281 results match your criteria: "Tokushima Red Cross Hospital.[Affiliation]"
Dermatol Online J
October 2023
Division of Dermatology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan.
We report a 48-year-old woman with bullous pemphigoid (BP) with antibodies against the B3 subunit of laminin 332 after the development of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). She was diagnosed with recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 40 years of age and underwent two rounds of allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantations (PBST). Two and a half years after the second PBST, multiple tense blisters appeared on her face, hands, and lower legs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Breast Cancer
July 2024
Department of Thoracic, Endocrine Surgery and Oncology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Heliyon
November 2023
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
Background: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis is becoming indispensable for the treatment of advanced lung cancer. NGS analysis requires a large number of cancer cell-containing tissues; however, it is often difficult for small biopsies to obtain the required quantities. In microdissection, only the tumour parts of a tissue specimen are obtained, which thereby increases the tumour content and tumour cell count of the tissue specimen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Surg
March 2024
Division of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan.
BMJ Open
November 2023
Division of Biostatistics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Introduction: The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is rapidly expanding in cancer treatment. ICIs have a unique safety profile, characterised by immune-related adverse events (irAEs). The safety profile of ICIs lacks patient experience and perspectives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Invasive Cardiol
August 2023
Division of Cardiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
A 57-year-old woman with critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) of the left lower leg underwent endovascular therapy. She had undergone a femoropopliteal (F-P) bypass for treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) four years prior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJACC Cardiovasc Interv
October 2023
Department of Cardiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Oxf Med Case Reports
September 2023
Department of Cardiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
JACC Asia
August 2023
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Background: There are no studies comparing single-session vs staged multivessel intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS) or non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS).
Objectives: The authors aimed to compare single-session vs staged multivessel IVUS-guided PCI in patients with CCS or NSTE-ACS.
Methods: The OPTIVUS-Complex PCI study multivessel cohort was a prospective multicenter single-arm trial enrolling 1,021 patients with CCS or NSTE-ACS undergoing multivessel PCI including left anterior descending coronary artery using IVUS aiming to meet the prespecified OPTIVUS criteria for optimal stent expansion.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
November 2023
Medical Radiation Technology, Shizuoka College of Medical Care Science, Hamamatsu 434-0041, Japan.
In recent years, radiochromic films have begun to be used for dosimetry in mammography; however, the most sensitive GAFCHROMIC XR-QA2 (XR-QA2) film is no longer available owing to its discontinuation. In this study, we evaluated the sensitivity characteristics of GAFCHROMIC LD-V1 (LD-V1) as an alternative to XR-QA2 in the field of mammography, at a low dose and low energy. Our results show that the average ratio of the concentration change of LD-V1 divided by the concentration change of XR-QA2 at each absorbed dose was 53.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Int
November 2023
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
Background: We recently reported on a late preterm infant born at 36 weeks' gestation with serious arrhythmia due to hyperkalemia associated with long-term maternal ritodrine administration. It is unknown whether ritodrine alone increases the risk of neonatal hyperkalemia in infants born at 34-36 weeks' gestation.
Methods: This single-center, retrospective, cohort study enrolled late preterm infants (34-36 gestational weeks) born between 2004 and 2018.
NMC Case Rep J
July 2023
Department of Neurosurgery, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan.
Pituitary gamma knife surgery (GKS) is a treatment option for poststroke thalamic pain syndrome. Complications such as hypopituitarism, transient enuresis, and transient hyponatremia have been reported. However, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage has not yet been reported as a complication of pituitary GKS for poststroke thalamic pain syndrome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeart Vessels
September 2023
Department of Cardiology, Toyohashi Heart Center, Aichi, Japan.
PLOS Glob Public Health
June 2023
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resulted in implementation of social distancing and other public health measures to control the spread of infection and improve prevention, resulting in a decrease in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pediatric respiratory tract infection rates. However, there was a rapid and large re-emergence of RSV infection in Japan. Notably, we were faced with a difficult situation wherein there was a shortage of hospital beds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Med
May 2023
Department of Cardiology, Kusatsu Heart Center, 407-1 Komaizawa-cho, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-0014, Japan.
(1) Background: The probability of technical success in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents essential information for specifying the priority of PCI for treatment selection in patients with CTO. However, the predictabilities of existing scores based on conventional regression analysis remain modest, leaving room for improvements in model discrimination. Recently, machine learning (ML) techniques have emerged as highly effective methods for prediction and decision-making in various disciplines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Womens Health
May 2023
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
Introduction: Associations of luteinizing hormone (LH) with androgens during the menopausal transition and associations between follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and various diseases related to reproductive hormones in postmenopause have received much attention. LH and FSH are also known to be associated with activities of enzymes related to reproductive hormones. We examined the associations of LH and FSH with androgens and estrogens in each stage of the menopausal transition according to a classification from menopausal transition to postmenopause.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadiat Prot Dosimetry
May 2023
Department of Breast Cancer Center, Kaizuka City Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
The effects of lead equivalent and lens area of radiation-protective eyewear on lens exposure control were examined. The simulated patient underwent 10-min X-ray fluoroscopy, and the lens dose of the simulated surgeon wearing radiation protection glasses was measured using lens dosemeters attached to the corner of the eye and eyeball. In total, 10 types of radiation protection glasses were selected for measurement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadiat Prot Dosimetry
May 2023
Medical Radiation Technology, Shizuoka College of Medical Care Science, Shizuoka, Japan.
Mammography is one of the most effective diagnostic methods for the early detection of breast cancer; however, it poses the risk of radiation exposure. To date, mammography dosimetry has been performed according to the mean glandular dose; however, the actual exposure in the breast has not been assessed. Here, we have measured dose distributions and depth doses using both radiochromic films and mammographic phantoms, and a three-dimensional intra-mammary dose assessment was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCirc J
October 2023
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.
Background: There is a scarcity of data evaluating contemporary real-world dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) strategies after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods and results: In the OPTIVUS-Complex PCI study multivessel cohort enrolling 982 patients undergoing multivessel PCI, including left anterior descending coronary artery using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), we conducted 90-day landmark analyses to compare shorter and longer DAPT. DAPT discontinuation was defined as withdrawal of P2Yinhibitors or aspirin for at least 2 months.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv
May 2023
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan (K.Y., H.S., H.W., K.Y., K.O., T.K.).
Background: Several stent expansion criteria derived from the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) evaluation have been proposed to predict future clinical outcomes, but optimal stent expansion criteria as a guide during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are still controversial. There are no studies evaluating the utility of stent expansion criteria along with the clinical and procedural factors in predicting target lesion revascularization (TLR) after contemporary IVUS-guided PCI.
Methods: OPTIVUS-Complex PCI study (Optimal Intravascular Ultrasound Guided Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) multivessel cohort was a prospective multicenter study enrolling 961 patients undergoing multivessel PCI including left anterior descending coronary artery using IVUS with an intention to meet the prespecified criteria for optimal stent expansion.
JACC Asia
April 2023
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
May 2023
Division of Cardiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, 103 Irinokuchi, Komatsushima-cho, Komatsushima, Tokushima 773-8502, Japan.
HeartRhythm Case Rep
April 2023
Department of Cardiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
Oxf Med Case Reports
April 2023
Department of Cardiology, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital, Tokushima, Japan.
Left anterior descending artery (LAD) occlusion normally develops into precordial ST-segment elevation; however, we describe a case of a 50-year-old man with inferior and precordial ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction that resulted from proximal occlusion of the wrap-around LAD perfusing the anterior and inferior wall. We performed early and prompt reperfusion and were able to save the patient without any complications. A wrap-around LAD perfuses a large myocardial area; therefore, this type of coronary occlusion causes severe myocardial damage and has a poor prognosis.
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