Date of Advance online publication

Altered Plasma Urea Cycle Metabolites Are Independently Associated With Frailty in Patients With Heart Failure

Katsuhiko Ohori, Toshiyuki Yano, Satoshi Katano, Hidemichi Kouzu, Ryohei Nagaoka, Ryo Numazawa, Kotaro Yamano, Suguru Honma, Aki Habaguchi, Takefumi Fujito, Nobutaka Nagano, Yasunori Umemoto, Masato Furuhashi

Value of Computed Tomography-Based Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Prediction of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Yipu Ding, Zinuan Liu, Ziqiang Guo, Dongkai Shan, Xi Wang, Guanxi Chen, Tao Li, Xingli Liu, Zhihong Lin, Qi Gao, Yundai Chen, Tianwen Han, Junjie Yang

Research Letter

Clinical Impact of PCSK9 Inhibitor Discontinuation on Cardiovascular Outcomes ― Real-World Evidence From the Kyoto PCSK9 Registry ―

Hideo Tsubata, Naohiko Nakanishi, Noriyuki Wakana, Arito Yukawa, Norimasa Taniguchi, Hirokazu Yokoi, Kiyonari Matsuo, Natsuya Keira, Takashi Okada, Keizo Furukawa, Masahiro Koide, Satoaki Matoba, on behalf of the Kyoto PCSK9 Registry

Insights Into the Revision of Heart Transplant Allocation Criteria ― Analysis of Waitlist Mortality and Transplant Probability for Adult Heart Transplant Candidates in the Nationwide Registry Data of Japan ―

Juntaro Ashikari, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Shinichi Nunoda, Yusuke Takemura, Junya Mita, Goro Matsumiya, Tomoyuki Fujita, Koichiro Kinugawa, Takeshi Nakatani, Yoshiki Sawa

Early Detection of Subclinical Worsening Heart Failure Using a Respiratory Stability Telemonitoring System

Hidetsugu Asanoi, Yasushi Sakata, Koichiro Kinugawa, Hideo Fujita, Shin-ichi Momomura, Shigeru Toyota, Teruo Inoue, Takahiko Naruko, Moriaki Inoko, Tomomi Yamada, Yoshiki Sawa, Shigeru Miyagawa, on behalf of the ITMETHOD-HF-II Investigators

Reduction in Heart Failure Hospitalizations Through Real-World HeartLogicTM Alert Response ― A Multicenter Study in Japan ―

Takafumi Oka, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Shohei Kataoka, Michio Nagashima, Koumei Onuki, Daigo Yagishita, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Risa Kanai, Yoshitaka Terazaki, Yasuhiro Yoshiga, Masakazu Fukuda, Takuo Tsurugi, Katsuhito Fujiu, Eriko Hasumi, Nobuhiro Nishii, Hiroki Iguchi, Yasushi Sakata

Non-Culprit Lesion Plaque Vulnerability Progression and Regression Assessed by Serial Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging

Dirui Zhang, Boling Yi, Luping He, Yishuo Xu, Chen Zhao, Ming Zeng, Yuhan Qin, Ziqian Weng, Ning Wang, Xue Feng, Lulu Li, Huai Yu, Yini Wang, Jingbo Hou, Gary S. Mintz, Sining Hu, Haibo Jia, Bo Yu

JCS/JPCPHS 2025 Guideline on Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Embolism/Deep Vein Thrombosis

Yuichi Tamura, Kenya Kusunose, Yugo Yamashita, Teiji Akagi, Masanori Atsukawa, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Ayumi Goda, Shinya Goto, Masaru Hatano, Masataka Ikeda, Keiichi Ishida, Masaharu Kataoka, Masataka Kuwana, Hiromi Matsubara, Makoto Mo, Tetsutaro Nagaoka, Takeshi Ogo, Yoshinori Okada, Seiichiro Sakao, Hirofumi Sawada, Toshiro Shinke, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Norikazu Yamada, Hiroyuki Yamagishi, Shingo Yano, Kohtaro Abe, Shiro Adachi, Kazuya Hosokawa, Nobutaka Ikeda, Takumi Inami, Masahiro Jinzaki, Masaru Kato, Takeshi Kitai, Shigetoyo Kogaki, Jun Koizumi, Yoshiteru Morio, Mari Nishizaki, Yoshito Ogihara, ... on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society and Japanese Pulmonary Circulation and Pulmonary Hypertension Society Joint Working Group

Research Letter (Editorials)

Myocardial Perfusion and Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake Patterns in Cardiac Sarcoidosis Stratified by Diagnostic Category and Systemic Involvement

Daniel Sykora, Jen Davison, Gregorio Tersalvi, Mohamed Elwazir, Omar AbouEzzeddine, John Bois, John Giudicessi, Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, Leslie Cooper, Andrew Rosenbaum

A High Level of Calculated Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is an Independent Risk Factor for the Progression of Renal Impairment

Hiroki Aida, Marenao Tanaka, Tatsuya Sato, Koki Abe, Keitaro Nishizawa, Wataru Kawaharata, Rie Matsumori, Itaru Hosaka, Yukinori Akiyama, Kei Nakata, Hidemichi Kouzu, Naoya Yama, Nagisa Hanawa, Masato Furuhashi

Efficacy of Primary Retrograde Approach in Complex Chronic Total Occlusions With Unfavorable Antegrade Characteristics and Feasible Interventional Collaterals

Khaled Saber Qayed, Cheng-Wei Lien, Jui Wang, Hsien-Li Kao, Chih-Fan Yeh, Ying-Hsien Chen, Mao-Shin Lin, Salwa Roshdy Demitry, Mohamed Abdel Ghany, Salma Taha, Ching-Chang Huang

Brain Cortex Thinning in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy ― Associations With Myocardial Fibrosis and Cognitive Impairment ―

Qian Qin, Dongyong Zhu, Ning Zheng, Jia Liu, Jun Wu, Jiaqi Chen, Hildo J. Lamb, Ziqiao Lei, Jing Wang

Association of Myocardial Degeneration With Delayed Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Atrial Fibrillation-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Hirotake Yokoyama, Kazuo Sakamoto, Takeshi Iwasaki, Tomomi Nagayama, Susumu Takase, Tsukasa Watanabe, Masato Katsuki, Shouji Matsushima, Takeo Fujino, Toru Hashimoto, Komei Mizokami, Sayana Kuraoka, Daisuke Yakabe, Yasushi Mukai, Yoshinao Oda, Kohtaro Abe

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0086

Prognostic Impact of Cardiorenal Anemia Syndrome in Patients With Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation ― Subanalysis From REVEAL-AFMR Registry ―

Madoka Sano, Taiji Okada, Tomohiro Kaneko, Masashi Amano, Yukio Sato, Yohei Ohno, Masaru Obokata, Kimi Sato, Kojiro Morita, Tomoko Machino-Ohtsuka, Yukio Abe, Yutaka Furukawa, Nobuyuki Kagiyama, on behalf of the REVEAL-AFMR Study Group

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0045

Clinical Course and Mid- to Long-Term Outcome of Chimney Stenting in Patients With Small Anatomy Undergoing Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Hiroto Suzuyama, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Yutaka Konami, Eiji Horio, Tomohide Sato, Mika Maeda, Masahiro Yamada, Jyunjiro Koyama

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0073

Health Services and Outcomes Research

Pharmacy-Based Atrial Fibrillation Screening Model Coordinated by a Regional Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Support Center ― The Catch AF Project ―

Toshiaki Sakamoto, Yohei Tateishi, Masaya Kurobe, Hiroki Yahata, Mana Miyakoda, Yukinobu Kodama, Akira Tsujino, Koji Maemura, Kaname Ohyama, Satoshi Ikeda

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0109

Mitigating Iatrogenic Air Entrainment During Pulsed Field Ablation ― A Comparative Study of a Novel Submerged-Entry Technique Using the VARIPULSETM System ―

Ting-Yung Chang, Chin-Yu Lin, Pei-Yi Wang, Hsin-Lei Huang, Kuo-Hsiang Lu

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0102

Body Mass Index-Adjusted Rectus Femoris Muscle Thickness as a Simple Indicator for Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Heart Failure

Ryuji Suyama, Masahiko Kato, Shinobu Sugihara, Takashi Matsumori, Tomoko Suyama, Kinya Shirota

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0020

Incidence and Predictors of New-Onset Heart Failure After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With a Preserved Ejection Fraction

Masahiro Hisaoka, Yasuhiro Yoshiga, Hironori Ishiguchi, Masakazu Fukuda, Shohei Fujii, Shintaro Hashimoto, Goki Nakashima, Takuya Omuro, Shigeki Kobayashi, Motoaki Sano

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0017

Research Letter

Real-World Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Control After Transitioning From Evolocumab to Inclisiran

Tatsuya Tabata, Toshiya Chinen, Kentaro Nakamura

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0094

Cost-Effectiveness of Atrioventricular Synchronous Leadless Pacing in Patients With Atrioventricular Block ― Results and Implications From an Exploratory Analysis for Japan ―

Kazuhiro Satomi, Kyoko Soejima, Kengo Kusano, Jae-Eun Myung, Yuji Tanaka, Anne M. Ryschon, Benjamin P. Geisler, Fumiaki Ikeno, Jan B. Pietzsch

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0090

Non-Achievement of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Management Goals ― Implications on High-Risk Cardiovascular Disease Patients Within the Japan Atherosclerosis Society 2022 Guideline Recommendations ―

Kazuhisa Tsukamoto, Takuya Maekawa, Miyuki Matsukawa, Yumiko Nakamura, Yoshikazu Nishimura, Shun Kohsaka

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0292

Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation During Exercise and Its Association With Early Improvement in Exercise Tolerance After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Yasutomo Tanaka, Takako Tanaka, Yudai Yano, Tsubasa Watanabe, Yudai Fujiwara, Sayaka Kuga, Hinata Esaki, Ryohei Akashi, Tomohiro Honda, Tetsufumi Motokawa, Koji Maemura, Ryo Kozu

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0083

Outcomes of Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Valve Regurgitation in Patients Aged ?80 Years ― Its Role in the Era of Expanding Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair ―

Miho Kuroda, Taisuke Nakayama, Kasumi Tamagawa, Yuka Higuma, Kusumi Niitsuma, Miku Konaka, Ken Niitsuma, Yuto Yasumoto, Satoshi Okugi, Yujiro Hayashi, Ryo Tsuruta, Yujiro Ito, Hiroaki Yusa, Yoshitsugu Nakamura

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0052

Geographical Disparities in the Detection and Certification of Systemic Amyloidosis in Japan ― A Nationwide Registry Analysis, 2015?2024 ―

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0088

Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Statement / Opinion

Antepartum Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure During Pregnancy ― A Risk-Based Clinical Perspective ―

Sari Waga, Go Hashimoto, Yutsuki Tsukagoshi, Atsuhiro Saito, Shiho Ide, Kenji Makino, Hiroki Niikura, Hidehiko Hara

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0009

Expanded Application of the DOAC Score for Predicting Bleeding Events in All Anticoagulated Patients With Atrial Fibrillation ― An Integrated Analysis of 2 Prospective Japanese Registries-RAFFINE and SAKURA-AF ―

Shunsuke Kuroda, Katsumi Miyauchi, Sakiko Miyazaki, Hidemori Hayashi, Yuji Nishizaki, Hiroki Matsumoto, Kenichi Iijima, Ryuta Watanabe, Koichi Nagashima, Yasuo Okumura, Hiroyuki Daida, Tohru Minamino

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0061

Relationship Between Leg Muscle Strength and Muscle Oxygenation Dynamics During Incremental Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure

Taiki Yamasaki, Shinji Nemoto, Yusuke Kasahara, Sato Watanabe, Maiko Yagi, Yoshihiro J Akashi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0338

Research Letter

Outpatient Guidance and 1-Year Physical Function After Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair ― An Exploratory Cohort Study ―

Yuri Kamijo, Yoshifumi Abe, Shiori Mori, Takuya Miyahara, Hideki Tanaka, Mitsutoshi Akiho, Masahiko Kimura, Masahiko Asami

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0069

Clinical Significance of Helicopter Transportation for Patients With Acute Illness Admitted to Medical Intensive Care Unit

Shohei Kawakami, Akihiro Shirakabe, Masato Matsushita, Shota Shigihara, Kenichi Tani, Tomofumi Sawatani, Masaki Morooka, Masahito Takahashi, Riku Toguchi, Yuto Yata, Keiichiro Otsubo, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Hara, Shoji Yokobori, Kuniya Asai

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0318

Research Letter

Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation on the Prognosis of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
― Insights From the JROADHF ―

Takeshi Tohyama, Masataka Ikeda, Tatsuya Watanabe, Hidetaka Kaku, Takuya Nagata, Nobuyuki Enzan, Shouji Matsushima, Tomomi Ide, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Kohtaro Abe, on behalf of JROADHF Investigators

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0317

Improving Physical Performance During Hospitalization Has an Impact on Reducing the Risk of Clinical Events in Frail Older Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure

Yuta Nakaya, Akiyoshi Ogimoto, Hiroaki Kitaoka

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0001

Pimobendan in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Right Ventricular?Pulmonary Arterial Uncoupling ― A Randomized Clinical Trial ―

Akito Nakagawa, Yuki Matsuoka, Masahiro Seo, Haruhiko Abe, Yusuke Nakagawa, Takeshi Masaki, Shinichiro Suna, Yasuhiro Akazawa, Kei Nakamoto, Toshiaki Mano, Masamichi Yano, Masayuki Hirai, Katsuomi Iwakura, Toshiaki Yokoi, Tomomi Yamada, Satomi Okamura, Takahisa Yamada, Yoshio Yasumura, Akihiro Sunaga, Katsuki Okada, Daisaku Nakatani, Yohei Sotomi, Shungo Hikoso, Yasushi Sakata

Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis in Patients on Hemodialysis ― Insights From the REAL-ST Registry ―

Yosuke Kakimoto, Masahiro Natsuaki, Koichi Node, Hiromasa Otake, Futoshi Yamanaka, Kazunori Horie, Hiroki Shiomi, Gaku Nakazawa, Kenji Ando, Kazushige Kadota, Shigeru Saito, Takeshi Kimura, MShoichi Kuramitsu, on behalf of the REAL-ST Registry Investigators

Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes of Conventional Transvenous Pacemaker vs. Leadless Pacemaker ― Nationwide Matched Control Study Using the JROAD-DPC Database ―

Takuya Nishimura, Koshiro Kanaoka, Yoko Sumita, Haruka Matsuura, Shoko Chishaki-Kawabata, Daiki Shako, Takashi Ikee, Satoshi Oka, Akinori Wakamiya, Nobuhiko Ueda, Kenzaburo Nakajima, Kosuke Nakasuka, Tsukasa Kamakura, Mitsuru Wada, Kohei Ishibashi, Yuko Inoue, Koji Miyamoto, Takeshi Aiba, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Kengo Kusano

Prospective Clinical Outcomes of Cardiac Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia ― Insights From Dose Distribution in Survivors ―

Shigeto Kabuki, Mari Amino, Etsuo Kunieda, Toshihisa Kuroki, Tsuyoshi Fukuzawa, Akitomo Sugawara, Jun Hashimoto, Akiko Ueda, Ritsushi Kato, Takashi Shimokawa, Shinichiro Mori, Masaru Wakatsuki, Kazuma Iimura, Aika Iijima, Atsuhiko Yagishita, Yuji Ikari, Koichiro Yoshioka

Serial Assessment of Patient-Reported Health Status and Subsequent Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation

Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Ryo Nakamaru, Shun Kohsaka, Alexander T. Sandhu, Paul A. Heidenreich, Nobuhiro Ikemura, Mitsuaki Sawano, Nozomi Niimi, Takehiro Kimura, Yoshinori Katsumata, Takahiko Nishiyama, Ikuko Ueda, Seiji Takatsuki, Masaki Ieda

Long-Term Prognosis and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing His Bundle Pacing Implantation ― A Multicenter, Prospective Observational Study in Japan ―

Satoshi Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Kato, Yasunori Kanzaki, Yosuke Murase, Masaya Fujita, Toshifumi Nakagomi, Shinji Ishikawa, Yosuke Kamikubo, Hirohiko Suzuki, Hisashi Murakami, Itsuro Morishima, Hajime Imai, Shinji Kaneko, Yukihiko Yoshida, Takahiro Okumura, Rei Shibata, Yasuya Inden, Toyoaki Murohara

Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy in Japan ― Analysis of a Nationwide Perinatal Database 2014?2023 ―

Masafumi Nii, Shoko Chishaki-Kawabata, Koshiro Kanaoka, Shinji Katsuragi, Chizuko Aoki-Kamiya

MYC-Driven Glycolysis in TNFRSF4+ CD4+ T Cells Underlies Heightened Rejection Susceptibility of Cardiac vs. Renal Allografts

Peiyuan Li, Yuan Chang, Xiaofei Zhu, Xiao Chen, Xiumeng Hua, Yixuan Sheng, Ningning Zhang, Qian Zhao, Kai Xing, Xingchao Du, Mengda Xu, Jiangping Song

Incidence, Timing, and Determinants of Stroke After Mitral Repair in Patients Without Preoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Rieko Kutsuzawa, Satoshi Kainuma, Naonori Kawamoto, Kizuku Yamashita, Kota Suzuki, Takashi Kakuta, Ayumi Ikuta, Shinichi Kurashima, Yuki Irie, Kenji Moriuchi, Masashi Amano, Atsushi Okada, Makoto Amaki, Hideaki Kanzaki, Takeshi Kitai, Chisato Izumi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Takashi Daimon, Satsuki Fukushima

Lesion-Specific Prediction of Segmental Fractional Flow Reserve Using Deep Learning and Optical Coherence Tomography-Derived Features

Juyeol Eom, Dong Oh Kang, Hyeong Soo Nam, Woojin Lee, Jin Won Kim, Hongki Yoo

Trajectory of Multidimensional Frailty Across Recurrent Heart Failure Hospitalizations ― A Single-Center Longitudinal Cohort Study ―

Yuta Ozaki, Yusuke Uemura, Shigefumi Honda, Toru Kondo, Shingo Kazama, Kenji Takemoto, Masato Watarai, Toyoaki Murohara

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Patients With Thoracic Deformity

Satoru Tomita, Takashi Kakuta, Satoshi Kainuma, Naonori Kawamoto, Kota Suzuki, Yuki Tadokoro, Hironobu Sakurai, Tomoyuki Fujita, Satsuki Fukushima

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0003

Combination of Skin Adhesives and Vascular Closure Device for Complete Hemostasis After Catheter Ablation

Yasuyuki Takada, Junichi Kamoshida, Muryo Terasawa, Kazuhiro Satomi, Yoshinao Yazaki

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0288

Early In-Hospital Functional Status Predicts Recovery at Discharge in Older Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Yoshiro Tsuruta, Shuichi Kitada, Yu Kawada, Tatsuya Mizoguchi, Masashi Yokoi, Sayuri Yamabe, Kento Mori, Tsuyoshi Ito, Toshihiko Goto, Yoshihiro Seo

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0059

Characteristics and Outcomes of Multisystemic Inflammation in Patients Clinically Diagnosed With Non-COVID-19-Related Fulminant Myocarditis

Tadatomo Fukushima, Hiroaki Kawano, Shuntaro Sato, Koshiro Kanaoka, Kenji Onoue, Yoshihiko Saito, Tetsufumi Motokawa, Tomohiro Honda, Ryohei Akashi, Satoshi Ikeda, Koji Maemura

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0068

Lard Intake Reduced Tetralinoleoyl Cardiolipin and Attenuated the Cardioprotective Effects of Exercise in Mice With Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure

Ayano Kitamura, Hirokazu Ohminami, Airi Oshima, Mina Matsubara, Tomoki Sato, Masaki Takikawa, Kohta Ohnishi, Masashi Masuda, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, Shinji Miura, Yutaka Taketani

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0297

Impact of Heart Disease and Multimorbidity on Oral Frailty in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Nobuhide Ohashi, Akira Yoshizawa, Chiaki Matsubara, Yusuke Saigusa, Jun Aida, Haruka Tohara, Yumi Chiba

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0056

Reperfusion Therapy and Outcomes in High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism ― Multicenter Registry Study From the Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit Network ―

Takeshi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Toshihiro Nozato, Atsushi Mizuno, Nobuhiro Hara, Shinji Hisatake, Kuniya Asai, Shun Kohsaka, Morimasa Takayama

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0060

Research Letter

Prognostic Significance of Upstroke Time per Cardiac Cycle in Coronary Artery Disease Patients With Normal Ankle-Brachial Index

Joh Akama, Takeshi Shimizu, Yuuki Muto, Yu Sato, Takatoyo Kiko, Akihiko Sato, Tomofumi Misaka, Takashi Kaneshiro, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Takafumi Ishida, Yasuchika Takeishi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0057

Factors Associated With Below-the-Ankle Lesions and Their Impact on Clinical Outcomes Following Revascularization in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

Tsutomu Doita, Keisuke Miyake, Taro Yamasumi, Takashi Nakamura, Shigeru Miyagawa

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0063

Impact of Delayed Initiation of Cardiovascular Physical Therapy on Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Heart Failure

Chisaki Heiuchi, Kenichi Kasai, Katsuyoshi Hirose, Shiho Yabu, Tatsuya Kawasaki

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0239

Prognostic Utility of Pulmonary Arterial Elastance in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Classified as Killip Classes 3?4

Shotaro Kawai, Kensaku Nishihira, Toshiyuki Kimura, Makoto Takamatsu, Yasuhiro Honda, Keisuke Yamamoto, Kosuke Kadooka, Shun Nishino, Takeaki Kudo, Kenji Ogata, Nehiro Kuriyama, Mitsuru Ohishi, Yoshisato Shibata

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0053

Short- and Mid-Term Outcomes of Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation in Octogenarians

Yojiro Machii, Takashi Kakuta, Naonori Kawamoto, Kizuku Yamashita, Kota Suzuki, Ayumi Ikuta, Rieko Kutsuzawa, Yuki Tadokoro, Satsuki Fukushima

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0328

Research Letter

Practical Training of the Initial Response to Acute Myocardial Infarction Using a High-Performance Simulator Based on Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model

Tomonori Itoh, Tsubasa Matsumura, Masaru Gamasawa, Jun Aizawa

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0043

In-Hospital and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Categorized as SCAI Shock Stage B

Hisashi Sato, Kenichi Sakakura, Hiroyuki Jinnouchi, Yousuke Taniguchi, Kei Yamamoto, Takunori Tsukui, Masashi Hatori, Taku Kasahara, Yusuke Watanabe, Shun Ishibashi, Masaru Seguchi, Hideo Fujita

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0270

Statement / Opinion

Task Shifting in Cardiac Ablations Compared With Percutaneous Coronary Interventions ― The Japanese Circulation Society Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Survey Subanalysis ―

Noriko Fukue, Takeshi Suetomi, Tomomi Matsuura, Mari Ishida, Makiko Taniyama, Natsuko Mukai-Yatagai, Takahiro Sakamoto, Tomoko Tamada, Shiro Uemura, Yukiko Nakano

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0329

Association of Weight Loss With Improvement in Metabolic Status Among People Eligible for the Specific Health Guidance Program

Masachika Nishikawa, Yuta Suzuki, Toshiyuki Ko, Hidehiro Kaneko, Akira Okada, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Katsuhito Fujiu, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Kaori Hayashi, Kaori Kitaoka, Katsuyuki Miura, Yuji Furui, Koichi Node, Hideo Yasunaga, Masaomi Nangaku, Norihiko Takeda

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0266

Research Letter

Three-Color SUVLV-Normalized SPECT/CT to Visualize Dynamic Pulmonary Perfusion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Daiki Kishigami, Hiroto Shimokawahara, Kazunori Takahashi, Soichiro Kobashi, Hiromi Matsubara

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0041

Impact of Geographic Factors on Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Naonori Tashiro, Yusuke Matsumoto, Shouta Abe, Toshiki Kitajima, Yuya Yokota, Shinji Koba, Toshiro Shinke

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0290

Research Letter

Development of a Heart Failure Exacerbation Symptom Response System ― A Delphi Study ―

Motohiro Sano, Sho Okada, Yasuyuki Hirano, Tomoko Majima, Yoshio Kobayashi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0021

Research Letter

Practical Septal Pacing for Atrioventricular Block ― A Simplified Septal Strategy With Stable Thresholds Compared With His Bundle Pacing ―

Shun Takeuchi, Rie Aoyama, Takashi Uchiyama, Tomohiko Hayashi, Shinichi Okino, Shigeru Fukuzawa

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0040

Protocol Paper

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure ― Design and Rationale of a Multi-Arm Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial ―

Ren Takahashi, Junichi Yokota, Eiki Tsushima

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0313

Significance of Lipoprotein(a) in Coronary Artery Disease ― A Comparative Study of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Healthy Individuals ―

Tomoaki Okada, Kentaro Ejiri, Toru Miyoshi, Kosuke Seiyama, Jun Hasegawa, Masatomo Ozaki, Masahiro Sogo, Satoko Ugawa, Kazumasa Nosaka, Masayuki Doi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0027

Prevalence and Prognostic Impact of Physical Dysfunction, Cachexia, and Dysphagia in Older Patients With Heart Failure

Koji Matsuo, Kazuhiro Mibu, Daiki Onoda, Kikka Kobayashi, Hiroaki Tatsuki, Seiji Tamiya

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0008

Estimated Plasma Volume and Heart Failure-Related Events in Hospitalized Patients With Stage A?D Heart Failure

Yoichiro Otaki, Tetsu Watanabe, Rin Kitagawa, Sakyo Urasawa, Daisuke Kinoshita, Masahiro Wanezaki, Shigehiko Kato, Harutoshi Tamura, Takanori Arimoto, Masafumi Watanabe

Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Septal Longitudinal Strain in Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism

Ayumi Eguchi, Shunsuke Eguchi, Yoshiyuki Orihara, Michael Pfeiffer, Brandon Peterson, Mohammed Ruzieh, John Boehmer, John Gorcsan III, Ryan Wilson

Characterizing Manifestations of Optical Coherence Tomography in Pulmonary Arterial Lesions

Jielong Lin, Jiawei Long, Wenliang Guo, Xiaofeng Wu, Xinye Xia, Meiyan Chen, Dongda Zhou, Cheng Hong

Complete Low-Voltage Area Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation ― Post Hoc Subanalysis of the SUPPRESS-AF Trial ―

Yasuharu Matsunaga-Lee, Yasuyuki Egami, Masaru Abe, Hiroaki Nohara, Shodai Kawanami, Koji Yasumoto, Naotaka Okamoto, Masamichi Yano, Masami Nishino, Masaharu Masuda, Akihiro Sunaga, Nobuaki Tanaka, Tetsuya Watanabe, Hitoshi Minamiguchi, Takafumi Oka, Tomoko Minamisaka, Takashi Kanda, Masato Okada, Masato Kawasaki, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Koji Tanaka, Nobuhiko Makino, Hirota Kida, Shungo Hikoso, Tomoharu Dohi, Koichi Inoue, Yohei Sotomi, Yasushi Sakata

Interhospital Image Sharing for Cardiovascular Emergencies ― Results of a Nationwide Survey on Current Adoption―

Nobuyoshi Azuma, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Mitsuaki Isobe, Yasushi Sakata, Shigeki Kushimoto, Naoto Morimura, Takashi Hasegawa, Kenichi Tsujita, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Noboru Motomura, Yoshihiro Morino, Shungo Hikoso, Katsuki Okada, Hitoshi Ogino, Shinji Miyamoto, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Kazuhiro Sase, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Noriyasu Morikage, Kimihiro Komori, Yuichi Ueda

Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Mac-2 Binding Protein Glycosylation Isomer (M2BPGi) Reflects Global Pathophysiology and Predicts All-Cause Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Fontan Circulation

Hideo Ohuchi, Aki Mori, Yoshihito Morimoto, Yoshiaki Kato, Kazuto Fujimoto, Toru Iwasa, Isao Shiraishi, Kenichi Kurosaki, Michikazu Nakai

Sinus Rhythm Maintenance After Pulsed-Field Ablation Is Associated With Improved Right Ventricular?Pulmonary Artery Coupling Without Significant Increase in Pulmonary Artery Pressure

Akio Chikata, Takeshi Kato, Shuhei Fujita, Kazuo Usuda, Michiro Maruyama, Kan-ichi Otowa, Takashi Kusayama, Kenshi Hayashi, Masayuki Takamura

Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation Using Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Electrocardiography ― Does Left Atrial Size Matter? ―

Naomi Hirota, Shinya Suzuki, Jun Motogi, Tsuneo Takayanagi, Takuya Umemoto, Hiroshi Nakai, Takuto Arita, Naoharu Yagi, Mikio Kishi, Hiroto Kano, Shunsuke Matsuno, Yuko Kato, Takayuki Otsuka, Junji Yajima, Tokuhisa Uejima, Yuji Oikawa, Takeshi Yamashita

Prognostic Value of Mid-Range QRS Duration in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Shota Saito, Taro Temma, Toshiyuki Nagai, Motoki Nakao, Isao Yokota, Atsushi Tada, Taro Koya, Suguru Ishizaka, Yoshifumi Mizuguchi, Fusako George, Yoshiya Kato, Yuki Takahashi, Shogo Imagawa, Ko Motoi, Yusuke Tokuda, Junichi Matsumoto, Masashige Takahashi, Hiroshi Okamoto,
Masaharu Machida, Takahiko Saito, Toshihiro Shimizu, Toshihisa Anzai, on behalf of the ELMSTAT-HF Investigators

Distinct Metabolomic and Clinical Phenotypes of Depression in Heart Failure ― Pilot Exploratory Analysis ―

Yoshiharu Kinugasa, Hiroko Kamitani-Noguchi, Kensuke Nakamura, Masayuki Hirai, Midori Manba, Natsuko Ishiga, Takeshi Sota, Natsuko Nakayama, Tomoki Ota, Masahiko Kato, Kazuhiro Yamamoto

Efficacy and Safety of Acoramidis in Japanese Adults With Symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Jin Endo, Kenichi Tsujita, Chisato Izumi, Toshiyuki Yano, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Yoshiki Sekijima, Nobuhiro Tahara, Shunsuke Ishii, Takahiro Okumura, Toru Hashimoto, Mitsuhiro Fukata, Tohru Minamino, Aileen Raizner, Yi Chen, Yasushi Otsuka, Michele F. Mercuri, Masatoshi Minamisawa, Yukio Ando

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0013

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Diastolic Function and Cardiac Troponin I Levels in Cancer Patients Undergoing Contemporary Radiotherapy

Fumika Haga, Masayoshi Oikawa, Tetsuya Tani, Tetsuro Yokokawa, Shunsuke Miura, Tomofumi Misaka, Takashi Kaneshiro, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Takafumi Ishida, Yasuchika Takeishi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0026

Research Letter

Incidence of Hypotension and Clinical Characteristics After the Introduction of Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure ― Effects on Cardiac Rehabilitation ―

Kaori Ando, Kengo Obata, Soichiro Fuke, Ryota Matsuzawa, Akira Tamaki

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0016

Efficacy of Acoramidis in Adults With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy ― Propensity Score Comparison Between a Single-Arm Open-Label Phase 3 Trial in Japan and a Global Double-Blind Phase 3 Trial ―

Nobuhiro Tahara, Aileen Raizner, Yi Chen, Michele F. Mercuri, Masatoshi Minamisawa, on behalf of the Phase 3 Japan Study Investigators

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0304

Research Letter

Tooth Count and Prognosis in Older Patients With Heart Failure

Koji Matsuo, Kikka Kobayashi, Daiki Onoda, Kazuhiro Mibu, Seiji Tamiya

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0025

Daily Digital Device Use and eHealth Literacy Among Hospitalized Older Adults With Heart Failure ― A Multicenter Cohort Study ―

Shingo Koyama, Iwao Kojima, Yuki Kimura, Hiroaki Asada, Jinshiro Saito, Ryota Yokoyama, Takuma Kawashima, Satoru Yoshioka, Toshiaki Sakakibara, Keisuke Takada, Yosuke Sugita, Misa Miura, Satoshi Sakai

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0330

Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Complicated by Ischemic Stroke and Its Association With Hemoglobin Levels

Yusuke Yamazaki, Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Shun Kohsaka, Shogo Ikegami, Takashi Kohno, Yuji Nagatomo, Mitsunobu Kitamura, Munehisa Sakamoto, Michiru Nomoto, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Masatake Kobayashi, Satoshi Higuchi, Masaki Ieda, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, for the West Tokyo Heart Failure Registry Investigators

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0015

Impact of Low Vision on Wound Healing in Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

Eiji Karashima, Keiichiro Kishikawa, Shioto Yasuda, Takeo Kaneko

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0327

Relationship of Depression With Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Individuals With Chronic Kidney Disease

Daiki Kuroyanagi, Hidehiro Kaneko, Yuta Suzuki, Akira Okada, Hiroyuki Morita, Norifumi Takeda, Katsuhito Fujiu, Kaoruko Komuro, Toshiyuki Ko, Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Takashin Nakayama, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Kaori Hayashi, Hideo Yasunaga, Norihiko Takeda, Akio Kawamura

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0262

Recurrence of Takotsubo Syndrome ― Incidence and Clinical Characteristics ―

Yuki Nishimura, Junya Komatsu, Hiroki Nakayama, Hiroki Sugane, Hayato Hosoda, Ryu-ichiro Imai, Yoko Nakaoka, Koji Nishida, Shinji Mito, Shu-ichi Seki, Toru Kubo, Naohito Yamasaki, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Sho-ichi Kubokawa, Kazuya Kawai, Naohisa Hamashige, Yoshinori Doi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0211

Association Between Severe Aortic Stenosis and Amyloid Deposition in the Myocardium of Patients With Wild-Type Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis

Kentaro Furukawa, Hiroaki Kawano, Ryohei Akashi, Chisa Eguchi, Tomohiro Honda, Tadatomo Fukushima, Yusuke Takenaka, Masamichi Eguchi, Tsuyoshi Yoshimuta, Takashi Kudo, Masahiro Nakashima, Mitsuharu Ueda, Satoshi Ikeda, Koji Maemura

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0014

Machine Learning Models Incorporating Nursing Care Needs to Predict 180-Day Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure ― Validation With Discrimination and Calibration Analyses ―

Takuya Nishino, Katsuhito Kato, Shuhei Tara, Daisuke Hayashi, Tomohisa Seki, Toru Takiguchi, Yoshiaki Kubota, Takeshi Yamamoto, Mitsunori Maruyama, Eitaro Kodani, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Akihiro Shirakabe, Toshiaki Otsuka, Shoji Yokobori, Yukihiro Kondo, Kuniya Asai

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0337

Effect of Comprehensive Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation on All-Cause Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Daichi Kobayashi, Masakazu Saitoh, Kentaro Hori, Shinya Tajima, Kotaro Takizawa, Junko Sakamoto, Atsuko Nakayama

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0341

Research Letter

Exploratory Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Developing a Community-Based Heart Failure Care System

Yuka Odate, Yuki Nakano, Mayumi Nagasaka, Yukiko Hirose, Misao Suzuki, Saori Fujii, Kumiko Toshinskiy, Naomi Yaguchi, Tsuyoshi Ono

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0012

Association Between Locomotive Syndrome and N-Terminal Pro B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration in a Health Screening Cohort ― A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study ―

Chiaki Mizuno, Hiroaki Hiraiwa, Shinya Yokoyama, Takanori Ito, Kazuki Sahara, Takashi Honda,
Taku Tanaka, Tetsuhito Kojima, Naoyoshi Kariya, Ryota Ito, Shingo Kazama, Toru Kondo, Ryota Morimoto, Hiroki Kawashima, Toyoaki Murohara

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0323

Relationship Between Post-Procedural Angiography-Derived Index of Microcirculatory Resistance and Periprocedural Myocardial Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Tetsuya Matsuyama, Takayuki Okamura, Tatsuhiro Fujimura, Yosuke Miyazaki, Takeshi Suetomi, Hideaki Akase, Yuki Nakata, Keita Kaneyuki, Motoaki Sano

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0006

Refining the Cardiovascular?Kidney?Metabolic Staging System for Improved Risk Stratification of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Type 2 Diabetes

Tomohito Gohda, Nozomu Kamei, Marenao Tanaka, Masato Furuhashi, Tatsuya Sato, Mitsunobu Kubota, Michiyoshi Sanuki, Yasuhiko Tomino, Yusuke Suzuki, Maki Murakoshi

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0345

Impaired Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Secretion as a Marker of Advanced Atrial Fibrillation

Satoshi Oka, Koji Miyamoto, Chisa Asahina, Toshihiro Nakamura, Akinori Wakamiya, Nobuhiko Ueda, Kenzaburo Nakajima, Tsukasa Kamakura, Mitsuru Wada, Kohei Ishibashi, Yuko Inoue, Takeshi Aiba, Kengo Kusano

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0340

Association Between Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation and Falls in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease ― A 1-Year Longitudinal Study ―

Kohei Shiota, Masakazu Saitoh, Kotaro Iwatsu, Tomoyuki Morisawa, Tetsuya Takahashi, Junya Nishimura, Masamichi Mochizuki, Eriko Kitahara, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Miho Yokoyama, Tohru Minamino

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0267

Research Letter

Clinical Factors Associated With Positive 99 mTc-Pyrophosphate Scintigraphy Beyond Kumamoto Criteria in a Real-World Cohort

Rie Aoyama, Tatsuki Ugawa, Shinichi Okino, Shigeru Fukuzawa

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-26-0005

Evaluation of Exercise Tolerance in Cancer Patients With Cardiovascular Complications ― A Japanese Single-Center Retrospective Study Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing ―

Asaki Saijo, Hidetaka Itoh, Yuko Tanabe, Chinatsu Komiyama, Ayako Harima, Tetsuo Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Tomita, Yuji Miura, Takahide Kodama

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0331

Clinical Impact of the ‘Delta-Aortic Valve Gradient’, the Reduction in the Mean Aortic Valve Pressure Gradient After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Improvement and Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis and Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Naoto Murakami, Kenichi Ishizu, Masaomi Hayashi, Shinichi Shirai

https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-25-0227

Effect of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake on Arrhythmogenesis in Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Rats and Mice

Haruka Sato, Kazunori Kumasaka, Yuka Someya, Yui Takahashi, Shiori Akazawa, Kao Takeda, Sana Koyama, Tsuyoshi Okumura, Masahito Miura