Objectives : We examined whether right ventricular (RV) [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
accumulation is increased in patients with pulmonary hypertension using gated positron …

Background: Although the incidence of acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE) has been
increasing in Japan, patient characteristics, management strategies, and outcome have not …

Background Because the real prognosis of Japanese patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)
is still unknown, the aim of the present study was to clarify the prognosis and predictors for …

Background There are few data on the differences between deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with
pulmonary embolism (PE)(Group A) and without PE (Group B), and no recent data on the …

Objectives : We investigated whether a higher serum erythropoietin (EPO) level in patients
with acute myocardial infarction (MI) subjected to successful primary percutaneous coronary …

Background The specific incidence of thrombotic pulmonary embolism (PE), tumor PE and
tumor invasion into large veins according to tumor type and tumor site remains unclear. …

Methods In July 1996 letters were sent to the professors of clinical departments (internal
medicine, surgery, thoracic surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, …

Methods Data on deaths and population for the period 1951–2000 were obtained from the ‘Vital
statistics of Japan’, 8 census data, 9 and population estimates for the intercensal years. …

Background There are few reports that examine the current imaging and management
techniques according to the severity of acute pulmonary embolism (APE) or that clarify whether …

Background Septic and amniotic fluid emboli are rare sources of pulmonary embolism (PE),
so the present study sought to elucidate the background of these cases. Methods and …