Publications by authors named "Masatoshi Motohashi"
Background: Primary cardiac myxofibrosarcoma is rare and commonly occurs in the left atrium. Myxofibrosarcoma is aggressive and has a high mortality rate due to its high rate of recurrence. Complete surgical resection is considered important; however, effective treatment options have not been established.
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- * The study validated the use of smartwatches in both hospital and home settings, showing better performance in motor symptom assessments during clinical evaluations compared to single-sensor metrics.
- * Results indicated that digital measurements are sensitive to medication effects and reliable in real-world environments, with varying reliability depending on the frequency of data collection.
To prevent pulmonary embolism due to deep venous thrombosis (DVT), we have treated 611 patients undergoing orthopedic surgery of the lower extremities with our protocol including pre- and postoperative ultrasonic venous screening and anticoagulant therapy if necessary. A total of 118 patients (19.3%) developed DVT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeft main coronary artery atresia is an extremely rare disease. Differential diagnosis of left main coronary artery atresia from atherosclerotic occlusion of left main coronary artery is difficult even if performing invasive coronary angiography. We present a case of a 48-year-old male with left main coronary artery atresia.
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