Publications by authors named "S Yashima"
: Extracellular volume (ECV) analysis using computed tomography is recognized as a potential method for diagnostic application. It is currently the only noninvasive method for quantitatively evaluating myocardial fibrosis in dialysis patients for whom gadolinium contrast agents are contraindicated. In this study, we assessed the utility of ECV measurement via CT in the left ventricular (LV) myocardium (LVM) to predict major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in dialysis patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Cardiac computed tomography (CT) helps screen coronary artery stenosis in cases with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Extracellular volume fraction (ECV) analysis has recently been eligible for CT.
Method: We evaluated the impact of ECV on the CT to predict the prognosis in DCM patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
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- * It analyzes 220 patients, revealing that a greater change in mitral valve annulus area after surgery is linked to a higher risk of FMS, with 6.4% of patients developing this condition.
- * The research identifies a 56.2% threshold in the change ratio of mitral valve annulus area as a key predictor for FMS, suggesting preoperative measurements can help optimize surgical outcomes.