2021
Sudden cardiac death after acute decompensation in heart failure patients: implications of discharge haemoglobin levels
Fukuoka R, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Sawano M, Abe T, Levy W, Nagatomo Y, Nishihata Y, Goda A, Kohno T, Kawamura A, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T. Sudden cardiac death after acute decompensation in heart failure patients: implications of discharge haemoglobin levels. ESC Heart Failure 2021, 8: 3917-3928. PMID: 34323007, PMCID: PMC8497203, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathPump failure deathAcute HF patientsDischarge Hb levelsHeart failure patientsMode of deathHb levelsHF patientsFailure patientsCardiac deathEjection fractionHemoglobin levelsIncidence of SCDConsecutive acute HF patientsSeattle Proportional Risk ModelDischarge hemoglobin levelsProspective multicentre registryBaseline ejection fractionMean Hb levelNon-cardiovascular causesSeverity of anemiaSCD risk predictionProportional risk modelFailure deathHF managementOne-Year Outcome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome ― An Analysis of 20,042 Patients From a Japanese Nationwide Registry ―
Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Ishii H, Numasawa Y, Yamaji K, Inohara T, Amano T, Ikari Y, Nakamura M. One-Year Outcome After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome ― An Analysis of 20,042 Patients From a Japanese Nationwide Registry ―. Circulation Journal 2021, 85: 1756-1767. PMID: 34162778, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionST-elevation myocardial infarctionHeart failureHospital survivorsCoronary interventionIschemic strokeUnstable anginaMyocardial infarctionHigh riskAcute myocardial infarction populationNon-fatal ischemic strokeLate adverse cardiac eventsJapanese nationwide cohortJapanese nationwide registryNon-cardiac deathAcute heart failureAdverse cardiac eventsAcute coronary syndromeHeart failure eventsOne-year outcomesElevation myocardial infarctionSudden cardiac deathMyocardial infarction populationQuality of careACS patients
2020
Prediction of sudden cardiac death in Japanese heart failure patients: international validation of the Seattle Proportional Risk Model.
Fukuoka R, Kohno T, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Sawano M, Abe T, Nagatomo Y, Goda A, Mizuno A, Fukuda K, Shadman R, Dardas T, Levy W, Yoshikawa T. Prediction of sudden cardiac death in Japanese heart failure patients: international validation of the Seattle Proportional Risk Model. EP Europace 2020, 22: 588-597. PMID: 32155253, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Proportional Risk ModelSudden cardiac deathHF patientsProportional risk modelCardiac deathHeart failureIncidence of SCDJapanese heart failure patientsAcute HF patientsICD eligibility criteriaReduced ejection fractionHeart failure patientsHosmer-Lemeshow statisticHF registryAcute decompensationCumulative incidenceFailure patientsEjection fractionC-statisticJapanese RegistryJapanese patientsC-indexSCD predictionEligibility criteriaPatients
2018
P5667Predicting sudden cardiac death in Japanese heart failure patients: International validation of the Seattle Proportional Risk Model
Fukuoka R, Kohno T, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Sawano M, Abe T, Nagatomo Y, Goda A, Mizuno A, Fukuda K, Shadman R, Dardas T, Levy W, Yoshikawa T. P5667Predicting sudden cardiac death in Japanese heart failure patients: International validation of the Seattle Proportional Risk Model. European Heart Journal 2018, 39: ehy566.p5667. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5667.Peer-Reviewed Original Research