A5009084118- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Trace Elements in Health
The University of Tokyo
2022-2025
Sarcoidosis is a systemic infiltrative disease characterized by non-caseating granuloma formation, and its cardiac phenotype an important prognostic factor.1 affecting the heart without extracardiac involvement termed isolated sarcoidosis (CS). Isolated CS was once thought to be rare manifestation of because diagnostic challenge arising from low sensitivity endomyocardial biopsy (EMB).2 Considering that importance early diagnosis treatment are critical in managing CS,3 Japanese Circulation...
To investigate the exact prevalence of glucose metabolism disorders, and their impact on left atrial (LA) remodelling reversibility in patients with fibrillation (AF).We examined 204 consecutive AF who underwent first catheter ablation (CA). Oral tolerance test was used to evaluate disorders 157 without known diabetes mellitus (DM). Echocardiography performed before 6 months after CA. identified abnormal 86 [11 newly diagnosed DM, 74 impaired (IGT) 1 fasting (IFG)]. Ultimately, 65.2% had...
A 61-year-old woman with a low thromboembolic risk was scheduled to undergo pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Transthoracic echocardiography showed no cardiac structural abnormality. Intracardiac (ICE) identified small left atrium mass attached the septum and procedure stopped before transseptal puncture; surgically resected tumor myxoma. ICE is reliable imaging modality exclude thrombus. However, unusual unexpected structures also prevent performing PVI,...