J. 2018 Jan;48(1):1-15.

Yoshitake T, Goya M, Sasaki T, Shiohira S, Sekigawa M, Shirai Y, Lee K, Yagishita A, Maeda S, Takahashi Y, Kawabata M, Hirao K. Safety and Efficacy of Transvenous Lead Extraction With a High-Frequency Excimer Laser- A Single Center Experience. Circ J. 2018 Nov 24;82(12):2992-2997.