Takeshi Morimoto

..S. and Europe, and extrapolating from these data might not be valid, especially regarding selecting and prioritizing solutions...

..Physical activity is associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in the general population, but the effects may be different between sexes. In addition, the effects on resource utilization are not well elucidated...

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..In order to elucidate the factors for willingness to perform CPR, we evaluated the responses of college students to questionnaires before and after basic life support (BLS) training...

..5 months/year of disease and by 2.6 months/stage). Interventions that target social functioning and vitality may be beneficial to preference for life...

..The present study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of screening and determine acceptable strategies...

..Pulse wave analysis may reveal hemodynamic alterations that affect LVM but that cannot be identified using a sphygmomanometer...

..There is a scarcity of long-term data from large-scale drug-eluting stent registries with a large enough sample to evaluate low-frequency events such as stent thrombosis (ST)...

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..We examined how COPD affects long-term mortality and morbidity after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...

..Long-term outcomes after stenting of an unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) with drug-eluting stents have not been addressed adequately despite the growing popularity of this procedure...

..73, 0.64, and 0.64, respectively, in original cohort and 0.72, 0.64, and 0.64 in validation respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical prediction rules are helpful for improved clinical decision making for bacteremia patients...

..1% vs. 12.7%, p=0.001). The overall picture of Japanese medical articles seems to be improving recently, at least in terms of statistical methods toward more diversified and sophisticated way of use, compared to the previous data...

..When these two parameters were simultaneously put on the simulation model, the incremental costs of the BNP group may exceed $50,000. CONCLUSIONS: Introduction of BNP measurement in heart failure management may be cost-effective...

..These results provide evidence that germ cell colonies develop from single spermatogonial stem cells...

..Stent thrombosis (ST) after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation has not yet been adequately characterized, mainly because of its low incidence...

..We explored the effects of this calcium concentration on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in hemodialysis patients...

..Observational registries comparing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have reported long-term survival results that are discordant with those of randomized trials...

..To determine to what extent the results of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) support medical interventions for in-patients at the department of general medicine of a university hospital in Japan...

..We investigated the characteristics associated with willingness to attempt CPR among the Japanese general population...

..Until the results of a large randomized trial show otherwise, H2RAs should not be used in the absence of specific clinical indications...

..There is a strong tendency for RS to yield the lowest and SG to yield the highest values. We compiled an extensive list of the results of studies on utility as a reference for health care professionals in this field...

..The purpose of this study was to address the association of lipid levels after statin therapy with regression of atherosclerotic coronary lesions and major cardiovascular events in patients after ACS...

..The influences of antiplatelet therapy discontinuation on the risk of stent thrombosis and long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation have not yet been addressed adequately...

..Clopidogrel, a 2(nd)-generation P2Y(12) blocker, has recently become available in Japan and this study aimed to evaluate its antiplatelet effects in Japanese patients...

..S. population because of higher risks of hemorrhagic complications. The assumptions and implications of U.S. guidelines should be evaluated before use in other countries...

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..The predictive value of T-wave alternans (TWA) for lethal ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is controversial. Also, long-term arrhythmia risk of patients ineligible for the TWA test is unknown...

..3%, pleurodesis becomes the preferred strategy. CONCLUSION: On the basis of the current best available data and patients' preference, thoracoscopic surgery can be considered the treatment of choice for the first episode of PSP...

..Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor, is an antiplatelet drug that is widely used for preventing cardiovascular events, although, to date, there are few methods for evaluating its effects...

..Since somatic NLRP3 mosaicism has been detected in several mutation-negative NOMID/CINCA syndrome patients, we undertook this study to determine the precise contribution of somatic NLRP3 mosaicism to the etiology of NOMID/CINCA syndrome...

..Thus, the JPAD trial should generate reliable data on primary prevention with aspirin for diabetic patients that would also be relevant to other countries...

..These results indicate that fetal germ cells have a limited ability to become pluripotent cells and lose the ability to undergo epigenetic reprogramming by in vitro culture...

..AZM provides a higher quality of life for adults without comorbidity with generally acceptable marginal cost...

..To systematically evaluate the effects of antiplatelet agents for IgA nephropathy, we conducted a meta-analysis of the published studies...

..We thus conclude that risedronate should be considered for the treatment of decreased bone mass associated with GD...

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