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Preprocedural inflammation does not affect neointimal hyperplasia following everolimus-eluting stent implantation.

Nakatani D, Ako J, Yamasaki M, Shimohama T, Hasegawa T, Otake H, Waseda K, Tsujino I, Sakurai R, Koo BK, Chang H, Yock PG, Sudhir K, Pierson W, Stone GW, Saito S, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Dec;21(12):613-7.PMID: 19966361 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Venous thrombus formation following percutaneous cardiopulmonary support.

Hattori T, Sakakura K, Kubo N, Ako J, Sugawara Y, Funayama H, Matsuzaki S, Nakamura T, Hirahara T, Wada H, Kawakami M, Momomura S.

J Cardiol. 2009 Dec;54(3):490-3. Epub 2009 Apr 15.PMID: 19944328 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Late-acquired incomplete stent apposition: morphologic characterization.

Hur SH, Ako J, Honda Y, Sudhir K, Fitzgerald PJ.

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2009 Oct-Dec;10(4):236-46.PMID: 19815171 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Clinical features of early recurrent myocardial infarction.

Sakakura K, Kubo N, Ako J, Ikeda N, Funayama H, Hirahara T, Wada H, Sugawara Y, Yasu T, Kawakami M, Momomura S.

Heart Vessels. 2009 Sep;24(5):347-51. Epub 2009 Sep 27.PMID: 19784817 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Intravascular ultrasound results from the ENDEAVOR IV trial: randomized comparison between zotarolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease.

Waseda K, Miyazawa A, Ako J, Hasegawa T, Tsujino I, Sakurai R, Yock PG, Honda Y, Kandzari DE, Leon MB, Fitzgerald PJ; ENDEAVOR IV Trial Investigators.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Aug;2(8):779-84.PMID: 19695548 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Plaque characterization of non-culprit lesions by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound in diabetic patients: Impact of renal function.

Ogita M, Funayama H, Nakamura T, Sakakura K, Sugawara Y, Kubo N, Ako J, Ishikawa SE, Momomura S.

J Cardiol. 2009 Aug;54(1):59-65. Epub 2009 May 21.PMID: 19632521 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Neointimal hyperplasia in a thin-strut cobalt-chromium stent: Insights from detailed 3-D intravascular ultrasound analysis.

Otake H, Ako J, Waseda K, Sakurai R, Hirohata A, Kaneda H, Hasegawa T, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19619904 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

A Novel Technique for Endovascular Detection and Removal of Radiographic Contrast during Angiography.

Chang H, Hassan AH, Kim YL, Lloyd LJ, Koo BK, Ako J, Honda Y, Davidson CJ, Fitzgerald PJ.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Jul;21(7):314-8.PMID: 19571339 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Sirolimus and everolimus induce endothelial cellular senescence via sirtuin 1 down-regulation: therapeutic implication of cilostazol after drug-eluting stent implantation.

Ota H, Eto M, Ako J, Ogawa S, Iijima K, Akishita M, Ouchi Y.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jun 16;53(24):2298-305.PMID: 19520256 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term clinical follow-up after sirolimus-eluting stent versus bare metal stent implantation in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Ogita M, Nakamura T, Fujiwara N, Sakakura K, Funayama H, Sugawara Y, Kubo N, Ako J, Momomura S.

J Interv Cardiol. 2009 Jun;22(3):216-21. Epub 2009 Mar 13.PMID: 19490360 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Local determinants of thrombus formation following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation assessed by optical coherence tomography.

Otake H, Shite J, Ako J, Shinke T, Tanino Y, Ogasawara D, Sawada T, Miyoshi N, Kato H, Koo BK, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ, Hirata K.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 May;2(5):459-66.PMID: 19463471 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Plaque characteristics of the coronary segment proximal to the culprit lesion in stable and unstable patients.

Nakamura T, Kubo N, Funayama H, Sugawara Y, Ako J, Momomura S.

Clin Cardiol. 2009 Aug;32(8):E9-12.PMID: 19455670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intraoperative fluorescence imaging system for on-site assessment of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft.

Waseda K, Ako J, Hasegawa T, Shimada Y, Ikeno F, Ishikawa T, Demura Y, Hatada K, Yock PG, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ, Takahashi M.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 May;2(5):604-12.PMID: 19442948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of acute hyperglycemia during primary stent implantation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Nakamura T, Ako J, Kadowaki T, Funayama H, Sugawara Y, Kubo N, Momomura S.

J Cardiol. 2009 Apr;53(2):272-7. Epub 2009 Jan 18.PMID: 19304133 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Determinants of long-term mortality in patients with type B acute aortic dissection.

Sakakura K, Kubo N, Ako J, Fujiwara N, Funayama H, Ikeda N, Nakamura T, Sugawara Y, Yasu T, Kawakami M, Momomura S.

Am J Hypertens. 2009 Apr;22(4):371-7. Epub 2009 Feb 5.PMID: 19197250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Incidence of diffuse and focal chronic stent recoil after implantation of current generation bare-metal and drug-eluting stents.

Koo BK, Waseda K, Ako J, Hasegawa T, Shimohama T, Nakatani D, Otake H, Yamasaki M, Sakurai R, Tsujino I, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 24. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19171393 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Novel drug eluting stent system for customised treatment of coronary lesions: CUSTOM I feasibility trial 24 month results.

Grube E, Sievert H, Hauptmann KE, Mueller R, Gerckens U, Buellesfeld L, Ako J, Shimohama T, Costa M, Fitzgerald P.

EuroIntervention. 2008 May;4(1):71-6.PMID: 19112782 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Analysis of left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions treated with biolimus-eluting DEVAX AXXESS plus nitinol self-expanding stent: intravascular ultrasound results of the AXXENT trial.

Hasegawa T, Ako J, Koo BK, Miyazawa A, Sakurai R, Chang H, Dens J, Verheye S, Grube E, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jan 1;73(1):34-41.PMID: 19089934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intravascular ultrasound analysis of small-vessel lesions treated with novel ultra-low profile, guidewire-based self-expanding stent system.

Koo BK, Yamasaki M, Ako J, Waseda K, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ, Abizaid A, Whitbourn RJ.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Dec;20(12):647-50.PMID: 19057028 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sirolimus-eluting stent implantation in small coronary arteries: A three dimensional intravascular ultrasound study from the SIRIUS trial.

Kaneda H, Ako J, Terashima M, Morino Y, Honda Y, Yock PG, Leon MB, Moses JW, Fitzgerald PJ; for the SIRIUS Investigators.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 18804877 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Recurrence of late-acquired incomplete stent apposition following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.

Iwata H, Ako J, Nagai R.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Sep;20(9):E265-8. Review.PMID: 18762685 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Two-year intravascular ultrasound observations in diabetic patients treated with single and double dose sirolimus-eluting stents: results of the double dose diabetes (3D) study.

Hur SH, Ako J, Shimada Y, Tsujino I, Hassan AH, Abizaid A, Shiran A, Lewis BS, Guagliumi G, Cohen SA, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ, Sousa JE.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Aug;20(8):411-6.PMID: 18688066 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Determinants of in-hospital death in left main coronary artery myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.

Sakakura K, Kubo N, Hashimoto S, Ikeda N, Funayama H, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Yasu T, Ako J, Kawakami M, Momomura S.

J Cardiol. 2008 Aug;52(1):24-9. Epub 2008 Jun 19.PMID: 18639774 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Distribution pattern of neointimal hyperplasia following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation assessed by 3-dimensional intravascular ultrasound.

Kaneda H, Ako J, Terashima M, Waseda K, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jun 26;135(2):243-5. Epub 2008 Jun 20.PMID: 18571251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Novel guidewire-based stent delivery system: Examination by intravascular ultrasound.

Yamasaki M, Ako J, Honda Y, Hassan A, Koo B, Abizaid A, Fitzgerald P, Whitbourn R.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Jul 1;72(1):47-51.PMID: 18412249 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Apical and midventricular transient left ventricular dysfunction syndrome (tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy).

Ako J.

Chest. 2008 Apr;133(4):1052; author reply 1053. No abstract available. PMID: 18398134 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of lumen narrowing within sirolimus-eluting stents on proximal and distal vessel segments.

Waseda K, Ako J, Kaneda H, Miyazawa A, Shimada Y, Morino Y, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Circ J. 2008 Apr;72(4):534-7.PMID: 18362421 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterization of late incomplete stent apposition: a comparison among bare-metal stents, intracoronary radiation and sirolimus-eluting stents.

Miyazawa A, Tsujino I, Ako J, Shimada Y, Courtney BK, Sakurai R, Nakamura M, Okura H, Waseda K, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Dec;19(12):515-8.PMID: 18180522 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of vascular response to zotarolimus-eluting stent versus sirolimus-eluting stent: intravascular ultrasound results from ENDEAVOR III.

Miyazawa A, Ako J, Hongo Y, Hur SH, Tsujino I, Courtney BK, Hassan AH, Kandzari DE, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ; ENDEAVOR III Investigators.

Am Heart J. 2008 Jan;155(1):108-13. Epub 2007 Sep 14.PMID: 18082499 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Analysis of bifurcation lesions treated with novel drug-eluting dedicated bifurcation stent system: intravascular ultrasound results of the AXXESS PLUS trial.

Miyazawa A, Ako J, Hassan A, Hasegawa T, Abizaid A, Verheye S, McClean D, Neumann FJ, Grube E, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2007 Dec 1;70(7):952-7.PMID: 18044777 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Design criteria for the ideal drug-eluting stent.

Ako J, Bonneau HN, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 Oct 22;100(8B):3M-9M. Review.PMID: 17950830 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Determinants of in-hospital death and rupture in patients with a Stanford B aortic dissection.

Sakakura K, Kubo N, Ako J, Ikeda N, Funayama H, Hirahara T, Sugawara Y, Yasu T, Kawakami M, Momomura S.

Circ J. 2007 Oct;71(10):1521-4.PMID: 17895544 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Angiographic no-reflow phenomenon and plaque characteristics by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Nakamura T, Kubo N, Ako J, Momomura S.

J Interv Cardiol. 2007 Oct;20(5):335-9.PMID: 17880329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Neointimal progression and luminal narrowing in sirolimus-eluting stent treatment for bare metal in-stent restenosis: a quantitative intravascular ultrasound analysis.

Sakurai R, Ako J, Hassan AH, Bonneau HN, Neumann FJ, Desmet W, Holmes DR Jr, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ, Honda Y.

Am Heart J. 2007 Aug;154(2):361-5.PMID: 17643589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of nonuniform strut distribution between two drug-eluting stent platforms.

Hasegawa T, Ako J, Ikeno F, Waseda K, Suzuki Y, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Jun;19(6):244-6.PMID: 17541122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Serial intravascular ultrasonic study of outcomes of coronary culprit lesions with plaque rupture following bare metal stent implantation in patients with angina pectoris.

Hur SH, Hassan AH, Rekhi R, Ako J, Shimada Y, Nakamura M, Yamasaki M, Bonneau HN, Sudhir K, Yock PG, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 May 15;99(10):1394-8. Epub 2007 Mar 28.PMID: 17493467 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Drug delivery via nano-, micro and macroporous coronary stent surfaces.

Tsujino I, Ako J, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2007 May;4(3):287-95. Review.PMID: 17489655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tako-tsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in a patient with chronic total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery.

Kojima T, Ako J, Eto M, Iijima K, Akishita M, Ouchi Y.

Int J Cardiol. 2007 Jun 25;119(1):e19-21. Epub 2007 Apr 16.PMID: 17434632 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of vessel response following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation as assessed by serial 3-D intravascular ultrasound study.

Waseda K, Ako J, Shimada Y, Morino Y, Tsujino I, Hongo Y, Sudhir K, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ, Honda Y.

J Invasive Cardiol. 2007 Apr;19(4):171-3.PMID: 17404402 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Coronary risk factors and coronary atheroma burden at severely narrowing segments.

Kaneda H, Kataoka T, Ako J, Honda Y, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Feb 20;124(1):124-6. Epub 2007 Mar 12.PMID: 17350700 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of gender on neointimal hyperplasia following coronary artery stenting.

Kaneda H, Ako J, Kataoka T, Takahashi T, Terashima M, Waseda K, Miyazawa A, Hassan AH, Honda Y, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 Feb 15;99(4):491-3. Epub 2006 Dec 21.PMID: 17293191 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of the efficacy of direct coronary stenting with sirolimus-eluting stents versus stenting with predilation by intravascular ultrasound imaging (from the DIRECT trial).

Hirohata A, Morino Y, Ako J, Sakurai R, Buchbinder M, Caputo RP, Karas SP, Mishkel GJ, Mooney MR, O'shaughnessy CD, Raizner AE, Wilensky RL, Williams DO, Wong SC, Yock PG, Honda Y, Moses JW, Fitzgerald PJ; DIRECT Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2006 Dec 1;98(11):1464-7. Epub 2006 Oct 12.PMID: 17126651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Paclitaxel-eluting stents, brachytherapy, and in-stent restenosis.

Kaneda H, Ako J.

JAMA. 2006 Oct 18;296(15):1838; author reply 1838-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17047211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of angiotensin II receptor blockers on the progression and regression of coronary atherosclerosis: an intravascular ultrasound study.

Waseda K, Ozaki Y, Takashima H, Ako J, Yasukawa T, Ismail TF, Hishida H, Ito T.

Circ J. 2006 Sep;70(9):1111-5.PMID: 16936420 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heterogeneity of neointimal distribution of in-stent restenosis in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Kaneda H, Ako J, Kataoka T, Takahashi T, Terashima M, Waseda K, Miyazawa A, Hassan A, Honda Y, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2006 Feb 1;97(3):340-2. Epub 2005 Nov 28.PMID: 16442392 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transient left ventricular dysfunction under severe stress: brain-heart relationship revisited.

Ako J, Sudhir K, Farouque HM, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Med. 2006 Jan;119(1):10-7. Review.PMID: 16431176 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of asymmetric stent expansion on neointimal hyperplasia following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.

Kaneda H, Ako J, Honda Y, Terashima M, Morino Y, Yock PG, Popma JJ, Leon MB, Moses JW, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Nov 15;96(10):1404-7. Epub 2005 Sep 29.PMID: 16275187 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictors of edge stenosis following sirolimus-eluting stent deployment (a quantitative intravascular ultrasound analysis from the SIRIUS trial).

Sakurai R, Ako J, Morino Y, Sonoda S, Kaneda H, Terashima M, Hassan AH, Leon MB, Moses JW, Popma JJ, Bonneau HN, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ, Honda Y; SIRIUS Trial Investigators.

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Nov 1;96(9):1251-3. Epub 2005 Sep 6.PMID: 16253592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of intravascular ultrasound lesion characteristics on neointimal hyperplasia following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.

Kaneda H, Koizumi T, Ako J, Terashima M, Morino Y, Honda Y, Yock PG, Leon MB, Moses JW, Fitzgerald PJ.

Am J Cardiol. 2005 Nov 1;96(9):1237-41. Epub 2005 Sep 2.PMID: 16253589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Late incomplete stent apposition after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: a serial intravascular ultrasound analysis.

Ako J, Morino Y, Honda Y, Hassan A, Sonoda S, Yock PG, Leon MB, Moses JW, Bonneau HN, Fitzgerald PJ.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Sep 20;46(6):1002-5.PMID: 16168282 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles