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    A Case of Two Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysms Showing Spontaneous Improvement of the First Aneurysm During Development of the Second One

    A 66-year-old man presented with severe abdominal pain which had lasted for 2 days. Computed tomographic (CT) scanning revealed infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with a thick soft tissue around aortic...

    Yuiichi Tamori, Koichi Akutsu… in Advances in Understanding Aortic Diseases (2009)

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    Validity of Using Ghent Criteria for Japanese Population Suspected of Marfan Syndrome

    Background: Diagnosis of Marfan syndrome (MFS) has been made based on Ghent criteria. However, there exist differences in habitus between Japanese and Western populations. We examined the validity to use Ghent cr...

    Koichi Akutsu, Hiroko Morisaki… in Advances in Understanding Aortic Diseases (2009)

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    High prevalence of vertebral artery tortuosity of Loeys-Dietz syndrome in comparison with Marfan syndrome

    Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a connective tissue disease caused by mutations in the genes encoding the transforming growth factor-β receptor (TGFBR). LDS is associated with aneurysms or dissections of the aor...

    Atsushi K. Kono, Masahiro Higashi, Hiroko Morisaki… in Japanese Journal of Radiology (2010)

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    A case of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome due to Group G streptococci identified as Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis

    A 79-year-old man with a 3-month history of lymphedema of the lower limbs, and diabetes mellitus, was admitted to our hospital for suspected deep venous thrombosis. Several hours after admission, leg pain and ...

    Takahito Nei, Koichi Akutsu, Ayaka Shima… in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy (2012)

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    Etiology of aortic dissection

    We discuss the etiology of aortic dissection (AD) from various points of view. The development of AD requires two pathological conditions: medial degeneration and mechanical wall stress. First, histopathologic...

    Koichi Akutsu in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2019)

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    Is systolic blood pressure high in patients with acute aortic dissection on first medical contact before hospital transfer?

    Acute aortic dissection (AAD) cases are thought to have high blood pressure (BP) on admission; however, little data are available on BP prior to admission. The purpose of this study was to investigate systolic...

    Koichi Akutsu, Hideaki Yoshino, Tomoki Shimokawa, Hitoshi Ogino… in Heart and Vessels (2019)

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    Relationship of maximum walking speed with peak oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold in male patients with heart failure

    This retrospective observational study aimed to examine the relationships of maximum walking speed (MWS) with peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2) and anaerobic threshold (AT) obtained by cardiopulmonary exercise testin...

    Masahiro Koen, Yoshiaki Kubota, Miwa Tokita, Kazuyo Kato… in Heart and Vessels (2023)

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