2020
Association between bleeding avoidance and outcomes: Japanese coronary intervention registry report in collaboration with ACC-NCDR
Sawano M, Numasawa Y, Spertus J, Kennedy K, Inohara T, Miyata H, Fukuda K, Rumsfeld J, Masoudi F, Kohsaka S. Association between bleeding avoidance and outcomes: Japanese coronary intervention registry report in collaboration with ACC-NCDR. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.2512. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial accessBleeding rateJapanese patientsBAS useRisk scoreNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCIClosure device useConsecutive Japanese patientsMultivariable logistic modelVascular closure deviceQuality improvement initiativesHigh-quality careFemoral accessRegistry reportsElective casesClosure deviceStudy populationAmerican CollegeEmergent casesACC-NCDRCathPCIQuality careAccess useObserved bleedingStudy period
2017
Barriers Associated With Door-to-Balloon Delay in Contemporary Japanese Practice
Ikemura N, Sawano M, Shiraishi Y, Ueda I, Miyata H, Numasawa Y, Noma S, Suzuki M, Momiyama Y, Inohara T, Hayashida K, Yuasa S, Maekawa Y, Fukuda K, Kohsaka S. Barriers Associated With Door-to-Balloon Delay in Contemporary Japanese Practice. Circulation Journal 2017, 81: cj-16-0905. PMID: 28228609, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-16-0905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsST-elevation myocardial infarctionDTB timeSTEMI patientsMedian DTB timeProspective multicenter databaseShorter DTB timeUse of IABPPeripheral artery diseaseLow-volume institutionsPrior revascularizationVA-ECMOMultiple comorbiditiesPrimary PCIBalloon timeSymptom onsetArtery diseaseHeart failureIndependent predictorsMulticenter databaseBalloon delayMyocardial infarctionPatientsStudy periodTime trendsImportant quality indicator