Published in Ultrasound Med Biol on March 01, 2003
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Whole-body MR vascular screening detects unsuspected concomitant vascular disease in coronary heart disease patients. Eur Radiol (2006) 0.88
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Functional SNPs in the lymphotoxin-alpha gene that are associated with susceptibility to myocardial infarction. Nat Genet (2002) 6.46
Involvement of endoplasmic reticulum stress in insulin resistance and diabetes. J Biol Chem (2004) 3.94
Cardiac hypertrophy is inhibited by antagonism of ADAM12 processing of HB-EGF: metalloproteinase inhibitors as a new therapy. Nat Med (2002) 3.74
Rivaroxaban vs. warfarin in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation – the J-ROCKET AF study –. Circ J (2012) 3.70
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Prolonged endoplasmic reticulum stress in hypertrophic and failing heart after aortic constriction: possible contribution of endoplasmic reticulum stress to cardiac myocyte apoptosis. Circulation (2004) 3.16
Metabolic syndrome amplifies the age-associated increases in vascular thickness and stiffness. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.91
FARP2 triggers signals for Sema3A-mediated axonal repulsion. Nat Neurosci (2005) 2.87
The baseline ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes is associated with patient prognosis in advanced gastric cancer. Oncology (2008) 2.83
Possible novel therapy for diabetes with cell-permeable JNK-inhibitory peptide. Nat Med (2004) 2.82
Efficacy and safety of adjusted-dose prasugrel compared with clopidogrel in Japanese patients with acute coronary syndrome: the PRASFIT-ACS study. Circ J (2014) 2.76
Low-dose aspirin for prevention of stroke in low-risk patients with atrial fibrillation: Japan Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Trial. Stroke (2005) 2.56
AMP-activated protein kinase protects cardiomyocytes against hypoxic injury through attenuation of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Mol Cell Biol (2005) 2.56
Involvement of nuclear factor-kappaB and apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 in G-protein-coupled receptor agonist-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Circulation (2002) 2.50
Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor and ErbB signaling is essential for heart function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.45
Identification of a novel non-coding RNA, MIAT, that confers risk of myocardial infarction. J Hum Genet (2006) 2.41
Guidance of myocardial patterning in cardiac development by Sema6D reverse signalling. Nat Cell Biol (2004) 2.39
Safety and efficacy of endovascular therapy with a simple homemade carbon dioxide delivery system in patients with ileofemoral artery diseases. Circ J (2012) 2.38
Short-term statin therapy improves cardiac function and symptoms in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Circulation (2003) 2.30
Targeting of both mouse neuropilin-1 and neuropilin-2 genes severely impairs developmental yolk sac and embryonic angiogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 2.27
Dual roles of Sema6D in cardiac morphogenesis through region-specific association of its receptor, Plexin-A1, with off-track and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2. Genes Dev (2004) 2.22
Low levels of serum n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with worse heart failure-free survival in patients after acute myocardial infarction. Circ J (2012) 2.15
Overexpression of endoplasmic reticulum-resident chaperone attenuates cardiomyocyte death induced by proteasome inhibition. Cardiovasc Res (2008) 2.05
SIK2 is a key regulator for neuronal survival after ischemia via TORC1-CREB. Neuron (2011) 2.03
Modulation of the JNK pathway in liver affects insulin resistance status. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.99
Thermodilution-derived coronary blood flow pattern immediately after coronary intervention as a predictor of microcirculatory damage and midterm clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. Circ Cardiovasc Interv (2014) 1.99
Fetuin-A negatively correlates with liver and vascular fibrosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease subjects. Liver Int (2014) 1.98
p38alpha mitogen-activated protein kinase plays a critical role in cardiomyocyte survival but not in cardiac hypertrophic growth in response to pressure overload. Mol Cell Biol (2004) 1.95
Association between hyperglycemia and the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.95
The forkhead transcription factor Foxo1 bridges the JNK pathway and the transcription factor PDX-1 through its intracellular translocation. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.87
Influence of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism on depressive symptoms and new cardiac events after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J (2005) 1.86
Exacerbation of heart failure in adiponectin-deficient mice due to impaired regulation of AMPK and glucose metabolism. Cardiovasc Res (2005) 1.84
Activation of adenosine A1 receptor attenuates cardiac hypertrophy and prevents heart failure in murine left ventricular pressure-overload model. Circ Res (2003) 1.82
Cardiac-specific disruption of the c-raf-1 gene induces cardiac dysfunction and apoptosis. J Clin Invest (2004) 1.79
Erythropoietin enhances neovascularization of ischemic myocardium and improves left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction in dogs. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.74
Statistical image analysis of cerebral blood flow in vascular dementia with small-vessel disease. J Nucl Med (2003) 1.73
A functional SNP in PSMA6 confers risk of myocardial infarction in the Japanese population. Nat Genet (2006) 1.73
Targeted deletion of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 attenuates left ventricular remodeling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 1.73
Inhibition of autophagy in the heart induces age-related cardiomyopathy. Autophagy (2010) 1.70
Ca(2+)-sensitive tyrosine kinase Pyk2/CAK beta-dependent signaling is essential for G-protein-coupled receptor agonist-induced hypertrophy. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2004) 1.68
Prospective evaluation of whole-body cancer screening with multiple modalities including [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in a healthy population: a preliminary report. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.68
PDX-1/VP16 fusion protein, together with NeuroD or Ngn3, markedly induces insulin gene transcription and ameliorates glucose tolerance. Diabetes (2005) 1.68
Functional variation in LGALS2 confers risk of myocardial infarction and regulates lymphotoxin-alpha secretion in vitro. Nature (2004) 1.68
Adaptive response of the heart to long-term anemia induced by iron deficiency. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2009) 1.68
Randomized, multicenter, warfarin-controlled phase II study of edoxaban in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Circ J (2012) 1.67
Dietary iron restriction prevents hypertensive cardiovascular remodeling in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Hypertension (2011) 1.66
Two different coronary blood flow velocity patterns in thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow grade 2 in acute myocardial infarction: insight into mechanisms of microvascular dysfunction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.63
Routine use of intravenous low-dose recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in Japanese patients: general outcomes and prognostic factors from the SAMURAI register. Stroke (2009) 1.63
Cardiac-specific overexpression of sarcolipin inhibits sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2a) activity and impairs cardiac function in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 1.63
Reduced collateral circulation to the infarct-related artery in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.61
Erythropoietin just before reperfusion reduces both lethal arrhythmias and infarct size via the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase-dependent pathway in canine hearts. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther (2005) 1.59
Possible reduced penetrance of expansion of 44 to 47 CAG/CAA repeats in the TATA-binding protein gene in spinocerebellar ataxia type 17. Arch Neurol (2004) 1.58
Basilar artery diameter is an independent predictor of incident cardiovascular events. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2013) 1.56
Activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling pathway in renal proximal tubular cells by albumin. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.55
Aldosterone nongenomically worsens ischemia via protein kinase C-dependent pathways in hypoperfused canine hearts. Hypertension (2005) 1.53
Diagonal ear-lobe crease is correlated with atherosclerotic changes in carotid arteries. Circ J (2009) 1.52
Serial angioscopic evidence of incomplete neointimal coverage after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation: comparison with bare-metal stents. Circulation (2007) 1.50
Lifetime risk of stroke and impact of hypertension: estimates from the adult health study in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hypertens Res (2011) 1.50
High frequency of open-angle glaucoma in Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Sci (2006) 1.49
Elevated serum heart-type fatty acid-binding protein in the convalescent stage predicts long-term outcome in patients surviving acute myocardial infarction. Circ J (2012) 1.48
Endothelium-dependent coronary vasomotor response and neointimal coverage of zotarolimus-eluting stents 3 months after implantation. Heart (2010) 1.48
Elevated arterial stiffness and diastolic dysfunction in subclinical hypothyroidism. Circ J (2014) 1.46
Oxidative stress induces nucleo-cytoplasmic translocation of pancreatic transcription factor PDX-1 through activation of c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase. Diabetes (2003) 1.46
Percutaneous coronary intervention plus medical therapy reduces the incidence of acute coronary syndrome more effectively than initial medical therapy only among patients with low-risk coronary artery disease a randomized, comparative, multicenter study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2008) 1.45
Post-prandial hyperglycemia is an important predictor of the incidence of diabetic microangiopathy in Japanese type 2 diabetic patients. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 1.45
Glycosaminoglycan modification of neuropilin-1 modulates VEGFR2 signaling. EMBO J (2006) 1.45
Akinetic mutism caused by HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy was successfully treated with mefloquine: a serial multimodal MRI Study. Intern Med (2012) 1.42
Activation of MTK1/MEKK4 induces cardiomyocyte death and heart failure. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2009) 1.42
Prasugrel, a third-generation P2Y12 receptor antagonist, in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Circ J (2014) 1.42
Greater Severity of Neurological Defects in Women Admitted With Atrial Fibrillation-Related Stroke. Circ J (2015) 1.40
Relative systolic blood pressure reduction and clinical outcomes in hyperacute intracerebral hemorrhage: the SAMURAI-ICH observational study. J Hypertens (2015) 1.40
Comparing the vascular response in implantation of self-expanding, bare metal nitinol stents or paclitaxel-eluting nitinol stents in superficial femoral artery lesions: a serial optical frequency domain imaging study. EuroIntervention (2016) 1.39
Glycated albumin is a better indicator for glucose excursion than glycated hemoglobin in type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Endocr J (2008) 1.39
Risk Factors for Progression of Degenerative Aortic Valve Disease in the Japanese- The Japanese Aortic Stenosis Study (JASS) Prospective Analysis. Circ J (2015) 1.39
PAX6 mutation as a genetic factor common to aniridia and glucose intolerance. Diabetes (2002) 1.39
Plaque gruel of atheromatous coronary lesion may contribute to the no-reflow phenomenon in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Circulation (2002) 1.38
Nationwide distribution of cardiovascular practice in Japan - results of Japanese circulation society 2010 annual survey. Circ J (2015) 1.38
Relationship between elevated FX expression and increased production of GDP-L-fucose, a common donor substrate for fucosylation in human hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatoma cell lines. Cancer Res (2003) 1.38
Snail, a transcriptional regulator, represses nephrin expression in glomerular epithelial cells of nephrotic rats. Lab Invest (2007) 1.38
Efficacy and safety of tolvaptan in heart failure patients with volume overload despite the standard treatment with conventional diuretics: a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (QUEST study). Cardiovasc Drugs Ther (2011) 1.37
Y-27632 prevents tubulointerstitial fibrosis in mouse kidneys with unilateral ureteral obstruction. Kidney Int (2002) 1.37
Myocardial contrast echocardiography with a new calibration method can estimate myocardial viability in patients with myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.37
Caspase activation and neuroprotection in caspase-3- deficient mice after in vivo cerebral ischemia and in vitro oxygen glucose deprivation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 1.36
Repulsive and attractive semaphorins cooperate to direct the navigation of cardiac neural crest cells. Dev Biol (2008) 1.36
MafA regulates expression of genes important to islet beta-cell function. Mol Endocrinol (2007) 1.35
Fetal cells in mother rats contribute to the remodeling of liver and kidney after injury. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2004) 1.35
Decreased endogenous secretory advanced glycation end product receptor in type 1 diabetic patients: its possible association with diabetic vascular complications. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.34