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Mitsuhiro Yokota

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1 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians. Nat Genet 2011 4.50
2 Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Nat Genet 2014 4.13
3 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians. Nat Genet 2011 4.04
4 Prediction of the risk of myocardial infarction from polymorphisms in candidate genes. N Engl J Med 2002 3.96
5 Meta-analysis identifies common variants associated with body mass index in east Asians. Nat Genet 2012 2.70
6 Mechanisms underlying the impairment of ischemia-induced neovascularization in matrix metalloproteinase 2-deficient mice. Circ Res 2007 2.57
7 Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism attenuates cardiac hypertrophy and failure in low-aldosterone hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2006 2.24
8 Myocardial velocity gradient as a noninvasively determined index of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 2.05
9 Elastolytic cathepsin induction/activation system exists in myocardium and is upregulated in hypertensive heart failure. Hypertension 2006 2.03
10 Association of gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in low- or high-risk subjects defined by conventional risk factors. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 1.97
11 Exercise training alters left ventricular geometry and attenuates heart failure in dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2009 1.93
12 Genetic risk and gene-environment interaction in coronary artery spasm in Japanese men and women. Eur Heart J 2004 1.74
13 Inhibition of endogenous Mst1 prevents apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction without affecting cardiac hypertrophy after myocardial infarction. Circ Res 2007 1.66
14 Blood pressure and hypertension are associated with 7 loci in the Japanese population. Circulation 2010 1.66
15 Nicorandil promotes myocardial capillary and arteriolar growth in the failing heart of Dahl salt-sensitive hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2005 1.62
16 Dobutamine stress testing as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of myocardial contractile reserve in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2008 1.56
17 Continuous positive airway pressure improves daytime baroreflex sensitivity and nitric oxide production in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Hypertens Res 2007 1.56
18 Frequency, predictors and outcome of stent fracture after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation. Int J Cardiol 2008 1.53
19 Identification of a glutamic acid repeat polymorphism of ALMS1 as a novel genetic risk marker for early-onset myocardial infarction by genome-wide linkage analysis. Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2013 1.47
20 A genome-wide association study of a coronary artery disease risk variant. J Hum Genet 2013 1.46
21 Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonism ameliorates left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and myocardial fibrosis in mildly symptomatic patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a pilot study. Circulation 2005 1.45
22 Is it possible to predict which patients need distal protection during primary angioplasty? Int J Cardiol 2007 1.45
23 Growth hormone-releasing peptide can improve left ventricular dysfunction and attenuate dilation in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters. Cardiovasc Res 2004 1.41
24 Heterogeneous effects of association between blood pressure loci and coronary artery disease in east Asian individuals. Circ J 2015 1.39
25 Genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in the Japanese. Eur J Hum Genet 2011 1.32
26 Association of a 5178C-->A (Leu237Met) polymorphism in the mitochondrial DNA with a low prevalence of myocardial infarction in Japanese individuals. Atherosclerosis 2004 1.24
27 Discrimination of nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy from hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy on the basis of strain rate imaging by tissue Doppler ultrasonography. Circulation 2004 1.18
28 Effect of nicorandil on left ventricular end-diastolic pressure during exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2003 1.08
29 Protein-Truncating Variants at the Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Gene and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease. Circ Res 2017 1.06
30 AT1 receptor blockade reduces cardiac calcineurin activity in hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2002 1.04
31 Developmental changes of Ca(2+) handling in mouse ventricular cells from early embryo to adulthood. Life Sci 2002 1.03
32 Attenuation of cardiac dysfunction by a PPAR-alpha agonist is associated with down-regulation of redox-regulated transcription factors. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2006 1.02
33 Lack of association of polymorphisms of the lymphotoxin alpha gene with myocardial infarction in Japanese. J Mol Med (Berl) 2004 1.00
34 Superoxide-dependent cathepsin activation is associated with hypertensive myocardial remodeling and represents a target for angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker treatment. Am J Pathol 2008 0.99
35 Pravastatin increases survival and suppresses an increase in myocardial matrix metalloproteinase activity in a rat model of heart failure. Cardiovasc Res 2005 0.98
36 Mechanism of diastolic stiffening of the failing myocardium and its prevention by angiotensin receptor and calcium channel blockers. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2009 0.94
37 Association of genetic variants influencing lipid levels with coronary artery disease in Japanese individuals. PLoS One 2012 0.94
38 Localization of cysteine protease, cathepsin S, to the surface of vascular smooth muscle cells by association with integrin alphanubeta3. Am J Pathol 2006 0.93
39 A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for adiponectin levels in East Asians identifies a novel locus near WDR11-FGFR2. Hum Mol Genet 2013 0.91
40 Association of gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in individuals with or without nonfamilial hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis 2004 0.90
41 Pioglitazone attenuates cardiac hypertrophy in rats with salt-sensitive hypertension: role of activation of AMP-activated protein kinase and inhibition of Akt. J Hypertens 2008 0.90
42 Pitavastatin improves cardiac function and survival in association with suppression of the myocardial endothelin system in a rat model of hypertensive heart failure. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2006 0.90
43 Progressive development of pulmonary hypertension leading to right ventricular hypertrophy assessed by echocardiography in rats. Exp Anim 2003 0.89
44 Serial alterations of beta-adrenergic signaling in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters: possible role of myocardial oxidative stress. Circ J 2004 0.88
45 Xanthine oxidase inhibition improves left ventricular dysfunction in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters. J Card Fail 2008 0.87
46 Mechanisms of the inhibitory effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate on cultured human vascular smooth muscle cell invasion. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2005 0.87
47 The ratio of adiponectin to homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance is a powerful index of each component of metabolic syndrome in an aged Japanese population: results from the KING Study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011 0.86
48 Attenuation of ventricular hypertrophy and fibrosis in rats by pitavastatin: potential role of the RhoA-extracellular signal-regulated kinase-serum response factor signalling pathway. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2006 0.86
49 Adolescent obesity adversely affects blood pressure and resting heart rate. Circ J 2007 0.86
50 Differential myolysis of myocardium and skeletal muscle in hamsters with dilated cardiomyopathy: beneficial protective effect of diltiazem. Circ J 2006 0.86
51 Beneficial effect of bilevel positive airway pressure on left ventricular function in ambulatory patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and central sleep apnea-hypopnea: a preliminary study. Chest 2007 0.85
52 Long-term administration of nifedipine attenuates cardiac remodeling and diastolic heart failure in hypertensive rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2009 0.85
53 Nicorandil inhibits oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes through activation of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels and a nitrate-like effect. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2003 0.84
54 Attenuation of oxidative stress and cardiac dysfunction by bisoprolol in an animal model of dilated cardiomyopathy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.84
55 Relation of a common variant of the adiponectin gene to serum adiponectin concentration and metabolic traits in an aged Japanese population. Eur J Hum Genet 2010 0.84
56 Cardiac sympathetic dysfunction correlates with abnormal myocardial contractile reserve in dilated cardiomyopathy patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 0.84
57 Overexpression of calmodulin induces cardiac hypertrophy by a calcineurin-dependent pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.83
58 Aortic pressure augmentation as a marker of cardiovascular risk in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Hypertens Res 2008 0.82
59 Beneficial effects of torasemide on systolic wall stress and sympathetic nervous activity in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with heart failure: comparison with azosemide. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2009 0.82
60 Identification of a genetic variant at 2q12.1 associated with blood pressure in East Asians by genome-wide scan including gene-environment interactions. BMC Med Genet 2014 0.82
61 Genetic inhibition of calcineurin induces diastolic dysfunction in mice with chronic pressure overload. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009 0.81
62 Factors contributing to sleep disturbance and hypnotic drug use in hemodialysis patients. Intern Med 2006 0.81
63 Clinical significance of changes in electrocardiographic R-wave voltage on chest leads in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction. J Electrocardiol 2002 0.80
64 Glucose intolerance, as reflected by hemoglobin A1c level, is associated with the incidence and severity of transplant coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 0.80
65 Relation of functional and morphological changes in mitochondria to myocardial contractile and relaxation reserves in asymptomatic to mildly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J 2009 0.80
66 Prediction of genetic risk for hypertension. Hypertension 2003 0.79
67 Prognostic value of mechanical efficiency in ambulatory patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in sinus rhythm. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 0.78
68 The distal protection during primary percutaneous coronary intervention alleviates the adverse effects of large thrombus burden on myocardial reperfusion. Circ J 2006 0.78
69 Reduction in the extent of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice induced by electroporation-mediated transfer of the human plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene into skeletal muscle. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2002 0.78
70 Prognostic value of pacing-induced mechanical alternans in patients with mild-to-moderate idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in sinus rhythm. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 0.78
71 Changes with age in left ventricular function and volumes at rest and postexercise in postmenopausal women. Ann Nucl Med 2006 0.78
72 Mutation of ARHGAP9 in patients with coronary spastic angina. J Hum Genet 2009 0.77
73 Genetic risk for coronary artery disease in individuals with or without type 2 diabetes. Mol Genet Metab 2004 0.77
74 Gene expression of FK506-binding proteins 12.6 and 12 during chicken development. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2003 0.77
75 Beneficial effects of growth hormone-releasing peptide on myocardial oxidative stress and left ventricular dysfunction in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters. Circ J 2009 0.77
76 Genetic risk for restenosis after coronary balloon angioplasty. Atherosclerosis 2004 0.76
77 Incremental predictive value of myocardial scintigraphy with 123I-BMIPP in patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2004 0.76
78 Differential cardiovascular effects of endotoxin derived from Escherichia coli or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Exp Anim 2007 0.75
79 Biphasic relaxation-frequency relations in patients with effort angina pectoris: a new marker of myocardial demand ischemia. Am Heart J 2003 0.75
80 Validity and application of noninvasive measurement of blood pressure in hamsters. Exp Anim 2003 0.75
81 Two-dimensional scattering from a multilayered periodic structure of arbitrary shapes. Appl Opt 2010 0.75
82 Promising efficacy of primary gradual and prolonged balloon angioplasty in small coronary arteries: a randomized comparison with cutting balloon angioplasty and conventional balloon angioplasty. Am Heart J 2004 0.75
83 Safety and efficacy of 2.5-mm sirolimus-eluting stent implantation at lower deployment pressures in very small vessels (<2.5 mm). Coron Artery Dis 2009 0.75
84 Cumulative episodes of rejection altered myocardial sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase and ryanodine receptor-2 mRNA expression in heart transplant recipients. Int Heart J 2010 0.75
85 Heart-selective expression of the chicken FK506-binding protein (FKBP) 12.6 gene during embryonic development. Dev Dyn 2003 0.75
86 [Prediction of genetic risk for hypertension]. J Cardiol 2004 0.75
87 Twenty barrel in situ pipe gun type solid hydrogen pellet injector for the Large Helical Device. Rev Sci Instrum 2013 0.75
88 Relationship between exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and reduced left ventricular distensibility in patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Nucl Med 2003 0.75
89 Sex differences in the relationships between electrocardiographic abnormalities and the extent of left ventricular hypertrophy by echocardiography. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2006 0.75
90 Cardiac 123I-MIBG reflects left ventricular functional reserve in patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Nucl Med 2005 0.75