2019
Discrepancy between patient-reported quality of life and the prognostic assessment of Japanese patients hospitalized with acute heart failure
Shoji S, Shiraishi Y, Sawano M, Katsumata Y, Yuasa S, Kohno T, Fukuda K, Spertus J, Kohsaka S. Discrepancy between patient-reported quality of life and the prognostic assessment of Japanese patients hospitalized with acute heart failure. Heart And Vessels 2019, 34: 1464-1470. PMID: 30887105, DOI: 10.1007/s00380-019-01378-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical risk scorePatient-reported qualityLong-term prognosisHeart failureHHF patientsRisk scoreComposite outcomeAcute settingGWTG-HF risk scoreHospitalized HF patientsAcute heart failureChronic heart failurePrimary therapeutic targetHealth care providersFirst yearCause mortalityHF patientsHF readmissionPatient characteristicsIndependent predictorsAcute phasePrognostic indicatorJapanese patientsPrognostic assessmentCare providers
2018
Acute heart failure management in the USA and Japan: overview of practice patterns and review of evidence
Tanaka T, Sawano M, Ramani R, Friedman M, Kohsaka S. Acute heart failure management in the USA and Japan: overview of practice patterns and review of evidence. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 931-947. PMID: 29932314, PMCID: PMC6165950, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureTreatment strategiesHeart failureClinical outcomesManagement of AHFAcute heart failure managementOngoing public health issueChronic heart failureHeart failure managementMedical treatment optionsContemporary treatment strategiesEffective treatment strategiesPublic health issueClinical symptomsTreatment optionsPractice patternsSingle agentReview of evidenceFailure managementHealth issuesDefinitive rolePatientsOutcomesFailureSymptoms