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Morphological characteristics of the Holter P-waves associated with pulmonary vein pacing.

Harata S, Inden Y, Shimano M, Uchikawa T, Mutoh M, Hirai M, Murohara T.

Europace. 2009 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19945949 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Evidence for the Importance of Adiponectin in the Cardioprotective Effects of Pioglitazone.

Li P, Shibata R, Unno K, Shimano M, Furukawa M, Ohashi T, Cheng X, Nagata K, Ouchi N, Murohara T.

Hypertension. 2009 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19933924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Pitavastatin, a HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor, Ameliorates Endothelial Function in Chronic Smokers.

Yoshida O, Kondo T, Kureishi-Bando Y, Sugiura T, Maeda K, Okumura K, Murohara T.

Circ J. 2009 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19926918 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Low folate levels may be an atherogenic factor regardless of homocysteine levels in young healthy nonsmokers.

Imamura A, Murakami R, Takahashi R, Cheng XW, Numaguchi Y, Murohara T, Okumura K.

Metabolism. 2009 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19913857 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The impact of pulse wave velocity in a Japanese population with metabolic syndrome.

Hirashiki A, Murohara T.

Hypertens Res. 2009 Nov 6. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19893568 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The difference in autonomic denervation and its effect on atrial fibrillation recurrence between the standard segmental and circumferential pulmonary vein isolation techniques.

Yamada T, Yoshida N, Murakami Y, Okada T, Yoshida Y, Muto M, Inden Y, Murohara T.

Europace. 2009 Dec;11(12):1612-9. Epub 2009 Oct 29.PMID: 19875397 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Endomyocardial radial strain imaging and left ventricular relaxation abnormalities in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy.

Minoshima M, Noda A, Nishizawa T, Hara Y, Sugiura M, Iino S, Nagata K, Koike Y, Murohara T.

Circ J. 2009 Dec;73(12):2294-9. Epub 2009 Oct 19.PMID: 19838000 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Development of the Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: A Preliminary Study.

Shimizu Y, Yamada S, Suzuki M, Miyoshi H, Kono Y, Izawa H, Kato R, Murohara T.

Gerontology. 2009 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19828934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Idiopathic Left Ventricular Arrhythmias Originating Adjacent to the Left Aortic Sinus of Valsalva: Electrophysiological Rationale for the Surface Electrocardiogram.

Yamada T, McElderry HT, Okada T, Murakami Y, Doppalapudi H, Yoshida N, Yoshida Y, Inden Y, Murohara T, Epstein AE, Plumb VJ, Kay GN.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19804552 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Idiopathic Premature Ventricular Contractions Exhibiting Preferential Conduction within the Aortic Root.

Yamada T, Yoshida Y, Inden Y, Murohara T, Kay GN.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct 5. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19804490 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Premature ventricular contractions arising from the intramural ventricular septum.

Yamada T, Okada T, Murakami Y, Yoshida N, Murohara T, Kay GN.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct;32(10):e1-3.PMID: 19796340 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias Originating from the Papillary Muscles in the Left Ventricle: Prevalence, Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiological Characteristics, and Results of the Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation.

Yamada T, Doppalapudi H, McElderry HT, Okada T, Murakami Y, Inden Y, Yoshida U, Kaneko S, Yoshida N, Murohara T, Epstein AE, Plumb VJ, Kay GN.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Sep 28. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19793147 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Nitinol stenting improves primary patency of the superficial femoral artery after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in hemodialysis patients: a propensity-matched analysis.

Kawamura Y, Ishii H, Aoyama T, Tanaka M, Takahashi H, Kumada Y, Toriyama T, Murohara T.

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Nov;50(5):1057-62. Epub 2009 Sep 26.PMID: 19782527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Difference in percentage of ventricular pacing between two algorithms for minimizing ventricular pacing: results of the IDEAL RVP (Identify the Best Algorithm for Reducing Unnecessary Right Ventricular Pacing) study.

Murakami Y, Tsuboi N, Inden Y, Yoshida Y, Murohara T, Ihara Z, Takami M.

Europace. 2009 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19762332 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Ablation of angiotensin IV receptor attenuates hypofibrinolysis via PAI-1 downregulation and reduces occlusive arterial thrombosis.

Numaguchi Y, Ishii M, Kubota R, Morita Y, Yamamoto K, Matsushita T, Okumura K, Murohara T.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Dec;29(12):2102-8. Epub 2009 Sep 10.PMID: 19745198 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Plasma resistin concentration determined by common variants in the resistin gene and associated with metabolic traits in an aged Japanese population.

Asano H, Izawa H, Nagata K, Nakatochi M, Kobayashi M, Hirashiki A, Shintani S, Nishizawa T, Tanimura D, Naruse K, Matsubara T, Murohara T, Yokota M.

Diabetologia. 2009 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19727657 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Impact of renal function on coronary plaque composition.

Miyagi M, Ishii H, Murakami R, Isobe S, Hayashi M, Amano T, Arai K, Yoshikawa D, Ohashi T, Uetani T, Yasuda Y, Matsuo S, Matsubara T, Murohara T.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Aug 23. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19703834 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Importance of oral fluid intake after coronary computed tomography angiography: An observational study.

Yoshikawa D, Isobe S, Sato K, Ohashi T, Fujiwara Y, Ohyama H, Ishii H, Murohara T.

Eur J Radiol. 2009 Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19695806 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Autologous adipose-derived regenerative cells for therapeutic angiogenesis.

Murohara T, Shintani S, Kondo K.

Curr Pharm Des. 2009;15(24):2784-90. Review.PMID: 19689349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Therapeutic neovascularization by the implantation of autologous mononuclear cells in patients with connective tissue diseases.

Takahashi M, Izawa A, Ishigatsubo Y, Fujimoto K, Miyamoto M, Horie T, Aizawa Y, Amano J, Minota S, Murohara T, Matsubara H, Ikeda U.

Curr Pharm Des. 2009;15(24):2778-83. Review.PMID: 19689348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adiponectin acts as a positive indicator of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Unno K, Shibata R, Izawa H, Hirashiki A, Murase Y, Yamada T, Kobayashi M, Noda A, Nagata K, Ouchi N, Murohara T, Murohara T.

Heart. 2009 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19648128 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Three-year prognosis of Japanese patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with sirolimus-eluting stents.

Yoshikawa D, Isobe S, Umeda H, Kawai T, Shimizu T, Yamashita K, Ishii H, Murohara T.

Coron Artery Dis. 2009 Sep;20(6):422-7.PMID: 19620857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Vagal modification can be a valid predictor of late recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation independent of the pulmonary vein isolation technique.

Yamada T, Yoshida N, Murakami Y, Okada T, Yoshida Y, Muto M, Inden Y, Murohara T.

Circ J. 2009 Sep;73(9):1606-11. Epub 2009 Jul 17.PMID: 19609042 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effect of recombinant aminopeptidase A (APA) on hypertension in pregnant spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs).

Ishii M, Hattori A, Numaguchi Y, Ma X, Nagasaka T, Tsujimoto M, Murohara T, Kobayashi H, Mizutani S.

Early Hum Dev. 2009 Sep;85(9):589-94. Epub 2009 Jul 16.PMID: 19608358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A case with a narrow QRS complex tachycardia: is there any preexcitation?

Yamada T, Yoshida Y, Inden Y, Murohara T.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Jul;32(7):922-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19572870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Plasma adiponectin as a predictive factor of survival after a bypass operation for peripheral arterial disease.

Komai H, Shibata R, Juri M, Matsushita K, Ouchi N, Murohara T.

J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jul;50(1):95-9.PMID: 19563957 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reactive oxidative metabolites are associated with atrial conduction disturbance in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Shimano M, Shibata R, Inden Y, Yoshida N, Uchikawa T, Tsuji Y, Murohara T.

Heart Rhythm. 2009 Jul;6(7):935-40. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19560081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between severity of renal impairment and 2-year outcomes after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.

Ota T, Umeda H, Yokota S, Miyata S, Takamura A, Sugino S, Hayashi K, Ishiki R, Takeichi Y, Iwase M, Inagaki H, Murohara T.

Am Heart J. 2009 Jul;158(1):92-8.PMID: 19540397 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mechanism of diastolic stiffening of the failing myocardium and its prevention by angiotensin receptor and calcium channel blockers.

Cheng XW, Okumura K, Kuzuya M, Jin Z, Nagata K, Obata K, Inoue A, Hirashiki A, Takeshita K, Unno K, Harada K, Shi GP, Yokota M, Murohara T.

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Jul;54(1):47-56.PMID: 19528815 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene polymorphism strongly influences circulating malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein.

Okumura K, Imamura A, Murakami R, Takahashi R, Cheng XW, Numaguchi Y, Murohara T.

Metabolism. 2009 Sep;58(9):1306-11. Epub 2009 Jun 18.PMID: 19501864 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Long-term administration of nifedipine attenuates cardiac remodeling and diastolic heart failure in hypertensive rats.

Yamada T, Nagata K, Cheng XW, Obata K, Saka M, Miyachi M, Naruse K, Nishizawa T, Noda A, Izawa H, Kuzuya M, Okumura K, Murohara T, Yokota M.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 Aug 1;615(1-3):163-70. Epub 2009 Jun 6.PMID: 19501083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relation of functional and morphological changes in mitochondria to myocardial contractile and relaxation reserves in asymptomatic to mildly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Unno K, Isobe S, Izawa H, Cheng XW, Kobayashi M, Hirashiki A, Yamada T, Harada K, Ohshima S, Noda A, Nagata K, Kato K, Yokota M, Murohara T.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Aug;30(15):1853-62. Epub 2009 May 24.PMID: 19468012 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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.

Uetani T, Amano T, Kumagai S, Ando H, Yokoi K, Yoshida T, Kato B, Kato M, Marui N, Nanki M, Matsubara T, Ishii H, Izawa H, Murohara T.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Feb;2(2):127-35.PMID: 19463414 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Beneficial effects of torasemide on systolic wall stress and sympathetic nervous activity in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with heart failure: comparison with azosemide.

Harada K, Izawa H, Nishizawa T, Hirashiki A, Murase Y, Kobayashi M, Isobe S, Cheng XW, Noda A, Nagata K, Yokota M, Murohara T.

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Jun;53(6):468-73.PMID: 19430310 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differentiation capacity of endothelial progenitor cells correlates with endothelial function in healthy young men.

Miura M, Numaguchi Y, Ishii M, Kubota R, Takeuchi T, Imamura A, Murakami R, Kondo T, Okumura K, Murohara T.

Circ J. 2009 Jul;73(7):1324-9. Epub 2009 May 8.PMID: 19423948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Dobutamine stress testing as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of myocardial contractile reserve in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Kobayashi M, Izawa H, Cheng XW, Asano H, Hirashiki A, Unno K, Ohshima S, Yamada T, Murase Y, Kato TS, Obata K, Noda A, Nishizawa T, Isobe S, Nagata K, Matsubara T, Murohara T, Yokota M.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Nov;1(6):718-26.PMID: 19356507 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inhibition of ischemia-induced angiogenesis by benzo[a]pyrene in a manner dependent on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

Ichihara S, Yamada Y, Gonzalez FJ, Nakajima T, Murohara T, Ichihara G.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Mar 27;381(1):44-9. Epub 2009 Feb 8.PMID: 19351592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[RAAS and angiogenesis]

Numaguchi Y, Murohara T.

Nippon Rinsho. 2009 Apr;67(4):723-8. Review. Japanese. PMID: 19348234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Optimal starting time of acquisition and feasibility of complementary administration of nitroglycerin with intravenous beta-blocker in multislice computed tomography.

Sato K, Isobe S, Sugiura K, Mimura T, Yotsudake Y, Meno C, Kato M, Harada K, Murohara T.

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2009 Mar-Apr;33(2):193-8.PMID: 19346844 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

gamma-Secretase inhibitor reduces diet-induced atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

Aoyama T, Takeshita K, Kikuchi R, Yamamoto K, Cheng XW, Liao JK, Murohara T.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 May 29;383(2):216-21. Epub 2009 Apr 5.PMID: 19345673 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mesenchymal stem cell-based gene therapy with prostacyclin synthase enhanced neovascularization in hindlimb ischemia.

Ishii M, Numaguchi Y, Okumura K, Kubota R, Ma X, Murakami R, Naruse K, Murohara T.

Atherosclerosis. 2009 Sep;206(1):109-18. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19344900 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Autologous adipose tissue as a new source of progenitor cells for therapeutic angiogenesis.

Murohara T.

J Cardiol. 2009 Apr;53(2):155-63. Epub 2009 Feb 10.PMID: 19304117 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Renal protective effects and the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy by atrial natriuretic peptide.

Morikawa S, Sone T, Tsuboi H, Mukawa H, Morishima I, Uesugi M, Morita Y, Numaguchi Y, Okumura K, Murohara T.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Mar 24;53(12):1040-6. Erratum in: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 15;54(12):1122. PMID: 19298916 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Idiopathic focal ventricular arrhythmias originating from the anterior papillary muscle in the left ventricle.

Yamada T, McElderry HT, Okada T, Murakami Y, Doppalapudi H, Yoshida N, Allred JD, Murohara T, Kay GN.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Aug;20(8):866-72. Epub 2009 Feb 27.PMID: 19298560 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Safety and efficacy of 2.5-mm sirolimus-eluting stent implantation at lower deployment pressures in very small vessels (<2.5 mm).

Umeda H, Iwase M, Gochi T, Izawa H, Ishiki R, Inagaki H, Shimizu T, Yokota M, Murohara T.

Coron Artery Dis. 2009 Mar;20(2):163-8.PMID: 19293669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Molecular imaging of matrix metalloproteinase expression in atherosclerotic plaques of mice deficient in apolipoprotein e or low-density-lipoprotein receptor.

Ohshima S, Petrov A, Fujimoto S, Zhou J, Azure M, Edwards DS, Murohara T, Narula N, Tsimikas S, Narula J.

J Nucl Med. 2009 Apr;50(4):612-7. Epub 2009 Mar 16.PMID: 19289429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adiponectin and cardiovascular disease.

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Circ J. 2009 Apr;73(4):608-14. Epub 2009 Mar 3. Review.PMID: 19261992 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exercise training alters left ventricular geometry and attenuates heart failure in dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive rats.

Miyachi M, Yazawa H, Furukawa M, Tsuboi K, Ohtake M, Nishizawa T, Hashimoto K, Yokoi T, Kojima T, Murate T, Yokota M, Murohara T, Koike Y, Nagata K.

Hypertension. 2009 Apr;53(4):701-7. Epub 2009 Mar 2.PMID: 19255362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oxytocin hypersensitivity in pregnant P-LAP deficient mice.

Ishii M, Naruse K, Hattori A, Tsujimoto M, Ishiura S, Numaguchi Y, Murohara T, Kobayashi H, Mizutani S.

Life Sci. 2009 May 8;84(19-20):668-72. Epub 2009 Feb 26.PMID: 19249316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of long-term statin treatment on coronary plaque composition at angiographically severe lesions: a nonrandomized study of the history of long-term statin treatment before coronary angioplasty.

Miyagi M, Ishii H, Murakami R, Isobe S, Hayashi M, Amano T, Arai K, Ohashi T, Uetani T, Matsubara T, Murohara T.

Clin Ther. 2009 Jan;31(1):64-73.PMID: 19243707 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles