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Evaluating convolutional neural network-enhanced electrocardiography for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy detection in a specialized cardiovascular setting
The efficacy of convolutional neural network (CNN)-enhanced electrocardiography (ECG) in detecting hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated HCM (dHCM) remains uncertain in real-world applications. This re...
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Correction: Responses of prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time to edoxaban in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: characteristics of representative reagents in Japan (CVI ARO 7)
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Correction: Association between plasma concentration of edoxaban determined by direct and indirect methods in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (CVI ARO 7)
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Association between serum alkaline phosphatase and cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation
High alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels are reported to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Given the pathological link with CKD, a simil...
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Glasgow prognostic score can be a prognostic indicator after percutaneous coronary intervention: a two-center study in Japan
Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) has been used to evaluate inflammatory response and nutritional status. This study aimed to investigate the impact of nutritional status on cardiac prognosis by using GPS in pati...
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Impact of sinus rhythm maintenance on major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from AF frontier ablation registry
The impact of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) on cardiovascular events and mortality is controversial. We investigated the impact of sinus rhythm maintenance on major adverse cardiac and cerebro...
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Left atrial dimension and ischemic stroke in patients with and without atrial fibrillation
The incidence of ischemic stroke (IS) increases in patients with enlarged left atrium (LA) irrespective of whether or not the existence of atrial fibrillation (AF). In such situation, it is unclear whether the...
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Advantages and challenges for noninvasive atrial fibrillation ablation
Although catheter ablation is an effective therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF), risks remain and improved efficacy is desired. Stereotactic radiotherapy is a well-established therapy used to noninvasively tre...
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Open AccessFactors associated with health intentions and behaviour among health checkup participants in Japan
Health intentions and behaviours are essential for improving the health of individuals and society. This study used cross-sectional data from 20,155 health checkup participants in the Yamagata study to identif...
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Open AccessPrediction of biological age and all-cause mortality by 12-lead electrocardiogram in patients without structural heart disease
There is a well-established relationship between 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and age and mortality. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence that ECG can be used to predict biological age. However, the ut...
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Clinical outcomes of ablation versus non-ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation in Japan: analysis of pooled data from the AF Frontier Ablation Registry and SAKURA AF Registry
Whether ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is, in terms of clinical outcomes, beneficial for Japanese patients has not been clarified. Drawing data from 2 Japanese AF registries (AF Frontier Ablation Regist...
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Open AccessRelationship between resting 12-lead electrocardiogram and all-cause death in patients without structural heart disease: Shinken Database analysis
Resting 12-lead electrocardiography is widely used for the detection of cardiac diseases. Electrocardiogram readings have been reported to be affected by aging and, therefore, can predict patient mortality.
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Differences in treatment and prognosis by the experience of falls or bone fracture in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
Treatment and prognosis of elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) may differ by the experience of fall or bone fracture. However, their current status is still unclear. From our institute database betw...
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Role of dipstick proteinuria for predicting cardiovascular events: a Japanese cardiovascular hospital database analysis
Initial screening for proteinuria by urine dipstick test (UDT) may be useful for predicting clinical outcomes. The Shinken Database includes all the new patients visiting the Cardiovascular Institute Hospital ...
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Open AccessMyocardial bridging is an independent predictor of positive spasm provocation testing by intracoronary ergonovine injections: a retrospective observational study
The relationship between myocardial bridging (MB) and coronary spasms during spasm provocation testing (SPT) remains unclear. We aimed to investigate whether MB was correlated with the SPT by ergonovine (ER) i...
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Association between plasma concentration of edoxaban determined by direct and indirect methods in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (CVI ARO 7)
Direct oral anticoagulants, including edoxaban, primarily do not need routine monitoring of the anticoagulant effect. However, extremely high/low plasma concentrations of edoxaban (PC-Ed) should be properly ev...
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Creatinine clearance and inappropriate dose of rivaroxaban in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
In Japanese surveillance in an early phase after the approval of rivaroxaban, inappropriate underdose was frequently utilized. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and predictors of the inappro...
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Responses of prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time to edoxaban in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: characteristics of representative reagents in Japan (CVI ARO 7)
The aims of this study were to determine the distribution of plasma concentration of edoxaban (PC-Ed) with their 90% interval (on therapy range) and its correlation with anticoagulation markers in patients wit...
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Eleven-year temporal trends of clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome in the Shinken database
Despite the increasing incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Japan, its prognosis has improved. However, there is a paucity of longitudinal registry data providing trends of in-hospital care and progno...
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Impact of BNP level and peak VO2 on future heart failure events: comparison between sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation
This study aimed to examine the discrete impacts of peak oxygen consumption (VO2) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels on future heart failure (HF) events in sinus rhythm (SR) and atrial fibrillation (AF). ...
