Yoshie Kawahara, Kohei Ohtsuka, Kimine Tanaka, Mayumi Yamanaka, Hiroyuki
Kamiya, Takayuki Kunisawa, Satoshi Fuji. Use of laboratory testing for
prediction of postoperative bleeding volume in cardiovascular surgery.
Thrombosis Journal 2021.10 publishued.
J. Takahashi, T. Sato, N. Kobayashi, M. Sado, M. S. Aung, N. Kobayashi, S. Fujii
Bacteroides pyogenes isolated from appendiceal abscess in a patient without animal contact.
New Microbe and New Infect 2021:44
Yu Ota, Kenji Takahashi, Shin Otake, Yosui Tamaki, Mitsuyoshi Okada, Irene
Yan, Kazunobu Aso, Satoshi Fujii, Tushar Patel, Masakazu Haneda. Extracellular
RNA transfer from non-malignant human cholangiocytes can promote cholangiocarcinoma
growth. Febs Open Bio doil;10.1002/2211-5463.13294
Naoki Watanabe, Takatoshi Yonezawa, Takako Yanagiya, Daisuke Hanada, Masatoshi
Sado. Satoshi Fujii. Evaluation of the potential impact of NAAT for Clostridioides
difficile on antimicrobial treatment. The Journal of Japanese Sosiety of
Laboratory Medicine 2021; 69: 410-414.
Tomonori Sugiura, Yasuaki Dohi, Hiroyuki Takase, Satoshi Fujii, Yoshihiro Seo, Nobuyuki Ohte. Analytical evaluation of serum non-transferrin bound iron and the relationships with oxidative stress and cardiac load in the general population. Medicine 2021; 100: 7
Tomonori Sugiura, Yasuaki Dohi, Hiroyuki Takase, Satoshi Fujii, MD, Yoshihiro
Seo, Nobuyuki Ohte. Relationship of pulmonary function with myocardial
microdamage and oxidative stress in the Japanese population without a history
of cardiopulmonary disease. Medicine 2020; 99: 35(e21945)
Satoshi Fujii, Kazumi Akasaka, Kenji Takahashi. Low levels of circulating extracellular vesicle-encapsulated HULC are associated with left ventricular hypertrophy in Japanese. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2020; 4S1: 1005-1006
Hayato Ise, Hiroto Kitahara, Kyohei Oyama, Keiya Takahashi, Hirotsugu Kanda,
Satoshi Fujii, Takayuki Kunisawa, Hiroyuki Kamiya. Hypothermic circulatory
arrest induced coagulopathy: rotational thromboelastometry analysis. General
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020; 68:754-761
Kenji Takahashi, Kazuya Koyama1, Yu Ota, Hidetaka Iwamoto, Keisuke Yamakita, Satoshi Fujii, Yohei Kitano. The Interaction Between Long Non-coding RNA HULC and MicroRNA-622 via Transfer by Extracellular Vesicles Regulates Cell Invasion and Migration in Human Pancreatic CancerFrontiers in Oncology published: 23 June 2020 doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01013
Ito K, Ito E , Saito K, Tomoda Y, Akasaka K, Fujii S. Measurements of brachial
artery cross-sectional vascular area and volume elastic modulus using automated
oscillometric measurements: reproducibility between examinersand intra-rater
reliability. Rinsho Byori 2020; 68: 383-389
Tatsuya Mizoguchi, Tomonori Sugiura, Yasuaki Dohi, Hiroyuki Takase, Satoshi Fujii, Yoshihiro Seo, Nobuyuki Ohte. Indices of left ventricular voltage on electrocardiogram are closely associated with serum cardiac troponin I levels in normotensive Japanese individuals. Medicine 2020; 99: 19 (e19992)
Kenji Takahashi1, Yu Ota, Takayuki Kogure, Yuko Suzuki, Hidetaka Iwamoto,
Keisuke Yamakita,丂Yohei Kitano, Satoshi Fujii, Masakazu Haneda, Tushar
Patel, Tsuguhito Ota. Circulating Extracellular Vesicle-encapsulated HULC
is a Potential Biomarker for Human Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Science 2020;
111:98-111.
Tomonori Sugiura, Yasuaki Dohi, Hiroyuki Takase, Sumiyo Yamashita, Tetsuya Mizoguchi, Satoshi Fujii, Nobuyuki Ohte. Close association between circulating high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I and metabolic syndrome in the general population. Hypertention Research. Hypertens Res. 2019; 42: 1768-1775
Ando K, Fujiya M, Nomura Y, Inaba Y, Sugiyama Y, Kobayashi Y, Iwama T, Ijiri M, Takahashi K, Ueno N, Kashima S, Moriichi K, Tanabe H, Mizukami Y, Akasaka K, Fujii S, Yamada S, Nakase H, Okumura T. The Incidence and Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study. Digestion 2019; 100: 220-237
Ito A, Niizeki N, Sado M, Akasaka K, Fujii S. Association of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin, fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy in Japanese patients with reduced renal function. Hokkaido J Med Sci 2019; 94: 13-20
Y. Kawahara ; K. Ohtsuka ; K. Tanaka ; M. Yamanaka ; S. Fujii. Dynamic Coagulability during Cardiovascular Surgery and its Correlations with Bleeding Volume. Res Pract Thromb Hemost 2019; 3 (Suppl. 1): 462
Murasawa Y, Furuta K, Noda Y, Nakamura H, Fujii S, Isogai Z. Ointment bases regulate the wound-healing process by modifying the hyaluronan-rich matrices. Wound Repair and Regeneration 2018; 26: 437-445.
Sugiura T, Dohi Y, Takase H, Fujii S, Ohte N. Findings relevant to the
QRS wave in the resting electrocardiogram are associated with circulating
concentrations of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in the general population.
J Am Soc Hypertens. 2018;12(8):614-620.
Ota Y, Takahashi K, Otake S, Tamaki Y, Okada M, Aso K, Makino Y, Fujii
S, Ota T, Haneda M. Extracellular vesicle-encapsulated miR-30e suppresses
cholangiocarcinoma cell invasion and migration via inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal
transition. Oncotarget. 2018;9(23):16400-16417.
Sugiura T, Dohi Y, Takase H, Ito A, Fujii S, Ohte N. Differential effects
of brachial and central blood pressures on circulating levels of high-sensitivity
cardiac troponin I in the general population.Atherosclerosis. 2018;269:185-191.
Saito T, Kawamura Y, Sato N, Sugiyama E, Okada M, Takeuchi T, Akasaka K,
Hasebe N. Cerebral Microbleeds Remain for Nine Years: A Prospective Study
with Yearly Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018;27(2):315-320.
Yonezawa T, Watari T, Ashizawa K, Hanada D, Yanagiya T, Watanabe N, Terada
T, Tomoda Y, Fujii S. Development of an improved rapid BACproR protocol
and a method for direct identification from blood-culture-positive bottles
using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.J
Microbiol Methods. 2018; 148: 138-144.
Murasawa Y, Nakamura H, Watanabe K, Kanoh H, Koyama E, Fujii S, Kimata
K, Zako M, Yoneda M, Isogai Z. The Versican G1 Fragment and Serum-Derived
Hyaluronan-Associated Proteins Interact and Form a Complex in Granulation
Tissue of Pressure Ulcers. Am J Pathol. 2018; 188: 432-449.
Sanagawa A, Ogasawara M, Kusahara Y, Yasumoto M, Iwaki S, Fujii S. Investigation
into Differences in Level of Knowledge about Hypertension between High
School Students and Elderly People. Yakugaku Zasshi. 2017;137(6):783-789.
Sugiura T, Dohi Y, Takase H, Yamashita S, Fujii S, Ohte N. Oxidative Stress
is Closely Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness, Especially in
Aged Male Smokers without Previous Cardiovascular Events: A Cross-Sectional
Study. J Atheroscler Thromb. 2017.7
Yoshinaga K, Tamaki N, Fujii S. Molecular Determinants of Functional Changes
and Fibrosis Determined by Novel Automated Oscillometric Approach to Measure
Brachial Artery Vascular Volume Elastic Modulus in Chronic Kidney Disease.
2017.03.19丂ACC Washington DC, USA
Ahmed Talib, Nobuyuki Satoh, Marina Imahashi, Kumiko Saitou, Eisuke Ito, Eitaro Sugiyama, Naka Sakamoto, Kazumi Akasaka, Yuichiro Kwaamura, Naoyuki Hasebe. Analysis of 12-lead based T-wave alterans in rsik stratification of J-wave syndrome. 2017.03.17 Japanese Circulation Society Kanazawa, Japan
Keiichiro Yoshinaga, Yoichi M. Ito , Satoshi Fujii, Saori Nishio, Noriki
Ochi, Chietsugu Katoh, Mamiko Inoue, Mutumi Nishida, Osamu Manabe, Nagara
Tamaki.丂Molecular Determinants of Functional Changes and Fibrosis Determined
by Novel Automated Oscillometric Approach to Measure Brachial Artery Vascular
Volume Elastic Modulus 2017.03.18 Japanese Circulation Society Kanazawa,
Japan.
Kitahara H, Takeda T, Akasaka K, Kamiya H. Bow Hunter syndrome elicited
by vertebral arterial occlusion after total arch replacement. Interact
Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017;24(5):806-808.
Maruyama K, Nakagawa N, Saito E, Matsuki M, Takehara N, Akasaka K, Sato
N, Hasebe N. Malnutrition, renal dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrophy
synergistically increase the long-term incidence of cardiovascular events.
Hypertens Res. 2016;39(9):633-9.
Talib AK, Sato N, Myojo T, Sugiyama E, Nakagawa N, Sakamoto N, Tanabe Y,
Fujino T, Takeuchi T, Akasaka K, Matsuhashi H, Saijo Y, Kawamura Y, Doi
A, Hasebe N. Insight into specific pro-arrhythmic triggers in Brugada and
early repolarization syndromes: results of long-term follow-up. Heart Vessels.
2016;31(12):2035-2044.
Satoshi Fujii, Tomonori Sugiura, Yasuaki Dohi, Nobuyuki Ohte. MicroRNA
in atherothromobosis: is it useful as a disease marker? Thrombosis Journal
2016; 14 (Suppl 1) 21; 141-143
Fujii S. Bleeding Tendency in Asian-Pacific Area. Cardiovascular Seminar TH.CVS272, November 15, 2016. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. New Orleans, USA
Satoshi Fujii, Atsushi Itoh, Yumi Watanabe. Biomarkers for Cardiovascular
Diseases: Their Clinical
Significances and Future Directions. Annals of Nuclear Cardiology 2016;
2(1): 94-98.
Noriki Ochi, Keiichiro Yoshinaga, Yoichi M. Ito, Yuuki Tomiyama, Mamiko Inoue, Mutsumi Nishida, Osamu Manabe, Hitoshi Shibuya, Chikara Shimizu, Eriko Suzuki, Satoshi Fujii, Chietsugu Katoh, Nagara Tamaki. Comprehensive Assessment of Impaired Peripheral and Coronary Artery Endothelial Function in Smokers Using Brachial Artery Ultrasound and Oxygen-15-labeled Water PET Journal of Cardiology 2016; 68: 316-323.
Maruyama K, Nakagawa N, Saito E, Matsuki M, Takehara N, Akasaka K, Sato
N, Hasebe N. Malnutrition, renal dysfunction and left ventricular hypertrophy
synergistically increase the long-term incidence of cardiovascular events.
Hypertens Res. 2016 May 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Sakamoto N, Sato N, Talib AK, Sugiyama E, Minoshima A, Tanabe Y, Fujino
T, Takeuchi T, Akasaka K, Saijo Y, Kawamura Y, Hasebe N. Late Gadolinium
Enhancement on Cardiac MRI Correlates with QT Dynamicity Represented by
QT/RR Relationship in Patients with Ventricular. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol
2016; 21(2): 126-135.
Suzuki M, Cao K, Kato S, Komizu Y, Mizutani N, Tanaka K, Arima C, Tai MC,
Yanagisawa K, Togawa N, Shiraishi T, Usami N, Taniguchi T, Fukui T, Yokoi
K, Wakahara K, Hasegawa Y, Mizutani Y, Igarashi Y, Inokuchi JI, Iwaki S,
Fujii S, Satou A, Matsumoto Y, Ueoka R, Tamiya-Koizumi K, Murate T, Nakamura
M, Kyogashima M, Takahashi T. Targeting CERS6-dependent Metastasis-prone
Phenotype in Lung Cancer Cells. J Clin Invest J Clin Invest. 2016; 126:
254-265
Akimasa Sanagawa, Soichiro Iwaki, Moyoko Asai, Daisuke Sakakibara, Hiroaki
Norimoto, Burton E Sobel, Satoshi Fujii. Sphingosine 1 phosphate induced
by hypoxia increases the expression of PAI 1 in HepG2 cells via HIF 1兛.
Molecular Medicine Reports 2016; 14: 1841-1848.
Keiichiro Yoshinaga, Satoshi Fujii, Yuuki Tomiyama. Anatomical and Functional
Estimations of Brachial Artery Diameter and Elasticity Using Oscillometric
Measurements with a Quantitative Approach. Pulse 2016; 4(1): 1-10.
Sugiura T, Yamashita S, Hirowatari Y, Fujii S, Ohte N. Serotonin in Peripheral
Blood Reflects Oxidative Stress and Plays a Crucial Role in Atherosclerosis:
Novel Insights toward Holistic Anti-atherothrombotic Strategy Atherosclerosis
2016;246:157-160
Sakamoto N, Sato N, Talib AK, Sugiyama E, Minoshima A, Tanabe Y, Fujino
T, Takeuchi T, Akasaka K, Saijo Y, Kawamura Y, Hasebe N. Late Gadolinium
Enhancement on Cardiac MRI Correlates with QT Dynamicity Represented by
QT/RR Relationship in Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias.Ann Noninvasive
Electrocardiol. 2016;21(2):126-35.
Daisuke Hanada, Yoshie Kawahara, Ohtsuka Kouhei, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Yutaka Tomoda, Satoshi Fujii. The first report of the reference ranges of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in Japanese. The 32nd World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kobe 2016.9.3-4
Junya Takahashi, Noriyasu Niizeki, Hitomi Kurose, Keisuke Nozawa, Naomi Onodera, Mineji Tachibana, Yutaka Tomoda, Satoshi Fujii Evalution of Immunobiochemical Hybrid-type Automatic Analyzer cobas8000. The 32nd World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kobe 2016.9.3-4
Nobuyuki Sato, Rie Sasaki, Marina Imahashi, Eisuke Ito, Kumiko Saito, Haruyo
Kubota, Ahmed Karim Talib, Naka Sakamoto, Kazumi Akasaka, Yasuaki Saijo,
Yuichiro Kawamura, Satoshi Fujii, Naoyuki Hasebe. The relationship between
repolarization parameters and serum electrolyte levels in patients with
J wave syndromes. Magnesium Research 2015; 28: 1-13.
Sakamoto N, Sato N, Oikawa K, Karim Talib A, Sugiyama E, Minoshima A, Tanabe Y, Takeuchi T, Akasaka K, Saijo Y, Kawamura Y, Hasebe N. Late gadolinium enhancement of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging indicates abnormalities of time-domain T-wave alternans in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm. 2015;12:1747-55
Nobuyuki Sato, Rie Sasaki, Marina Imahashi, Eisuke Ito, Kumiko Saito, Haruyo
Kubota, Ahmed Karim Talib, Naka Sakamoto, Kazumi Akasaka, Yasuaki Saijo,
Yuichiro Kawamura, Satoshi Fujii, Naoyuki Hasebe. The relationship between
repolarization parameters and serum electrolyte levels in patients with
J wave syndromes. Magnesium Research 2015; 28: 1-13.
Keisuke Nozawa, Noriyasu Niizeki, Fumiyori Saito, Atsushi Ito, Yoshie Kawahara, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Yutaka Tomoda, Satoshi Fujii. Hyperglucosuria with SGLT2 inhibitors falsely lowers parameters of specific gravity and leukocytes on urine test-strip reactions. The 32nd World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kobe 2016.9.3-4
Ito A, Niizeki N, Tomoda Y, Akasaka K, Fujii S. Renal function is the major influencing factor for the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin measurements. The 32nd World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kobe 2016.9.3-4.
Masashi Satoh, Miyuki Hoshino, Koki Fujita, Misao Iizuka, Satoshi Fujii,
Christopher S. Clingan, Luc Van Kaer, Kazuya Iwabuchi. Adipocyte-specific
CD1d-deficiency mitigates diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in
mice. Scientific Reports 2016; 6.
Fujii S, Ito S. TNF-兛 Production in Natural Killer T Cell Hybridoma and
Mouse NKT cells is Regulated by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate. International
Atherosclerosis Newsletter, Commentary on the IAS website. (IAS website
only)
Yuuki Tomiyama, Keiichiro Yoshinaga, Satoshi Fujii, Noriki Ochi, Mamiko Inoue, Mutumi Nishida, Kumi Aziki, Hideo Nishibayashi, Tatsunori Horie, Chietsugu Katoh, Nagara Tamaki. Accurate quantitative measurements of brachial artery cross-sectional vascular area and vascular volume elastic modulus using automated oscillometric measurements - comparison with brachial artery ultrasound. Hypertens Res 2015; 38: 478-484
Shimada R, Dohi Y, Kimura K, Fujii S. Development of the Japanese medication adherence scale and verification of its reliability and validity in hypertensive patients. Pharmacology and Pharmacy 2015; 6: 118-124
Sugiura T, Dohi Y, Yamashita S, Iwaki S, Ito S, Sanagawa A, Ohte N, Fujii S. Circulating level of microRNA-126 may be a potential biomarker for recovery from smoking-related vascular damage in middle-aged habitual smokers. Int J Cardiol: Heart and Vasculature 2015; 7: 83-87.
Satoh H, Fujii S, Tsutsui H. Persistent depression is a significant risk
factor for the deevelopment of arteriosclerosis in middle-aged Japanese
male subjects. Hypertens Res 2015; 38: 84-88.
Sakamoto N, Sato N, Goto M, Kobayashi M, Takehara N, Takeuchi T, Talib
AK, Sugiyama E, Minoshima A, Tanabe Y, Akasaka K, Kawabe J, Kawamura Y,
Doi A, Hasebe N. Three cases of corticosteroid therapy triggering ventricular
fibrillation in J-wave syndromes. Heart Vessels. 2014;29:867-72
Talib AK, Sato N, Kawabata N, Sugiyama E, Sakamoto N, Tanabe Y, Fujino
T, Takeuchi T, Saijo Y, Akasaka K, Kawamura Y, Hasebe N. Repolarization
characteristics in early repolarization and brugada syndromes: insight
into an overlapping mechanism of lethal arrhythmias. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol.
2014;25:1376-84.
Yoshinaga K, Ohira H, Tsujino I, Katoh C, Kasai K, Manabe O, Sato T, Oyama-Manabe
N, Fujii S, Ito Y, Nishimura M, Tamaki N. Elevated right ventricular oxidative
metabolism evaluated using C-11 acetate PET in patients with pulmonary
hypertension. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2014; 41:1240-50.
Ito S, Iwaki S, Kondo R, Satoh M, Iwabuchi K, Ohkawa R, Mishima Y, Yatomi Y, Furumoto T, Tsutsui H, Fujii S. TNF-兛 production in NKT cell hybridoma is regulated by sphingosine-1-phosphate: implications for inflammation in atherosclerosis. Coronary Artery Disease 2014; 25:311-20.
BURTON ELIAS SOBEL (1937-2013): His Friends Speak. American Journal of Cardiology 2014; 113: 402-405
Fuji S. Resolution of left atrial thrombus with novel oral anticoagulants.
J Cardiol Cases 2014; 10: 241-242 (Editorial)
Ito S, Iwaki S, Kondo R, Satoh M, Iwabuchi K, Ohkawa R, Mishima Y, Yatomi Y,
Furumoto T, Tsutsui H, Fujii S. TNF-兛 production in NKT cell hybridoma is
regulated by sphingosine-1-phosphate: implications for inflammation in
atherosclerosis. Coron Artery Dis. 2014; 25(4): 311-20.
Andoh Y, Ogura H, Satoh M, Shimano K, Okuno H, Fujii S, Ishimori N, Eshima
K, Otani T, Nakai Y, Van Kaer L, Tsutsui H, Onoe K, Iwabuchi K. Natural killer T
cells are required for lipopolysaccharide-mediated enhancement of
atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Immunobiology 2013; 218:
561-569.
Satoh H, Fujii S, Tsutsui H. The Relation between habitual sleep duration
and blood pressure values in Japanese male subjects. Environment Health and
Preventive Medicine 2013; 18: 215-220.
Sugiura1 T, Dohi Y, Hirowatari Y, Yamashita S, Ohte N, Kimura G, Fujii S.
Cigarette Smoking Induces Vascular Damage and Persistent Elevation of Plasma
Serotonin Unresponsive to 8 Weeks of Smoking Cessation. Int J Cardiol 2013; 166:
748-749.
Mizutani N, Kobayashi M, Sobue S, Ichihara M, Ito H, Tanaka K, Iwaki S,
Fujii S, M.D. Ito Y, Tamiya-Koizumi K, Takagi A, Kojima T, Naoe T, Suzuki M,
Nakamura M, Banno Y, Nozawa Y, Murate T. Sphingosine kinase 1 expression is
downregulated during differentiation of Friend cells due to decreased c-MYB.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research 2013; 1833: 1006-1016.
Noda Y, Saito M, Watanabe K, Sanagawa A, Sobajima Y, Fujii S.
Physicochemical characterization of tretinoin tocoferil emulsion and
povidone-iodine sugar ointment blend developed for improved regulation of wound
moisture. Chem Pharm Bull 2013; 61: 700-705
Itoh S, Yokoyama R, Kamoshida G, Okada H, Takii T, Tsuji T, Fujii S, Onozaki
K. Staphylococcal superantigen-like protein 10 (SSL10) inhibits blood
coagulation by binding to prothrombin and factor Xa via their 兞-carboxyglutamic
acid (Gla) domain J Biol Chem 2013; 288: 21569-21580
Fujii S. Insulin Resistance and Heart Failure: Underlying Molecular
Mechanisms and Potential Pharmacological Solutions. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2013;
62: 379-380.
Ito S, Iwaki S, Koike K, Yuda Y, Nagasaki A, Ohkawa R, Yatomi Y, Furumoto T,
Tsutsui H, Sobel B, Fujii S. Increased plasma sphingosine-1-phosphate in obese
subjects and its capacity to increase expression of plasminogen activator
inhibitor-1 in adipocytes. Coronary Artery Disease 2013; 24: 642-650.
Kazumi Akasaka, Erika Saito, Takaya Higuchi, et al. Aortic regurgitation
caused by fibrous strand rupture in a fenestrated aortic valve. J Echocardiogr
2012; 10: 151-153.
Talib A, Nakagawa N, Akasaka K,et.al. The balance of fetuin-A and
osteoprotegerin is independently associated with diastolic dysfunction in
hemodialysis patients. Hypertens Res 2012; 35(4): 426-433.
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changes were enhanced by antihistamines and antiallergenic drugs. Intern Med
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differentiation between a concealed from and tricyclic antidepressant-induced
brugada sign. Intern Med 2009; 48:1535-1539.
Takahashi F, Hasebe N, Akasaka K, et al. Hyperinsulinemia is an independent
predictor for complex atherosclerotic lesion of thoractic aorta in non-diabetic
patients. Atherosclerosis 2006; 187:336-342.
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