Publications by authors named "H Yoshimine"
Efforts to simplify standard polysomnography (PSG) in laboratories, especially for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and assess its agreement with portable electroencephalogram (EEG) devices are limited. We aimed to evaluate the agreement between a portable EEG device and type I PSG in patients with OSA and examine the EEG-based arousal index's ability to estimate apnea severity. We enrolled 77 Japanese patients with OSA who underwent simultaneous type I PSG and portable EEG monitoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for end-stage renal disease and contributes to increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. We aimed to develop a risk prediction score and equation for future CKD using health checkup data. This study included 58,423 Japanese participants aged 30-69 years, who were randomly assigned to derivation and validation cohorts at a ratio of 2:1.
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- The study compared IgG antibody levels against the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding protein in people with and without previous infections after mRNA vaccinations for up to 48 weeks.
- It found that those with previous infections had consistently higher antibody levels after two vaccine doses compared to those without prior infection.
- Both groups saw improved antibody responses after receiving a booster shot, emphasizing the importance of boosters for those with previous infections.
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- A 54-year-old man was diagnosed with an esophageal duplication cyst after imaging revealed a large submucosal mass on the lower esophagus, which was asymptomatic but warranted surgical intervention due to potential future risks.
- Various imaging techniques, including contrast-enhanced computed tomography, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), were used to confirm the diagnosis and assess the characteristics of the cyst.
- Histological examination showed the cyst was lined with muscle layers and epithelium, and while EUS fine-needle aspiration can aid in diagnosing similar lesions, it carries a risk of complications; hence, contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS was effectively used for noninvasive
Quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) is a technique that can measure nanogram-order masses. When a receptor is immobilized on the sensor surface of a QCM device, the device can detect chemical molecules captured by the mass change. Although QCM devices have been applied to biosensors that detect biomolecules without labels for biomolecular interaction analysis, most highly sensitive QCM devices are benchtop devices.
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