6 results match your criteria: "Chibana Clinic.[Affiliation]"
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome.
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
August 2023
General Medicine Center, Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious condition that causes rapid muscle weakness and can sometimes be linked to other neurological issues, like posterior reversible encephalopathy or reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes.
- A woman in her 60s with a history of lymphoma experienced walking difficulties and severe headaches, leading to a diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome and related conditions, which improved with treatment.
- The case emphasizes the need to be cautious about complications like severe headaches in Guillain-Barré syndrome patients, as they might indicate additional neurological disorders that require further investigation.
Factors Associated with Nonachievement of Target Blood Pressure in Patients on Antithrombotic Therapy: A Real-World Study.
JMA J
January 2022
Division of Internal Medicine, Keiaikai Chibana Clinic, Okinawa, Japan.
Introduction: The current guidelines for managing hypertension recommend strict blood pressure (BP) control to prevent bleeding complications in patients with hypertension on antithrombotic therapy. However, the target BP value of <130/80 mmHg is achieved in a small proportion of these patients. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with nonachievement of target BP value (≥130/80 mmHg) in patients on antithrombotic therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation of Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients with and without Antithrombotic Therapy in a Real-World Setting.
Clin Exp Hypertens
April 2021
Division of Internal Medicine, Keiaikai Chibana Clinic, Okinawa, Japan.
Although numerous studies have demonstrated a strong association between blood pressure (BP) and hemorrhagic complications of antithrombotic therapy, there is still a paucity of information regarding the status of BP control in hypertensive patients on antithrombotic therapy. This cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted at an outpatient clinic to examine BP control and its associated factors in hypertensive patients receiving or not receiving antithrombotic therapy. Of 26,803 outpatients who had scheduled visits in 2018, 7,800 hypertensive patients met the inclusion criteria, of whom 1,727 cases were on oral antithrombotic drugs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTobacco and Non-Communicable Diseases Control in Japan.
Circ J
November 2018
Health Care Center, Chibana Clinic.
Development of an I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Three-Dimensional Quantification Method for the Diagnosis of Lewy Body Disease.
Asia Ocean J Nucl Med Biol
January 2018
Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
Objectives: We recently developed a new uptake index method for I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-MIBG) heart uptake measurements by using planar images (radioisotope angiography and planar image) for the diagnosis of Lewy body disease (LBD), including Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). However, the diagnostic accuracy of the uptake index was approximately equal to that of the heart-to-mediastinum ratio (H/M) for the discrimination of the LBD and non-LBD patients. A simple and pain-free uptake index method using I-MIBG SPECT images by modifying the uptake index method may show better diagnostic accuracy than the planar uptake index method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDifferences in 24-h blood pressure profile of Japanese hypertensive patients under ARB treatment.
Clin Exp Hypertens
August 2016
a Division of Circulatory and Body Fluid Regulation, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki , Japan .
Article Synopsis
- * A study of 211 Japanese hypertensive patients found that while daytime and overall blood pressure readings were similar across five different ARB medications, nighttime blood pressure was significantly lower for those on olmesartan.
- * Candesartan and telmisartan showed strong correlations between office and 24-hour blood pressure measurements, and differences in ARB treatments had notable effects on blood pressure profiles throughout the day.