Radiation dose and radiation protection for patients and physicians during interventional procedure

K Chida, M Kato, Y Kagaya, M Zuguchi… - Journal of radiation …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Although the wide acceptance of interventional radiology (IVR) procedures has led to
increasing numbers of interventions being performed, the radiation doses from IVR are …

Increased [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulation in Right Ventricular Free Wall in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and the Effect of Epoprostenol

M Oikawa, Y Kagaya, H Otani, M Sakuma… - Journal of the American …, 2005 - jacc.org
Objectives: We examined whether right ventricular (RV)[18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
accumulation is increased in patients with pulmonary hypertension using gated positron …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition prolongs survival and modifies the transition to heart failure in rats with pressure overload hypertrophy due to ascending …

EO Weinberg, FJ Schoen, D George, Y Kagaya… - Circulation, 1994 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND We tested the hypotheses that long-term administration of the angiotensin-
converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor fosinopril will regress hypertrophy, modify the transition to …

Important role of erythropoietin receptor to promote VEGF expression and angiogenesis in peripheral ischemia in mice

M Nakano, K Satoh, Y Fukumoto, Y Ito… - Circulation …, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
We have recently demonstrated that endogenous erythropoietin (Epo)/Epo receptor (EpoR)
system plays an important protective role in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension …

Important role of endogenous erythropoietin system in recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in mice

K Satoh, Y Kagaya, M Nakano, Y Ito, J Ohta, H Tada… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Recent studies have suggested that endogenous erythropoietin (Epo) plays
an important role in the mobilization of bone marrow–derived endothelial progenitor cells …

Increased von Willebrand factor in the endocardium as a local predisposing factor for thrombogenesis in overloaded human atrial appendage

M Fukuchi, J Watanabe, K Kumagai, Y Katori… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES We investigated immunoreactive von Willebrand factor (vWF), a platelet
adhesion molecule, in the endocardial endothelium and its relationship to thrombogenesis …

The control effect of histamine on body temperature and respiratory function in IgE-dependent systemic anaphylaxis

Y Makabe-Kobayashi, Y Hori, T Adachi… - Journal of allergy and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: The systemic anaphylaxis reaction comprises various symptoms, including
hypotension, changes in respiration pattern, and hypothermia. Objective: To elucidate the …

Effects of long-term pressure overload on regional myocardial glucose and free fatty acid uptake in rats. A quantitative autoradiographic study.

Y Kagaya, Y Kanno, D Takeyama, N Ishide… - Circulation, 1990 - Am Heart Assoc
To investigate the effects of long-term pressure overload on regional myocardial substrate
use, we performed quantitative autoradiography using 2-deoxy-D-[U-14C] glucose (14C …

Evaluation of heart-rate turbulence as a new prognostic marker in patients with chronic heart failure

J Koyama, J Watanabe, A Yamada, Y Koseki… - Circulation …, 2002 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The significance of heart-rate turbulence (HRT) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)
was evaluated to examine whether it is sensitive to the risk of ventricular tachycardia (VT) …

Analysis of chronic heart failure registry in the Tohoku district third year follow-up

N Shiba, J Watanabe, T Shinozaki, Y Koseki… - Circulation …, 2004 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background Because the real prognosis of Japanese patients with chronic heart failure
(CHF) is still unknown, the aim of the present study was to clarify the prognosis and …