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Vascular Surgery
Makoto Suzuki
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Clinical profiles and outcomes in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in Japan of aging society
To address many uncertainties in the acute care of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in proportion to increasing age, we underwent the nationwide current survey consisted of 11,676 patients with ...
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Clinical features of potential after-effects of percutaneous coronary intervention in the treatment of silent myocardial ischemia
Clinical predictors for later adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for silent myocardial ischemia remain undetermined. We investigated clinical features...
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Higher non-cardiac mortality and lesser impact of early revascularization in patients with type 2 compared to type 1 acute myocardial infarction: results from the Tokyo CCU Network registry
As the definition of type 2 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is obscure, the characteristics of this disease vary among studies. The clinical significance of type 2 AMI is unclear. We surveyed the Tokyo Cardi...
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Possible associations between palliative care conferences and positive outcomes when performing palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure: a nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire survey
Palliative care for end-stage heart failure should be provided by a multidisciplinary team. However, the influence of each occupational category on patients receiving palliative care for end-stage heart failur...
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Clinical impact of thrombus aspiration on in-hospital mortality in each culprit lesion in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Recent randomized clinical trials have questioned the clinical benefits of thrombus aspiration (TA) in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Real-world data on TA and the efficacy of TA for vario...
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Pharmacist-led intervention in the multidisciplinary team approach optimizes heart failure medication
We evaluated the impact of pharmacist-led heart failure (HF) drug recommendations during hospitalization for hospitalized patients with HF. Hospitalized patients with HF were retrospectively reviewed. Patients...
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Prognostic importance of sodium level trajectory in acute heart failure
Low sodium levels are strongly associated with poor prognosis in acute heart failure (AHF); however, the prognostic impact of the sodium level trajectory overtime has not been determined. A secondary analysis ...
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Moderate vasomotor response to acetylcholine provocation test as an indicator of long-term prognosis
The acetylcholine (ACh) provocation test (ACh-test) is used for the diagnosis of vasospastic angina (VSA). However, subjects often show a moderate spasm (MS) response for which diagnosis of VSA is not definiti...
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Renal function on admission modifies prognostic impact of diuretics in acute heart failure: a propensity score matched and interaction analysis
Although intravenous diuretics have been mainstay drugs in patients with acute heart failure (AHF), they have been suggested to have some deleterious effects on prognosis. We postulated that renal function may...
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Open AccessCurrent characteristics and management of ST elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the Tokyo metropolitan area: from the Tokyo CCU network registered cohort
Limited data exists on ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) managed by a well-organized cardiac care network in a metropolitan area. We analyzed the Tokyo CCU network data...
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Prognostic implications of chronic kidney disease and anemia after percutaneous coronary intervention in acute myocardial infarction patients
Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and a few studies suggest that both CKD and anemia have a marked impact on the prognosis of patients with cardiovascular disease. We retrospecti...
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A case of giant cell arteritis with massive pericardial effusion
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the medium and large blood vessels. The early symptoms of this disease are nonspecific, and pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of GCA. ...
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An example that presented giant aneurysm of the angina pectoris after percutaneous coronary intervention
We present the case of a 70-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital with heart failure due to a giant left ventricular aneurysm involving the apex and severe mitral regurgitation. Three months before t...
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Coronary artery fistula with an associated aneurysm detected by 16-slice multidetector row computed tomographic angiography
We describe a case of a 60-year-old man with effort-induced angina pectoris. Coronary angiography showed an aneurysm in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. It was unclear whether it was a co...
