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JCS 2022 Guideline Focused Update on Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease.
Nakano S, Kohsaka S, Chikamori T, Fukushima K, Kobayashi Y, Kozuma K, Manabe S, Matsuo H, Nakamura M, Ohno T, Sawano M, Toda K, Ueda Y, Yokoi H, Gatate Y, Kasai T, Kawase Y, Matsumoto N, Mori H, Nakazato R, Niimi N, Saito Y, Shintani A, Watanabe I, Watanabe Y, Ikari Y, Jinzaki M, Kosuge M, Nakajima K, Kimura T. JCS 2022 Guideline Focused Update on Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation Journal : Official Journal Of The Japanese Circulation Society 2022, 86: 882-915. PMID: 35283401, DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-21-1041.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsBleeding avoidance strategies and percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes: A 10-year observation from a Japanese Multicenter Registry
Sawano M, Spertus J, Masoudi F, Rumsfeld J, Numasawa Y, Inohara T, Kennedy K, Ueda I, Miyata H, Fukuda K, Kohsaka S. Bleeding avoidance strategies and percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes: A 10-year observation from a Japanese Multicenter Registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 235: 113-124. PMID: 33472053, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTransfemoral approachTransradial approachNational Cardiovascular Data Registry CathPCI RegistryVascular closure device usePercutaneous coronary intervention outcomesMultivariable logistic regression analysisClosure device useConsecutive PCI patientsJapanese multicenter registryAdjusted odds ratioLogistic regression analysisPCI patientsCathPCI RegistryCoronary interventionMulticenter registryBleeding rateJapanese patientsOdds ratioRisk scoreLower riskPatientsUS populationCathPCIJapanese populationPerformance of the MAGGIC heart failure risk score and its modification with the addition of discharge natriuretic peptides
Sawano M, Shiraishi Y, Kohsaka S, Nagai T, Goda A, Mizuno A, Sujino Y, Nagatomo Y, Kohno T, Anzai T, Fukuda K, Yoshikawa T. Performance of the MAGGIC heart failure risk score and its modification with the addition of discharge natriuretic peptides. ESC Heart Failure 2018, 5: 610-619. PMID: 29520978, PMCID: PMC6073038, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAGGIC scoreBNP levelsB-type natriuretic peptide levelsAcute Heart Failure registryChronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) scoreConsecutive acute HF patientsHeart failure patient outcomesHeart Failure Risk ScoreMeta-Analysis Global GroupAcute HF patientsHeart Failure RegistryHeart failure scoreProspective multicentre registryIncremental prognostic valueNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart failure patientsMulticentre registryHF patientsFailure patientsYear mortalityNatriuretic peptidePatient mortalityPrognostic valueMean ageJapanese RegistryContemporary use and trends in percutaneous coronary intervention in Japan: an outline of the J-PCI registry
Sawano M, Yamaji K, Kohsaka S, Inohara T, Numasawa Y, Ando H, Iida O, Shinke T, Ishii H, Amano T. Contemporary use and trends in percutaneous coronary intervention in Japan: an outline of the J-PCI registry. Cardiovascular Intervention And Therapeutics 2020, 35: 218-226. PMID: 32440831, PMCID: PMC7295726, DOI: 10.1007/s12928-020-00669-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeclining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure.
Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Fukuda K. Declining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1794. PMID: 29094861, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1711901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients
Sawano M, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Dreyer R, Lichtman J, D'Onofrio G, Spatz E, Khera R, Onuma O, Murugiah K, Spertus J, Krumholz H. Sex Difference in Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1797-1806. PMID: 37137590, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoncardiac hospitalizationsSubdistribution HRYounger patientsMyocardial infarctionSex differencesYoung womenCause-specific hospitalizationsCause of hospitalizationWorse health statusSignificant sex disparityNoncardiovascular hospitalizationsVIRGO StudyIndex episodeAdverse outcomesIncidence rateHospitalizationHigh riskSex disparitiesHealth statusPatientsU.S. hospitalsWomenInfarctionOutcomes
2024
Cardiovascular Care and Research in the Asia-Pacific Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Early and Mid-career Physicians
Sawano M, Chimura M, Yap J, Lee D, Dalakoti M, Cuenza L, Cader F, Honda S, Mizuno A. Cardiovascular Care and Research in the Asia-Pacific Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Early and Mid-career Physicians. Journal Of Asian Pacific Society Of Cardiology 2024, 3 DOI: 10.15420/japsc.2023.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical careCross-sectional web-based surveyPatient care workloadMid-career physiciansWeb-based surveyCOVID-19 pandemicCare workloadCardiovascular careTelemedicine adoptionHealthcare systemHigh workloadExpressed interestPandemic-relatedDemographic informationPhysiciansCareCardiovascular physiciansImpact of COVID-19Impact of long COVIDCOVID-19Long COVIDPositive aspectsYoung communitiesCardiovascular clinical careSurveyInternal tremors and vibrations in long COVID: a cross-sectional study
Zhou T, Sawano M, Arun A, Caraballo C, Michelsen T, McAlpine L, Bhattacharjee B, Lu Y, Khera R, Huang C, Warner F, Herrin J, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Internal tremors and vibrations in long COVID: a cross-sectional study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 39069199, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew-onset conditionsInternal tremorLong COVID symptomsCOVID symptomsNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional studyQuality of lifeVisual analogue scaleWorse healthHealth statusStudy participantsDemographic characteristicsAnalogue scaleOutcome variablesNeurological conditionsLong COVIDMast cell disordersTreatment experienceHealthComorbiditiesSymptomsMedian agePeopleCell disordersAssociation of Door-to-Balloon Time and one-Year Outcomes in hospital survivors of ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Murugiah K, Ishii H, Yamaji K, Takahashi J, Ozaki K, Amano T, Kozuma K. Association of Door-to-Balloon Time and one-Year Outcomes in hospital survivors of ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Journal Of Cardiology 2024 PMID: 38964710, DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2024.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoor-to-balloon timeST-elevation myocardial infarctionAdjusted hazard ratiosSurvivors of ST-elevation myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPatients aged <Specific patient subgroupsAdverse cardiovascular eventsOne-year outcomesAcute coronary eventsRevascularization historyMACE riskCardiogenic shockCoronary revascularizationOutcomes RegistryCardiovascular eventsHospital survivorsPatient subgroupsCardiac arrestSubgroup analysisCardiovascular outcomesHazard ratioHigher comorbiditiesCoronary eventsPrimary preventionStudy Profile of the Tsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort Study (TMCS)
Harada S, Iida M, Miyagawa N, Hirata A, Kuwabara K, Matsumoto M, Okamura T, Edagawa S, Kawada Y, Miyake A, Toki R, Akiyama M, Kawai A, Sugiyama D, Sato Y, Takemura R, Fukai K, Ishibashi Y, Kato S, Kurihara A, Sata M, Shibuki T, Takeuchi A, Kohsaka S, Sawano M, Shoji S, Izawa Y, Katsumata M, Oki K, Takahashi S, Takizawa T, Maruya H, Nishiwaki Y, Kawasaki R, Hirayama A, Ishikawa T, Saito R, Sato A, Soga T, Sugimoto M, Tomita M, Komaki S, Ohmomo H, Ono K, Otsuka-Yamasaki Y, Shimizu A, Sutoh Y, Hozawa A, Kinoshita K, Koshiba S, Kumada K, Ogishima S, Sakurai-Yageta M, Tamiya G, Takebayashi T. Study Profile of the Tsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort Study (TMCS). Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 34: 393-401. PMID: 38191178, PMCID: PMC11230875, DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20230192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTsuruoka Metabolomics Cohort StudyCohort studyOngoing population-based cohort studyPrecision preventionPopulation-based cohort studySocial health determinantsHeated tobacco productsDisease sequelaeRisk stratificationAge-associated diseasesCancer incidenceDeep molecular profilingCardiovascular diseaseFunctional declinePhenotypic probeWomen's healthOngoing followHealth determinantsHealth statusDisease pathophysiologyPotential biomarkersTobacco productsMolecular profilingDiseaseHigh participation ratesExcess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022
Arun A, Sawano M, Lu Y, Warner F, Caraballo C, Khera R, Echols M, Yancy C, Krumholz H. Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 581-588. PMID: 38901531, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Novel Risk Score for Major Bleeding in Japanese Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: The J-RISK AF Study
Akao M, Tomita H, Nakai M, Kodani E, Suzuki S, Hayashi K, Sawano M, Goya M, Yamashita T, Fukuda K, Tsuda T, Isobe M, Toyoda K, Miyamoto Y, Okamura T, Sasahara Y, Okumura K, Group O. A Novel Risk Score for Major Bleeding in Japanese Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: The J-RISK AF Study. Journal Of Atherosclerosis And Thrombosis 2024, 64842. PMID: 38811233, DOI: 10.5551/jat.64842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-valvular atrial fibrillationOral anticoagulantsRisk stratification systemJapanese patientsHAS-BLEDAtrial fibrillationNon-valvular atrial fibrillation patientsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards analysisConcomitant antiplatelet agentsAF studyCox proportional hazards analysisRisk scoreStratification systemBleeding risk stratificationFollow-up periodNovel risk scoreProportional hazards analysisRisk of ischemic strokeAF RegistryNon-valvularBleeding historyMajor bleedingRisk stratificationAntiplatelet agentsBleedingThe PAX LC Trial: A Decentralized, Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Compared with Placebo/Ritonavir for Long COVID
Krumholz H, Sawano M, Bhattacharjee B, Caraballo C, Khera R, Li S, Herrin J, Coppi A, Holub J, Henriquez Y, Johnson M, Goddard T, Rocco E, Hummel A, Al Mouslmani M, Putrino D, Carr K, Carvajal-Gonzalez S, Charnas L, De Jesus M, Ziegler F, Iwasaki A. The PAX LC Trial: A Decentralized, Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Compared with Placebo/Ritonavir for Long COVID. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 38735354, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLC trialPROMIS-29Participants' homesTargeting viral persistencePlacebo-controlled trialDouble-blind studyElectronic health recordsCore Outcome MeasuresLong COVIDEQ-5D-5LRepeated measures analysisEvidence-based treatmentsPhase 2Double-blindParticipant-centred approachStudy drugPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsCommunity-dwellingHealth recordsHealthcare utilizationContiguous US statesViral persistencePatient groupDrug treatmentCardiac arrest and post-discharge mortality in patients with myocardial infarction: A large-scale nationwide registry analysis
Ando H, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Ishii H, Tajima A, Suzuki W, Kunimura A, Nakano Y, Kozuma K, Amano T. Cardiac arrest and post-discharge mortality in patients with myocardial infarction: A large-scale nationwide registry analysis. Resuscitation Plus 2024, 18: 100647. PMID: 38737095, PMCID: PMC11088348, DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionPost-discharge mortalityCardiac arrestAcute myocardial infarction managementPercutaneous coronary interventionConcomitant cardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionPost-discharge outcomesRegistry of percutaneous coronary interventionsCoronary interventionLong-term mortalityNational registryOutcomes RegistryPost-discharge outcomes of patientsJ-PCIInterventionAnalysed dataComplication of acute myocardial infarctionAge groupsRegistry analysisMortalityShort-term outcomesOutcomes of patientsInfarctionMultivariate analysisHypertension Trends and Disparities Over 12 Years in a Large Health System: Leveraging the Electronic Health Records
Brush J, Lu Y, Liu Y, Asher J, Li S, Sawano M, Young P, Schulz W, Anderson M, Burrows J, Krumholz H. Hypertension Trends and Disparities Over 12 Years in a Large Health System: Leveraging the Electronic Health Records. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: e033253. PMID: 38686864, PMCID: PMC11179912, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsRegional health systemImprove hypertension careHealth systemHealth recordsHypertension careDiastolic blood pressureAge-adjusted prevalence ratesNon-Hispanic Black patientsPrevalence ratesLarger health systemCross-sectional analysisTransformation of medical dataLeveraging real-world dataHigh prevalence rateHypertension trendsHypertension prevalenceBlood pressureBlood pressure measurementsHypertension diagnosisPrimary outcomeNational trendsProportion of patientsAntihypertensive medicationsBlack patientsImpact of Sex Differences on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Following Primary Revascularization for Acute Myocardial Infarction ― Insights From the Japanese Nationwide Registry ―
Hoshi T, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Ishii H, Amano T, Takeuchi T, Takahashi J, Hiraya D, Watabe H, Ishizu T, Kozuma K. Impact of Sex Differences on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Following Primary Revascularization for Acute Myocardial Infarction ― Insights From the Japanese Nationwide Registry ―. Circulation Journal 2024, 88: 1211-1222. PMID: 38684394, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-23-0966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionAll-cause mortalityPost-discharge outcomesCrude all-cause mortalityAssociated with all-cause mortalityOne-year all-causeChronic kidney diseaseRates of in-hospital mortalityAcute myocardial infarction patientsPatient-level dataPrevalence of comorbiditiesJapanese Association of Cardiovascular InterventionPost-discharge prognosisAll-causeIn-hospital mortalityNationwide cohortNationwide registriesOutcomes RegistryJ-PCICardiovascular mortalityClinical outcomesSex differencesJapanese nationwide registryRisk profileImpact of sexLong COVID Characteristics and Experience: A Descriptive Study from the Yale LISTEN Research Cohort
Sawano M, Wu Y, Shah R, Zhou T, Arun A, Khosla P, Kaleem S, Vashist A, Bhattacharjee B, Ding Q, Lu Y, Caraballo C, Warner F, Huang C, Herrin J, Putrino D, Michelsen T, Fisher L, Adinig C, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Long COVID Characteristics and Experience: A Descriptive Study from the Yale LISTEN Research Cohort. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 38663793, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of peopleHealth statusLong COVIDLower health statusNew-onset conditionsCommunity support servicesNon-Hispanic whitesArray of healthQuality of lifeVisual analogue scaleMental healthPsychological distressPsychological statusDescriptive studyHealthcare systemMedian scoreSupport servicesResearch cohortSocial isolationDemographic characteristicsAnalogue scaleImpact of long COVIDHealthFinancial stressParticipantsFactors Associated with Long COVID Recovery among US Adults
Shah K, Shah R, Sawano M, Wu Y, Bishop P, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Factors Associated with Long COVID Recovery among US Adults. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024 PMID: 38649004, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS adultsNational Health Interview SurveyNon-institutionalized US adultsLong COVIDFactors associated with Long COVIDReport recoveryHealth Interview SurveyNationally representative estimatesMultivariate logistic regression modelHigh school degreeLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 symptomsCross-sectional sampleMultivariate logistic regression analysisNational survey dataHispanic adultsLogistic regression analysisInterview SurveyWhite adultsRepresentative estimatesAmerican adultsStudy sampleSchool degreeNonresponse biasRegression modelsFactors Associated with Long COVID: Insights from Two Nationwide Surveys
Wu Y, Sawano M, Wu Y, Shah R, Bishop P, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H. Factors Associated with Long COVID: Insights from Two Nationwide Surveys. The American Journal Of Medicine 2024, 137: 515-519. PMID: 38490304, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.02.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNational Health Interview SurveyAssociated with long COVIDNational Health Interview Survey cohortRisk Factor Surveillance SystemNon-Hispanic White individualsLong COVIDFactors associated with Long COVIDHealth Interview SurveyCross-sectional studyPositive COVID-19 testNon-HispanicInterview SurveyDoctor's diagnosisWhite individualsCOVID-19 testingCollege degreeCOVID-19 infectionFemale sexSurveillance systemBlack AmericansNationwide surveySeverity of acute COVID-19 infectionAcute COVID-19 infectionCohortJCS 2023 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Fujiyoshi A, Kohsaka S, Hata J, Hara M, Kai H, Masuda D, Miyamatsu N, Nishio Y, Ogura M, Sata M, Sekiguchi K, Takeya Y, Tamura K, Wakatsuki A, Yoshida H, Fujioka Y, Fukazawa R, Hamada O, Higashiyama A, Kabayama M, Kanaoka K, Kawaguchi K, Kosaka S, Kunimura A, Miyazaki A, Nii M, Sawano M, Terauchi M, Yagi S, Akasaka T, Minamino T, Miura K, Node K, Group O. JCS 2023 Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation Journal 2024, 88: 763-842. PMID: 38479862, DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-23-0285.Peer-Reviewed Original Research