Publications by authors named "H Kitaoka"
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves physical function in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and frailty. However, few studies have assessed physical function through multiple measures during hospitalization; moreover, the effect of age remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate age-specific changes in physical function during the acute-phase treatment period in patients with ADHF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The prognostic role of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) as a biomarker in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) has yet to be fully determined, especially when compared with B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP).
Methods And Results: In this post-hoc analysis of the ILLUMINATE-CS (ILLUstration of the Management and prognosIs of JapaNese pATiEnts with Cardiac Sarcoidosis), which is a multicentre retrospective observational study, we analysed 103 patients (62.2 ± 10.
Background: Tibiotalar arthrodesis (TTA) is a common operation for end-stage ankle arthritis. Elevated body mass index (BMI) is believed to contribute to complications following TTA. Previous studies involved national registries or small, underpowered cohorts.
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- Mavacamten, a cardiac myosin inhibitor, showed significant improvements in symptoms and heart function in Japanese patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) during the HORIZON-HCM study.
- In a trial involving 38 patients, 36 completed the 30-week treatment, which resulted in a notable reduction in postexercise left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) gradient and improvements in cardiac biomarkers and quality of life metrics.
- The treatment was well tolerated, with adverse events reported but none leading to discontinuation, and no deaths occurred throughout the study.