Publications by authors named "T Tsukui"
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the restoration of coronary flow just before stent deployment and the final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grade 3 in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) whose initial TIMI flow grade ≤ 1. In primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), initial TMI flow grade ≤ 1 is closely associated with suboptimal final TIMI flow grade. We included 466 STEMI patients with initial TIMI flow grade ≤ 1 and divided into a restored flow group or an unrestored flow group according to the TIMI flow grade just before stent deployment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case of redo pyeloplasty using robot-assisted retroperitoneoscopic pyeloplasty (RARP) for failed primary laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is reported. A 12-year-old boy had LP elsewhere. He was referred for management of persistent left hydronephrosis, but was managed conservatively due to minimal symptoms and stable radioisotopic renography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Allergen immunotherapy is used as aetiological treatment for canine atopic dermatitis (cAD).
Objective: To assess the anti-inflammatory agent-sparing effect over 1 year of immunotherapy using pullulan-conjugated recombinant Der f 2 (rDf2-P).
Animals: Twenty-one privately owned dogs with cAD.
Article Synopsis
- Identifying risk factors for adverse outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is critical, and the study focuses on the role of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) as a predictor of future cardiovascular events.
- This research included 548 AMI patients, dividing them into high CACS (above 5346.5) and low-intermediate CACS groups, and tracked major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over a median follow-up of 535 days.
- Results indicated that patients in the high CACS group experienced significantly more MACE compared to the low-intermediate CACS group, highlighting the importance of CACS as an indicator of worse clinical outcomes.
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the cornerstone of treatment for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Previous studies suggest that direct transport by ambulance to a primary PCI facility is associated with better clinical outcomes in patients with STEMI. However, those studies included seriously ill patients for whom direct transport is the only option.
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