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Sugiyama Tomoyo, Sayama Kodai, Hoshino Masahiro, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Optical coherence tomography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention using a 4 Fr system. AsiaIntervention. 2023.03; 9 (1): 56-57. ( PubMed, DOI )

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Hanyu Yoshihiro, Hoshino Masahiro, Usui Eisuke, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hada Masahiro, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Sayama Kodai, Matsuda Kazuki, Sakamoto Tatsuya, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Microvascular resistance reserve in the presence of functionally significant epicardial stenosis and changes after revascularization. Physiol Rep. 2023.03; 11 (5): e15627. ( PubMed, DOI )

Nogami Kai, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Teng Yun, Ueno Hiroki, Matsuda Kazuki, Sayama Kodai, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Prognostic implications of unrecognized myocardial infarction before elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Sci Rep. 2022.12; 12 (1): 21579. ( PubMed, DOI )

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Araki Makoto, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Nakajima Akihiro, Yonetsu Taishi, Seegers Lena Marie, Dey Damini, Lee Hang, McNulty Iris, Yasui Yumi, Teng Yun, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Jang Ik-Kyung. Level of Vascular Inflammation Is Higher in Acute Coronary Syndromes Compared with Chronic Coronary Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022.11; 15 (11): e014191. ( PubMed, DOI )

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Usui Eisuke, Matsumura Mitsuaki, Smilowitz Nathaniel R, Mintz Gary S, Saw Jacqueline, Kwong Raymond Y, Hada Masahiro, Mahmud Ehtisham, Giesler Caitlin, Shah Binita, Bangalore Sripal, Razzouk Louai, Hoshino Masahiro, Marzo Kevin, Ali Ziad A, Bairey Merz C Noel, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Har Bryan, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Hochman Judith S, Reynolds Harmony R, Maehara Akiko. Coronary morphological features in women with non-ST-segment elevation MINOCA and MI-CAD as assessed by optical coherence tomography. Eur Heart J Open. 2022.09; 2 (5): oeac058. ( PubMed, DOI )

Horie Tomoki, Hamaya Rikuta, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hirano Hidenori, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Synthesized 18-Lead Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Posterior Stemi-Equivalent Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with NSTEMI. Cardiol Res Pract. 2022.08; 2022 9582174. ( PubMed, DOI )

Matsuda Kazuki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Plaque Erosion After Recovery From COVID-19 Infection Assessed by Multimodality Intracoronary Imaging. Cureus. 2022.06; 14 (6): e25565. ( PubMed, DOI )

Seegers Lena Marie, Araki Makoto, Nakajima Akihiro, Yonetsu Taishi, Minami Yoshiyasu, Ako Junya, Soeda Tsunenari, Kurihara Osamu, Higuma Takumi, Kimura Shigeki, Adriaenssens Tom, Nef Holger M, Lee Hang, McNulty Iris, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Jang Ik-Kyung. Sex Differences in Culprit Plaque Characteristics Among Different Age Groups in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2022.06; 15 (6): e011612. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hamaya Rikuta, Yonetsu Taishi, Sayama Kodai, Matsuda Kazuki, Ueno Hiroki, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Hoshino Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Robust Association Between Changes in Coronary Flow Capacity Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Vessel-Oriented Outcomes and the Implication for Clinical Practice. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022.06; 9 901941. ( PubMed, DOI )

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Sayama Kodai, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hada Masahiro, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Very late stent thrombosis presenting with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: serial optical coherence tomography observations. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022.04; 6 (4): ytac150. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamaguchi Masao, Hoshino Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Araki Makoto, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Association of near-infrared spectroscopy-defined lipid rich plaque with lesion morphology and peri-coronary inflammation on computed tomography angiography. Atherosclerosis. 2022.04; 346 109-116. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Yasui Yumi, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Yun Teng, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Prognostic Value of Coronary Sinus Flow Quantification by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022.03; 11 (5): e023519. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Erosion and thrombus organization as a potential cause of very late stent failure after the implantation of the first-generation sirolimus-eluting stents: in-vivo multimodality imaging assessment. Coron Artery Dis. 2022.03; 33 (2): 159-160. ( PubMed, DOI )

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Nogami Kai, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Hara Satoshi, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Sumino Yohei, Misawa Toru, Hirano Hidenori, Ueno Hiroki, Miwa Naoyuki, Yamao Kazuya, Kusa Shigeki, Hachiya Hitoshi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Association between pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation and outcome after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation. Br J Radiol. 2021.12; 94 (1128): 20210361. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Yang Seokhun, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Zhang Jinlong, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hamaya Rikuta, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Horie Tomoki, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Misawa Toru, Yonetsu Taishi, Hwang Doyeon, Lee Joo Myung, Shin Eun-Seok, Doh Joon-Hyung, Nam Chang-Wook, Koo Bon-Kwon, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Characteristic findings of microvascular dysfunction on coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with intermediate coronary stenosis. Eur Radiol. 2021.12; 31 (12): 9198-9210. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamaguchi Masao, Yonetsu Taishi, Hoshino Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yasui Yumi, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Sumino Yohei, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Clinical Significance of Increased Computed Tomography Attenuation of Periaortic Adipose Tissue in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Circ J. 2021.11; 85 (12): 2172-2180. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanno Yoshinori, Hamaya Rikuta, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Determinants of visual-functional mismatches as assessed by coronary angiography and quantitative flow ratio. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021.11; 98 (6): 1047-1056. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Misawa Toru, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Yasui Yumi, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Hirano Hidenori, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Physiological significance of pericoronary inflammation in epicardial functional stenosis and global coronary flow reserve. Sci Rep. 2021.09; 11 (1): 19026. ( PubMed, DOI )

Misawa Toru, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Nogami Kai, Yasui Yumi, Terada Noriko, Kuramochi Tatsuhiko, Usui Eisuke, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Effect of contrast medium versus low-molecular-weight dextran for intracoronary optical coherence tomography in renal insufficiency. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021.09; 37 (9): 2603-2615. ( PubMed, DOI )

Usui Eisuke, Matsumura Mitsuaki, Mintz Gary S, Zhou Zhipeng, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Kunio Mie, Tearney Guillermo J, Maehara Akiko. Clinical outcomes of low-intensity area without attenuation and cholesterol crystals in non-culprit lesions assessed by optical coherence tomography. Atherosclerosis. 2021.09; 332 41-47. ( PubMed, DOI )

Adriaenssens Tom, Allard-Ratick Marc P, Thondapu Vikas, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Raffel O Christopher, Barlis Peter, Poon Eric K W, Araki Makoto, Nakajima Akihiro, Minami Yoshiyasu, Takano Masamichi, Kurihara Osamu, Fuster Valentin, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Jang Ik-Kyung. Optical Coherence Tomography of Coronary Plaque Progression and Destabilization: JACC Focus Seminar Part 3/3. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021.09; 78 (12): 1275-1287. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sumino Yohei, Yonetsu Taishi, Ueno Hiroki, Nogami Kai, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Clinical significance of neoatherosclerosis observed at very late phase between 3 and 7 years after coronary stent implantation. J Cardiol. 2021.07; 78 (1): 58-65. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hamaya Rikuta, Lee Joo Myung, Hoshino Masahiro, Yonetsu Taishi, Koo Bon-Kwon, Escaned Javier, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Collaborators. Clinical outcomes of Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention By Coronary Flow Capacity Status in Stable Lesions. EuroIntervention. 2021.07; 17 (4): e301-e308. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Zhang Jinlong, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yang Seokhun, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hamaya Rikuta, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Misawa Toru, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Yonetsu Taishi, Lee Joo Myung, Koo Bon-Kwon, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Prognostic value of pericoronary inflammation and unsupervised machine-learning-defined phenotypic clustering of CT angiographic findings. Int J Cardiol. 2021.06; 333 226-232. ( PubMed, DOI )

Matsuda Junji, Hamaya Rikuta, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Murai Tadashi, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. FFR=1.0 flow changes after percutaneous coronary intervention. J Cardiol. 2021.06; 77 (6): 634-640. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hada Masahiro, Yonetsu Taishi, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Usui Eisuke, Araki Makoto, Yamaguchi Masao, Misawa Toru, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Nogami Kai, Yasui Yumi, Hishikari Keiichi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Vascular Responses to First-Generation Sirolimus-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents Beyond 10 Years. Circ Rep. 2021.03; 3 (4): 201-210. ( PubMed, DOI )

Misawa Toru, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Nogami Kai, Yasui Yumi, Usui Eisuke, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Low-molecular-weight dextran for optical coherence tomography may not be protective against kidney injury in patients with renal insufficiency. World J Nephrol. 2021.03; 10 (2): 8-20. ( PubMed, DOI )

Horie Tomoki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Serial Assessment of Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Inflammation in a Patient With MINOCA Potentially Complicated With Vasospasm. CJC Open. 2021.02; 3 (2): 204-206. ( PubMed, DOI )

Ueno Hiroki, Hoshino Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Nogami Kai, Horie Tomoki, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Sumino Yohei, Misawa Toru, Hirano Hidenori, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Inflammation on Coronary Computed Tomography in Patients With Vasospastic Angina. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021.02; 14 (2): 511-512. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hirano Hidenori, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Horie Tomoki, Misawa Toru, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Sumino Yohei, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Impact of pericoronary adipose tissue inflammation on left ventricular hypertrophy and regional physiological indices in stable coronary artery disease patients with preserved systolic function. Heart Vessels. 2021.01; 36 (1): 24-37. ( PubMed, DOI )

Matsuda Kazuki, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Misawa Toru, Hada Masahiro, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Nogami Kai, Sayama Kodai, Teng Yun, Ueno Hiroki, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Coronary Computed Tomography Angiographic Predictors of Non-culprit Territory Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Non-ST-elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021; 8 825523. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hada Masahiro, Hoshino Masahiro, Wakasa Nobutaka, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yamaguchi Masao, Misawa Toru, Nagamine Tatsuhiro, Nogami Kai, Yasui Yumi, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Early effect of percutaneous coronary intervention of non-left anterior descending artery on coronary flow velocity reserve of left anterior descending artery assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. PLoS One. 2021; 16 (8): e0256161. ( PubMed, DOI )

Nomoto Hidetsugu, Nozato Toshihiro, Yamashita Shu, Suzuki Masahito, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Oumi Tetsuo, Ohno Masakazu, Shimizu Shigeo, Ashikaga Takashi, Satoh Yasuhiro. Effect of Endovascular Treatment on Systemic Vascular Resistance in Patients with Lower-Limb Peripheral Artery Disease. Ann Vasc Dis. 2020.12; 13 (4): 377-383. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Hirano Hidenori, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. A link between pericoronary inflammation and vulnerable plaque. Coron Artery Dis. 2020.12; 31 (8): 744-745. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Yang Seokhun, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Zhang Jinlong, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Sumino Yohei, Horie Tomoki, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Misawa Toru, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Peri-coronary inflammation is associated with findings on coronary computed tomography angiography and fractional flow reserve. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2020.11; 14 (6): 483-489. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamaguchi Masao, Yonetsu Taishi, Hoshino Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Ohya Hiroaki, Hada Masahiro, Sumino Yohei, Kanno Yoshinori, Hirano Hidenori, Yuki Haruhito, Horie Tomoki, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Sugano Akinori, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Kimura Shigeki, Fujii Hiroyuki, Hikita Hiroyuki, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Clinical significance of the presence of puff-chandelier ruptures detected by nonobstructive aortic angioscopy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020.10; 96 (4): 784-792. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hirano Hidenori, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Horie Tomoki, Misawa Toru, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Sumino Yohei, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Pre-percutaneous Coronary Intervention Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation Evaluated by Computed Tomography Predicts Global Coronary Flow Reserve After Urgent Revascularization in Patients With Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020.09; 9 (17): e016504. ( PubMed, DOI )

Usui Eisuke, Mintz Gary S, Lee Tetsumin, Matsumura Mitsuaki, Zhang Yiran, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Murai Tadashi, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Maehara Akiko. Prognostic impact of healed coronary plaque in non-culprit lesions assessed by optical coherence tomography. Atherosclerosis. 2020.09; 309 1-7. ( PubMed, DOI )

Russo Michele, Fracassi Francesco, Kurihara Osamu, Kim Hyung Oh, Thondapu Vikas, Araki Makoto, Shinohara Hiroki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Lee Hang, Vergallo Rocco, Crea Filippo, Biasucci Luigi Marzio, Yonetsu Taishi, Minami Yoshiyasu, Soeda Tsunenari, Fuster Valentin, Jang Ik-Kyung. Response by Russo et al Regarding Article, "Healed Plaques in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris". Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020.09; 40 (9): e258-e259. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kanno Yoshinori, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Usui Eisuke, Hamaya Rikuta, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Optical coherence tomography-defined plaque vulnerability in relation to functional stenosis severity stratified by fractional flow reserve and quantitative flow ratio. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020.09; 96 (3): E238-E247. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamamoto Yasumasa, Terada Norihiko, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kurai Hanako, Ohkusu Kiyofumi. Neisseria macacae bacteremia: report of two cases with a literature review. BMC Infect Dis. 2020.08; 20 (1): 619. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Ohya Hiroaki, Sumino Yohei, Hirano Hidenori, Kanno Yoshinori, Horie Tomoki, Misawa Toru, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Hamaya Rikuta, Usui Eisuke, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Determinants of Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation on Computed Tomography Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020.08; 9 (15): e016202. ( PubMed, DOI )

Murai Tadashi, Stegehuis Valérie E, van de Hoef Tim P, Wijntjens Gilbert W M, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hamaya Rikuta, Nijjer Sukhjinder S, de Waard Guus A, Echavarria-Pinto Mauro, Knaapen Paul, Meuwissen Martijn, Davies Justin E, van Royen Niels, Escaned Javier, Siebes Maria, Kirkeeide Richard L, Gould K Lance, Johnson Nils P, Piek Jan J, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Coronary Flow Capacity to Identify Stenosis Associated With Coronary Flow Improvement After Revascularization: A Combined Analysis From DEFINE FLOW and IDEAL. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020.07; 9 (14): e016130. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hamaya Rikuta, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hada Masahiro, Kanno Yoshinori, Usui Eisuke, Hoshino Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Sumino Yohei, Horie Tomoki, Hirano Hidenori, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Prognostic implication of global myocardial blood flow in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Heart Vessels. 2020.07; 35 (7): 936-945. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kurihara Osamu, Takano Masamichi, Yamamoto Erika, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Soeda Tsunenari, Yan Bryan P, Crea Filippo, Higuma Takumi, Kimura Shigeki, Minami Yoshiyasu, Adriaenssens Tom, Boeder Niklas F, Nef Holger M, Kim Chong Jin, Thondapu Vikas, Kim Hyung Oh, Russo Michele, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Fracassi Francesco, Lee Hang, Mizuno Kyoichi, Jang Ik-Kyung. Seasonal Variations in the Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020.07; 9 (13): e015579. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Yonetsu Taishi, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hamaya Rikuta, Kanno Yoshinori, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Sumino Yohei, Usui Eisuke, Hirano Hidenori, Horie Tomoki, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Misawa Toru, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Kakuta Tsunekazu. All Resting Physiological Indices May Not Be Equivalent　- Comparison Between the Diastolic Pressure Ratio and Resting Full-Cycle Ratio. Circ J. 2020.06; 84 (7): 1147-1154. ( PubMed, DOI )

Russo Michele, Fracassi Francesco, Kurihara Osamu, Kim Hyung Oh, Thondapu Vikas, Araki Makoto, Shinohara Hiroki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Lee Hang, Vergallo Rocco, Crea Filippo, Biasucci Luigi Marzio, Yonetsu Taishi, Minami Yoshiyasu, Soeda Tsunenari, Fuster Valentin, Jang Ik-Kyung. Healed Plaques in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020.06; 40 (6): 1587-1597. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yonetsu Taishi, Hoshino Masahiro, Lee Tetsumin, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Sumino Yohei, Ohya Hiroaki, Kanno Yoshinori, Hirano Hidenori, Horie Tomoki, Niida Takayuki, Matsuda Junji, Umemoto Tomoyuki, Sasaoka Taro, Hatano Yu, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Plaque morphology assessed by optical coherence tomography in the culprit lesions of the first episode of acute myocardial infarction in patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level. J Cardiol. 2020.05; 75 (5): 485-493. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Usui Eisuke, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Prevalence of OCT-defined high-risk plaque in relation to physiological characteristics by fractional flow reserve and coronary flow reserve. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2020.04; 73 (4): 331-332. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kim Hyung Oh, Kim Chong Jin, Kim Weon, Cho Jin-Man, Soeda Tsunenari, Takano Masamichi, Yan Bryan P, Crea Filippo, Niccoli Giampaolo, Vergallo Rocco, Minami Yoshiyasu, Higuma Takumi, Kimura Shigeki, Boeder Niklas Frederik, Nef Holger, Adriaenssens Tom, Kurihara Osamu, Thondapu Vikas, Russo Michele, Yamamoto Erika, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Lee Hang, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Yonetsu Taishi, Jang Ik-Kyung. Relative risk of plaque erosion among different age and sex groups in patients with acute coronary syndrome. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2020.04; 49 (3): 352-359. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yonetsu Taishi, Hoshino Masahiro, Lee Tetsumin, Murai Tadashi, Sumino Yohei, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Niida Takayuki, Matsuda Junji, Hatano Yu, Umemoto Tomoyuki, Sasano Tetsuo, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Impact of Sex Difference on the Discordance of Revascularization Decision Making Between Fractional Flow Reserve and Diastolic Pressure Ratio During the Wave-Free Period. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020.03; 9 (5): e014790. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yang In-Ho, Cho Jin-Man, Jeon Hong Ki, Park Chang-Bum, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Gheewalla Gregory, Yoon Hyuck-Jun, Kim Soo-Joong, Jang Ik-Kyung, Kim Chong-Jin. Early versus delayed treatment with ticagrelor on residual thrombus after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients presenting with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome: an optical coherence tomography study. Coron Artery Dis. 2020.03; 31 (2): 195-197. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hada Masahiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention for a left main bifurcation lesion without stenting using excimer laser with optical coherence tomography guidance: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2020.02; 4 (1): 1-6. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamaguchi Masao, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hada Masahiro, Usui Eisuke, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Two distinct phenotypes of plaque erosion assessed by multimodality intracoronary imaging: a case series. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2020.02; 4 (1): 1-5. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hoshino Masahiro, Hamaya Rikuta, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Kanno Yoshinori, Hada Masahiro, Yamaguchi Masao, Sumino Yohei, Hirano Hidenori, Horie Tomoki, Usui Eisuke, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Lee Joo Myung, Choi Ki Hong, Hwang Doyeon, Park Jonghanne, Jung Ji-Hyun, Kim Hyung Yoon, Jung Hae Won, Cho Yun-Kyeong, Yoon Hyuck-Jun, Song Young Bin, Hahn Joo-Yong, Doh Joon-Hyung, Nam Chang-Wook, Shin Eun-Seok, Hur Seung-Ho, Mejía-Rentería Hernán, Lauri Francesco, Goto Sonoka, Macaya Fernando, McInerney Angela, Gravina Giacomo, Vera Rafael, Gonzalo Nieves, Jimenez-Quevedo Pilar, Nuñez-Gil Ivan, Salinas Pablo, Nombela-Franco Luis, Del Trigo Maria, Fernández-Ortiz Antonio, Macaya Carlos, Koo Bon-Kwon, Escaned Javier, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Sex Differences in Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Deferred Revascularization Following Fractional Flow Reserve Assessment: International Collaboration Registry of Comprehensive Physiologic Evaluation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020.02; 9 (4): e014458. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sumino Yohei, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hoshino Masahiro, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Subclinical Calcified Nodules in Saphenous Vein Graft on High-Resolution Coronary Angioscopy. Circ J. 2020.02; 84 (3): 532. ( PubMed, DOI )

Terada Noriko, Kuramochi Tatsuhiko, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Hoshino Masahiro, Usui Eisuke, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Misawa Toru, Sumino Yohei, Hirano Hidenori, Nogami Kai, Ueno Hiroki, Wakasa Nobutaka, Hosokawa Masahiro, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Kobashi Kazuhiko, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Ventricular Fibrillation During Optical Coherence Tomography/Optical Frequency Domain Imaging　- A Large Single-Center Experience. Circ J. 2020.01; 84 (2): 178-185. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Nakagama Shun, Nakamura Shun, Misawa Toru, Mizusawa Masafumi, Hayasaka Kazuto, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Kojima Keisuke, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi. Relationship of systemic pentraxin-3 values with coronary plaque components on optical coherence tomography and post-percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes in patients with stable angina pectoris. Atherosclerosis. 2020.01; 292 127-135. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kanno Yoshinori, Hoshino Masahiro, Hamaya Rikuta, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kanaji Yoshihisa, Usui Eisuke, Yamaguchi Masao, Hada Masahiro, Ohya Hiroaki, Sumino Yohei, Hirano Hidenori, Yuki Haruhito, Horie Tomoki, Murai Tadashi, Lee Tetsumin, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu. Functional classification discordance in intermediate coronary stenoses between fractional flow reserve and angiography-based quantitative flow ratio. Open Heart. 2020; 7 (1): e001179. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamamoto Erika, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Soeda Tsunenari, Saito Yoshihiko, Yan Bryan P, Kurihara Osamu, Takano Masamichi, Niccoli Giampaolo, Higuma Takumi, Kimura Shigeki, Minami Yoshiyasu, Ako Junya, Adriaenssens Tom, Boeder Niklas F, Nef Holger M, Fracassi Francesco, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Lee Hang, Crea Filippo, Kimura Takeshi, Fujimoto James G, Fuster Valentin, Jang Ik-Kyung. Clinical and Laboratory Predictors for Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019.11; 8 (21): e012322. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kojima Keisuke, Kimura Shigeki, Hayasaka Kazuto, Mizusawa Masafumi, Misawa Toru, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hishikari Keiichi, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi. Aortic Plaque Distribution, and Association between Aortic Plaque and Atherosclerotic Risk Factors: An Aortic Angioscopy Study. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2019.11; 26 (11): 997-1006. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kim Hyung Oh, Kim Chong-Jin, Kurihara Osamu, Thondapu Vikas, Russo Michele, Yamamoto Erika, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Fracassi Francesco, Lee Hang, Yonetsu Taishi, Jang Ik-Kyung. Angiographic features of patients with coronary plaque erosion. Int J Cardiol. 2019.08; 288 12-16. ( PubMed, DOI )

Fracassi Francesco, Crea Filippo, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Uemura Shiro, Vergallo Rocco, Porto Italo, Lee Hang, Fujimoto James, Fuster Valentin, Jang Ik-Kyung. Healed Culprit Plaques in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019.05; 73 (18): 2253-2263. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kurihara Osamu, Thondapu Vikas, Kim Hyung Oh, Russo Michele, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Fracassi Francesco, Minami Yoshiyasu, Wang Zhao, Lee Hang, Yonetsu Taishi, Jang Ik-Kyung. Comparison of Vascular Response to Statin Therapy in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 2019.05; 123 (10): 1559-1564. ( PubMed, DOI )

Bryniarski Krzysztof L, Wang Zhao, Fracassi Francesco, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Lee Hang, Fujimoto James, Jang Ik-Kyung. Three-Dimensional Fibrous Cap Structure of Coronary Lipid Plaque　- ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction vs. Stable Angina. Circ J. 2019.05; 83 (6): 1214-1219. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Fracassi Francesco, Lee Hang, Yonetsu Taishi, Kakuta Tsunekazu, Soeda Tsunenari, Saito Yoshihiko, Yan Bryan P, Kurihara Osamu, Takano Masamichi, Niccoli Giampaolo, Crea Filippo, Higuma Takumi, Kimura Shigeki, Minami Yoshiyasu, Ako Junya, Adriaenssens Tom, Boeder Niklas F, Nef Holger M, Fujimoto James G, Fuster Valentin, Finn Aloke V, Falk Erling, Jang Ik-Kyung. Calcified Plaques in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019.03; 12 (6): 531-540. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamamoto Erika, Thondapu Vikas, Poon Eric, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Fracassi Francesco, Dijkstra Jouke, Lee Hang, Ooi Andrew, Barlis Peter, Jang Ik-Kyung. Endothelial Shear Stress and Plaque Erosion: A Computational Fluid Dynamics and Optical Coherence Tomography Study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019.02; 12 (2): 374-375. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kojima Keisuke, Kimura Shigeki, Hayasaka Kazuto, Mizusawa Masafumi, Misawa Toru, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hishikari Keiichi, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi. Observation of an Asymptomatic Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm Using Non-Obstructive Angioscopy. Int Heart J. 2018.11; 59 (6): 1462-1465. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Nakagama Shun, Nakamura Shun, Misawa Toru, Mizusawa Masafumi, Hayasaka Kazuto, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Kojima Keisuke, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi. The clinical significance of echo-attenuated plaque in stable angina pectoris compared with acute coronary syndromes: A combined intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography study. Int J Cardiol. 2018.11; 270 1-6. ( PubMed, DOI )

Bryniarski Krzysztof L, Yamamoto Erika, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Xing Lei, Lee Hang, Jang Ik-Kyung. Differences in coronary plaque morphology between East Asian and Western White patients: an optical coherence tomography study. Coron Artery Dis. 2018.11; 29 (7): 597-602. ( PubMed, DOI )

Fracassi Francesco, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Ghoshhajra Brian, Gin Amy, Albaghdadi Mazen, Lee Hang, Melnitchouk Serguei, Sundt Thoralf Mauritz, Jang Ik-Kyung. A combined fractional flow reserve and optical coherence tomography approach to guide coronary artery bypass grafting: A pilot study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018.09; 156 (3): 997-1000. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Bryniarski Krzysztof, Xing Lei, Fracassi Francesco, Lee Hang, Jang Ik-Kyung. Coronary Plaque Characteristics in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Who Presented With Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018.07; 7 (14): ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Nakagama Shun, Nakamura Shun, Misawa Toru, Mizusawa Masafumi, Hayasaka Kazuto, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Kojima Keisuke, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi. Intravascular Ultrasound and Angioscopy Assessment of Coronary Plaque Components in Chronic Totally Occluded Lesions. Circ J. 2018.07; 82 (8): 2032-2040. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Xing Lei, Yamamoto Erika, Fracassi Francesco, Lee Hang, Yu Bo, Jang Ik-Kyung. Thrombus resolution with tirofiban in the conservative management of patients presenting with plaque erosion. Coron Artery Dis. 2018.06; 29 (4): 301-308. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Yamamoto Erika, Bryniarski Krzysztof, Xing Lei, Lee Hang, Isobe Mitsuaki, Libby Peter, Jang Ik-Kyung. Nonculprit Plaque Characteristics in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Caused by Plaque Erosion vs Plaque Rupture: A 3-Vessel Optical Coherence Tomography Study. JAMA Cardiol. 2018.03; 3 (3): 207-214. ( PubMed, DOI )

Xing Lei, Yamamoto Erika, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Jia Haibo, Ma Lijia, Hu Sining, Wang Chao, Zhu Yingchun, Li Lulu, Xu Maoen, Liu Huimin, Bryniarski Krzysztof, Hou Jingbo, Zhang Shaosong, Lee Hang, Yu Bo, Jang Ik-Kyung. EROSION Study (Effective Anti-Thrombotic Therapy Without Stenting: Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Management in Plaque Erosion): A 1-Year Follow-Up Report. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017.12; 10 (12): ( PubMed, DOI )

Bryniarski Krzysztof L, Yamamoto Erika, Takumi Higuma, Xing Lei, Zanchin Thomas, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Lee Hang, Jang Ik-Kyung. Differences in coronary plaque characteristics between patients with and those without peripheral arterial disease. Coron Artery Dis. 2017.12; 28 (8): 658-663. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki. Reply to letter to the editor: "Plaque vulnerability, post-PCI tissue prolapse and neoatherosclerosis". Int J Cardiol. 2017.12; 249 503. ( PubMed, DOI )

Bryniarski Krzysztof L, Walters Darren L, Kim Chong-Jin, Soeda Tsunenari, Higuma Takumi, Yamamoto Erika, Xing Lei, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Zanchin Thomas, Bryniarski Leszek, Dudek Dariusz, Lee Hang, Jang Ik-Kyung. SYNTAX Score and Pre- and Poststent Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris. Am J Cardiol. 2017.09; 120 (6): 898-903. ( PubMed, DOI )

Yamamoto Erika, Siasos Gerasimos, Zaromytidou Marina, Coskun Ahmet U, Xing Lei, Bryniarski Krzysztof, Zanchin Thomas, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Lee Hang, Stone Peter H, Jang Ik-Kyung. Low Endothelial Shear Stress Predicts Evolution to High-Risk Coronary Plaque Phenotype in the Future: A Serial Optical Coherence Tomography and Computational Fluid Dynamics Study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017.08; 10 (8): ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hishikari Keiichi, Kojima Keisuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Hayasaka Kazuto, Mizusawa Masafumi, Misawa Toru, Yamakami Yosuke, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Relationship between quantities of tissue prolapse after percutaneous coronary intervention and neointimal hyperplasia at follow-up on serial optical coherence tomography examination. Int J Cardiol. 2017.08; 241 470-477. ( PubMed, DOI )

Nomoto Hidetsugu, Satoh Yasuhiro, Kamiyama Mayu, Yabe Kento, Masumura Mayumi, Sakakibara Atsushi, Yamashita Shu, Suzuki Masahito, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Oumi Tetsuo, Ohno Masakazu, Takahashi Yoshihide, Isobe Mitsuaki. Mechanisms of Diuresis for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Tolvaptan. Int Heart J. 2017.08; 58 (4): 593-600. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki, Ohtani Hirofumi, Yamakami Yosuke, Kojima Keisuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Hishikari Keiichi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Ashikaga Takashi, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Impact of chronic kidney disease stages on atherosclerotic plaque components on optical coherence tomography in patients with coronary artery disease. Cardiovasc Interv Ther. 2017.07; 32 (3): 216-224. ( PubMed, DOI )

Iwai Shinsuke, Takahashi Yoshihide, Masumura Mayumi, Yamashita Syu, Doi Junichi, Yamamoto Tasuku, Sakakibara Atsushi, Nomoto Hidetsugu, Yoshida Yoshinori, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Oumi Tetsuo, Ohno Masakazu, Sato Yasuhiro, Hirao Kenzo, Isobe Mitsuaki. Occurrence of Focal Atrial Tachycardia During the Ablation Procedure Is Associated With Arrhythmia Recurrence After Termination of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017.05; 28 (5): 489-497. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Sagawa Yuichiro, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Nakamura Shun, Nakagama Shun, Misawa Toru, Mizusawa Masafumi, Hayasaka Kazuto, Yamakami Yosuke, Kojima Keisuke, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Progression of a lesion with nodular calcification: serial observations by optical coherence tomography and coronary angioscopy. Coron Artery Dis. 2017.05; 28 (3): 266-267. ( PubMed, DOI )

Ohtani Hirofumi, Kimura Shigeki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Misawa Toru, Mizusawa Masafumi, Hayasaka Kazuto, Yamakami Yosuke, Kojima Keisuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Hikita Hiroyuki, Ashikaga Takashi, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Comparison of vascular responses after different types of second-generation drug-eluting stents implantation detected by optical coherence tomography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017.02; 33 (2): 177-186. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Nakamura Shun, Nakagama Shun, Misawa Toru, Mizusawa Masafumi, Hayasaka Kazuto, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Kojima Keisuke, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Impact of optical coherence tomography- and coronary angioscopy-assessed neointimal tissue characteristics on occurrence of periprocedural myonecrosis in patients with in-stent restenosis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016.10; 32 (10): 1483-1494. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hishikari Keiichi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Oumi Tetsuo, Kimura Shigeki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Intravenous intravascular ultrasound using the AcuNav ultrasound catheter for guiding recanalization of aortoiliac chronic total occlusions. J Endovasc Ther. 2015.04; 22 (2): 269-271. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hishikari Keiichi, Kimura Shigeki, Yamakami Yosuke, Kojima Keisuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Otani Hirohumi, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kuwahara Taishi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. The prognostic value of the serum eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid ratio in relation to clinical outcomes after endovascular therapy in patients with peripheral artery disease caused by femoropopliteal artery lesions. Atherosclerosis. 2015.04; 239 (2): 583-588. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Hishikari Keiichi, Yamakami Yosuke, Sagawa Yuichiro, Kojima Keisuke, Ohtani Hirofumi, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Association of Intravascular Ultrasound- and Optical Coherence Tomography-Assessed Coronary Plaque Morphology With Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris. Circ J. 2015; 79 (9): 1944-1953. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki, Akiyama Daiki, Hishikari Keiichi, Kawaguchi Naohiko, Kamiishi Tetsuo, Hikita Hiroyuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Quantitative assessment of tissue prolapse on optical coherence tomography and its relation to underlying plaque morphologies and clinical outcome in patients with elective stent implantation. Int J Cardiol. 2014.09; 176 (1): 182-190. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hikita Hiroyuki, Kuroda Shunsuke, Oosaka Yuki, Kawaguchi Naohiko, Nakashima Emiko, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Akiyama Daiki, Kamiishi Tetsuo, Kimura Shigeki, Takahashi Yoshihide, Kuwahara Taishi, Sato Akira, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Response to the letter to the editor "Can statins alter coronary plaque morphology assessed by intravascular ultrasound?". Angiology. 2014.07; 65 (6): 552. ( PubMed, DOI )

Takigawa Masateru, Kuwahara Taishi, Takahashi Atsushi, Kobori Atsushi, Takahashi Yoshihide, Okubo Kenji, Watari Yuji, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki, Takagi Katsumasa, Hikita Hiroyuki, Hirao Kenzo, Isobe Mitsuaki. The impact of haemodialysis on the outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2014.03; 16 (3): 327-334. ( PubMed, DOI )

Takigawa Masateru, Takahashi Atsushi, Kuwahara Taishi, Takahashi Yoshihide, Okubo Kenji, Nakashima Emiko, Watari Yuji, Nakajima Jun, Takagi Katsumasa, Yamao Kazuya, Fujino Tadashi, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki, Hikita Hiroyuki, Irioka Takashi, Hirao Kenzo, Isobe Mitsuaki. Late-phase thromboembolism after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Circ J. 2014; 78 (10): 2394-2401. ( PubMed, DOI )

Kimura Shigeki, Inagaki Hiroshi, Haraguchi Go, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Miyazaki Toru, Hatano Yu, Yoshikawa Shunji, Ashikaga Takashi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Relationships of elevated systemic pentraxin-3 levels with high-risk coronary plaque components and impaired myocardial perfusion after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. Circ J. 2014; 78 (1): 159-169. ( PubMed, DOI )

Takigawa Masateru, Kuwahara Taishi, Takahashi Atsushi, Watari Yuji, Okubo Kenji, Takahashi Yoshihide, Takagi Katsumasa, Kuroda Shunsuke, Osaka Yuki, Kawaguchi Naohiko, Yamao Kazuya, Nakashima Emiko, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Akiyama Daiki, Kamiishi Tetsuo, Kimura Shigeki, Hikita Hiroyuki, Hirao Kenzo, Isobe Mitsuaki. Differences in catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation between males and females. Int J Cardiol. 2013.10; 168 (3): 1984-1991. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hikita Hiroyuki, Shigeta Takatoshi, Kojima Keisuke, Oosaka Yuki, Hishikari Keiichi, Kawaguchi Naohiko, Nakashima Emiko, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Akiyama Daiki, Kamiishi Tetsuo, Kimura Shigeki, Takahashi Yoshihide, Kuwahara Taishi, Sato Akira, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Lipoprotein(a) is an important factor to determine coronary artery plaque morphology in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Coron Artery Dis. 2013.08; 24 (5): 381-385. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hikita Hiroyuki, Kuroda Shunsuke, Oosaka Yuki, Kawaguchi Naohiko, Nakashima Emiko, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Akiyama Daiki, Kamiishi Tetsuo, Kimura Shigeki, Takahashi Yoshihide, Kuwahara Taishi, Sato Akira, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Impact of statin use before the onset of acute myocardial infarction on coronary plaque morphology of the culprit lesion. Angiology. 2013.07; 64 (5): 375-378. ( PubMed, DOI )

Hikita Hiroyuki, Kuroda Shunsuke, Kawaguchi Naohiko, Nakashima Emiko, Fujinami Tatsuya, Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kamiishi Tetsuo, Takahashi Yoshihide, Nozato Toshihiro, Kuwahara Taishi, Satoh Akira, Takahashi Atsushi, Isobe Mitsuaki. Differential characteristics of inflammatory responses to stent implantation between de novo and intrastent restenosis lesion in patients with stable angina. Angiology. 2012.02; 63 (2): 92-95. ( PubMed, DOI )

Sugiyama Tomoyo, Kimura Shigeki, Inagaki Hiroshi, Yoshikawa Shunji, Haraguchi Go, Higuchi Koji, Kawabata Mihoko, Hachiya Hitoshi, Hirao Kenzo, Isobe Mitsuaki. Serial coronary angioscopic findings of drug-eluting stents implanted in a chronic totally occluded lesion. Int J Cardiol. 2011.12; 153 (2): e29-e31. ( PubMed, DOI )