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Yuhei Kawano

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1 The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2009). Hypertens Res 2009 5.24
2 The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2014). Hypertens Res 2014 4.83
3 Renal resistive index and cardiovascular and renal outcomes in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2012 3.15
4 Comparison between carotid-femoral and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity as measures of arterial stiffness. J Hypertens 2009 2.62
5 The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure at Home (Second Edition). Hypertens Res 2012 2.23
6 Mutations and common polymorphisms in ADAMTS13 gene responsible for von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 2.23
7 Pulmonary venous flow and risk of cardiovascular disease in essential hypertension. J Hypertens 2008 2.05
8 Coronary calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease and coronary artery disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 1.95
9 Genetic variations of regulator of G-protein signaling 2 in hypertensive patients and in the general population. J Hypertens 2005 1.84
10 Inhibitory effect of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) on cultured cardiac myocyte hypertrophy: interference between CNP and endothelin-1 signaling pathways. Endocrinology 2004 1.53
11 Masked hypertension and target organ damage in treated hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens 2006 1.52
12 Pulse pressure is an independent predictor for the progression of aortic wall calcification in patients with controlled hyperlipidemia. Hypertension 2004 1.50
13 Cross-sectional characterization of all classes of antihypertensives in terms of central blood pressure in Japanese hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens 2009 1.50
14 Putative role of asymmetric dimethylarginine in microvascular disease of kidney and heart in hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens 2008 1.46
15 Risk Stratification of Acute Kidney Injury Using the Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Circ J 2015 1.46
16 High-density association study and nomination of susceptibility genes for hypertension in the Japanese National Project. Hum Mol Genet 2007 1.44
17 Impact of RGS2 deficiency on the therapeutic effect of telmisartan in angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysm. Hypertens Res 2010 1.43
18 Gene expression, secretion, and autocrine action of C-type natriuretic peptide in cultured adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. Endocrinology 2003 1.40
19 Serial changes in renal function as a prognostic indicator in advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist system. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 1.39
20 Adiponectin and renal function, and implication as a risk of cardiovascular disease. Am J Cardiol 2006 1.30
21 Japanese society of hypertension (JSH) guidelines for self-monitoring of blood pressure at home. Hypertens Res 2003 1.25
22 Regulator of G-protein signaling subtype 4 mediates antihypertrophic effect of locally secreted natriuretic peptides in the heart. Circulation 2008 1.23
23 Impact of high-normal blood pressure on the risk of cardiovascular disease in a Japanese urban cohort: the Suita study. Hypertension 2008 1.20
24 Diagnostic and prognostic value of plasma brain natriuretic peptide in non-dialysis-dependent CRF. Am J Kidney Dis 2004 1.20
25 Chronic kidney disease as an independent risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients. J Hypertens 2010 1.11
26 Relationship between blood pressure category and incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction in an urban Japanese population with and without chronic kidney disease: the Suita Study. Stroke 2009 1.10
27 Influence of low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol on left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic function in essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2003 1.09
28 Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine and coronary and peripheral endothelial dysfunction in hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens 2004 1.04
29 Production and autocrine/paracrine effects of endogenous insulin-like growth factor-1 in rat cardiac fibroblasts. Regul Pept 2005 1.03
30 TRIC-A channels in vascular smooth muscle contribute to blood pressure maintenance. Cell Metab 2011 1.02
31 Uric acid, left ventricular mass index, and risk of cardiovascular disease in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2005 1.02
32 Calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cells pathway-dependent cardiac remodeling in mice deficient in guanylyl cyclase A, a receptor for atrial and brain natriuretic peptides. Circulation 2005 1.02
33 Relationship between home blood pressure and longitudinal changes in target organ damage in treated hypertensive patients. Hypertens Res 2002 0.99
34 Effects of the creation of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis on cardiac function and natriuretic peptide levels in CRF. Am J Kidney Dis 2002 0.98
35 Association of renal resistive index with target organ damage in essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2012 0.97
36 Adiponectin and inflammatory markers in peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Atherosclerosis 2006 0.97
37 Influence of plasma aldosterone on left ventricular geometry and diastolic function in treated essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2002 0.97
38 [Scientific statement] Report of the Salt Reduction Committee of the Japanese Society of Hypertension (3) Assessment and application of salt intake in the management of hypertension. Hypertens Res 2013 0.97
39 Impaired recovery of blood flow after hind-limb ischemia in mice lacking guanylyl cyclase-A, a receptor for atrial and brain natriuretic peptides. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009 0.95
40 Carotid intima-media thickness is correlated with impairment of coronary flow reserve in hypertensive patients without coronary artery disease. Hypertens Res 2003 0.94
41 Chronic administration of adrenomedullin attenuates the hypertension and increases renal nitric oxide synthase in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Regul Pept 2005 0.94
42 Pioglitazone improves left ventricular diastolic function in patients with essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.94
43 C-reactive protein, left ventricular mass index, and risk of cardiovascular disease in essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2007 0.93
44 Increase in pulse pressure relates to diabetes mellitus and low HDL cholesterol, but not to hyperlipidemia in hypertensive patients aged 50 years or older. Hypertens Res 2002 0.92
45 [Scientific statement] Report of the Salt Reduction Committee of the Japanese Society of Hypertension(1) Role of salt in hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Hypertens Res 2013 0.91
46 Genetic variations of CYP2C9 in 724 Japanese individuals and their impact on the antihypertensive effects of losartan. Hypertens Res 2008 0.90
47 Direct effects of high glucose and insulin on protein synthesis in cultured cardiac myocytes and DNA and collagen synthesis in cardiac fibroblasts. Metabolism 2004 0.89
48 Association of carotid atherosclerosis with genetic polymorphisms of the klotho gene in patients with hypertension. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2010 0.89
49 Effect of early nephrology referral on the initiation of hemodialysis and survival in patients with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular diseases. Circ J 2007 0.89
50 Genetic polymorphisms of L-type calcium channel alpha1C and alpha1D subunit genes are associated with sensitivity to the antihypertensive effects of L-type dihydropyridine calcium-channel blockers. Circ J 2009 0.89
51 Association of sixty-one non-synonymous polymorphisms in forty-one hypertension candidate genes with blood pressure variation and hypertension. Hypertens Res 2006 0.88
52 Hypertension susceptibility genes on chromosome 2p24-p25 in a general Japanese population. J Hypertens 2005 0.88
53 Plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration inversely correlates with left atrial collagen volume fraction in patients with atrial fibrillation: plasma ANP as a possible biochemical marker to predict the outcome of the maze procedure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 0.88
54 Three novel missense mutations of WNK4, a kinase mutated in inherited hypertension, in Japanese hypertensives: implication of clinical phenotypes. Am J Hypertens 2004 0.88
55 Evaluation of the Lys198Asn and -134delA genetic polymorphisms of the endothelin-1 gene. Hypertens Res 2004 0.88
56 Additive interaction of metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease on cardiac hypertrophy, and risk of cardiovascular disease in hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2009 0.87
57 Interleukin-6 as an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events in high-risk Japanese patients: comparison with C-reactive protein. Cytokine 2010 0.87
58 Plasma adrenomedullin as an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events in high-risk patients: comparison with C-reactive protein and adiponectin. Peptides 2007 0.87
59 Identification of 108 SNPs in TSC, WNK1, and WNK4 and their association with hypertension in a Japanese general population. J Hum Genet 2004 0.87
60 Association of genetic polymorphisms of ACADSB and COMT with human hypertension. J Hypertens 2007 0.87
61 Associations of hypertension and its complications with variations in the xanthine dehydrogenase gene. Hypertens Res 2008 0.85
62 Decreases in serum uric acid by amelioration of insulin resistance in overweight hypertensive patients: effect of a low-energy diet and an insulin-sensitizing agent. Am J Hypertens 2002 0.85
63 Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the interleukin-6 gene associated with blood pressure and atherosclerosis in a Japanese general population. Hypertens Res 2005 0.85
64 Protein tyrosine kinase 2beta as a candidate gene for hypertension. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2007 0.85
65 Relationship between insulin resistance and the renin-angiotensin system: analysis for patients with essential and renovascular hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens 2007 0.84
66 Genome-wide response to antihypertensive medication using home blood pressure measurements: a pilot study nested within the HOMED-BP study. Pharmacogenomics 2013 0.84
67 Association of intima-media thickening of carotid artery with genetic polymorphisms of the regulator of G-protein signaling 2 gene in patients with hypertension and in the general population. Hypertens Res 2011 0.83
68 QTc dispersion in haemodialysis patients with cardiac complications. Nephrology (Carlton) 2005 0.83
69 Insertion/deletion polymorphism in clusterin gene influences serum lipid levels and carotid intima-media thickness in hypertensive Japanese females. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.83
70 Antiproteinuric effect of cilnidipine in hypertensive Japanese treated with renin-angiotensin-system inhibitors - a multicenter, open, randomized trial using 24-hour urine collection. Clin Exp Hypertens 2010 0.83
71 Asymptomatic renal infarction, due to fibromuscular dysplasia, in a young woman with 11 years of follow-up. Clin Exp Nephrol 2005 0.83
72 [Scientific statement] Report of the Salt Reduction Committee of the Japanese Society of Hypertension(2) Goal and strategies of dietary salt reduction in the management of hypertension. Hypertens Res 2013 0.82
73 Verification of 525 coding SNPs in 179 hypertension candidate genes in the Japanese population: identification of 159 SNPs in 93 genes. J Hum Genet 2002 0.82
74 Pioglitazone-induced insulin sensitization improves vascular endothelial function in nondiabetic patients with essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.82
75 Ventricular nonmyocytes inhibit doxorubicin-induced myocyte apoptosis: involvement of endogenous endothelin-1 as a paracrine factor. Endocrinology 2004 0.82
76 The thiazide-sensitive Na(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter gene, C1784T, and adrenergic receptor-beta3 gene, T727C, may be gene polymorphisms susceptible to the antihypertensive effect of thiazide diuretics. Hypertens Res 2004 0.82
77 Association between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and renal hemodynamic change in patients with treated essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2003 0.82
78 Association of genetic polymorphisms of endothelin-converting enzyme-1 gene with hypertension in a Japanese population and rare missense mutation in preproendothelin-1 in Japanese hypertensives. Hypertens Res 2007 0.82
79 Uric acid and blood pressure. Circ J 2011 0.82
80 Association of genetic polymorphisms of sodium-calcium exchanger 1 gene, NCX1, with hypertension in a Japanese general population. Hypertens Res 2004 0.81
81 Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on renal function in patients with and without chronic kidney disease after acute myocardial infarction. Circ J 2013 0.81
82 Decreased coronary flow reserve in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2008 0.81
83 A promoter variant of the ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 gene alters the HDL cholesterol level in the general Japanese population. J Hum Genet 2004 0.81
84 Adrenomedullin reflects cardiac dysfunction, excessive blood volume, and inflammation in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2005 0.81
85 Adrenomedullin inhibits doxorubicin-induced cultured rat cardiac myocyte apoptosis via a cAMP-dependent mechanism. Endocrinology 2002 0.81
86 Primary aldosteronism combined with preclinical Cushing's syndrome in an elderly patient. Circ J 2005 0.80
87 Identification of 21 single nucleotide polymorphisms in human hepatocyte growth factor gene and association with blood pressure and carotid atherosclerosis in the Japanese population. Atherosclerosis 2004 0.80
88 Midregional proadrenomedullin reflects cardiac dysfunction in haemodialysis patients with cardiovascular disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007 0.80
89 Endothelin a receptor blockade and endothelin B receptor blockade improve hypokalemic nephropathy by different mechanisms. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003 0.80
90 An alternative fast and convenient genotyping method for the screening of angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphisms. Hypertens Res 2003 0.80
91 Renal artery stenosis and renal parenchymal damage in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm proven by autopsy. Kidney Blood Press Res 2009 0.80
92 Clinical characteristics and survival in end-stage renal disease patients with arteriosclerosis obliterans. Am J Nephrol 2002 0.80
93 Effect of pulsatile left ventricular assist system implantation on Doppler measurements of renal hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure. Artif Organs 2011 0.80
94 Relationship between carotid artery intima-media thickness and atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in type 2 diabetes with hypertension. Kidney Blood Press Res 2002 0.80
95 Incidence and risk factors for restenosis, and its impact on blood pressure control after percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty in hypertensive patients with renal artery stenosis. J Hypertens 2016 0.79
96 [MMP/TIMP ratio and hypertensive target organ damage]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.79
97 Genetic variations of HSD11B2 in hypertensive patients and in the general population, six rare missense/frameshift mutations. Hypertens Res 2006 0.79
98 Plasma adrenomedullin concentration is increased in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease associated with vascular inflammation. Regul Pept 2004 0.79
99 Identification of gene polymorphism in lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in Japanese hypertensive patients. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.79
100 Response to renal resistive index and cardiovascular and renal outcomes in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2013 0.79
101 Insulin-mediated regulation of the endothelial renin-angiotensin system and vascular cell growth. J Hypertens 2004 0.79
102 Effects of daily walking on office, home and 24-h blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Clin Exp Hypertens 2015 0.79
103 Reverse white-coat effect as an independent risk for microalbuminuria in treated hypertensive patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2006 0.78
104 Positive correlations between cerebral choline and renal dysfunction in chronic renal failure. Neuroradiology 2006 0.78
105 Clinical implications of assessing coronary flow velocity reserve and plasma endothelin-1 in hypertensive patients. Hypertens Res 2005 0.78
106 Control of home blood pressure with an amlodipine- or losartan-based regimen and progression of carotid artery intima-media thickness in hypertensive patients: the HOSP substudy. Clin Exp Hypertens 2013 0.78
107 Kidney function and histological damage in autopsy subjects with myocardial infarction. Ren Fail 2011 0.77
108 Adrenomedullin as a sensitive marker for coronary and peripheral arterial complications in patients with atherosclerotic risks. Peptides 2004 0.77
109 Awareness of salt restriction and actual salt intake in hypertensive patients at a hypertension clinic and general clinic. Clin Exp Hypertens 2014 0.77
110 Orthostatic hypotension at the introductory phase of haemodialysis predicts all-cause mortality. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004 0.77
111 Association of PLA2G7 polymorphisms with carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive Japanese. Hypertens Res 2009 0.76
112 The incidence and risk factors of renal artery stenosis in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. Hypertens Res 2007 0.76
113 Life-threatening hyperkalemia during a combined therapy with the angiotensin receptor blocker candesartan and spironolactone. Kobe J Med Sci 2005 0.76
114 A novel missense mutation, F826Y, in the mineralocorticoid receptor gene in Japanese hypertensives: its implications for clinical phenotypes. Hypertens Res 2005 0.76
115 Six missense mutations of the epithelial sodium channel beta and gamma subunits in Japanese hypertensives. Hypertens Res 2004 0.76
116 A case of neurally mediated syncope induced by laughter successfully treated with combination of propranolol and midodrine. Int Heart J 2007 0.76
117 Myocardial perfusion imaging for predicting cardiac events in Japanese patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: 1-year interim report of the J-ACCESS 3 investigation. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014 0.76
118 Evidence for severe atherosclerotic changes in chronic hemodialysis patients: comparative autopsy study against cardiovascular disease patients without chronic kidney disease. Ther Apher Dial 2010 0.76
119 Upregulation of intracardiac adrenomedullin and its receptor system in rats with volume overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Regul Pept 2005 0.76
120 Aggravated renal tubular damage and interstitial fibrosis in mice lacking guanylyl cyclase-A (GC-A), a receptor for atrial and B-type natriuretic peptides. Clin Exp Nephrol 2014 0.75
121 Salt intake in children. Hypertens Res 2011 0.75
122 Fasting plasma glucose is an independent determinant of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in nondiabetic patients with treated essential hypertension. Hypertens Res 2002 0.75
123 Brain natriuretic peptide in hemodialysis patients: predictive value for hemodynamic change during hemodialysis and cardiac function. Am J Nephrol 2007 0.75
124 Relationship between renal artery stenosis and intrarenal damage in autopsy subjects with stroke. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2005 0.75
125 [Lifestyle modifications]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
126 Trend of office and home blood pressure control in treated hypertensive patients: changes in antihypertensive medication and salt intake. Clin Exp Hypertens 2014 0.75
127 [Effects of nitrendipine on circadian variation of blood pressure in inpatients with renal parenchymal hypertension: assessment by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2004 0.75
128 [Measurement and clinical evaluation of blood pressure in the management of hypertension]. Nihon Rinsho 2011 0.75
129 [Lifestyle modification for patients with hypertension: alcohol restriction]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.75
130 [Reverse white-coat hypertension]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.75
131 Impact of concomitant diabetes and chronic kidney disease on preload-induced changes in left ventricular diastolic filling in hypertensive patients. J Hypertens 2011 0.75
132 Mycophenolate mofetil prevents autoimmune glomerulonephritis and alterations of intrarenal adrenomedullin in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2004 0.75
133 Microalbuminuria and cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensive patients without previous cardiovascular complications. Hypertens Res 2003 0.75
134 Efficacy of screening for primary aldosteronism by adrenocortical scintigraphy without discontinuing antihypertensive medication. Am J Hypertens 2003 0.75
135 Acetazolamide assisted Tc-99m MAG3 renography to assess renal blood flow reserve. Ann Nucl Med 2003 0.75
136 A favourable outcome using oral prednisolone and losartan only in a patient with ANCA-related glomerulonephritis: a discrepancy between histological activity and MPO-ANCA. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003 0.75
137 [Hypertension: The Points of Management of Hypertension for all Physicians--Based on the JSH 2014 Hypertension Guidelines--. Topics: VIII. Diagnosis and treatment of secondary hypertension and resistant hypertension]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2015 0.75
138 The cutoff value of aldosterone-to-renin ratio for the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism in patients taking antihypertensive medicine. Clin Exp Hypertens 2008 0.75
139 Renal circulatory effects of acetazolamide in patients with essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2006 0.75
140 A novel immunosuppressant FTY720 ameliorates proteinuria and alterations of intrarenal adrenomedullin in rats with autoimmune glomerulonephritis. Regul Pept 2005 0.75
141 Reply. J Hypertens 2016 0.75
142 Pharmacogenomic approaches to study the effects of antihypertensive drugs. Hypertens Res 2012 0.75
143 Prognostic study of cardiac and renal events in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk using myocardial perfusion SPECT: J-ACCESS 3 study design. Ther Apher Dial 2010 0.75
144 [Influence of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking on coronary artery disease]. Nihon Rinsho 2016 0.75
145 Renal function in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Comparison with hypertensive patients. Kidney Blood Press Res 2006 0.75
146 [Age related hemodynamic changes in the elderly]. Nihon Rinsho 2005 0.75
147 Impact of pump replacement on outcome in advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist system. Artif Organs 2013 0.75
148 Additive interaction of oral health disorders on risk of hypertension in a Japanese urban population: the Suita Study. Am J Hypertens 2013 0.75