A. Hirata

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2013, EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology.

Optimal Windows of Statin Use for Immediate Infarct Limitation: 5′-Nucleotidase as Another Downstream Molecule of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase

M. Hori, K. Node, H. Asanuma, 2004, Circulation.

Impact of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Off-Label Reduced Dose in Combination With Antiplatelet Agents on Clinical Outcome　― Propensity Score-Matching Analysis From the DIRECT Real-World Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Registry ―

A. Hirayama, Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, 2020, Circulation reports.

Association of target lesion characteristics evaluated by coronary computed tomography angiography and plaque debris distal embolization during percutaneous coronary intervention.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2014, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Clinical Influence and Predictors of Pacing-Induced Mechanical Asynchrony in Patients with Normal Cardiac Function with Ventricular Lead Placed in Non-Apical Position.

Y. Higuchi, Y. Yasumura, A. Hirata, 2018, International heart journal.

Relationship between coronary plaque vulnerability and serum n-3/n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid ratio.

Yuki Masumura, K. Kodama, A. Hirata, 2011, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Prolonged Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hypertrophic and Failing Heart After Aortic Constriction: Possible Contribution of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress to Cardiac Myocyte Apoptosis

M. Hori, S. Ogawa, Y. Liao, 2004, Circulation.

, Seiji Protein Kinase C Protein Kinase A as Another Mediator of Ischemic Preconditioning Independent of

M. Hori, K. Node, H. Shimokawa, 2004 .

A. Hirayama, Y. Sakata, M. Matsumura, 2021, Heart and Vessels.

Identification of sinus node dysfunction by use of P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiograms in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a prospective study.

M. Hori, T. Shimonagata, M. Fukunami, 2001, American Heart Journal.

Patients with more coronary yellow plaques have higher risk of stenosis progression within 7 months.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2011, Journal of cardiology.

Frequency and location of yellow and disrupted coronary plaques in patients as detected by angioscopy.

J. Muller, Yuki Masumura, K. Kodama, 2011, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Acute coronary syndrome: insight from angioscopy.

Yuki Masumura, K. Kodama, A. Hirata, 2010, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Impact of Preprocedural Serum Eicosapentaenoic Acid to Arachidonic Acid Ratio on Post-Ablation Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation.

Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, A. Hirata, 2019, International heart journal.

Erythropoietin Just Before Reperfusion Reduces Both Lethal Arrhythmias and Infarct Size via the Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase-Dependent Pathway in Canine Hearts

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, S. Sanada, 2005, Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy.

Impact of sinus rhythm maintenance on major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from AF frontier ablation registry

N. Hagiwara, Y. Okumura, K. Yokoyama, 2021, Heart and Vessels.

The efficacy and safety of left atrial low‐voltage area guided ablation for recurrence prevention compared to pulmonary vein isolation alone in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation trial: Design and rationale

N. Makino, Y. Egami, H. Mizuno, 2021, Clinical cardiology.

Pulmonary vein isolation alone vs. more extensive ablation with defragmentation and linear ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the EARNEST-PVI trial.

Y. Egami, H. Mizuno, S. Hikoso, 2020, Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology.

Clinical outcomes of ablation versus non-ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation in Japan: analysis of pooled data from the AF Frontier Ablation Registry and SAKURA AF Registry

N. Hagiwara, W. Shimizu, Y. Okumura, 2020, Heart and Vessels.

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Mediates Cardioprotection Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase/Akt Pathway in Canine Hearts

N. Mochizuki, H. Asanuma, S. Takashima, 2006, Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy.

Vasospasm-induced acute myocardial infarction-Thrombus formation without thrombogenic lesion at the culprit.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2013, Journal of cardiology cases.

Detection of disrupted plaques by coronary CT: comparison with angioscopy

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2011, Heart.

Dose of Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Adverse Outcomes in Asia.

A. Hirayama, Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, 2020, The American journal of cardiology.

Selective blockade of serotonin 5-HT2A receptor increases coronary blood flow via augmented cardiac nitric oxide release through 5-HT1B receptor in hypoperfused canine hearts.

M. Hori, K. Node, H. Ogita, 2004, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology.

Recurrent Fulminant Myocarditis Accompanied by Lymphoid Follicle Formation in Myocardium

N. Makino, A. Hirayama, Y. Higuchi, 2020, Internal medicine.

Transtubular Potassium Concentration Gradient as a Surrogate Measure of Arterial Underfilling in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.

Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, Y. Koretsune, 2016, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Blockade of histamine H2 receptors protects the heart against ischemia and reperfusion injury in dogs.

H. Asanuma, S. Sanada, S. Takashima, 2006, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology.

Bacterial Contamination During Pacemaker Implantation Is Common and Does Not Always Result in Infection.

A. Hirata, Y. Ueda, K. Kashiwase, 2015, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

The effectiveness of interferon-alpha subtypes alternation for metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

A. Mizokami, M. Namiki, A. Hirata, 2012, Biomedical research.

The level of blood thrombogenicity was not elevated in stable patients with disrupted coronary plaque.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2013, Journal of cardiology.

Systemic and local factors associated with coronary plaque disruption.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2012, Thrombosis research.

Thrombogenic potential of whole blood is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome than in patients with stable coronary diseases.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2011, Thrombosis research.

A higher colour grade yellow plaque was detected at one year after implantation of an everolimus-eluting stent than after a zotarolimus-eluting stent

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2013, Heart Asia.

Efficacy of Extensive Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With Trigger-Based vs. Substrate-Based Mechanisms　- A Prespecified Subanalysis of the EARNEST-PVI Trial.

Y. Egami, H. Mizuno, S. Hikoso, 2021, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Continuous ST‐Monitoring Function of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Detects Silent Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

R. Shutta, H. Mizuno, S. Nanto, 2018, Journal of the American Heart Association.

Twice- or once-daily dosing of direct oral anticoagulants and gastrointestinal bleeding in patient with atrial fibrillation

N. Makino, Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, 2022, American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice.

Risk of in-stent thrombus formation at one year after drug-eluting stent implantation.

K. Kodama, Tomoaki Higo, A. Hirata, 2011, Thrombosis research.

Sex Differences in the Efficacy of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Alone vs. Extensive Catheter Ablation in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.

Y. Egami, H. Mizuno, S. Hikoso, 2021, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Prolonged transient acidosis during early reperfusion contributes to the cardioprotective effects of postconditioning.

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, S. Takashima, 2007, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

Ablation of MEK Kinase 1 Suppresses Intimal Hyperplasia by Impairing Smooth Muscle Cell Migration and Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Expression in a Mouse Blood-Flow Cessation Model

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, S. Sanada, 2005, Circulation.

Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Expression in a Mouse Blood-Flow Ablation of MEK Kinase 1 Suppresses Intimal Hyperplasia by Impairing Smooth Muscle

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, S. Sanada, 2005 .

The importance of intracoronary imaging when we speculate long-term outcome of new intracoronary stents

T. Kojima, Kuniaki Takahashi, K. Kodama, 2015 .

Very late stent thrombosis at 2.5 years after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation with prior angioscopic image of culprit lesion: A case report.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2012, Journal of cardiology cases.

Frequency and healing of nonculprit coronary artery plaque disruptions in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2011, The American journal of cardiology.

A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the virtual unipolar electrograms from non-contact mapping of right or left-sided outflow tract premature ventricular contractions/ventricular tachycardia origins

Y. Okumura, I. Watanabe, K. Nagashima, 2010, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Detection of yellow plaque by near-infrared spectroscopy - Comparison with coronary angioscopy in a case of no-flow phenomenon during coronary intervention.

J. Muller, K. Kodama, A. Hirata, 2014, Journal of cardiology cases.

Detection of angioscopic yellow plaque by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy.

J. Muller, K. Kodama, A. Hirata, 2014, JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.

Impact of the 1-year angioscopic findings on long-term clinical events in 504 patients treated with first-generation or second-generation drug-eluting stents: The DESNOTE-X Study.

Shimpei Nakatani, Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, 2019, EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology.

Effect of atrial septal pacing on P-wave duration dispersion and atrial late potentials in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

N. Makino, T. Shimonagata, M. Fukunami, 2001, The American journal of cardiology.

Comparable neointimal healing in patients with stable coronary lesions and acute coronary syndrome: 3-month optical coherence tomography analysis

A. Hirayama, J. Dijkstra, Y. Sakata, 2021, The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.

Quantitative Validation of the Coronary Angioscopic Yellow Plaque with Lipid Core Burden Index Assessed by Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

A. Hirayama, Y. Sakata, Y. Higuchi, 2021, Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.

Comparison of angioscopic findings among second-generation drug-eluting stents.

Yasuharu Takeda, Yasunori Ueda, Ayaka Murakami, 2017, Journal of cardiology.

Atherosclerotic and thrombogenic neointima formed over sirolimus drug-eluting stent: an angioscopic study.

K. Kodama, Tomoaki Higo, A. Hirata, 2009, JACC. Cardiovascular imaging.

Current Status and Clinical Outcomes of Oral Anticoagulant Discontinuation After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Japan　- Findings From the AF Frontier Ablation Registry.

N. Hagiwara, W. Shimizu, Y. Okumura, 2019, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

S-nitrosylated and pegylated hemoglobin, a newly developed artificial oxygen carrier, exerts cardioprotection against ischemic hearts.

M. Hori, H. Ogita, H. Asanuma, 2007, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology.

Prediction of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with congestive heart failure: a prospective study.

H. Ogita, T. Shimonagata, M. Fukunami, 2000, Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Impact of Blood Pressure Control on Thromboembolism and Major Hemorrhage in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Subanalysis of the J‐RHYTHM Registry

T. Osaka, N. Hagiwara, T. Nakamura, 2016, Journal of the American Heart Association.

The Antagonism of Aldosterone Receptor Prevents the Development of Hypertensive Heart Failure Induced by Chronic Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rats

M. Hori, S. Sanada, S. Takashima, 2006, Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy.

Aldosterone Nongenomically Worsens Ischemia Via Protein Kinase C-Dependent Pathways in Hypoperfused Canine Hearts

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, S. Sanada, 2005, Hypertension.

Evaluation of Need for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator by Thallium-201 Scintigraphy Among Japanese Patients With Prior Myocardial Infarction.

Y. Higuchi, Y. Yasumura, A. Hirata, 2018, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Rapid Communication: Blockade of Angiotensin II Receptors Reduces the Expression of Receptors for Advanced Glycation End Products in Human Endothelial Cells

T. Miyatsuka, Y. Liao, S. Takashima, 2006, Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology.

Depression of proteasome activities during the progression of cardiac dysfunction in pressure-overloaded heart of mice.

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, Y. Liao, 2006, Biochemical and biophysical research communications.

Acute changes in the pacing threshold after lead implantation. Comparison between retractable and sweet-tip active-fixation leads.

A. Hirata, Y. Ueda, H. Nakanishi, 2012, International heart journal.

A calcium channel blocker amlodipine increases coronary blood flow via both adenosine- and NO-dependent mechanisms in ischemic hearts.

M. Hori, K. Node, H. Ogita, 2005, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology.

A role of opening of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the infarct size-limiting effect of ischemic preconditioning via activation of protein kinase C in the canine heart.

M. Hori, H. Asanuma, S. Takashima, 2005, Biochemical and biophysical research communications.

Histopathologic Insights Into the Honeycomb-Like Structure in the Coronary Artery: In Vivo Multimodality Imaging Assessment With Directional Coronary Atherectomy.

I. Shiojima, Shimpei Nakatani, A. Hirayama, 2018, JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.

Evaluating neoatherosclerosis for risk stratification of very-late DES failure

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, Y. Ueda, 2015 .

Long-Term Stimulation of Adenosine A2b Receptors Begun After Myocardial Infarction Prevents Cardiac Remodeling in Rats

N. Mochizuki, H. Asanuma, S. Takashima, 2006, Circulation.

Dynamic Change of Coronary Microcirculation During Cardiocirculatory Support by the Impella.

A. Hirayama, Y. Higuchi, A. Hirata, 2019, JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.

A case report of left main coronary artery intervention using a perfusion balloon in a patient with anomalous single coronary artery

Y. Higuchi, Y. Yasumura, A. Hirata, 2016 .

Atherosclerotic change at one year after implantation of Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent vs. everolimus-eluting stent.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2014, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Chronic kidney disease and coronary artery vulnerable plaques.

K. Kodama, Tomoaki Higo, A. Hirata, 2011, Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN.

Angioplasty of the Occluded Persistent Sciatic Artery Using the Retrograde Approach from Superficial Femoral Artery.

Kuniaki Takahashi, Y. Higuchi, Y. Yasumura, 2017, Annals of vascular surgery.

Acute coronary syndrome: insight from angioscopy.

Yuki Masumura, K. Kodama, A. Hirata, 2010, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Outcomes of First- Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Implanted for Right Coronary Artery Ostial Narrowing.

Kuniaki Takahashi, Y. Higuchi, Y. Yasumura, 2017, The American journal of cardiology.

Detection of disrupted plaques by coronary CT: comparison with angioscopy

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2011, Heart.

Effect of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure With Mid-Range or Preserved Ejection Fraction　- Pooled Analysis of the AF Frontier Ablation Registry and Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry.

N. Hagiwara, K. Yokoyama, K. Sonoda, 2022, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

, Seiji Protein Kinase C Protein Kinase A as Another Mediator of Ischemic Preconditioning Independent of

M. Hori, K. Node, H. Shimokawa, 2004 .

Regression of luminal stenosis at the site of silent plaque disruption in the era of optimal medical therapy. Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level isa potential risk of stenosis progression.

K. Kodama, A. Hirata, M. Asai, 2013, Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.

Outcomes for Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Silent Left Atrial Thrombi Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography.

Y. Egami, H. Mizuno, S. Hikoso, 2017, The American journal of cardiology.