Published in Circ J on April 01, 2006
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Replication of prostate cancer risk loci in a Japanese case-control association study. J Natl Cancer Inst (2009) 2.39
Association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity, carotid-artery plaque, and intima-media thickening. Lancet (2002) 1.92
In vivo klotho gene transfer ameliorates angiotensin II-induced renal damage. Hypertension (2002) 1.88
Role of nuclear Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated phosphodiesterase 1A in vascular smooth muscle cell growth and survival. Circ Res (2006) 1.86
Association between serum uric acid, metabolic syndrome, and carotid atherosclerosis in Japanese individuals. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.82
Recruitment of immune cells across atrial endocardium in human atrial fibrillation. Circ J (2009) 1.80
Plasma free amino acid profiling of five types of cancer patients and its application for early detection. PLoS One (2011) 1.73
Plasma pentraxin3 and arterial stiffness in men with obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Hypertens (2010) 1.72
Further validation of magnifying chromocolonoscopy for differentiating colorectal neoplastic polyps in a health screening center. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2007) 1.70
Dabigatran in clinical practice for atrial fibrillation with special reference to activated partial thromboplastin time. Circ J (2012) 1.66
Renoprotective properties of angiotensin receptor blockers beyond blood pressure lowering. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.64
Common variants at 11q12, 10q26 and 3p11.2 are associated with prostate cancer susceptibility in Japanese. Nat Genet (2012) 1.59
Gender-specific relationship between serum uric acid level and atrial fibrillation prevalence. Circ J (2011) 1.59
Changes in waist circumference and body mass index in relation to changes in serum uric acid in Japanese individuals. J Rheumatol (2009) 1.58
Iron chelation suppresses ferritin upregulation and attenuates vascular dysfunction in the aorta of angiotensin II-infused rats. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 1.54
Adiponectin inversely correlates with high sensitive C-reactive protein and triglycerides, but not with insulin sensitivity, in apparently healthy Japanese men. Endocr J (2007) 1.54
Serum IL-6 levels and the risk for hepatocarcinogenesis in chronic hepatitis C patients: an analysis based on gender differences. Int J Cancer (2009) 1.47
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in a patient undergoing hemodialysis. Kidney Int (2009) 1.45
Progression to the persistent form in asymptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Circ J (2014) 1.44
Mycophenolic acid glucuronide is transported by multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 and this transport is not inhibited by cyclosporine, tacrolimus or sirolimus. Xenobiotica (2012) 1.44
Development, worsening, and improvement of diabetic microangiopathy in older people: six-year prospective study of patients under intensive diabetes control. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.43
Impact of early statin initiation on secondary prevention in Japanese patients with coronary artery disease. J Cardiol (2010) 1.41
Effects of supplemental O2 inhalation on cerebral oxygenation during exercise in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Circ J (2007) 1.40
Electrocardiography characteristics of isolated non-compaction of ventricular myocardium in Japanese adult patients. Circ J (2010) 1.39
Pre-drug-eluting stent debulking of bifurcated coronary lesions. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 1.39
Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy following treatment with the endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent in real-world Japanese patients with coronary artery disease (OPERA): study design and rationale. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 1.37
Carbon monoxide protects against cardiac ischemia--reperfusion injury in vivo via MAPK and Akt--eNOS pathways. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2004) 1.36
A positive feedback loop of phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) and inducible cAMP early repressor (ICER) leads to cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.34
Possibility of multivariate function composed of plasma amino acid profiles as a novel screening index for non-small cell lung cancer: a case control study. BMC Cancer (2010) 1.31
Association between hepatitis C virus core protein and carotid atherosclerosis. Circ J (2003) 1.31
Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism is associated with coronary artery disease in Japanese patients with coronary risk factors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 1.29
Facilitated angiogenesis induced by heme oxygenase-1 gene transfer in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2003) 1.24
The impact of tranilast on restenosis after coronary angioplasty: the Second Tranilast Restenosis Following Angioplasty Trial (TREAT-2). Am Heart J (2002) 1.22
Characteristics of congestive heart failure accompanied by atrial fibrillation with special reference to tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. Circ J (2007) 1.22
Increased prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis in hepatitis B virus carriers. Circulation (2002) 1.20
Vinpocetine inhibits NF-kappaB-dependent inflammation via an IKK-dependent but PDE-independent mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.19
Prognosis of patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure. Chest (2008) 1.18
Functional interplay between angiotensin II and nitric oxide: cyclic GMP as a key mediator. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2003) 1.17
Hydrogen peroxide activates the Gas6-Axl pathway in vascular smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.13
Human amnion-isolated cells normalize blood glucose in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. Cell Transplant (2003) 1.12
Novel, objective, multivariate biomarkers composed of plasma amino acid profiles for the diagnosis and assessment of inflammatory bowel disease. PLoS One (2012) 1.11
Incidence of major bleeding complication of warfarin therapy in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation. Circ J (2007) 1.10
Case report: Borrelia valaisiana infection in a Japanese man associated with traveling to foreign countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.09
Impact of impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance on the incidence of diabetes in a Japanese cohort. Diabetologia (2013) 1.09
What are arrhythmogenic substrates in diabetic rat atria? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2006) 1.09
Relationship between the adiponectin-leptin ratio and parameters of insulin resistance in subjects without hyperglycemia. Metabolism (2006) 1.08
Higher serum uric acid is associated with increased arterial stiffness in Japanese individuals. Atherosclerosis (2006) 1.08
Association between cigarette smoking and chronic kidney disease in Japanese men. Hypertens Res (2008) 1.07
Lipocalin-type prostaglandin d synthase in essential hypertension. Hypertension (2002) 1.07
Association between cigarette smoking, metabolic syndrome, and carotid arteriosclerosis in Japanese individuals. Atherosclerosis (2005) 1.06
Increased level of advanced oxidation protein products in patients with coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis (2002) 1.05
Angiotensin II increases phosphodiesterase 5A expression in vascular smooth muscle cells: a mechanism by which angiotensin II antagonizes cGMP signaling. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2004) 1.03
Treatment strategy and clinical outcome in Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Vessels (2009) 1.03
AGEs-RAGE system mediates atrial structural remodeling in the diabetic rat. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2008) 1.02
Prospective analysis of mortality, morbidity, and risk factors in elderly diabetic subjects: Nagano study. Diabetes Care (2003) 1.02
A new echocardiographic method for identifying vortex flow in the left ventricle: numerical validation. Ultrasound Med Biol (2010) 1.01
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as a risk stratification index for the short-term prognosis of type 2 diabetic patients with coronary artery disease. Hypertens Res (2010) 1.00
Regulation and localization of HSP70 and HSP25 in the kidney of rats undergoing long-term administration of angiotensin II. Hypertension (2002) 1.00
Association between breast cancer risk and the wild-type allele of human ABC transporter ABCC11. Anticancer Res (2010) 0.98
Genetic variations of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 promoter regions and their associations with susceptibility to myocardial infarction in Japanese. Int J Cardiol (2003) 0.98
Association between cigarette smoking, white blood cell count, and metabolic syndrome as defined by the Japanese criteria. Intern Med (2007) 0.98
Association between chronic kidney disease and carotid intima-media thickening in individuals with hypertension and impaired glucose metabolism. Hypertens Res (2007) 0.98
Effects of statin treatment in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease. Heart Vessels (2013) 0.97
Thrombomodulin and tissue factor pathway inhibitor in endocardium of rapidly paced rat atria. Circulation (2003) 0.97
Association between serum albumin, carotid atherosclerosis, and metabolic syndrome in Japanese individuals. Atherosclerosis (2006) 0.96
A serum amyloid A and LDL complex as a new prognostic marker in stable coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis (2004) 0.96
Premature atrial complex with P'R prolongation indicates multiple atrioventricular nodal pathways. Circ J (2005) 0.95
Nutrient modulation of palmitoylated 24-kilodalton protein in rat pancreatic islets. Endocrinology (2003) 0.95
Hypertension is the most common component of metabolic syndrome and the greatest contributor to carotid arteriosclerosis in apparently healthy Japanese individuals. Hypertens Res (2005) 0.95
Long-term incidence and prognostic factors of the progression of new coronary lesions in Japanese coronary artery disease patients after percutaneous coronary intervention. Heart Vessels (2013) 0.95
Kidney-specific expression of human organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2/SLC22A2) is regulated by DNA methylation. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2008) 0.94
Prevalence and prognosis of patients with atrial fibrillation in Japan: a prospective cohort of Shinken Database 2004. Circ J (2008) 0.94
Iron chelation and a free radical scavenger suppress angiotensin II-induced downregulation of klotho, an anti-aging gene, in rat. FEBS Lett (2003) 0.93
Impact of aging on the clinical outcomes of Japanese patients with coronary artery disease after percutaneous coronary intervention. Heart Vessels (2013) 0.93
Effusive constrictive pericarditis due to rheumatoid arthritis revealed by pericardiocentesis with simultaneous pressure recording--a case report. Angiology (2002) 0.93
Adaptive responses of renal organic anion transporter 3 (OAT3) during cholestasis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2008) 0.92
Relationship between coffee consumption, oxidant status, and antioxidant potential in the Japanese general population. Clin Chem Lab Med (2013) 0.91
Relationship between atrial conduction delay and obstructive sleep apnea. Heart Vessels (2012) 0.91
Critical roles of Sp1 in gene expression of human and rat H+/organic cation antiporter MATE1. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2007) 0.91
Relationship between metformin use, vitamin B12 deficiency, hyperhomocysteinemia and vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. Endocr J (2013) 0.91
Are serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels associated with carotid atherosclerosis in Japanese men? Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2007) 0.91