Focal uptake on 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography images indicates cardiac involvement of sarcoidosis

…, S Sakaue, M Kamigaki, N Ito, H Ohira… - European heart …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims To evaluate the value of 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (
18 F-FDG PET) in detecting cardiac sarcoidosis. Methods and results Thirty-two patients with …

Myocardial imaging with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in sarcoidosis

H Ohira, I Tsujino, S Ishimaru, N Oyama, T Takei… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Purpose Despite accumulating reports on the clinical value of 18 F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose
positron emission tomography ( 18 F-FDG PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the …

Atrioventricular block as the initial manifestation of cardiac sarcoidosis in middle‐aged adults

…, J Yang, BA McArdle, D Davis, H Ohira… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Presenting as Atrioventricular Block Introduction Atrioventricular block (AVB)
can be caused by several conditions, including cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). The …

Validation study on the accuracy of echocardiographic measurements of right ventricular systolic function in pulmonary hypertension

T Sato, I Tsujino, H Ohira, N Oyama-Manabe… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The accuracy of echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular (RV)
function has not been sufficiently validated in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The …

[HTML][HTML] Associations among the plasma amino acid profile, obesity, and glucose metabolism in Japanese adults with normal glucose tolerance

…, S Sakaue, D Ikeda, A Yamada, T Sato, H Ohira… - Nutrition & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Amino acids (AAs) are emerging as a new class of effective molecules in the
etiology of obesity and diabetes mellitus. However, most investigations have focused on …

The effects of 18-h fasting with low-carbohydrate diet preparation on suppressed physiological myocardial 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake and possible …

O Manabe, K Yoshinaga, H Ohira, A Masuda… - Journal of nuclear …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET plays an important role in the detection of
cardiac involvement sarcoidosis (CS). However, diffuse left ventricle (LV) wall uptake …

18F-Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in cardiac sarcoidosis

H Ohira, I Tsujino, K Yoshinaga - European journal of nuclear medicine …, 2011 - Springer
Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a rare and potentially life-threatening disease that causes
conduction disturbance, systolic dysfunction, and most notably sudden cardiac death. Accurate …

Dual antiplatelet therapy for 6 versus 18 months after biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stent implantation

…, Y Ueda, S Takiuchi, Y Nishida, H Ohira… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives The NIPPON (Nobori Dual Antiplatelet Therapy as Appropriate Duration) study
was a multicenter randomized investigation of the noninferiority of short-term versus long-term …

Oxidative stress provokes atherogenic changes in adipokine gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

M Kamigaki, S Sakaue, I Tsujino, H Ohira… - Biochemical and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Increased oxidative stress has been associated with obesity-related disorders. In this study,
we investigated how oxidative stress, in different ways of exposure, regulates gene …

Comparison of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in corticosteroid-naive patients with …

H Ohira, DH Birnie, E Pena, J Bernick… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a cause of conduction system disease (CSD). F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron
emission tomography (FDG PET) and cardiac magnetic resonance (…