BIOMEDICAL ARTICLES
Clinical impact of adherence to guidelines on the outcome of chronic heart failure in Japan.
The impact of guideline adherence on clinical outcomes in the management of chronic heart failure (CHF) has never been evaluated in Japan. We investigated outcomes in 92 consecutive CHF patients admitted to Kitasato University Hospital in 2004-2006 for […]
Beneficial effects of pitavastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase inhibitor, on cardiac function in ischemic and nonischemic heart failure.
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have recently been reported to improve cardiac function, and decrease the incidence of heart failure (HF) in hyperlipidemic patients. However, evidence for statin treatment in patients with HF remains a […]
Clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcome of tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy.
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy is characterized by ventricular systolic dysfunction and congestive heart failure resulting from persistent or highly frequent tachyarrhythmias with uncontrolled heart rate. While reversible and often considered benign, few studies have examined the outcome of the disorder. The clinical characteristics, treatment, and long-term […]
Postoperative blood loss in coronary surgery.
Although in many cardiac surgery centers pharmacological strategies based on fibrinolytic inhibitors are used on a routine basis, detailed knowledge of fibrinolysis during various settings of coronary surgery is still limited. Sixty-five patients scheduled for coronary surgery were randomized into 3 groups: group A - conventional coronary […]
The Etiology of \’Smoker\’s Paradox\’ in Acute Myocardial Infarction With Special Emphasis on the Association With Inflammation.
Despite increased risk for coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction (AMI), prior studies have found that smokers with AMI have lower mortality rates than nonsmokers, a phenomenon often termed \’smoker\’s paradox\’. The present study was […]
Prognostic value of activated toll-like receptor-4 in monocytes following acute myocardial infarction.
This study tested the hypothesis that activated toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) is closely related to combined major adverse clinical outcomes (MACO) [defined as advanced Killip score (>/= 3), overt congestive heart failure (CHF) (New York Heart Association functional class >/= 2) or […]
A Case of Hyperreninemic Hypertension with Bilateral Positive Captopril Renography but without Renovascular Stenosis.
A 34-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of hypertension with hypokalemia. Her past medical history revealed that at age 24 she had been diagnosed with left renal lithiasis and had undergone extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Physical examination […]
Acute exercise increases systemic arterial compliance after 6-month exercise training in older women.
High physical activity or aerobic exercise training increases central arterial distensibility in older humans. However, the effect of a single bout of exercise on central arterial distensibility in older humans is unknown. Furthermore, the effect of exercise training on central […]
Aldosterone nongenomically produces NADPH oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen species and induces myocyte apoptosis.
The roles of aldosterone in the progression of heart failure have not been fully elucidated. This study examined whether aldosterone nongenomically activates reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, causing myocyte apoptosis. Addition of aldosterone to neonatal rat cardiac myocytes caused the activation […]
Pioglitazone, a thiazolidinedione derivative, attenuates left ventricular hypertrophy and fibrosis in salt-sensitive hypertension.
Thiazolidinediones, which stimulate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, have been shown to prevent cardiovascular injury. However, little is known about their effects on salt-sensitive hypertension. We thus investigated whether or not pioglitazone affects left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in Dahl salt-sensitive rats, […]
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