2016
Degree of dyspnoea in patients with non‐ST‐elevation acute coronary syndrome: A report from Japanese multicenter registry
Shiraishi Y, Kohsaka S, Ueda I, Inohara T, Sawano M, Numasawa Y, Hayashida K, Maekawa Y, Momiyama Y, Fukuda K. Degree of dyspnoea in patients with non‐ST‐elevation acute coronary syndrome: A report from Japanese multicenter registry. International Journal Of Clinical Practice 2016, 70: 978-987. PMID: 28032431, DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureAcute coronary syndromeElevation acute coronary syndromeDegree of dyspnoeaDyspnoea severityRenal eventsMajor cardiovascularHospital mortalityCoronary syndromeNon-ST elevation acute coronary syndromeJapanese multicenter registryMulticenter PCI registryNSTE-ACS patientsRenal event rateMild activityDyspnoeic symptomsNSTE-ACSHospital deathHospital outcomesMulticenter registryPCI registryMultivariate adjustmentConsecutive patientsHeart failureDyspnoea
2014
Prognostic Implication of Physical Signs of Congestion in Acute Heart Failure Patients and Its Association with Steady-State Biomarker Levels
Negi S, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Inohara T, Shiraishi Y, Kohno T, Maekawa Y, Sano M, Yoshikawa T, Fukuda K. Prognostic Implication of Physical Signs of Congestion in Acute Heart Failure Patients and Its Association with Steady-State Biomarker Levels. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e96325. PMID: 24802880, PMCID: PMC4011709, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJugular venous distensionAcute heart failurePulmonary ralesTime of dischargePhysical findingsReadmission ratesAHF patientsAcute heart failure patientsElevated troponin T levelsSingle-center university hospitalConsecutive AHF patientsElevated TnT levelsParoxysmal nocturnal dyspneaNon-ischemic etiologyTroponin T levelsHeart failure patientsNon-ischemic cardiomyopathyLong-term outcomesTime of admissionThird heart soundNocturnal dyspneaMean followPrimary endpointVenous distensionFailure patients