Relationships among tooth loss, prefrailty, and dietary patterns in community-dwelling older Japanese females: a cross-sectional study.

Background/objectives: Poor oral health has been predicted the development of frailty and sarcopenia as well as the subsequent need for long-term care. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships among tooth loss, prefrailty, and dietary patterns in community-dwelling older Japanese females.

Subjects/methods: Information on the number of teeth, food consumption, and lifestyle factors was collected from 271 participants aged ≥ 65 yrs using a questionnaire.

Relationships among falls and dietary patterns, nutritional inadequacy and prefrailty in community-dwelling older Japanese females: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Objectives: Falls are common among older females. This study investigated the relationships among falls and dietary patterns, nutritional inadequacy and prefrailty in community-dwelling older Japanese females.

Methods And Study Design: This cross-sectional study involved 271 females aged 65 and over.

Association of physical prefrailty with prevalence of inadequate nutrient intake in community-dwelling Japanese elderly women: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Objectives: This study evaluated the association of physical prefrailty with the prevalence of inadequate nutrients among community-dwelling Japanese elderly women.

Methods And Study Design: This cross-sectional study included 120 older women (age range, 65-79 years) at an elders college. Frailty was evaluated using the Japanese version of the Cardiovascular Health Study (J-CHS).

Physical and social determinants of dietary variety among older adults living alone in Japan.

Aim: Food security and sufficient nutrient intake are critical to longevity and active aging. The present study aimed to elucidate physical and social factors related to dietary variety among single-living older adults in Japanese communities.

Methods: The cross-sectional survey with a self-administrated questionnaire was carried out for all older adults living alone aged 65 years and older in three cities of Japan during 2014.

[Factors associated with perceived effectiveness of health promotion messages among Japanese adults Focus on socioeconomic status].

Objectives: Responses and receptiveness to messages advocating health promotion are expected to vary according to differences in personal characteristics. To increase communication effectiveness, this study examined the differences in perceptions of the effectiveness of messages among Japanese adults by socioeconomic status and other characteristics.

Methods: A structured questionnaire survey was administered to residents aged 30-59 randomly selected in two cities (Yamaguchi and Iwakuni) of Yamaguchi prefecture.

Coronary artery multistenting in the treatment of life-threatening refractory coronary spasm after coronary artery bypass grafting.

A 74-year-old man had undergone on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for effort-induced angina pectoris. Soon after CABG using the left internal thoracic artery for the left anterior descending artery and saphenous vein for the left circumflex artery, ST elevation was found in the inferior leads and complete atrioventricular block, ventricular tachycardia, and circulatory collapse occurred. Emergent coronary angiography revealed diffuse severe spasm of the right coronary artery (RCA).

Q-T peak dispersion in congenital long QT syndrome: possible marker of mutation of HERG.

Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is caused by mutations in various cardiac potassium or sodium channel genes, with 6 different genotypes thus far identified. However, it is unknown whether these genotypes can be differentiated by QT variables. The electrocardiograms obtained from 16 patients with a mutation in KCNQ1 (LQT1), 7 patients with a mutation in HERG (LQT2) and 20 control subjects were analyzed.

Cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

Background: Malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) and sudden death are serious events in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, the pathophysiology of this condition is not well understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and the occurrence of VT in HCM patients.

A novel missense mutation in the myosin binding protein-C gene is responsible for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with left ventricular dysfunction and dilation in elderly patients.

Objectives: We studied the clinical features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) caused by a novel mutation in the myosin binding protein-C (MyBP-C) gene in patients and family members of Japanese descent.

Background: Previous reports have demonstrated that the clinical features of HCM associated with mutations in the MyBP-C gene include late onset and a favorable clinical course. Recently, some mutations in genes encoding sarcomeric proteins have been reported to be a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), as well as HCM.

In-hospital outcome in octogenarians with acute coronary syndrome undergoing emergent coronary angiography.

Very elderly patients have higher mortality rates than younger patients after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the mechanism by which increasing age contributes to such mortality remains unclear. In addition, the efficacy and safety of invasive coronary procedures for octogenarians with ACS have not been well established.

Spontaneous development of left ventricular aneurysm in a patient with untreated cardiac sarcoidosis.

A young adult patient with untreated sarcoidosis spontaneously developed a left ventricular (LV) aneurysm in the anterolateral free wall. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) using Gallium-67 clearly demonstrated widespread abnormal uptake, including the LV aneurysm. Thallium-201 SPECT revealed a perfusion defect in the anterolateral wall, and abnormal uptake of technetium-99m pyrophosphate was seen, especially in the borders of the defect lesion.

Effects of gender on the number of diseased vessels and clinical outcome in Japanese patients with acute coronary syndrome.

It has been reported that women with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have a higher short-term mortality rate than men, but the reason is unclear and it is not known if it also applies to unstable angina pectoris (UAP). In addition, most previous studies have not presented angiographic findings. In the present study, the findings from 1,408 patients with AMI (group A: 361 women, 1,047 men) and 332 patients with UAP (group B: 103 women, 229 men) who underwent coronary angiography within 30 days of onset were analyzed.

Chronologic electrocardiographic changes in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with cardiac troponin 1 mutation.

Background: Deletion of lysine 183 (K183del) in the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) gene is one of the mutations that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, the phenotypic expression of this mutation has not been well established.

Methods And Results: We analyzed 10 probands with HCM associated with a K183del in the cTnI gene, as well as their family members.