Background Arterial stiffness measurements, generally from pulse wave velocity (PWV), are
widely used with little knowledge of their relationship to long-term cardiovascular mortality in …

Purpose: To show that prospective electrocardiographically (ECG)-triggered coronary
computed tomographic (CT) angiography (hereafter, prospective CT angiography) is at least as …

Objectives : We sought to characterize noncalcified coronary atherosclerotic plaques in
culprit and remote coronary atherosclerotic lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome (…

Lu B, Mao SS, Zhuang N, et al. Coronary artery motion during the cardiac cycle and optimal
ECG triggering for coronary artery imaging. Invest Radiol 2001; 36: 250–256. rationale and …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether moderate-intensity exercise training
reduces oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus over 12 months. The patients …

Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone (GH)-releasing peptide which was isolated from the
stomach. We have reported that ghrelin causes vasorelaxation in rats through GH-independent …

Background: Aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) is widely used as a noninvasive index of arterial
stiffness and was used in the present study to investigate the relationship between PWV …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether high epicardial adipose
tissue (EAT) volume is related to the presence of vulnerable coronary plaque components as …

Objectives— Enhanced osteoclastogenesis, increased bone resorption, and osteoporosis
have been reported in osteoprotegerin-deficient (OPG (−/−)) mice. OPG (−/−) mice available in …

Although several studies have shown that high WBC count is a risk factor for hypertension,
the relationship between WBC count and the incidence of hypertension in Japanese is poorly …