Publications by authors named "H Koshiba"
Recently, ultrasound (US) imaging has been used to estimate the cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle, but the reliability is uncertain. To improve the reliability of the US, we investigated skeletal muscle thickness measurement using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to determine the direction of US beam incidence based on posture angle information. In addition, we examined whether the anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSA) of muscle can be estimated from the muscle thickness measured using the US with the IMU.
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- * Results showed that patients with AD, VaD, and MIX exhibited higher arterial stiffness (as measured by baPWV) than those with MCI and the control group, while MCI patients also had higher stiffness than controls.
- * Though arterial stiffness was linked to dementia presence, cognitive function (assessed with the MMSE) appeared similar between MCI patients and control residents, indicating that while dementia patients had stiffer arteries, their global cognitive performance may not differ from some
Background: There is limited research regarding the use of glaucoma medicines during pregnancy. Prostaglandins contract uterine smooth muscle; however, it is not clear whether prostaglandin eye drops are associated with pregnancy loss in pregnant women.
Objectives: We conducted a pharmacovigilance study using spontaneous report databases from Japan and the USA to evaluate the association between pregnancy loss and the use of prostaglandin eye drops during pregnancy.
Background: Endothelial cells play an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Objective: In this study, we examined the effects of transient aerobic exercise on peripheral endothelial function.
Methods: Twenty-seven healthy male college students were selected as subjects and randomly divided into two groups: 13 in the control group and 14 in the exercise group.