Clinical implications of the 'no reflow'phenomenon: a predictor of complications and left ventricular remodeling in reperfused anterior wall myocardial infarction

…, A Maruyama, K Iwakura, S Takiuchi, T Masuyama… - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Recent studies demonstrated that the “no reflow” phenomenon after coronary
reflow implies the presence of advanced myocardial damage. In this study, we verified the …

Lack of myocardial perfusion immediately after successful thrombolysis. A predictor of poor recovery of left ventricular function in anterior myocardial infarction.

…, N Sakai, H Yu, Y Higashino, K Fujii, T Masuyama… - Circulation, 1992 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND We investigated myocardial perfusion dynamics after thrombolysis and its
clinical implications. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 39 patients with acute anterior …

Noninvasive evaluation of pulmonary hypertension by a pulsed Doppler technique.

A Kitabatake, M Inoue, M Asao, T Masuyama… - Circulation, 1983 - Am Heart Assoc
We used a pulsed Doppler technique to examine the flow velocity pattern in the right
ventricular outflow tract in 33 adults. In the patients with normal pulmonary artery pressure (mean …

Association between hyperglycemia and the no-reflow phenomenon inpatients with acute myocardial infarction

…, K Asano, T Kuroda, K Tanaka, T Masuyama… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives : We investigated the association between hyperglycemia and the no-reflow
phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Background : Hyperglycemia is …

Myocardial perfusion patterns related to thrombolysis in myocardial infarction perfusion grades after coronary angioplasty in patients with acute anterior wall …

H Ito, A Okamura, K Iwakura, T Masuyama, M Hori… - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Epicardial coronary flow is occasionally reduced even after coronary intervention
despite the absence of vessel obstruction in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Our …

Intravenous nicorandil can preserve microvascular integrity and myocardial viability in patients with reperfused anterior wall myocardial infarction

…, K Iwakura, N Nishikawa, T Masuyama… - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES We assessed whether the intravenous administration of nicorandil, an
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive K + channel opener, exerts beneficial effect on …

JCS 2017/JHFS 2017 guideline on diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure―digest version―

…, T Higo, A Hirayama, M Makaya, T Masuyama… - Circulation …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Heart Failure Society (JHFS). The working committee for this project includes members and
collaborators involved in the previous versions of the heart failure guidelines and members …

Continuous-wave Doppler echocardiographic detection of pulmonary regurgitation and its application to noninvasive estimation of pulmonary artery pressure.

T Masuyama, K Kodama, A Kitabatake, H Sato… - Circulation, 1986 - Am Heart Assoc
Continuous-wave Doppler echocardiography was used to estimate pulmonary artery
pressures by measuring pulmonary regurgitant flow velocity in 21 patients with pulmonary …

Transmitral Blood Flow Reflecting Diastolic Behavior of the Left Ventricle in Health and Disease: A Study by Pulsed Doppler Technique: SYMPOSIUM ON HEART …

…, M ASAO, JUN TANOUCHI, T MASUYAMA… - Japanese circulation …, 1982 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Left ventricular wall thickness was better correlated with DC in patients with hypertension (r=—r
0.76, p< 0.01) than in patients in the other groups, which indicates that the left ventricular …

[HTML][HTML] Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

…, T Iwasaku, S Hirotani, T Masuyama - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In 1990, takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) was first discovered and reported by a Japanese
cardiovascular specialist. Since then, this heart disease has gained worldwide acceptance …