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
Validation and Recalibration of Seattle Heart Failure Model in Japanese Acute Heart Failure Patients
Shiraishi Y, Kohsaka S, Nagai T, Goda A, Mizuno A, Nagatomo Y, Sujino Y, Fukuoka R, Sawano M, Kohno T, Fukuda K, Anzai T, Shadman R, Dardas T, Levy W, Yoshikawa T. Validation and Recalibration of Seattle Heart Failure Model in Japanese Acute Heart Failure Patients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 25: 561-567. PMID: 30099192, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeattle Heart Failure ModelHeart failure patientsHF patientsHeart failure modelHFrEF patientsHFpEF patientsEjection fractionFailure patientsAcute heart failure patientsAcute HF patientsConventional clinical variablesJapanese HF patientsReduced ejection fractionPrecise risk stratificationAcute decompensationHeart failureHospital admissionNational CerebralRisk stratificationClinical variablesC-statisticHeart failure databaseModest discriminationPatientsMedical resourcesAcute 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
2015
Effect of Estimated Plasma Volume Reduction on Renal Function for Acute Heart Failure Differs Between Patients With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Takei M, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Goda A, Izumi Y, Yagawa M, Mizuno A, Sawano M, Inohara T, Kohno T, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T. Effect of Estimated Plasma Volume Reduction on Renal Function for Acute Heart Failure Differs Between Patients With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circulation Heart Failure 2015, 8: 527-532. PMID: 25737498, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.114.001734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdministration, IntravenousAgedAged, 80 and overChi-Square DistributionDisease ProgressionDiuresisDiureticsFemaleHeart FailureHumansIdeal Body WeightKidneyLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPlasma VolumeRegistriesRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTime FactorsTokyoTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsPlasma volume reductionAcute heart failureHeart failureRenal functionEjection fractionBody weightWest Tokyo Heart Failure registryAcute heart failure patientsReduced ejection fraction cohortReduced ejection fraction groupEjection fraction groupHeart Failure RegistryReduced ejection fractionHistory of hypertensionGlomerular filtration rateHeart failure patientsIdeal body weightSubject's body weightVolume reductionHFpEF cohortIntravenous diureticsFailure patientsHemodynamic effectsDiabetes mellitusKidney function
2014
Prognostic impact of renal and hepatic dysfunction based on the MELD-XI score in patients with acute heart failure
Inohara T, Kohsaka S, Shiraishi Y, Goda A, Sawano M, Yagawa M, Mahara K, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T, Investigators W. Prognostic impact of renal and hepatic dysfunction based on the MELD-XI score in patients with acute heart failure. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 176: 571-573. PMID: 25305701, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.052.Peer-Reviewed Original Research