Publications by authors named "Kaoru Haruki"
In patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF), low tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) on echocardiography is associated with poor prognosis. The significance of TAPSE changes post-HF treatment among HFrEF patients remains unclear. We evaluated the factors associated with persistently low TAPSE and its prognostic impact in Japanese hospitalized patients with HFrEF.
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- The study examined how outpatient oral loop diuretic dose changes affect the health outcomes of heart failure patients, following 679 individuals between 2015 and 2019.
- It categorized patients into three groups based on their diuretic dose: no reduction, single reduction, and successive reductions, finding that fewer deaths and heart failure hospitalizations were linked to dose reductions.
- Ultimately, the research concluded that reducing loop diuretic doses can be a sign of better prognosis for patients with heart failure.
Unlabelled: The prognosis of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia (TOF/PA) is mainly determined by the development of major aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) that provide pulmonary blood perfusion. TOF/PA can be managed conservatively until adulthood in patients with adequate, but not excessive perfusion via MAPCAs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with unrepaired TOF/PA who eventually developed descending aortic dissection (AD), and survived with medical treatment.
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