Naoko Ishizuka

A 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, cerivastatin, suppresses production of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in human abdominal aortic aneurysm wall

Hirotaka Nagashima, Yoshikazu Aoka, Yasunari Sakomura et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2002 · 168 citations · Full text

Medicine, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +11

Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection (JCS 2011) : Digest Version

Shinichi Takamoto, Shin Ishimaru, Masaaki Kato et al. · Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition · 2013 · 165 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +17

Current Characteristics of Infective Endocarditis in Japan

Satoshi Nakatani, Kotaro Mitsutake, Takeshi Hozumi et al. · Circulation Journal · 2003 · 109 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +13

Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Mediates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis in Cystic Medial Degeneration Associated With Marfan’s Syndrome

Hirotaka Nagashima, Yasunari Sakomura, Yoshikazu Aoka et al. · Circulation · 2001 · 105 citations

Life Sciences, Cardiology, Pharmacology +14

Direct <i>in vivo</i> evidence of a vascular statin: a single dose of cerivastatin rapidly increases vascular endothelial responsiveness in healthy normocholesterolaemic subjects

Hisako Omori, Hirotaka Nagashima, Yukio Tsurumi et al. · British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 2002 · 95 citations · Full text

Medicine, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy +15