Publications by authors named "Yoshitsugu Oki"
An 80-year-old woman with a history of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, cardiac hypertrophy, and diabetes called for an ambulance after developing chest pain. She was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and coronary angiography revealed occlusion of the right coronary artery. Coronary aspiration was performed, and coronary aspirate was white with calcified factor.
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- Advances in cancer treatment have increased survival rates, but cancer survivors may later develop heart failure (HF), which can lead to poor nutrition outcomes.
- A study analyzed heart failure patients, comparing those with cancer to those without, and found that cancer patients had worse nutritional scores and higher long-term mortality rates.
- The findings highlight the need for multidisciplinary care for heart failure patients with cancer, as both conditions, along with malnutrition, independently contribute to increased mortality.
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- - The study analyzed outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who also experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) at The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital from April 2012 to March 2020, revealing a significant inpatient mortality difference between OHCA and non-OHCA patients.
- - Out of 803 AMI patients, 92 (11.5%) had OHCA; 37 of these patients died in the hospital, compared to 45 of 711 non-OHCA patients, indicating a statistically considerable disparity in in-hospital outcomes.
- - However, among the survivors discharged from the hospital, the long-term post-discharge mortality rates were similar for both OHCA and
Natriuretic peptides (NPs) regulate blood pressure and fluid homeostasis and exert various effects on the cardiovascular system. Recently, the relationship between NPs and the energy metabolism has been reported, and using a cell culture experiment system, we previously showed that NP activated brown cells in a low temperature environment while also suppressing a decrease in the cell temperature. However, few reports have described the secretion of NPs in cold environments, and there have been almost no studies of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBland-White-Garland (BWG) syndrome is a rare congenital heart disease in which the left coronary artery originates from the pulmonary artery (PA). Surgical treatment to rebuild a dual coronary system is recommended at the time of the diagnosis. However, no effective operative procedure has been established for adult-type BWG patients because of the paucity of such cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh serum uric acid (UA) has been reported to be associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction; however, the relationship between UA and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a sensitive biomarker of heart failure, is still unclear. This study investigated their relationship to provide an accurate assessment of high UA. The study patients consisted of 3,077 subjects who underwent cardiac catheterization because of various cardiovascular disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hyperuricemia, which is frequently associated with hypertension, can be caused by alcohol intake. To date, limited data have shown the link between alcohol intake and hyperuricemic hypertension.
Methods: We retrospectively examined the influence of alcohol intake on the relationship between the uric acid level and blood pressure or cardio-metabolic parameters in 171 untreated non-failing hypertensive patients (mean 59.