Publications by authors named "T Shibukawa"
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- The mHealth market has many smartphone apps without proven effectiveness in lowering blood pressure (BP) or measuring it accurately.
- A systematic review by the Japanese Society of Hypertension evaluated the effectiveness of these apps using meta-analysis of 76 studies involving nearly 46,500 participants.
- Results showed significant reductions in BP among hypertensive individuals at three and six months, with better outcomes for apps that could wirelessly transmit BP data, indicating potential benefits of these digital interventions.
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- The study investigates the link between physical activity (measured by step count) and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Japanese men, aiming to find a more objective measure than self-reported data.
- Conducted as part of the Shiga Epidemiological Study, researchers tracked the participants' step counts over a week and assessed cognitive function years later using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI).
- Results showed that higher average step counts correlated with better CASI scores, indicating that more physical activity may lead to higher cognitive function in this demographic.
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair with a right thoracotomy approach.
J Cardiothorac Surg
March 2022
Background: The common femoral artery is usually the preferred access route for thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). However, if access from the common femoral artery is challenging, other routes must be considered. We report a case of TEVAR performed by approaching the descending thoracic aorta with a right thoracotomy and using the descending thoracic aorta as an access route.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 51-year-old man was diagnosed as having mitral valve regurgitation( MR). Transesophageal echocardiography revealed severe MR due to A2 prolapse. We decided to perform a mitral valve plasty (MVP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe measured missing mass spectrum of the ^{12}C(γ,p) reaction for the first time in coincidence with potential decay products from η^{'} bound nuclei. We tagged an (η+p) pair associated with the η^{'}N→ηN process in a nucleus. After applying kinematical selections to reduce backgrounds, no signal events were observed in the bound-state region.
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