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Kaeko Hirai

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Hashimoto Y, Soeda T, Seno A, Okayama S, Fukuda N, Yano H, et al.
Circ J . 2022 Oct; 86(12):1968-1979. PMID: 36288957
Background: Non-contrast T1 hypointense infarct cores (ICs) within infarcted myocardium detected using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) T1 mapping may help assess the severity of left ventricular (LV) injury. However,...
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Nishida T, Takitsume A, Sugiura J, Keshi A, Kanaoka K, Hirai K, et al.
Heart Vessels . 2021 Nov; 37(5):854-866. PMID: 34741632
Intravenous ATP may induce atrial fibrillation (AF). ATP shares similar receptor-effector coupling systems with acetylcholine. However, the association between an ATP injection and the hyperactivity of the intrinsic cardiac autonomic...
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Fujimoto H, Doi N, Okayama S, Naito M, Kobori A, Kaitani K, et al.
Europace . 2021 Aug; 24(4):576-586. PMID: 34463733
Aims: Heart failure (HF) prognosis has been reported similar in patients with preserved vs. reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). This study compared the long-term prognosis of HF patients undergoing...
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Hirai K, Kawakami R, Nogi M, Ishihara S, Hashimoto Y, Nakada Y, et al.
Circ Rep . 2021 Jul; 3(7):388-395. PMID: 34250280
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and mitral regurgitation (MR) are frequently combined in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the effect of AF on the prognosis of patients with HF and MR...
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Nogi M, Kawakami R, Ishihara S, Hirai K, Nakada Y, Nakagawa H, et al.
J Am Heart Assoc . 2020 May; 9(10):e015393. PMID: 32406318
Background Insulin beneficially affects myocardial functions during myocardial ischemia. It increases glucose-derived ATP production, decreases oxygen consumption, suppresses apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, and promotes the survival of cardiomyocytes. Patients with chronic...
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Ishihara S, Kawakami R, Nogi M, Hirai K, Hashimoto Y, Nakada Y, et al.
Circ J . 2019 Dec; 84(2):194-202. PMID: 31875584
Background: Countermeasure development for early rehospitalization for heart failure (re-HHF) is an urgent and important issue in Western countries and Japan. Methods and results: Of 1,074 consecutive NARA-HF study participants...
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Hirai K, Sasahira T, Ohmori H, Fujii K, Kuniyasu H
Int J Cancer . 2006 Oct; 120(3):500-5. PMID: 17066448
Heme oxygenase (HO)-1 is a key player reducing cytotoxicity and enhancing protumoral effects of nitric oxide (NO). We examined zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) IX, an HO-1 inhibitor, to affect tumor growth...