The association between plaque characterization by CT angiography and post-procedural myocardial infarction in patients with elective stent implantationTadayuki Uetani
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, and Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Gakuin School of Dentistry, Nagoya, Japan
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 3:19-28. 2010
..This study sought to evaluate the association between volumetric characterization of target lesions by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography and the risk of post-procedural myocardial injury after elective stent implantation...
- Lipid-rich plaques predict non-target-lesion ischemic events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Tetsuya Amano
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Circ J 75:157-66. 2010
..Despite growing interest in non-target lesion events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), there has been little discussion of predictors...
- Intracoronary electrocardiogram recording with a bare-wire system: perioperative ST-segment elevation in the intracoronary electrocardiogram is associated with myocardial injury after elective coronary stent implantation
Tadayuki Uetani
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2:127-35. 2009
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- Comparison of tissue characteristics between acute coronary syndrome and stable angina pectoris. An integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound analysis of culprit and non-culprit lesions
Hirohiko Ando
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Circ J 75:383-90. 2011
..The present study assessed the tissue characteristics of coronary plaques between ACS and stable angina pectoris (SAP) of culprit and non-culprit lesions using integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS)...
- Impact of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on coronary plaque instability: an integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound study
Tetsuya Amano
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Atherosclerosis 218:110-6. 2011
..To assess the impact of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (?3 PUFAs) on coronary plaque instability...
- Abnormal glucose regulation is associated with lipid-rich coronary plaque: relationship to insulin resistance
Tetsuya Amano
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 1:39-45. 2008
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- Impact of chronic kidney disease on the incidence of peri-procedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing elective stent implantation
Soichiro Kumagai
Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Nephrol Dial Transplant 27:1059-63. 2012
..The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between renal function and peri-procedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing elective stent implantation...
- Cardiac 64-multislice computed tomography reveals increased epicardial fat volume in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Ken Harada
Department of Cardiology, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Am J Cardiol 108:1119-23. 2011
..In conclusion, the present study demonstrated significantly increased EFV in patients with ACS. A large amount of epicardial fat may be a risk factor for ACS...
- Impact of plasma aldosterone levels for prediction of in-stent restenosis
Tetsuya Amano
Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Am J Cardiol 97:785-8. 2006
..9 pg/ml, which had a predictive accuracy of 69%. In conclusion, the present findings indicate that plasma aldosterone levels at baseline are independent predictors of ISR and may constitute a potential therapeutic target...
