Publications by authors named "A Nohara"
Study Design: Retrospective multicenter cohort study.
Objective: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of postoperative hip displacement following spinal fusion in nonambulant patients with spastic neuromuscular scoliosis.
Summary Of Background Data: In patients with spastic neuromuscular disorders, spinal deformity, and hip displacement mutually influence each other; however, little is known about the clinical impact of spinal fusion on the incidence of hip displacement.
We measured diurnal variations in oxidative stress conditions of cyanobacteria utilizing field observations and laboratory experiments in order to evaluate photoinhibition effects. On clear summer days, transparent bottles filled with surface water were set up at several depths and were collected every three hours together with the measurement of the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). In the laboratory experiment, two cyanobacterial species were exposed to gradually increasing and then decreasing light intensities.
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- Hypertension is linked to worse health outcomes in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), prompting an investigation into how managing blood pressure affects cardiovascular events.
- The study involved 1,273 patients with clinically diagnosed heterozygous FH, categorizing them based on their hypertension status and blood pressure control over a median follow-up of 10.9 years.
- Results indicated that better blood pressure management significantly reduced the occurrence of cardiovascular events, with higher risk associated with uncontrolled hypertension.
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- - The modified 2022 Japan Atherosclerosis Society criteria for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) changed the Achilles tendon thickness (ATT) cutoff values, lowering them for both men and women compared to previous standards.
- - A study of 872 FH patients revealed that those with ATT between the new cutoffs had a significantly higher rate of positive FH mutations (55.9%) compared to the lowest ATT group (14.0%).
- - The findings suggest that the updated ATT criteria more accurately identify FH cases, highlighting the risk of underdiagnosing FH when relying solely on physical examinations for tendon xanthomas.
Background: Little is known regarding the formation of coronary and carotid plaques and their impact on cardiovascular disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Objectives: This study aimed to determine: 1) if the development of coronary and carotid plaques is correlated; and 2) if these plaques are associated with major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) defined as cardiovascular-related death, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or staged revascularization.
Methods: This was a retrospective review of 622 patients with heterozygous FH (HeFH) at Kanazawa University Hospital, assessed coronary and carotid plaque scores using coronary computed tomography and carotid ultrasound within 1 year.