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Yamada T, Yajima H, Takayama M, Imanishi K, Takakura N. Corrugator Muscle Activity Associated with Pressure Pain in Adults with Neck/Shoulder Pain. Medicina (Kaunas) 2024; 60:223. [PMID: 38399511 PMCID: PMC10890133 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60020223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Background and Objectives: No studies have reported corrugator muscle activity associated with pain in people with pain. This study aimed to develop an objective pain assessment method using corrugator muscle activity with pressure pain stimulation to the skeletal muscle. Methods: Participants were 20 adults (a mean ± SD age of 22.0 ± 3.1 years) with chronic neck/shoulder pain. Surface electromyography (sEMG) of corrugator muscle activity at rest (baseline) and without and with pressure pain stimulation applied to the most painful tender point in the shoulder was recorded. Participants evaluated the intensity of the neck/shoulder pain and the sensory and affective components of pain with pressure stimulation using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The percentages of integrated sEMG (% corrugator activity) without and with pressure pain stimulation to the baseline integrated sEMG were compared, and the relationships between the % corrugator activity and the sensory and affective components of pain VAS scores were evaluated. Results: Without pressure stimulation, an increase in corrugator muscle activity due to chronic neck/shoulder pain was not observed. The % corrugator activity with pressure pain stimulation was significantly higher than that without stimulation (p < 0.01). A significant positive correlation between corrugator muscle activity and the affective components of pain VAS scores with pressure stimulation was found (ρ = 0.465, p = 0.039) and a tendency of positive correlation was found for the sensory component of pain VAS scores (ρ = 0.423, p = 0.063). Conclusions: The increase in corrugator muscle activity with pressure pain stimulation to the tender point in adults with chronic neck/shoulder pain was observed, although increased corrugator muscle activity resulting from the chronic neck/shoulder pain was not. These findings suggest that corrugator muscle activity with pressure pain stimulation can be a useful objective indication for tender point sensitivity assessment in the skeletal muscle with pain.
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; (T.Y.); (H.Y.); (M.T.); (K.I.)
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Kubo K, Yasuda A, Yajima H, Takayama M, Takakura N. Effects of acupuncture and acupressure of the acupoint compared to the tendon on the blood circulation of human tendon in vivo. Eur J Appl Physiol 2024; 124:269-279. [PMID: 37452889 PMCID: PMC10786965 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05277-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of acupuncture and acupressure of acupoints on tendon blood circulation with those of both types of stimulation of tendon itself. METHODS Before, during (except for acupressure), and after acupuncture and acupressure of the tendon and acupoint, blood circulation of the Achilles tendon was measured using red laser lights. RESULTS The blood volume of the treated and non-treated tendons increased after acupuncture of the tendon (effect of time p = 0.030), whereas that tended to increase after acupuncture of the acupoint (effect of time p = 0.063). In addition, no significant difference in the increases in blood volume was found among the four conditions, i.e., after acupuncture stimulation of the tendon and acupoint for the treated and non-treated tendons (p = 0.492). The blood volume of the treated tendon significantly increased after acupressure of the tendon (effect of time p < 0.001), but not of the acupoint (effect of time p = 0.260), whereas that of the non-treated tendon did not change after acupressure of both the tendon and acupoint. CONCLUSION These results suggested that acupuncture of the tendon and acupoint acted centrally to enhance blood circulation of both the treated and non-treated tendons during the recovery period, whereas acupressure of the tendon locally increased blood circulation of the treated tendon only, but not the non-treated tendon and both the treated and non-treated tendons after acupressure of acupoint.
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- Keitaro Kubo
- Department of Life Science (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan.
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- Department of Life Science (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Ariake 2-9-1, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-0063, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Ariake 2-9-1, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-0063, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Ariake 2-9-1, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-0063, Japan
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Takakura N, Takayama M, Kawase A, Kaptchuk TJ, Kong J, Vangel M, Yajima H. Acupuncture for Japanese Katakori (Chronic Neck Pain): A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Study. Medicina (Kaunas) 2023; 59:2141. [PMID: 38138244 PMCID: PMC10745119 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59122141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Although acupuncture is listed as a beneficial treatment for neck/shoulder stiffness, which has increased with the spread of information technology, to date, evidence of its efficacy under double-blind conditions has not been shown. This study aimed to assess whether acupuncture treatment with superficial skin piercing is superior to placebo treatment. Materials and Methods: A randomized, double-blind (practitioner-patient) placebo-controlled trial was performed at a single center with four arms (ISRCTN76896018). Four hundred patients with essential neck/shoulder stiffness were randomly assigned to penetrating needle treatment (acupuncture ritual and skin penetration), skin-touch needle treatment (acupuncture ritual and skin touch), no-touch needle treatment (acupuncture ritual alone), and no-treatment control. Each of the six acupuncturists applied a needle to each of the four acupoints in the neck/shoulder of 50 patients. Results: Each of the three treatments significantly (p = 0.01) improved neck/shoulder stiffness compared with the no-treatment control immediately and 24 h after treatment. There was a significant improvement in penetrating needle treatment over no-touch needle treatment 24 h later. However, there was no significant difference between the penetrating and skin-touch and skin-touch vs. no-touch. Conclusions: All treatments that received the ritual of acupuncture were better than the no-treatment control. Only genuine acupuncture involves the specific effects of needle insertion into the body. The acupuncture ritual had a significant impact on the subjective improvement of neck/shoulder stiffness; however, improvement with ritual alone versions of placebo acupuncture was not maintained as with superficial skin piercing. Our study provides important evidence of acupuncture efficacy and information regarding inert no-touch placebo control in acupuncture research.
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- Nobuari Takakura
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; (M.T.); (H.Y.)
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; (M.T.); (H.Y.)
- Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Physiotherapy, 20-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021, Japan;
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- Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Physiotherapy, 20-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021, Japan;
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- Program in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic Encounter, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; (M.T.); (H.Y.)
- Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Physiotherapy, 20-1 Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021, Japan;
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Schlaeger JM, Glayzer JE, Villegas‐Downs M, Li H, Glayzer EJ, He Y, Takayama M, Yajima H, Takakura N, Kobak WH, McFarlin BL. Evaluation and Treatment of Vulvodynia: State of the Science. J Midwifery Womens Health 2023; 68:9-34. [PMID: 36533637 PMCID: PMC10107324 DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Vulvodynia affects 7% of American women, yet clinicians often lack awareness of its presentation. It is underdiagnosed and often misdiagnosed as vaginitis. The etiology of vulvodynia remains unknown, making it difficult to identify or develop effective treatment methods. The purpose of this article is to (1) review the presentation and evaluation of vulvodynia, (2) review the research on vulvodynia treatments, and (3) aid the clinician in the selection of vulvodynia treatment methods. The level of evidence to support vulvodynia treatment varies from case series to randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Oral desipramine with 5% lidocaine cream, intravaginal diazepam tablets with intravaginal transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), botulinum toxin type A 50 units, enoxaparin sodium subcutaneous injections, intravaginal TENS (as a single therapy), multimodal physical therapy, overnight 5% lidocaine ointment, and acupuncture had the highest level of evidence with at least one RCT or comparative effectiveness trial. Pre to posttest reduction in vulvar pain and/or dyspareunia in non-RCT studies included studies of gabapentin cream, amitriptyline cream, amitriptyline with baclofen cream, up to 6 weeks' oral itraconazole therapy, multimodal physical therapy, vaginal dilators, electromyography biofeedback, hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, cold knife vestibulectomy, and laser therapy. There is a lack of rigorous RCTs with large sample sizes for the treatment of vulvodynia, rendering it difficult to determine efficacy of most treatment methods. Clinicians will be guided in the selection of best treatments for vulvodynia that have the highest level of evidence and are least invasive.
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- Judith M. Schlaeger
- Department of Human Development Nursing ScienceUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of NursingChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing ScienceUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of NursingChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing ScienceUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of NursingChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing ScienceUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of NursingChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social WorkUniversity of Dayton College of Arts and SciencesDaytonOhioUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOklahomaUSA
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- Department of Acupuncture and MoxibustionTokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health SciencesTokyoJapan
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- Department of Acupuncture and MoxibustionTokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health SciencesTokyoJapan
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- Department of Acupuncture and MoxibustionTokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health SciencesTokyoJapan
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of MedicineChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing ScienceUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of NursingChicagoIllinoisUSA
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Desloge AA, Patil CL, Glayzer JE, Suarez ML, Kobak WH, Meinel M, Steffen AD, Burke LA, Yao Y, Takayama M, Yajima H, Kaptchuk TJ, Takakura N, Foster DC, Wilkie DJ, Schlaeger JM. Women's Experience of Living with Vulvodynia Pain: Why They Participated in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture. J Integr Complement Med 2023; 29:50-54. [PMID: 36130137 PMCID: PMC9917314 DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Introduction: Vulvodynia is vulvar pain lasting at least 3-months without clear identifiable cause that may have other associated factors. The aim, to explore motivations of women participating in a double-blind randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for vulvodynia. Methods: Responses to the question: "Tell me about why you decided to participate in this study" were analyzed using conceptual content analysis to identify patterns in motivation for study participation. Results: Four patterns emerged: 1) desire to address uncontrolled pain, 2) desire for understanding, 3) wish to contribute to knowledge generation, and 4) need to remove cost barriers. Conclusion: Motivations indicate vulvodynia-specific aspects of acceptability of acupuncture. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT03364127.
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- Allissa A. Desloge
- School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Population Health Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Office of Research Facilitation, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Program in Placebo Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Takakura N, Yamada T, Tanaka T, Yokouchi M, Takayama M, Schlaeger JM, Yajima H. Acupuncture targeting the minor salivary glands for dry mouth: a case report. Acupunct Med 2022:9645284221131340. [PMID: 36510788 DOI: 10.1177/09645284221131340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nobuari Takakura
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Schlaeger JM, Suarez ML, Glayzer JE, Kobak WH, Meinel M, Steffen AD, Burke LA, Pauls HA, Yao Y, Takayama M, Yajima H, Kaptchuk TJ, Takakura N, Foster D, Wilkie DJ. Protocol for double-blind RCT of acupuncture for vulvodynia. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2022; 30:101029. [PMID: 36387991 PMCID: PMC9649367 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2022.101029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background Vulvodynia, vulvar pain of unknown origin lasting at least 3 months, affects 7% of American women. Dyspareunia, its frequent companion, renders sexual intercourse virtually impossible. Although few therapies are efficacious and rapid pain relief is rarely possible, there have been no sham/placebo-controlled studies of acupuncture for vulvodynia. Aims are to: 1) determine efficacy of acupuncture for vulvodynia, 2) explore duration of the acupuncture effect. Methods In a pretest/posttest randomized controlled, double-blind (practitioner-patient) efficacy trial of a standardized acupuncture protocol, we will randomize 80 participants 1:1 to either penetrating needle or skin-touch placebo needle groups. Both types of needles are designed to blind both the acupuncturist and participant. Participants with vulvodynia will insert and remove a tampon as a standardized stimulus and complete primary measures of vulvar pain (pain intensity) and secondary measures of dyspareunia (Female Sexual Function Index, FSFI dyspareunia subscale score) and sexual function (FSFI total score) pretreatment, after the 10th acupuncture session, and pain measures weekly until return to pretest levels. Upon study completion control group participants will be offered 10 free real acupuncture sessions. Discussion This is the first multi-needle multi-session RCT using double-blind acupuncture needles as a reliable sham. We hypothesize that controlling for baseline, at posttest there will be statistically significant less vulvar pain and dyspareunia and more sexual function over five weeks in the penetrating needle group compared to the skin touch placebo group. Conclusion This study is responsive to the need for efficacious pain management for women with vulvodynia.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03364127.
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- Judith M Schlaeger
- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Department of Human Development Nursing Science, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Department of Human Development Nursing Science, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Department of Human Development Nursing Science, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Department of Human Development Nursing Science, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Department of Population Health Nursing Science, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Office of Research Facilitation, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing, Office of Research Facilitation, USA
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- University of Florida College of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, USA
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- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Japan
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- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Japan
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Program in Placebo Studies, USA
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- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Japan
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA
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- University of Florida College of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, USA
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Becker J, Böhme P, Reckert A, Eickhoff SB, Koop BE, Blum J, Gündüz T, Takayama M, Wagner W, Ritz-Timme S. Evidence for differences in DNA methylation between Germans and Japanese. Int J Legal Med 2021; 136:405-413. [PMID: 34739581 PMCID: PMC8847189 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-021-02736-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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As a contribution to the discussion about the possible effects of ethnicity/ancestry on age estimation based on DNA methylation (DNAm) patterns, we directly compared age-associated DNAm in German and Japanese donors in one laboratory under identical conditions. DNAm was analyzed by pyrosequencing for 22 CpG sites (CpGs) in the genes PDE4C, RPA2, ELOVL2, DDO, and EDARADD in buccal mucosa samples from German and Japanese donors (N = 368 and N = 89, respectively). Twenty of these CpGs revealed a very high correlation with age and were subsequently tested for differences between German and Japanese donors aged between 10 and 65 years (N = 287 and N = 83, respectively). ANCOVA was performed by testing the Japanese samples against age- and sex-matched German subsamples (N = 83 each; extracted 500 times from the German total sample). The median p values suggest a strong evidence for significant differences (p < 0.05) at least for two CpGs (EDARADD, CpG 2, and PDE4C, CpG 2) and no differences for 11 CpGs (p > 0.3). Age prediction models based on DNAm data from all 20 CpGs from German training data did not reveal relevant differences between the Japanese test samples and German subsamples. Obviously, the high number of included “robust CpGs” prevented relevant effects of differences in DNAm at two CpGs. Nevertheless, the presented data demonstrates the need for further research regarding the impact of confounding factors on DNAm in the context of ethnicity/ancestry to ensure a high quality of age estimation. One approach may be the search for “robust” CpG markers—which requires the targeted investigation of different populations, at best by collaborative research with coordinated research strategies.
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- J Becker
- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Neuroscience, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behaviour, (INM-7), Research Centre Jülich, 52428, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo, Japan
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- Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Stem Cell Biology and Cellular Engineering, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Yajima H, Takayama M, Nasu M, Nishiwaki M, Kawase A, Hiramatsu Y, Nobe R, Schlaeger JM, Takakura N. Effects on Acupuncturist Blinding: Different Diameters of Double-blind Acupuncture Needles. Altern Ther Health Med 2021; 27:62-66. [PMID: 33038081 PMCID: PMC8058780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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CONTEXT It's difficult to conduct experiments using a double-blind design in controlled clinical trials of acupuncture. To resolve this problem with blinding, we designed double-blind needles (DBNs) with stuffing to mimic the resistance felt during insertion of a regular acupuncture needle. Results of the past studies using 0.16 mm diameter DBNs found that the resistance felt by the acupuncturists during insertion successfully blinded them. OBJECTIVE The study intended to compare the effects on an acupuncturist's blinding when the practitioner used penetrating DBNs with 0.14, 0.16, 0.18, and 0.20 mm diameters. DESIGN We conducted a double-blind randomized trial. SETTING The study took place at the Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion. and Physiotherapy in Tokyo, Japan. PARTICIPANTS The participant was one licensed acupuncturist who performed 320 needle insertions during acupuncture for 20 healthy students, who were familiar with acupuncture and who attended the Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Physiotherapy. METHODS The acupuncturist was informed she would administer a penetrating or non-penetrating needle; however, only penetrating needles were used. She inserted the four sizes of needles in both of each student's dorsal forearms using an alternating twirling technique. This procedure was repeated once more on another day, with at least one day between sessions. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES After the acupuncturist removed each needle, we asked her to guess: (1) the type of needle inserted, (2) her level of confidence in the guess, and (3) the clues that contributed to her guess. A chi-squared test was used to determine whether the ratio of correctly or incorrectly identified needles met an expected probability of 0.5 for each needle diameter. RESULTS Of the 320 needle insertions, the acupuncturist correctly identified 54% of 0.14 mm, 45% of 0.16 mm, 46% of 0.18 mm, and 50% of 0.20 mm needle insertions. The correct and incorrect ratios of identified needles were fitted with a probability of 0.5, with no significant differences in the acupuncturist's confidence (P = .16). In 99% of the tests, the cue that contributed to the acupuncturist's guess was the feeling of the needle insertion. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that the differences in the diameters of DBNs from 0.14 to 0.20 mm didn't significantly affect the acupuncturist's blinding.
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Takakura N, Takayama M, Schlaeger JM, Yajima H. Flexion relaxation reinstated after acupuncture in a chronic low back pain patient: a case report. Acupunct Med 2021; 39:721-723. [PMID: 34049436 DOI: 10.1177/09645284211009906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nobuari Takakura
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
- College of Nursing, Department of Human Development Nursing Science, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hiroyoshi Yajima
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Takahashi T, Yoshino H, Akutsu K, Shimokawa T, Ogino H, Kunihara T, Usui M, Watanabe K, Kawata M, Masuhara H, Yamasaki M, Hagiya K, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. Sex-related differences in clinical features and in-hospital outcomes of acute aortic dissection type b. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening medical condition with high morbidity and mortality. The association between female sex and poorer outcomes following surgery for AAD type A has been reported; however, the sex-related differences in clinical features and in-hospital outcomes of AAD type B remain to be elucidated.
Methods
We studied a total of 1877 patients with AAD type B who were enrolled in the Tokyo Acute Aortic Super-network from January 2013 to December 2016. Clinical features and in-hospital outcomes were compared between sexes. Independent predictors of in-hospital mortality were assessed using a multivariable analysis.
Results
The mean age of the patients was 69±13 years and 549 (29%) were females. Female patients were older than males (74±13 years vs 67±13 years; p<0.001). Females had lower systolic blood pressure on admission (158±37 mmHg vs 164±38 mmHg; p=0.007) and were more likely to have altered consciousness level at presentation (8.7% vs 3.9%; p<0.001), intramural hematoma (IMH)-type AAD (62.7% vs 53.6%; p<0.001), and DeBakey type IIIa (28.4% vs 21.8%; p=0.002) compared with males. Females were treated with medical therapy alone more frequently (90.3% vs 85.9%; p=0.009) and had a higher in-hospital mortality rate (5.3% vs 2.6%; p=0.036). A multivariable analysis revealed that age [per year, odds ratio (OR) 1.06; 95% CI 1.04–1.09; p<0.001], altered consciousness level (OR 3.28; 95% CI 1.54–6.98; p=0.002), shock/hypotension (OR 14.0; 95% CI 5.92–33.1; p<0.001), classic-type AAD (OR 2.54; 95% CI 1.36–4.73; p=0.003), and medical therapy alone (OR 0.28; 95% CI 0.15–0.54; p<0.001) were independent predictors of in-hospital mortality, whereas female sex was not predictive of in-hospital mortality (OR 1.64; 95% CI 0.91–2.96; p=0.10).
Conclusion
In AAD type B, females were older and had altered consciousness level, IMH-type, and a less widespread dissection more frequently than males. The overall in-hospital mortality was higher in females; however, female sex was not associated with in-hospital mortality after multivariable adjustment.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Watanabe K, Yoshino H, Takahashi T, Usui M, Akutsu K, Shimokawa T, Kunihara T, Kawata M, Masuhara H, Ogino H, Yamasaki M, Hagiya K, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. Diagnostic markers for discriminating between acute aortic dissection and acute myocardial infarction during the pre-hospital phase: analysis of 3,195 cases. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Both acute aortic dissection (AAD) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) present with chest pain and are life-threatening diseases that require early diagnosis and treatment for better clinical outcome. However, two critical diseases in the very acute phase are sometimes difficult to differentiate, especially prior to arrival at the hospital for urgent diagnosis and selection of specific treatment.
The aim of our study was to clarify the diagnostic markers acquired from the information gathered from medical history taking and physical examination for discriminating AAD from AMI by using data from the Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit (CCU) Network database.
We examined the clinical features and laboratory data of patients with AAD and AMI who were admitted to the hospital in Tokyo between January 2013 and December 2015 by using the Tokyo CCU Network database. The Tokyo CCU Network consists of >60 hospitals that fulfil certain clinical criteria and receive patients from ambulance units coordinated by the Tokyo Fire Department. Of 15,061 patients diagnosed as having AAD and AMI, 3,195 with chest pain within 2 hours after symptom onset (537 AAD and 2,658 AMI) were examined. The patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were excluded.
We compared the clinical data of the patients with chest pain who were diagnosed as having AAD and AMI. The following indicators were more frequent or had higher values among those with AAD: female sex (38% vs. 20%, P<0.001), systolic blood pressures (SBPs) at the time of first contact by the emergency crew (142 mmHg vs. 127 mmHg), back pain in addition to chest pain (54% vs. 5%, P<0.001), history of hypertension (73% vs. 58%, P<0.001), SBP ≥150 mmHg (39% vs. 22%, P<0.001), back pain combined with SBP ≥150 mmHg (23% vs. 0.8%, P<0.001), and back pain with SBP <90 mmHg (4.5% vs. 0.1%, P<0.001). The following data were less frequently observed among those with AAD: diabetes mellitus (7% vs. 28%, P<0.001), dyslipidaemia (17% vs. 42%, P<0.001), and history of smoking (48% vs. 61%, P<0.001). The multivariate regression analysis suggested that back pain with SBP ≥150 mmHg (odds ratio [OR] 47; 95% confidence interval [CI] 28–77; P<0.001), back pain with SBP <90 mmHg (OR 68, 95% CI 16–297, P<0.001), and history of smoking (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.38–0.63, P<0.001) were the independent markers of AAD. The sensitivity and specificity of back pain with SBPs of ≥150 mmHg and back pain with SBPs <90 mmHg for detecting AAD were 23% and 99%, and 4% and 99%, respectively.
In patients with chest pain suspicious of AAD and AMI, “back pain accompanied by chest pain with SBP ≥150 mmHg” or “back pain accompanied by chest pain with SBP <90 mmH” is a reliable diagnostic marker of AAD with high specificity, although the sensitivity was low. The two SBP values with back pain are markers that may be useful for the ambulance crew at their first contact with patients with chest pain.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- K Watanabe
- Nihon University, Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Asano T, Mitsuhashi Y, Yamashita J, Ito R, Saji M, Wakabayashi K, Yahagi K, Shinke T, Mase T, Miyachi H, Higuchi S, Miyauchi K, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. Relationship between age and the impact of revascularization on mortality in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
It is known that the early coronary revascularization in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) was associated with favorable clinical outcomes. However, it is still unclear whether this efficacy is equivalent over all the ages of the patients.
Methods
Patients with NSTEMI were screened from the database of the Tokyo CCU network registry. Of those, the patients treated without revascularization (medical treatment) were matched with the patients receiving revascularization by propensity score matching. The probabilities of in-hospital death were calculated in the logistic regression model. In two subgroups stratified according to median of the age (elderly and non-elderly subgroups), the odds ratios of revascularization for in-hospital death were calculated.
Results
In the patients registered between 2013 and 2017, 4,851 patients with NSTEMI were identified. After the screening, 370 patients with medical treatment were matched with 370 patients treated with revascularization. The incidence of in-hospital death was significantly higher in the patients with medical treatment (20.3% vs 13.0%, P=0.01). The two probability curves of in-hospital death in patients with and without revascularization converged as age increased. In the elderly subgroup, the revascularization was not significantly associated with favorable outcome of mortality, whereas it had a significant impact on mortality in the non-elderly subgroup (odds ratio: 0.47 [95% CI 0.23–0.95]).
Conclusion
The impact of revascularization on short-term mortality in patients with NSTEMI tended to be reduced as age increased.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Asano
- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Dai Z, Iguchi N, Takamisawa I, Takayama M, Nanasato M, Kanisawa M, Mizuno N, Isobe M. Percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation markedly reduces energy loss in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging study. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Functional follow-up modalities of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) subjected to percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation (PTSMA) are limited mainly to echocardiography and catheterization. Recent advancements in four-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have enabled us to assess patients from the perspective of fluid dynamics by visualising blood flow and calculating quantitative parameters such as wall shear stress and energy loss within cardiac chambers or blood vessels. Several reports have demonstrated that the intra-cardiac energy loss decreased along with improvement of cardiac function achieved by treatment of cardiac diseases. Whether changes in energy loss occur along with PTSMA in HOCM patients and the underlying mechanism remain unknown.
Purpose
This study sought to investigate the influence of PTSMA in patients with HOCM on energy loss in the left ventricle (LV) and aortic root measured by 4D flow MRI.
Methods
We retrospectively recruited HOCM patients who underwent PTSMA at a referral centre from May to November 2019. Patients who underwent 4D flow MRI both before and after PTSMA were included. We collected demographic and clinical data from electronic health records. MRI scans implemented two-dimensional phase-contrast imaging of the three-chamber plane with three-directional velocity, using a 1.5 T scanner. Furthermore, 4D blood flow analysis was performed on off-line saved data, using iTFlow version 1.9. We assessed energy loss in one cardiac cycle within the three-chamber plane of the LV and aortic root (area surrounded by the LV endocardium, sinotubular junction, and mitral annulus).
Results
This study finally included 12 patients, whose mean age was 66±12 years, and 5 (42%) of whom were men. The pressure gradient between the LV apex and ascending aorta was 81±32 mmHg before and 20±22 mmHg immediately after PTSMA (P<0.005, paired). Before PTSMA, 6 patients were in New York Heart Association functional class III and the other 6 in class II. However, after PTSMA, 10 patients improved to class I and 2 to class II. PTSMA reduced energy loss in one cardiac cycle within the three-chamber plane of the LV and aortic root, from 79±36 mJ/m to 55±19 mJ/m (P=0.001, paired).
Conclusions
PTSMA in patients with HOCM reduced energy loss within the LV and aortic root, indicating significant decrease with cardiac workload. Four-dimensional flow MRI of the three-chamber plane to assess energy loss within the LV and aortic root is a time-efficient and reproducible quantitative method to evaluate the effects of PTSMA. Given its non-invasive nature, it also enables to sequentially follow-up HOCM patients who underwent PTSMA.
Periprocedural changes of energy loss
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- Z Dai
- Sakakibara Heart Institute; The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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Kubo T, Takano H, Takayama M, Doi Y, Minami Y, Ebato M, Inomata T, Katoh T, Okamoto R, Chikamori T, Watanabe E, Furugen A, Maekwa Y, Shimizu W, Kitaoka H. Baseline clinical features in a large-scale registration survey of patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy throughout Japan: J-HCM registry study. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.2085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a most prevalent primary myocardial disorder with heterogeneous clinical features. However, there have been few studies on clinical features of HCM as a prospective cohort. In 2015, we established a large-scale registration survey of patients with HCM throughout Japan, named J-HCM registry study.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical features of Japanese patients with HCM.
Methods
J-HCM registry study is a prospective, multicenter investigation, consisting of 24 hospitals. This time, we present the baseline clinical characteristics in this survey.
Results
Total 1484 patients were registered. The ages at registration and at diagnosis were 65±15 and 56±17 years, respectively, and 806 patients (54%) were men. Majority of the patients (95%) was NYHA class I or II. With regard to subtypes of HCM, there were 526 patients (36%) in the HCM with left ventricular (LV) outflow tract obstruction, 126 patients (8%) in the mid-ventricular obstruction, 57 patients (4%) in the end-stage phase characterized by LV ejection fraction <50%, and 197 patients (14%) in apical HCM. At registration, 80 patients (6%) had prior successful recovery from sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, 162 patients (11%) suffered from heart failure hospitalization, and 64 patients (4%) had history of embolic event. Regarding invasive treatment, 160 patients (10%) had prior septal reduction therapy and 162 patients (11%) had ICD implantation. According to the 2014 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on sudden cardiac death (SCD) prevention, the study patients were divided into 3 categories by the HCM Risk-SCD calculator: patients distribution, 4% in the high risk group (≥6% calculated HCM Risk-SCD at 5 years), 7% in the intermediate risk group (4% to <6%), 69% in the low risk group (<4%), and 16% in the patients with extreme characteristics (Figure 1).
Conclusions
In this multicenter registration survey of patients with HCM, the baseline clinical characteristics were almost similar to several retrospective large-scale cohorts in Western countries except older age and less symptomatic state. This study will provide important knowledge regarding management of HCM.
Figure 1
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Kubo
- Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School Teaching Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan
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- Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic, Sapporo, Japan
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- Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Nippon Medical School Teaching Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Tezuka T, Higuchi R, Hagiya K, Saji M, Takamisawa I, Shimizu J, Iguchi N, Takanashi S, Doi S, Okazaki S, Sato K, Tamura H, Takayama M. The effect of underweight on mid-term outcome following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: an insight from multicenter registry. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Obesity has the adverse prognostic impact in the general population, whereas paradoxical effect of obesity has been reported in patients with heart failure. Several studies have suggested the same obesity paradox in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), however, they included limited number of underweight patients.
Purpose
The aim of this study was to clarify the effect of underweight on outcome following TAVI.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed consecutive 1,027 patients undergoing TAVI between April 2010 and June 2019. The patients were categorized according to body mass index (BMI) as follows: underweight (<18.5 kg/m2, n=150), normal weight (18.5 to 25 kg/m2, n=657), and overweight (>25 kg/m2, n=220). BMI was defined as body weight (kg) divided by the square of body height (m) measured at the hospital admission. We compared the short- and mid-term outcome after TAVI among three groups, and all clinical events were accordance with Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 criteria.
Results
Underweight patients were more often female, and had a higher prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, peripheral artery disease, anemia, and hypoalbuminemia. They also presented lower ejection fraction, smaller aortic valve area, and higher surgical risk score. In procedural findings, device unsuccess and major vascular complication more occurred in underweight patients, but 30-day mortality was equivalent among three groups. The mid-term survival of the underweight was inferior to the other two groups (figure).In the multivariate analysis, female (hazard ratio [HR] 0.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.37–0.73, P=0.0002), atrial fibrillation (HR 2.22, 95% CI 1.56–3.17, P<0.0001), albumin value (HR 0.37 per 1-g/dl increase, 95% CI 0.25–0.55, P<0.0001), Society of Thoracic Surgeons score (HR 1.06 per 1% increase, 95% CI 1.02–1.06, P=0.0039), 30-day combined endpoint (HR 2.12, 95% CI 1.33–3.38, P=0.0017), and underweight (HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.04–2.37, P=0.026) were associated with the survival after TAVI.
Conclusion
The underweight had a worse mid-term prognosis, representing the obesity paradox in the TAVI population.
Kaplan-Meier curves
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Tezuka
- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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- Kawasaki Saiwai Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki City, Japan
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- Juntendo university graduate school of medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Juntendo university graduate school of medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Mie university hospital, Cardiology, Tsu, Japan
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- Yamagata University, Cardiology, Pulmonology and Nephrology, Yamagata, Japan
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- Sakakibara heart institute, Fucyu Tokyo, Japan
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Mitsuhashi Y, Tanaka H, Saji M, Miyachi H, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. Predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction due to unprotected left main trunk lesion: insight from the Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit network multicenter registry. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to unprotected left main trunk (LMT) lesion remains a clinical challenge because it requires prompt and efficient revascularization in catastrophic clinical presentation. However, predictors of in-hospital prognosis in patients with LMT-AMI are still not fully understood.
Purpose
To examine the predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients with LMT-AMI.
Methods
From 20,257 AMI patients in the Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit network registry (comprising 72 hospitals) from 2013 to 2017, we identified 371 (1.8%) eligible LMT-AMI patients without a history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and divided them into two groups: 254 survivors and 117 non-survivors. Measured variables included patient demographics, vital signs, laboratory data on admission, and in-hospital treatment. The outcome was in-hospital mortality. We performed a multivariable logistic regression analysis for in-hospital mortality with adjustment for the following 9 potential confounders, based on previous studies: (1) age, (2) sex, (3) Killip class, (4) ST elevation, (5) wide QRS (>120 msec), (6) the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade on initial coronary angiography, (7) number of vessels with significant stenosis other than LMT, (8) renal dysfunction on admission, and (9) plasma glucose on admission.
Results
Overall, mean age was 70.6±11.8 years and 81.9% were male. ST-elevation myocardial infarction accounted for 61.8%. Cardiac arrest was observed in 102 (33.6%) patients. Percutaneous coronary intervention and CABG were performed in 302 (81.8%) and 63 (17.0%) patients, respectively. Intra-aortic balloon pumping and veno-arterial extracorporeal membranous oxygenation were used in 288 (77.8%) and 81 (21.9%) patients, respectively. In-hospital mortality was 31.5%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that higher in-hospital mortality was significantly associated with Killip class IV (adjusted odds ratio 3.41 [95% confidence interval 1.36–8.56]; reference: Killip I), TIMI grade 0 (3.51 [1.22–10.14]; reference: TIMI grade 3), renal dysfunction (estimated glomerular filtration <60 mL/min/1.73m2; 6.48 [2.53–16.57]), and high plasma glucose on admission (>150 mg/dl; 3.64 [1.33–9.97]). Age, sex, ST-elevation, wide QRS, and multi-vessel disease were not significantly associated with in-hospital mortality.
Conclusions
LMT-AMI remains life-threatening in the current era of widely available revascularization. Our results showed that haemodynamic compromise, no coronary flow, renal dysfunction, and high plasma glucose on admission were strong predictors of in-hospital mortality after LMT-AMI. Given the high cardiac arrest rate, more aggressive therapeutic measures including mechanical circulatory support may be required to improve the prognosis of LMT-AMI.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- Y Mitsuhashi
- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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Kimura T, Ito T, Honda S, Nishihira K, Kojima S, Takegami M, Asaumi Y, Suzuki M, Kosuge M, Takahashi J, Sakata Y, Takayama M, Sumiyoshi T, Kimura K, Yasuda S. Sex differences in door-to-balloon time and long-term adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome: a sub-study from the Prospective JAMIR study. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Shortening of onset to admission time (OAT) and door-to-balloon time (DBT) is associated with lower adverse cardiac event after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Bleeding event also results in poor outcome in patients with AMI after primary PCI. Little is known about sex differences in DBT and ischemic, bleeding events after AMI.
Purpose
This study aimed to assess the sex differences of OAT, DTB and adverse cardiac event, incident of bleeding event after primary PCI in patients with AMI.
Methods
The Japan AMI Registry (JAMIR) is a multicenter, nationwide, prospective registry enrolling patients with AMI from 50 institutes between December 2015 and May 2017. Primary endpoints of this study were ischemic event (composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke) and bleeding event (BARC type 3 or 5,).Median follow-up period was 12 months.
Results
A total of 3,411 patients were enrolled at first. Among them, 329 patients without treated with PCI and 199 patients missing OAT time were excluded from this study. A total 2883 patients of men (n=2240, 77.7%) and women (n=643, 22.3%) were enrolled. OAT and DBT of women were significantly longer than that of men (OAT: 130min, interquartile range 62–300 min vs. 155 min, interquartile range 69–350 min, p=0.040, DBT: 67 min, interquartile range 50–95 min vs. 75 min, interquartile range 53–120 min, p<0.001). There was no significant difference in ischemic events between men and women (7.1% vs. 7.5%, log-rank p=0.741, Figure 1). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed female sex was significantly associated with lower ischemic event (hazard ratio 0.57; 95% confidence interval 0.38–0.85; p=0.007). Bleeding event of women was significantly higher than that of men (BARC type 3 or 5: 3.8% vs. 7.8%, p<0.001, Figure 2).
Conclusion
The real-world database of the JAMIR showed that the female sex was significant factor for the delay in primary percutaneous coronary intervention and high incident of bleeding, however, ischemic event was lower than that of male sex. Sex difference appears to be associated with ischemic and bleeding event after acute myocardial infarction.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Kimura
- Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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- Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Fuchu, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Fuchu, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- National Cerebral & Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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Takei M, Harada K, Miyazaki T, Kohsaka S, Matsushita K, Shiraishi Y, Shinme T, Shindo A, Miyamoto T, Kitano D, Kodera S, Nakano H, Yamamoto T, Takayama M. Effect of air pollution on acute heart failure hospitalization differ across specific heart failure populations. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
Several report showed the association between ambient air pollution including particular matter under 2.5um (PM2.5) and increasing rate of hospitalization for heart failure. However, these report analyzed mainly cross-sectional, epidemiological data, thus the reports regarding association between vulnerability to PM2.5 and specific populations in acute heart failure (AHF) were scarce.
Purpose
1. To analyze the association between air pollution and rate of hospitalization for AHF
2. To analyze whether the vulnerability to air pollution differ between specific populations in AHF. Methods
A case-cross over analysis was conducted to 4980 consecutive patients registered for multicenter acute heart failure registry in 2017 in our city Japan. This registry enrolled patients transferred to cardiovascular care unit (80 institutions) via emergency medical services across our city area. Logistic regression analysis were conducted to estimate percentage changes in the rate of acute heart failure hospitalization associated with per 1μg/m3 PM2.5 concentration increase. We also conducted subgroup analysis for patients stratified by age, gender, comorbidities, left ventricular ejection fraction, and clinical scenario.
Results
An increase in 1 μg/m3 PM2.5 concentration corresponded to 2.9% (95% CI 1.2–4.6%) increase in AHF hospitalization. Patients with age younger than 75, without prior heart failure hospitalization, without history of hypertension, without anemia, and with reduced ejection fraction were more susceptible to increase in PM2.5 concentration (Figure).
Conclusions
Increase in PM2.5 concentration was associated with increased rate of AHF hospitalization. Effect of PM2.5 may differ across specific AHF subpopulations.
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Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: Other. Main funding source(s): Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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- M Takei
- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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Asano T, Mitsuhashi Y, Sachi M, Wakabayashi K, Yahagi K, Shinke T, Mase T, Miyachi H, Tujiguchi S, Yamashita J, Yamazaki M, Miyauchi K, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. The impact of low diastolic blood pressure on 30-day mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
It is known that low diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is associated with long-term cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the impact of low diastolic blood pressure on short-term outcome has not yet been well investigated.
Methods and results
We included 15,208 patients who were hospitalized for AMI and registered in the Tokyo CCU network registry between 2013 and 2016. Thirty-day in-hospital mortality rate was 4.8% (728/15,208). To assess the relationship between DBP at the time of admission and 30-day mortality non-linearly, spline regression model was applied with the stratification of the cohort according to tercile of systolic blood pressure (SBP, low:≤122 mmHg, intermediate:123–148 mmHg, high:≥149 mmHg) and J-curve phenomenon was observed in the low and high SBP groups. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, adjusted odds ratio of the lowest quintile of DBP (≤64 mmHg) was 1.65 (95% CI:1.02–2.66) in low SBP group and 4.55 (95% CI:1.72–12.00) in high SBP group.
Conclusion
Low DBP was associated with increased 30-day in-hospital mortality rate after AMI even in patients with high SBP.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding source: None
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- T Asano
- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Steffen AD, Burke LA, Pauls HA, Suarez ML, Yao Y, Kobak WH, Takayama M, Yajima H, Kaptchuk TJ, Takakura N, Wilkie DJ, Schlaeger JM. Double-blinding of an acupuncture randomized controlled trial optimized with clinical translational science award resources. Clin Trials 2020; 17:545-551. [PMID: 32650673 PMCID: PMC7529889 DOI: 10.1177/1740774520934910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical trial articles often lack detailed descriptions of the methods used to randomize participants, conceal allocation, and blind subjects and investigators to group assignment. We describe our systematic approach to implement and measure blinding success in a double-blind phase 2 randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of vulvodynia. METHODS Randomization stratified by vulvodynia subtype is managed by Research Electronic Data Capture software's randomization module adapted to achieve complete masking of group allocation. Subject and acupuncturist blinding assessments are conducted multiple times to identify possible correlates of unblinding. RESULTS At present, 48 subjects have been randomized and completed the protocol resulting in 87 subject and 206 acupuncturist blinding assessments. DISCUSSION Our approach to blinding and blinding assessment has the potential to improve our understanding of unblinding over time in the presence of possible clinical improvement.
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- Alana D Steffen
- Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Office of Research Facilitation, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Office of Research Facilitation, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Program in Placebo Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Kubo K, Yajima H, Takayama M, Takakura N. Comparison of changes in blood circulation of patellar and Achilles tendons during and after acupuncture. Transl Sports Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/tsm2.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Keitaro Kubo
- Department of Life Science The University of Tokyo Meguro, Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science Tokyo Japan
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Sugimoto Y, Yamamoto T, Aoki R, Nakano H, Takayama M. CLINICAL STUDY OF COPD CASES USING A COPD SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE. Chest 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Kubo K, Iizuka Y, Yajima H, Takayama M, Takakura N. Changes in Blood Circulation of the Tendons and Heart Rate Variability During and After Acupuncture. Med Acupunct 2020; 32:99-107. [PMID: 32351663 DOI: 10.1089/acu.2019.1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in blood circulation of tendons and heart rate variability (HRV) during and after acupuncture in order to elucidate the mechanisms of acupuncture-induced changes in tendon blood circulation. Materials and Methods: During 10 minutes of acupuncture treatment and a recovery period of 40 minutes, blood volume (THb) and oxygen saturation (StO2) of treated and nontreated tendons were measured using red laser lights. In addition, HRV was also measured during the experimental period. Results: THb and StO2 of the treated tendons significantly increased during acupuncture, and then remained high during the recovery period. THb and StO2 of the nontreated tendons did not change during acupuncture but gradually increased during the recovery period. In addition, the increase in THb of the nontreated tendons were significantly correlated with that of the treated tendons during the latter half of the recovery period. Heart rate (HR) continued to decrease during acupuncture and suddenly returned to the initial level after removal of the needle. The low-frequency (LF)/high-frequency (HF) ratio tended to increase during the recovery period. During the latter half of the recovery period, the changes in THb for both the treated and nontreated tendons were negatively correlated with the change in HR but not with changes in the LF/HF ratio. Conclusions: These results suggest that changes in blood circulation of tendons after acupuncture treatment were controlled by the autonomic nervous system, which could not be detected by HRV analysis.
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- Keitaro Kubo
- Department of Life Science (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Kubo K, Iizuka Y, Yajima H, Takayama M, Takakura N. Acupuncture- and Intermittent Compression-Induced Changes in Blood Circulation of Tendon. J Altern Complement Med 2020; 26:231-238. [PMID: 31904990 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2019.0345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare changes in blood circulation (blood volume and oxygen saturation [StO2]) of tendon by acupuncture (insertion depth of the needle was 4 mm) and intermittent compression. Subjects: Thirteen healthy volunteers (12 males and 1 female; age: 26.9 ± 9.8 years) participated in this study. Methods: Before the treatments (10 min for acupuncture, 3 min for intermittent compression, and 10 min for control condition) and the recovery period (40 min), the blood volume (total hemoglobin [THb]) and StO2 of treated and nontreated Achilles tendons were measured using red laser lights. Results: Regarding the acupuncture-induced changes in blood circulation of tendons, THb and StO2 of the treated tendon suddenly increased during acupuncture with up-and-down manipulation, and those of the treated and nontreated tendons gradually increased after removal of the needle. The authors were not able to present the measured variables during intermittent compression, since obvious noises were observed. After acupuncture and intermittent compression, THb and StO2 of the treated tendon remained high during the recovery period and those of the nontreated tendon gradually increased during the latter half of the recovery period. There were no differences in the mean changes of THb or StO2 of the treated and nontreated tendons during the recovery period between acupuncture and intermittent compression. Under the control condition, no significant changes were noted in the measured variables. Conclusion: These results suggest that intermittent compression to the tendon brought about increases in tendon blood circulation similar to those induced by acupuncture.
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- Keitaro Kubo
- Department of Life Science (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science (Sports Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Compared with conventional semen, use of sexed semen decreases the conception rate (CR); therefore, it is important to address the factors that lead to sperm damage. Recently, a novel sexed semen technology was developed for improving dairy cattle fertility (Betthauser et al. 2016 J. Dairy Sci. 99 (E-Suppl. 1), 534). However, there are few reports about the fertility of this novel sexed semen in dairy cattle in Japan. The objective of this study was to compare the CR of traditional sorting semen (S1: flow cytometry/cell sorting) and the novel sexed semen (S2: SexcelTM, ABS Global Inc.) in Holstein heifers and cows in Japan. The CR for the first insemination was obtained from 391 Holstein cows and 148 heifers (10.7-17.8 months old) from 14 dairy farms in Hokkaido from June 2017 to April 2019. Semen used for AI was collected from six bulls and packaged into 0.25-mL straws and frozen. Cows inseminated with conventional frozen semen (S3: unsexed semen in 0.5-mL straws) were used as controls. Calving data were collected from 123 cows and 69 heifers that had calved between January 2018 and May 2019. The diagnosis of pregnancy was confirmed using ultrasonography between 30 and 45 days after insemination. The CR and sex ratio were analysed using chi-square test. The average parity number was 1.9±1.1, and average days open was 84.9±20.4 days. The average interval between calving and the first service was 86.2±20.3 days. The average milk yield (at 305 days) was 12 195±1595 kg. All of the animals were inseminated after the onset of standing heat or removal of the tail chalk of natural heats and oestrus and ovulation synchronisation programmes on the farm. Conception rates of heifers of the first service of S1 (n=54) and S2 (n=94) were 68.5 and 70.2%, respectively. Conception rates of cows of the first service of S1 (n=32), S2 (n=173), and S3 (n=186) were 56.3, 57.8, and 53.8%, respectively. There were no significant differences in CR between these groups (P>0.4). The proportion of female calves produced using S1 (n=61) and S2 (n=57) was 91.8 and 93.0%, respectively, which was significantly more (P<0.01) compared with the 50.0% produced using S3 (n=74). There were no significant differences between S1 and S2 (P>0.8) in terms of the proportion of calves produced. The results of this study demonstrated that the traditional sorting and novel sexed semen (S1 and S2, respectively) did not differ in terms of the first-service CR and produced considerably more female calves than when the conventional semen (S3) was used. Furthermore, these findings indicate that the use of this novel sexed semen could achieve a sex ratio close to 90% female offspring.
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Ito R, Takayama M, Yamashita J, Yahagi K, Shinke T, Mase T, Abe K, Miyaji H, Higuchi S, Tanaka H, Yamazaki M, Miyauchi K, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Chikamori T. P850Clinical difference of recent myocardial infarction compared with acute myocardial infarction - Insights from Tokyo CCU network multicenter registry. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Although the patient's characteristics and outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have been sufficiently investigated and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been recognized as established treatment strategy, those of recent myocardial infarction (RMI) have not been fully evaluated.
Purpose
The purpose of the present study was to clarify clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of RMI patients from the database of the Tokyo CCU network multicenter registry.
Methods
In Tokyo CCU network multicenter registry database from 2013 to 2016, 15788 consecutive patients were registered as AMI (within 24 hours from onset) and RMI (within 2–30 days from onset). However 1246 patients were excluded because of inadequate data. And we excluded 66 cases because of out of onset period and 129 cases that strongly suspected of involvement of vasospastic events. Therefore, remaining 14347 patients were categorized to RMI group (n=1853) and AMI group (n=12494), and analyzed.
Results
Compared with AMI group, average age was older (70.4±12.9 vs 68.0±13.4 years, p<0.001), male was less (72.4 vs 76.4%, p<0.001), chest pain as chief complaint was less (75.2 vs 83.6%, p<0.001), prevalence of diabetes mellitus was higher (35.9 vs 31.0%, p<0.001), multi-vessel coronary disease was more (54.7 vs 44.6%, p<0.001), patients undergoing PCI was less (79.0 vs 91.2%, p<0.001), and the incidence of mechanical complication was more in RMI group (3.0 vs 1.5%, p<0.001). Although 30-day mortality was equivalent between 2 groups (5.3 vs 5.8%, p=0.360), the major cause of death in AMI group was cardiogenic shock, while in the RMI group it was a mechanical complication. On Kaplan-Meier analysis, the 2 groups had significantly different cumulative incidence of death due to cardiogenic shock (p=0.006, Log-rank test) and mechanical complication (p=0.021, Log-rank test). Furthermore death due to mechanical complication in AMI group was plateau after about 1 week from hospitalization, whereas in RMI group it continued to increase.
Kaplan-Meier analysis
Conclusions
RMI patients had distinctive clinical features in backgrounds and treatment strategies compared with AMI patients, and the major cause of death of RMI patients was different from that of AMI patients. Furthermore, even though treatment during hospitalization of RMI patients was well done, death due to mechanical complications continued to increase.
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- R Ito
- Tokyo Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Medical University, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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Mori H, Nishihara K, Honda S, Kojima S, Takegami M, Takahashi J, Itoh T, Watanabe T, Takenaka T, Ito M, Takayama M, Kario K, Sumiyoshi T, Kimura K, Yasuda S. P3615The number of coronary risk factors and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction from Japanese nation-wide real-world database. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and smoking are so-called coronary risk factors for coronary heart disease, which were established by extensive epidemiological research. However, in Japanese patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the impact of number of coronary risk factors on in-hospital morality has not been elucidated.
Methods
The Japan Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (JAMIR) is a nationwide real-world database integrated form 10 regional registries. We examined the association between number of coronary risk factors and in-hospital mortality from this JAMIR registry.
Results
The data were obtained from total of 20462 AMI patients (mean age, 68.8±13.3 years old; 15281 men, 5181 women). Figure 1 shows the prevalence of each coronary risk factors stratified by sex and decade. The prevalence of hypertension became higher with the advanced age while the prevalence of smoking became lower with the advanced age. Prevalence of diabetes and dyslipidemia were highest in middle age. Majority (76.9%) of the patients with AMI had at least 1 of these coronary risk factors and, 23.1% had none of them. Overall, except women under 50, number of coronary risk factor was relatively less in older age (Figure 2). In-hospital mortality by sex and decades was shown in figure 3. In-hospital mortality rates were 10.7%, 10.5%, 7.2%, 5.0% and 4.5% with 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 risk factors, respectively (Figure 4A). After adjusting age and sex, there was an inverse association between the number of coronary risk factors and in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [1.68; 95% CI, 1.20–2.35] among individuals with 0 vs. 4 risk factors, Figure 4B).
Conclusion
In the present study of Japanese patients with AMI, who received modern medical treatment, in-hospital mortality was inversely related to the number of coronary risk factors.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
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- H Mori
- Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Miyazaki Medical Association Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
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- National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Kawasaki Medical University, Okayama, Japan
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- Kawasaki Medical University, Okayama, Japan
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- Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
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- Mie University, Tsu, Japan
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- Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan
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- Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan
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Shiraishi Y, Kohsaka S, Katsuki T, Harada K, Miyamoto T, Matsushita K, Iida K, Takei M, Fukuda K, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. P2622Use of intravenous vasodilators in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure: insights from Tokyo cardiovascular care unit network database. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Despite recommendations from clinical practice guidelines, there is scant evidence confirming the effects of vasodilators on clinical outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (AHF).
Purpose
We sought to investigate the effects of intravenous vasodilators on clinical outcomes and to identify the potential patient populations that would benefit from its use.
Methods
Data of 26 212 consecutive patients urgently hospitalized for AHF between 2009 and 2015 were extracted from a multicenter data registration system (Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit Network Database, including 72 institutions within the Tokyo metropolitan area in Japan). Patients who did not present with typical AHF episodes, including those without pulmonary congestion on physical and/or chest X-ray and serum B-type natriuretic peptide level <500 pg/ml, as well as those who had hypotension and/or hypoperfusion (systolic blood pressure [SBP] <100 mmHg) as dominant presentation, were excluded. Propensity scores were calculated with multiple imputation and 1:1 matching performed between patients with and without vasodilators. The primary endpoint was in-hospital mortality and the secondary endpoints were length of intensive/cardiovascular care unit (ICU/CCU) stay and hospital stay.
Results
Overall, 8 863 patients were included in the present analysis; they were predominantly male (57%) with a median age of 79 (interquartile range: 70–86) years. Compared with the group without vasodilator use, the vasodilator group had higher SBPs and heart rates and higher frequency of assisted ventilation use, but lower frequency of intravenous diuretics use. After propensity score matching, there were no significant differences in in-hospital mortality rates (7.8% vs. 8.9% in patients without vasodilators, p=0.16) or in length of ICU/CCU stay (5.8 days vs. 5.4 days, p=0.44) and hospital stay (22.7 days vs. 23.8 days, p=0.22) between the groups. However, in subgroup analyses, favorable impacts of vasodilator use on in-hospital mortality were observed among patients who had higher SBPs and among those who had no atrial fibrillation upon admission (Figure). In addition, vasodilators were likely to be more effective in AHF patients with SBP increasing; while levels below 140 mmHg of SBP appeared to be associated with an increased risk for mortality among patients treated with vasodilators compared with those without vasodilators.
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Conclusions
In patients with AHF, vasodilator use was not universally associated with improved in-hospital outcomes; however, its effect was dependent of individual clinical presentation. Detailed phenotyping might aid tailoring of treatment strategies for patients with AHF.
Acknowledgement/Funding
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshino H, Akutsu K, Takahashi T, Shimokawa T, Ogino H, Kunihara T, Usui M, Watanabe K, Kawada M, Niino T, Masuhara H, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. P5607Clinical characteristics and treatment strategy for acute aortic dissection in Tokyo Acute Aortic Disease Super-Network System. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is one of the most fatal cardiovascular diseases. The prevalence of AAD is reported to be low. The clinical data of AAD from representative cardiovascular centers are not enough to show the whole range of clinical feature of AAD. We have to know the exact prevalence and clinical pictures of AAD under the new system, the Tokyo AAD Super-Network System (TAAD-SNS), for strategy of emergency transport and treatment of AAD which would cover the entire metropolitan area of Tokyo. TAAD-SNS started in 2011, and after slight modification, the new system of AAD re-started in 2013. The aim of this study is to elucidate the whole range of clinical characteristics and recent trends of treatment of AAD.
Methods
Out of 73 hospitals included in Tokyo CCU Network system, 41 hospitals are chosen for TAAD-SNS. These hospitals provide around-the-clock surgery. In this system, the availability of surgical division is monitored in real time. All of the patients suspected of AAD are transferred directly or from primary care hospital to the hospitals of TAAD-SNS.
Results
After exclusion of 237 patients with cardiopulmonary arrest on arrival, 4877 consecutive patients (2923 male, mean age of 69±14 y/o) were admitted to the hospitals with diagnosis of AAD from 2013 to 2016. Prevalence of AAD in Tokyo was about 10 patients per 100,000 populations in every year. After exclusion of 37 patients undetermined into type A or B, 4840 patients (2694 with type A and 2146 with type B) were analyzed. Among the type A patients, 1752 (65%) were classified into type of patent false lumen (classic-type), 721 (27%) of closed false lumen (intramural hematoma: IMH-type), and 221 (8%) were undetermined. Among the type B, 880 (41%) were classified into classic-type, 1129 (53%) of IMH-type, and 137 (6%) were undetermined. Both among type A and B, mean ages were younger in classic-type than in IMH-type (type A: 66±14 vs. 73±12 y/o, p<0.05; type B: 64±15 vs. 72±12 y/o, p<0.05). Prevalence of male population and risk factor of hypertension was higher in type B than in type A both among classic-type and IMH-type. Systolic blood pressure at the emergency room was lower in type A than in type B among both classic-type and IMH-type (classic-type: 124±34 vs. 161±38 mmHg, IMH-type: 130±51 vs. 163±56 mmHg). In-hospital mortality of surgical treatment for type A classic-type and type A IMH-type, conservative strategy for type B classic-type and type B IMH-type was 9.6%, 4.2%, 3.1% and 1.7%, respectively. Stentgraft implantation for type B AAD started and shows a favorable in-hospital mortality compared to the operative treatment (Stentgraft vs. surgery in type B classic-type: 7.8% vs. 6.5%, in type B IMH-type: 10.7% vs. 11.8%, respectively).
Conclusion
Our study showed that prevalence of AAD was 2–3 times higher than previous reports. We should consider to choose the treatment strategy according to the type of AAD, A or B, classic-type or IMH-type.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Tokyo Metropolitan government
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nobuari Takakura
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Affiliated Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.,Affiliated Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.,Affiliated Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.,Affiliated Acupuncture and Moxibustion Center, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Schlaeger J, Cai HY, Steffen AD, Angulo V, Shroff AR, Briller JE, Hoppensteadt D, Uwizeye G, Pauls HA, Takayama M, Yajima H, Takakura N, DeVon HA. Acupuncture to Improve Symptoms for Stable Angina: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2019; 8:e14705. [PMID: 31359872 PMCID: PMC6690225 DOI: 10.2196/14705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Acupuncture has demonstrated physiologic analgesic effects in Chinese patients with stable angina. One proposed mechanism of action for these analgesic effects is the downregulation of M1 macrophages, interleukin 1 beta, interleukin-6, interleukin-18, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Objective This study aims to test a 10-session, 5-week acupuncture treatment protocol as a complementary therapy for symptoms of stable angina for American patients, who vary from Chinese patients in health care systems and other salient variables. Methods We are conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 69 adults (35 assigned to initial acupuncture and 34 to an attention control condition) with a medically confirmed diagnosis of stable angina, whose pain and associated symptoms have not been controlled to their satisfaction with guideline-directed medical management. Participants in the experimental group will receive a standardized traditional Chinese medicine point prescription. The attention control group will view non–pain-related health education videos over 5 weeks equal to the 10 hours of treatment for the acupuncture group. Participants will complete the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7, as well as have inflammatory cytokines measured at baseline and study completion. The primary outcomes are anginal pain and quality of life. Results This study has been funded over 2 years by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute for Nursing Research. We are currently recruiting and expect to have initial results by December 2020. Conclusions We will generate data on feasibility, acceptability, effect sizes, and protocol revisions for a future fully powered RCT of the protocol. Findings will help determine if patients with persistent ischemic symptoms experience a proinflammatory state and hyperalgesia caused by multiple neural and immune processes not always relieved with medication. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/14705
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- Judith Schlaeger
- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, National University of Health Sciences, Lagrange, IL, United States
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- Department of Health Systems Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Pharmacology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Office of Research Facilitation, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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Schlaeger JM, Weng LC, Huang HL, Tsai HH, Takayama M, Ngamkham S, Yao Y, Wilkie DJ. Pain Quality by Location in Outpatients with Cancer. Pain Manag Nurs 2019; 20:425-431. [PMID: 31160180 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) pain quality descriptors have been analyzed to characterize the sensory, affective, and evaluative domains of pain, but have not been differentiated by pain location. AIM To examine MPQ pain quality descriptors by pain location in outpatients with lung or prostate cancer. DESIGN Cross sectional. SETTINGS Eleven oncology clinics or patients' homes. SUBJECTS 264 adult outpatients (80% male; mean age 62.2 ± 10.0 years, 85% White). METHODS Subjects completed a 100 mm visual analogue scale of pain intensity and MPQ clinic or home visit, marking sites where they had pain on a body outline and circling from 78 verbal descriptors those that described their pain. A researcher noted next to the descriptor spontaneous comments about sites feeling like a selected word and queried the subjects about any other words to obtain the site(s). RESULTS Pain quality descriptors were assigned to all 7 pain locations marked by ≥ 20% of 198 lung or 66 prostate cancer patients. Four pain locations were marked with pain quality descriptors significanlty (p < .05) more frequently for lung cancer (53% chest-aching, burning; 58% back-aching, stabbing; 48% head-aching, sharp; and 19% arms-aching, stabbing) than for prostate cancer, which had significantly more frequent pain locations in the abdomen (64%-aching, burning) and lower back/buttocks (55%-aching, burning). CONCLUSIONS This type of pain characterization is innovative and has the potential to help implement targeted treatments for patients with cancer and other chronic pain conditions.
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- Judith M Schlaeger
- Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois
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- Chang Gung University School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Department of Long-term Care, College of Health Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Chang Gung University School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo, Japan
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- Boromarajonani College of Nursing Sawanpracharak Nakhonsawan, Paknampho, Maung, Nakhonsawan, Thailand
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Florida College of Nursing, Gainesville, Florida.
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Yamaguchi M, Takayama M, López H, Dochi O. 11 Conception rate of high-producing dairy cows at first service using prostaglandin F2α and oestradiol benzoate. Reprod Fertil Dev 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv31n1ab11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We have shown that a simplified oestrus synchronization protocol using prostaglandin F2α (PG) and oestradiol benzoate (EB) resulted in a satisfactory conception rate, similar to that obtained in high-producing dairy cows with natural oestrus (Yamaguchi et al. 2018 Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 30, 147 abstr). However, we found no significant effect of PG+EB protocols on the first-service conception rates (CR) of dairy cows. This study investigated the effect of the first-service CR by using PG+EB protocols in the high-producing dairy cows that had not exhibited oestrus expression after calving. Data concerning the first-service CR were obtained for 481 Holstein cows from 4 commercial dairy herds in Hokkaido and Ibaraki, Japan, from 2014 to 2017. The average number of parity, average interval between calving and the first service, and average milk yield (at 305 days) of the cows were 2.2±1.3, 89.7±26.1 days, and 10314±1994kg, respectively. We carried out the PG+EB protocols on cows not showing evident standing heat from Days 50 to 150 postpartum regardless of the presence of a corpus luteum in the ovary. The statuses of ovaries of cows were confirmed using ultrasonography before starting the treatment. Prostaglandin F2α (25 mg; Lutalyse, Pfizer, New York, NY, USA) was injected into cows with a >20mm cutoff for functional corpus luteum diameter at a random stage of oestrus, and EB (1 mg; Ovahormon®, Aska Animal Health Co., Tokyo, Japan) was injected 24h later, and AI was carried out 24 to 48h after EB injection. Cows with a natural oestrus service from Days 50 to 150 postpartum were used as control. All the cows were inseminated after the onset of standing heat or removal of the tail chalk. Pregnancy diagnoses were performed using ultrasonography 30 to 45 days after AI. The CR and intervals of partum to conception were analysed using a chi-square test and ANOVA. The first-service CR (i.e. the number of pregnant cows/total number of cows in the treatment group) of the natural oestrus (n=330) and PG+EB (n=151) groups were 42.7 and 41.1%, respectively, and there were no significant differences between these 2 groups (P=0.7). The average interval between calving and the first service of the PG+EB groups was significantly longer than that of the natural oestrus groups (86.4±1.5 days v. 96.9±1.9 days; P<0.01). The average days open of the natural oestrus and PG+EB groups were 88.5±3.2 days and 98.1±2.3 days, respectively (P<0.05). These results confirmed that the first-service CR in the PG+EB and natural oestrus groups of high-producing dairy cows were similar. We suggest that conducting PG+EB protocols was effective in the high-producing dairy cows that had not exhibited oestrus expression after calving. Moreover, using PG+EB protocols could prevent the further increase in the number of days open.
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Takakura N, Takayama M, Nishiwaki M, Yajima H. Blinding Indices and Blinding Scenarios of Practitioners and Patients with Acupuncture Needles for Double Blinding. Acupunct Med 2018; 36:123-124. [DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2017-011430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Nobuari Takakura
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takayama M, Ishioka Y, Sugawara I. EFFECT OF THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS ON COGNITION: FINDING FROM K2 STUDY. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Komiyama K, Nakamura M, Tanabe K, Niikura H, Fujimoto H, Oikawa K, Daida H, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. P6421Development of the clinical scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction; comparison with the GRACE risk score. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- K Komiyama
- Tokyo CCU Network, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Kishi M, Yamasaki M, Mase T, Abe K, Higuchi S, Yamashita J, Yoshikawa M, Suzuki M, Tanaka H, Miyauchi K, Nagao K, Takayama M. P811Impact of non-infarct-related artery occlusion on short-term mortality in STEMI patients: insight from Tokyo CCU network database. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.p811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- M Kishi
- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Tokyo, Japan
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Kuroki N, Nagao K, Takayama T, Hosokawa Y, Tachibana E, Ashida T, Abe D, Yamamoto T, Takayama M. 2994Impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) for cardiac arrest. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.2994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- N Kuroki
- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo CCU Network, Scientific Committee, Tokyo, Japan
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Schlaeger JM, Stoffel CL, Bussell JL, Cai HY, Takayama M, Yajima H, Takakura N. Moxibustion for Cephalic Version of Breech Presentation. J Midwifery Womens Health 2018; 63:309-322. [DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Takakura N, Takayama M, Nasu M, Nishiwaki M, Kawase A, Yajima H. Patient blinding with blunt tip placebo acupuncture needles: comparison between 1 mm and 2 mm skin press. J Integr Med 2018; 16:164-171. [PMID: 29753429 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of the depth of skin press in blunt tip placebo acupuncture needles on patient blinding and its relationship to needle diameter. METHODS Forty healthy volunteers were enrolled as subjects for patient blinding. Four acupuncturists applied the following needles randomly at three points in each forearm: 0.18 mm and 0.25 mm diameter penetrating needles inserted to a depth of 5 mm, and 0.18 mm and 0.25 mm diameter skin-touch needles depressing the skin at the acupoint to a depth of 1 mm and 2 mm from the skin surface. The subjects reported their guesses at the nature of needles they received, and rated needle pain and de qi. A blinding index was calculated to define the success of blinding for subjects. RESULTS The blinding status of subjects for 1 mm press needles of 0.18 mm diameter was "random guess", but "unblinded" for 1 mm press needles of 0.25 mm diameter. For 2 mm press needles of both diameters, the blinding status was "opposite guess" and the blinding status for penetrating needles of both diameters was "unblinded." The percentages of "felt pain" with 2 mm press needles of both diameters were similar to that with penetrating needles, but those were not similar for 1 mm press needles. The frequency of de qi occurrence with 2 mm press needles of 0.18 mm diameter was similar to that of penetrating needles of both diameters. CONCLUSION Placebo needles of 2 mm press made more subjects guess that the needles penetrated the skin than 1 mm press needles. The use of small diameter needles increased patient blinding.
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- Nobuari Takakura
- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Physiotherapy, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan.
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Physiotherapy, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan
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- Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Physiotherapy, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan
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- Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan; Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan; Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Physiotherapy, Tokyo 150-0031, Japan
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Schlaeger JM, Takakura N, Yajima H, Takayama M, Steffen AD, Gabzdyl EM, Nisi RA, McGowan Gruber K, Bussell JM, Wilkie DJ. Double-blind acupuncture needles: a multi-needle, multi-session randomized feasibility study. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2018; 4:72. [PMID: 29686883 PMCID: PMC5897935 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-018-0265-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background Efficacy of acupuncture is difficult to demonstrate without a feasible double-blind milieu. Double-blind acupuncture needles have been validated in single session protocols with one or two needles but not been tested in a protocol requiring many needles and repeated sessions. Methods We determined the feasibility of a 13-needle, 10-session study protocol. Feasibility focused on (1) enrolling and retaining participants; (2) two acupuncturists accurately implementing a double-blind, multi-needle, multi-session protocol; (3) participants completing measures; and (4) protocol acceptability to participants. In this double-blind randomized controlled pilot study, participants were randomized 1:1 to a penetrating needle group or a skin-touch placebo control group. Results Six women with vulvodynia (mean age 31.5 ± 8 years; five white, non-Latina, one black/African American) met the eligibility requirements, consented to participation, and were enrolled. All six participants (100%) completed the 10-session study protocol in 5 weeks without missing any treatment sessions. Per observed checklist documented technique, two acupuncturists flawlessly administered the 13-needle, 10-session acupuncture protocol; no needles malfunctioned. Six participants attended all sessions and completed 99% of measurement items. One participant did not like acupuncture (60% acceptability score) and five liked acupuncture (100% acceptability scores); the mean acceptability score was 93.3%. Conclusion Study feasibility was supported. This protocol can be used in a double-blind efficacy trial of acupuncture for vulvodynia. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02704234. Registered 30 November 2015.
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- Judith M Schlaeger
- 1Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 S. Damen (M/C 802), Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- 2Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 Japan
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- 2Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 Japan
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- 2Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0063 Japan
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- 1Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 S. Damen (M/C 802), Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- 1Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 S. Damen (M/C 802), Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- 1Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 S. Damen (M/C 802), Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- 1Department of Women, Children and Family Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 S. Damen (M/C 802), Chicago, IL 60612 USA
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- 3Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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- 4Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Florida, 1225 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610 USA
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- N. Takakura
- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences; Tokyo Japan
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- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences; Tokyo Japan
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- Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences; Tokyo Japan
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Yamaguchi M, Takayama M, López H. 15 Effects of Timed Artificial Insemination Protocol Using Prostglandin F2α and Estradiol Benzoate on Conception Rate in High-Producing Dairy Cows. Reprod Fertil Dev 2018. [DOI: 10.1071/rdv30n1ab15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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For several years, milk production per Holstein cow has been increasing while reproductive performance has declined worldwide. Timed AI (TAI) protocols with synchronization of oestrus and ovulation are tools for the improvement of reproductive performance in high producing dairy herds. In protocols for synchronization of oestrus and ovulation, oestradiol benzoate (EB) has been used to increase the number of animals that show oestrous behaviour, synchronize ovulation, and improve conception rate (CR). The objective of this study was to compare a simple oestrus synchronization and TAI protocol using prostaglandin F2α (PG) and EB with a more complicated TAI protocol or oestrus detection and AI on CR in high-producing Holstein cows. The study was conducted from 2014 to 2016, using 1,036 Holstein cows from 3 commercial dairy herds in central Hokkaido, Japan. The average parity number was 2.6 ± 1.5, and days open averaged 152.2 ± 82.0 days. The average milk yield (305 days) was 11,348 ± 1,619 kg. Oestrus synchronization of cows was achieved using PG followed by EB and TAI (PG was given to cows with a cutoff for CL diameter of >20 mm by ultrasonography; EB (1 mg) was administered 24 h later and AI was carried out 24 to 48 h after EB injection), or by Heatsynch + CIDR [gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) injection and CIDR insertion at random stages of the oestrous cycle, CIDR removal, and PG injection 7 days later, EB injected 24 h after CIDR removal, and TAI 24 to 32 h after EB injection]. Cows observed in natural oestrus were used as controls. All cows were inseminated after the onset of standing heat or removal of the tail chalk (Paintstik®, LA-CO Industries, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA). Pregnancy diagnoses were performed using ultrasonography between 30 and 45 days after AI. The CR were compared using chi-square test. The CR (no. of pregnant cows/no. of total cows in the treatment group) of the natural oestrus group, PG + EB, and Heatsynch + CIDR cows were 39.2% (302/771), 38.7% (48/124), and 31.2% (44/141), respectively. Overall CR for the 3 groups was 38.0%. There were no significant differences in CR among the 2 groups (P > 0.07). These results show that a simple oestrus synchronization protocol with injection of PG followed by EB can be used effectively for high-producing dairy herds, yielding a satisfactory CR similar to that obtained with the Heatsynch + CIDR protocol or natural oestrus.
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Komiyama K, Tanabe K, Fujimoto H, Oikawa K, Daida H, Nakamura M, Yamamoto T, Nagao K, Takayama M. P2747Validation of clinical scoring system for predicting in-hospital mortality in non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; Comparison with the GRACE risk score. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kishi M, Yamasaki M, Horiuchi Y, Saji M, Iwata H, Higuchi S, Yamashita J, Suzuki M, Yoshikawa M, Tanaka H, Miyauchi K, Takayama M. P3705Pre-hospital routine oxygen supplement may do harm: insight from Tokyo CCU network database. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kishi M, Yamasaki M, Horiuchi Y, Saji M, Iwata H, Higuchi S, Yamashita J, Suzuki M, Yoshikawa M, Tanaka H, Miyauchi K, Takayama M. P3643Cardiac rupture in current primary PCI era: a multicenter cohort study of Tokyo CCU network database. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.p3643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hirata T, Arai Y, Takayama M, Osawa Y, Abe Y, Iinuma T, Fukumoto M, Takayama M. PERSONALITY, HEALTH BEHAVIOR, AND MORTALITY IN THE VERY OLD. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- T. Hirata
- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan,
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- National Institute of Health / National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland,
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- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Keio University Science and Technology, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Iinuma T, Fukui Y, Shioda Y, Lee J, Fukumoto M, Gionhaku N, Arai Y, Takayama M. SATISFACTION WITH DIETARY LIFE AFFECTS SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN VERY ELDERLY PEOPLE. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- T. Iinuma
- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan,
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- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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