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Aizawa Y, Sakata Y, Mano T, Takeda Y, Ohtani T, Tamaki S, Omori Y, Tsukamoto Y, Hirayama A, Komuro I, Yamamoto K. Transition from asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: roles of systolic function and ventricular distensibility. Circ J. 2011;75(3):596-602. Akazawa H, Komuro I. Navigational error in the heart leads to premature ventricular excitation. J Clin Invest. 2011;121(2):513-516. Aoki A, Ozaki K, Sato H, Takahashi A, Kubo M, Sakata Y, Onouchi Y, Kawaguchi T, Lin TH, Takano H, Yasutake M, Hsu PC, Ikegawa S, Kamatani N, Tsunoda T, Juo SH, Hori M, Komuro I, Mizuno K, Nakamura Y, Tanaka T. SNPs on chromosome 5p15.3 associated with myocardial infarction in Japanese population. J Hum Genet. 2011;56(1):47-51. Awata M, Uematsu M, Sera F, Ishihara T, Watanabe T, Fujita M, Onishi T, Iida O, Ishida Y, Nanto S, Nagata S. Angioscopic assessment of arterial repair following biodegradable polymer-coated biolimus A9-eluting stent implantation. - Comparison with durable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent. Circ J. 2011;75(5):1113-1119. Bae HB, Zmijewski JW, Deshane JS, Tadie JM, Chaplin DD, Takashima S, Abraham E. AMP-activated protein kinase enhances the phagocytic ability of macrophages and neutrophils. FASEB J. 2011;25(12):4358-4368. Bishu K, Hamdani N, Mohammed SF, Kruger M, Ohtani T, Ogut O, Brozovich FV, Burnett JC, Jr., Linke WA, Redfield MM. Sildenafil and B-type natriuretic peptide acutely phosphorylate titin and improve diastolic distensibility in vivo. Circulation. 2011;124(25):2882-2891. Fukushima N, Matsuura K, Akazawa H, Honda A, Nagai T, Takahashi T, Seki A, Murasaki KM, Shimizu T, Okano T, Hagiwara N, Komuro I. A crucial role of activin A-mediated growth hormone suppression in mouse and human heart failure. PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e27901. Gong H, Ma H, Liu M, Zhou B, Zhang G, Chen Z, Jiang G, Yan Y, Yang C, Kanda M, Wu J, Yuan J, Li L, Nagai T, Komuro I, Ge J, Zou Y. Urotensin II inhibits the proliferation but not the differentiation of cardiac side population cells. Peptides. 2011;32(5):1035-1041. Gotoda T, Shirai K, Ohta T, Kobayashi J, Yokoyama S, Oikawa S, Bujo H, Ishibashi S, Arai H, Yamashita S, Harada-Shiba M, Eto M, Hayashi T, Sone H, Suzuki H, Yamada N. Diagnosis and management of type I and type V hyperlipoproteinemia. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2011;19(1):1-12. 10. Hara M, Mizote I, Nakaoka Y, Tanaka H, Asano Y, Sakata Y, Komuro I. A case of non-cardiogenic acute pulmonary edema in a patient with POEMS syndrome-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. Ann Hematol. 2011;90(4):489-490. Hara M, Mizuno H, Mizote I, Nakatani D, Asano Y, Sakata Y, Nanto S, Komuro I. Clinical impact of off-label cardiac resynchronization therapy in end-stage heart failure patients on continuous intravenous inotrope. Clin Cardiol. 2011;34(11):714-720. 12. Hara M, Nishino M, Taniike M, Makino N, Kato H, Egami Y, Shutta R, Tanouchi J, Hunatsu T, Taniguchi K, Yamada Y. Impact of 64 multi-detector computed tomography for the evaluation of aortic paraprosthetic regurgitation. J Cardiol. 2011;58(3):294-299. 13. Hara M, Nishino M, Taniike M, Makino N, Kato H, Egami Y, Shutta R, Tanouchi J, Yamada Y. Serial angioscopic evaluation of neointimal coverage and incidence of thrombus formation after Paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation: comparison between 6- and 18-month follow-up. Clin Cardiol. 2011;34(5):322-326. 14. Hara M, Nishino M, Taniike M, Makino N, Kato H, Egami Y, Shutta R, Yamaguchi H, Tanouchi J, Yamada Y. Chronic effect of right ventricular pacing on left ventricular rotational synchrony in patients with Hasegawa H, Takano H, Narumi H, Ohtsuka M, Mizuguchi T, Namiki T, Kobayashi Y, Komuro I. Effects of telmisartan and losartan on cardiovascular protection in Japanese hypertensive patients. Hashimoto T, Sakata Y, Fukushima K, Maeda T, Arita Y, Shioyama W, Nakaoka Y, Hori Y, Morii E, Aozasa K, Kanakura Y, Yamauchi-Takihara K, Komuro I. Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection. Intern Med. 2011;50(2):119-124. Hayashi K, Hashimoto M, Koda M, Naito AT, Murata A, Okawa A, Takahashi K, Yamazaki M. Increase of sensitivity to mechanical stimulus after transplantation of murine induced pluripotent stem cell-derived astrocytes in a rat spinal cord injury model. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011;15(6):582-593. Hirayama A, Saito S, Ueda Y, Takayama T, Honye J, Komatsu S, Yamaguchi O, Li Y, Yajima J, Nanto S, Takazawa K, Kodama K. Plaque-stabilizing effect of atorvastatin is stronger for plaques evaluated as more unstable by angioscopy and intravenous ultrasound. Circ J. 2011;75(6):1448-1454. Hori Y, Tada H, Nakamura K, Naito S, Nakata Y, Goto K, Imamoto J, Yokokawa M, Tanaka Y, Funabashi N, Aonuma K, Komuro I, Taniguchi K, Oshima S. Presence of structural heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction predict hospitalizations for new-onset heart failure Iida O, Soga Y, Hirano K, Okamoto S, Dohi T, Uematsu M, Yokoi H, Nobuyoshi M, Muramatsu T, Fujita M, Nanto S, Nagata S. Retrospective multicentre analysis of S.M.A.R.T. vs. Luminexx nitinol stent implantation for superficial femoral artery lesions (REAL SL) Registry. 5 years' experience. Circ J. 2011;75(2):421-427. Iida O, Soga Y, Hirano K, Suzuki K, Yokoi H, Nobuyoshi M, Muramatsu T, Inoue N, Nanto S, Uematsu M. Long-term outcomes and risk stratification of patency following nitinol stenting in the femoropopliteal segment: retrospective multicenter analysis. J Endovasc Ther. 2011;18(6):753-761. Iida O, Uematsu M, Soga Y, Hirano K, Suzuki K, Yokoi H, Muramatsu T, Inoue N, Nanto S, Nagata S. Timing of the restenosis following nitinol stenting in the superficial femoral artery and the factors associated with early and late restenoses. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;78(4):611-617. Ikeda H, Shiojima I, Oka T, Yoshida M, Maemura K, Walsh K, Igarashi T, Komuro I. Increased Akt-mTOR signaling in lung epithelium is associated with respiratory distress syndrome in mice. Mol Cell Biol. 2011;31(5):1054-1065. Ito N, Nanto S, Doi Y, Kurozumi Y, Tonomura D, Natsukawa T, Sawano H, Masuda D, Yamashita S, Okada K, Hayashi Y, Kai T, Hayashi T. Distal protection during primary coronary intervention can preserve the index of microcirculatory resistance in patients with acute anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Circ J. 2011;75(1):94-98. Iwakura T, Mohri T, Hamatani T, Obana M, Yamashita T, Maeda M, Katakami N, Kaneto H, Oka T, Komuro I, Azuma J, Nakayama H, Fujio Y. STAT3/Pim-1 signaling pathway plays a crucial role in endothelial differentiation of cardiac resident Sca-1+ cells both in vitro and in vivo. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2011;51(2):207-214. Iwasaki M, Masuda K, Asanuma T, Nakatani S. Effects of mechanical limitation of apical rotation on left ventricular relaxation and end-diastolic pressure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011;301(4):H1456-1460. Iwashita M, Sakoda H, Kushiyama A, Fujishiro M, Ohno H, Nakatsu Y, Fukushima T, Kumamoto S, Tsuchiya Y, Kikuchi T, Kurihara H, Akazawa H, Komuro I, Kamata H, Nishimura F, Asano T. Valsartan, independently of AT1 receptor or PPARgamma, suppresses LPS-induced macrophage activation and improves insulin resistance in cocultured adipocytes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2011;302(3):E286-296. Kadohira T, Kobayashi Y, Iwata Y, Kitahara H, Komuro I. Coronary artery endothelial dysfunction associated with sleep apnea. Angiology. 2011;62(5):397-400. Kadota K, Muramatsu T, Iwabuchi M, Saito S, Hayashi Y, Ikari Y, Nanto S, Fujii K, Inoue N, Namiki A, Kimura T, Mitsudo K. Randomized comparison of the nobori biolimus A9-eluting stent with the sirolimus-eluting stent in patients with stenosis in native coronary arteries. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011. Kainuma S, Kuratani T, Shimamura K, Takeda Y, Yamamoto K, Nakatani S, Nanto S, Sawa Y. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: first trans-iliac experience in Japan. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011;59(4):273-276. Kainuma S, Sakaguchi T, Saito S, Miyagawa S, Yoshikawa Y, Yamauchi T, Sakata Y, Takahashi A, Uehata T, Kuratani T, Sawa Y. Implantation of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device as a bridge to eligibility for refractory heart failure with renal dysfunction. J Artif Organs. 2011. Kamimura D, Ohtani T, Sakata Y, Mano T, Takeda Y, Tamaki S, Omori Y, Tsukamoto Y, Furutani K, Komiyama Y, Yoshika M, Takahashi H, Matsuda T, Baba A, Umemura S, Miwa T, Komuro I, Yamamoto K. Ca2+ entry mode of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger as a new therapeutic target for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J. 2011. Kasami R, Kaneto H, Katakami N, Sumitsuji S, Yamasaki K, Kuroda T, Tachibana K, Yasuda T, Kuroda A, Matsuoka TA, Matsuhisa M, Shimomura I. Relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and the presence and extent of coronary stenosis in type 2 diabetic patients with carotid atherosclerosis but without history of coronary artery disease. Diabetes Care. 2011;34(2):468-470. Kataoka A, Funabashi N, Takahashi A, Yajima R, Takahashi M, Uehara M, Takaoka H, Saito M, Yamaguchi C, Lee K, Nomura F, Komuro I. Quantitative evaluation of left atrial volumes and ejection fraction by 320-slice computed-tomography in comparison with three- and retrospective-study in 22 subjects. Int J Cardiol. 2011;153(1):47-54. Kataoka A, Funabashi N, Yajima R, Takahashi M, Takahashi A, Saito M, Yamaguchi C, Imaeda T, Lee K, Komuro I. Differentiation of pseudodyskinesis of inferior left ventricular wall from inferior myocardial infarction by assessment of regional myocardial strain using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography. Int J Cardiol. 2011;152(3):362-368. Kataoka A, Takano H, Imaeda T, Lee K, Ueda M, Funabashi N, Oda S, Komuro I, Kobayashi Y. A case of fulminant myocarditis ultimately diagnosed by tenascin C staining. Int J Cardiol. 2011. Katsuragi S, Hara M, Mizote I, Sakata Y, Yamauchi-Takihara K, Komuro I. Adjunctive tadalafil therapy for managing pulmonary hypertension in a patient with obesity hypoventilation syndrome. J Cardio Case. 2011;4(2):e126-128. Kimura T, Kitamura H, Inoue K, Kawada N, Matsui I, Nagasawa Y, Obi Y, Shinzawa M, Sakata Y, Hamono T, Rakugi H, Isaka Y. Effects of nicorandil on the reduction of BNP levels in patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2011;15(6):854-860. Kitahara H, Kobayashi Y, Iwata Y, Fujimoto Y, Komuro I. Effect of pioglitazone on endothelial dysfunction after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2011;108(2):214-219. Kobayashi N, Odaka K, Uehara T, Imanaka-Yoshida K, Kato Y, Oyama H, Tadokoro H, Akizawa H, Tanada S, Hiroe M, Fukumura T, Komuro I, Arano Y, Yoshida T, Irie T. Toward in vivo imaging of heart disease using a radiolabeled single-chain Fv fragment targeting tenascin-C. Anal Chem. 2011;83(23):9123-9130. Kudo K, Funabashi N, Uehara M, Murayama T, Yajima R, Hayakawa N, Ueda M, Takaoka H, Komuro I. Reversible left ventricular wall thickening during recovery procedure in takotsubo cardiomyopathy demonstrated by multislice computed tomography. Int J Cardiol. 2011;149(3):e97-99. Kuramoto Y, Yamada T, Tamaki S, Okuyama Y, Morita T, Furukawa Y, Tanaka K, Iwasaki Y, Yasui T, Ueda H, Okada T, Kawasaki M, Levy WC, Komuro I, Fukunami M. Usefulness of cardiac iodine-123 meta-iodobenzylguanidine imaging to improve prognostic power of Seattle heart failure model in patients with chronic heart failure. Am Kurotobi T, Iwakura K, Inoue K, Kimura R, Tosyoshima Y, Ito N, Mizuno H, Shimada Y, Kinoh N, Fujii K, Nanto S, Komuro I. Electrophysiological features of atrial tachyarrhythmias after the creation of a left atrial roof line during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Int Heart J. 2011;52(2):92-97. Kurotobi T, Iwakura K, Inoue K, Kimura R, Toyoshima Y, Ito N, Mizuno H, Shimada Y, Fujii K, Nanto S, Komuro I. The significance of the shape of the left atrial roof as a novel index for determining the electrophysiological and structural characteristics in patients with atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2011;13(6):803-808. Kurotobi T, Shimada Y, Kino N, Inoue K, Kimura R, Okuyama Y, Nanto S. Inducible atrial tachycardias with multiple circuits in a stepwise approach are associated with increased episodes of atrial tachycardias Kurotobi T, Shimada Y, Kino N, Iwakura K, Inoue K, Kimura R, Tosyoshima Y, Mizuno H, Okuyama Y, Fujii K, Nanto S, Komuro I. Local coronary flow is associated with an unsuccessful complete block line at the mitral isthmus in patients with atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2011;4(6):838-843. Liao Y, Bin J, Asakura M, Xuan W, Chen B, Huang Q, Xu D, Ledent C, Takashima S, Kitakaze M. Deficiency of type 1 cannabinoid receptors worsens acute heart failure induced by pressure overload in mice. Eur Heart J. 2011. Liu W, Morito D, Takashima S, Mineharu Y, Kobayashi H, Hitomi T, Hashikata H, Matsuura N, Yamazaki S, Toyoda A, Kikuta K, Takagi Y, Harada KH, Fujiyama A, Herzig R, Krischek B, Zou L, Kim JE, Kitakaze M, Miyamoto S, Nagata K, Hashimoto N, Koizumi A. Identification of RNF213 as a susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease and its possible role in vascular development. PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e22542. Masuda D, Sakai N, Sugimoto T, Kitazume-Taneike R, Yamashita T, Kawase R, Nakaoka H, Inagaki M, Nakatani K, Yuasa-Kawase M, Tsubakio-Yamamoto K, Ohama T, Nakagawa-Toyama Y, Nishida M, Ishigami M, Masuda Y, Matsuyama A, Komuro I, Yamashita S. Fasting serum apolipoprotein B-48 can be a marker of postprandial hyperlipidemia. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2011;18(12):1062-1070. Masuda M, Inoue K, Iwakura K, Okamura A, Koyama Y, Kimura R, Toyoshima Y, Ito N, Komuro I, Fujii K. The Impact of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation on Left Atrial Function: Association with Baseline Left Atrial Function. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011. Minamiguchi H, Nanto S, Onishi T, Watanabe T, Uematsu M, Komuro I. Low atrial septal pacing with dual-chamber pacemakers reduces atrial Miyashita Y, Saito S, Miyamoto A, Iida O, Nanto S. Cilostazol increases skin perfusion pressure in severely ischemic limbs. Angiology. 2011;62(1):15-17. Miyazaki S, Funabashi N, Nagai T, Uehara M, Kataoka A, Takaoka H, Ueda M, Komuro I. Cardiac sarcoidosis complicated with atrioventricular block and wall thinning, edema and fibrosis in left ventricle: confirmed recovery to normal sinus rhythm and visualization of edema improvement by administration of predonisolone. Int J Cardiol. 2011;150(1):e4-10. Muratsu J, Hara M, Mizote I, Asano Y, Sakata Y, Saito S, Matsumiya G, Sawa Y, Komuro I. The impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy in an end-stage heart failure patient with a left ventricular assist device as a bridge to recovery. A case report. Int Heart J. 2011;52(4):246-247. Nakamura K, Funabashi N, Uehara M, Ueda M, Murayama T, Takaoka H, Komuro I. Left atrial wall thickness in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by multislice-CT is initial marker of structural remodeling and predictor of transition from paroxysmal to chronic form. Int J Cardiol. 2011;148(2):139-147. Nakatani D, Ako J, Tremmel JA, Waseda K, Otake H, Koo BK, Miyazawa A, Hongo Y, Hur SH, Sakurai R, Yock PG, Honda Y, Fitzgerald PJ. Sex differences in neointimal hyperplasia following endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2011;108(7):912-917. Nakatani K, Sugimoto T, Masuda D, Okano R, Oya T, Monden Y, Yamashita T, Kawase R, Nakaoka H, Inagaki M, Yuasa-Kawase M, Tsubakio-Yamamoto K, Ohama T, Nishida M, Ishigami M, Komuro I, Yamashita S. Serum apolipoprotein B-48 levels are correlated with carotid intima-media thickness in subjects with normal serum triglyceride levels. Atherosclerosis. 2011;218(1):226-232. Narumi H, Takano H, Shindo S, Fujita M, Mizuma H, Kuwabara Y, Komuro I. Effects of valsartan and amlodipine on cardiorenal protection in Japanese hypertensive patients: the Valsartan Amlodipine Randomized Trial. Hypertens Res. 2011;34(1):62-69. Nishi H, Sakaguchi T, Miyagawa S, Yoshikawa Y, Fukushima S, Sumitsuji S, Sawa Y. Failed Depiction of Patent Bypass Graft Due to Presence of Large Lateral Costal Artery. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011. Nishikawa K, Asai T, Shigematsu H, Shimizu K, Kato H, Asano Y, Takashima S, Mekada E, Oku N, Minamino T. Development of anti-HB-EGF immunoliposomes for the treatment of breast cancer. J Control Release. Noda H, Iso H, Yamashita S, Ueno H, Yokode M, Yamada N, Ouchi Y. Risk stratification based on metabolic syndrome as well as non- metabolic risk factors in the assessment of carotid atherosclerosis. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2011;18(6):504-512. Nomura S, Funabashi N, Sekiguchi Y, Masuda S, Kuwabara S, Misawa S, Daimon M, Uehara M, Miyaiuchi H, Komuro I, Kobayashi Y. Dilated cardiomyopathy with centronuclear myopathy in a young male. Int J Cardiol. 2011;150(2):213-216. Nomura S, Funabashi N, Tsubura M, Uehara M, Shiina Y, Daimon M, Tateno K, Nagai T, Komuro I. Cardiac sarcoidosis evaluated by multimodality imaging. Int J Cardiol. 2011;150(2):e81-84. Odaka K, Aoki I, Moriya J, Tateno K, Tadokoro H, Kershaw J, Minamino T, Irie T, Fukumura T, Komuro I, Saga T. In vivo tracking of transplanted mononuclear cells using manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI). PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e25487. 65. Ohno K, Amano Y, Kakuta H, Niimi T, Takakura S, Orita M, Miyata K, Sakashita H, Takeuchi M, Komuro I, Higaki J, Horiuchi M, Kim-Mitsuyama S, Mori Y, Morishita R, Yamagishi S. Unique "delta lock" structure of telmisartan is involved in its strongest binding affinity to angiotensin II type 1 receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011;404(1):434-437. Okura H, Saga A, Fumimoto Y, Soeda M, Moriyama M, Moriyama H, Nagai K, Lee CM, Yamashita S, Ichinose A, Hayakawa T, Matsuyama A. Transplantation of human adipose tissue-derived multilineage progenitor cells reduces serum cholesterol in hyperlipidemic Watanabe rabbits. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2011;17(2):145-154. Saga A, Okura H, Soeda M, Tani J, Fumimoto Y, Komoda H, Moriyama M, Moriyama H, Yamashita S, Ichinose A, Daimon T, Hayakawa T, Matsuyama A. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor augments the serum total cholesterol-lowering effect of human adipose tissue-derived multilineage progenitor cells in hyperlipidemic homozygous Watanabe rabbits. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011;412(1):50-54. Sakata Y. Is "strict" conventional therapy enough for the treatment of coronary artery disease? Circ J. 2011;75(9):2046-2047. Sakata Y, Nakatani D, Shimizu M, Suna S, Usami M, Matsumoto S, Hara M, Sumitsuji S, Kawano S, Iwakura K, Hamasaki T, Sato H, Nanto S, Hori M, Komuro I. Oral treatment with nicorandil at discharge is associated with reduced mortality after acute myocardial infarction. J Cardiol. 2011;59(1):14-21. Sanada S, Komuro I. Costarring statins with ARBs: going to be a smash hit? Circ J. 2011;75(3):540-541. Sanada S, Komuro I, Kitakaze M. Pathophysiology of myocardial reperfusion translational aspects of protective measures. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011;301(5):H1723-1741. Sasaki K, Yoshida A, Nakata Y, Mizote I, Sakata Y, Komuro I. A case of thyroid storm with multiple organ failure effectively treated with plasma exchange. Intern Med. 2011;50(22):2801-2805. Shioyama W, Nakaoka Y, Higuchi K, Minami T, Taniyama Y, Nishida K, Kidoya H, Sonobe T, Naito H, Arita Y, Hashimoto T, Kuroda T, Fujio Y, Shirai M, Takakura N, Morishita R, Yamauchi-Takihara K, Kodama T, Hirano T, Mochizuki N, Komuro I. Docking protein Gab1 is an essential component of postnatal angiogenesis after ischemia via HGF/c-met signaling. Circ Res. 2011;108(6):664-675. Shiozaki M, Iso H, Ohira T, Nakatani D, Shimizu M, Sakata Y, Komuro I, Sato H. Longitudinal risk of cardiovascular events in relation to depression symptoms after discharge among survivors of myocardial infarction. Osaka Acute Coronary Insufficiency Study. Circ J. 2011;75(12):2878-2884. Sumitsuji S, Inoue K, Ochiai M, Tsuchikane E, Ikeno F. Fundamental wire technique and current standard strategy of percutaneous intervention for chronic total occlusion with histopathological insights. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;4(9):941-951. Suzuki K, Iida O, Soga Y, Hirano K, Inoue N, Uematsu M, Yokoi H, Muramatsu T, Nanto S, Nobuyoshi M, Meguro T. Long-term results of the S.M.A.R.T. Control(TM) stent for superficial femoral artery lesions, J-SMART registry. Circ J. 2011;75(4):939-944. Taguchi M, Ishigami M, Nishida M, Moriyama T, Yamashita S, Yamamura T. Remnant lipoprotein-cholesterol is a predictive biomarker for large artery atherosclerosis in apparently healthy women: usefulness as a parameter for annual health examinations. Ann Clin Biochem. 2011;48(Pt 4):332-337. Takahashi A, Funabashi N, Kataoka A, Yajima R, Takahashi M, Uehara M, Takaoka H, Saito M, Yamaguchi C, Lee K, Komuro I, Nomura F. 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Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy by bolus injection of sodium bicarbonate in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing emergent coronary procedures. Am J Cardiol. 2011;107(8):1163-1167. Uehara M, Funabashi N, Miyagi J, Suzuki M, Sekine T, Takaoka H, Takahashi K, Komuro I. Comparison of three techniques for evaluation of de novo asymptomatic pulmonary arterial thrombosis following deep vein thrombosis in total knee arthroplasty. Int J Cardiol. 2011;148(1):11-16. Uehara M, Funabashi N, Takaoka H, Komuro I. Quality of coronary arterial 320-slice computed tomography images compared with 16-slice computed tomography images in subjects with chronic atrial fibrillation. Int J Cardiol. 2011;149(2):e90-93. Uehara M, Funabashi N, Ueda M, Murayama T, Takaoka H, Sawada K, Kasahara T, Yanagawa N, Komuro I. Quality of coronary arterial 320-slice computed tomography images in subjects with chronic atrial fibrillation compared with normal sinus rhythm. 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