Hidetaka Hougaku

Metabolic syndrome amplifies the age-associated increases in vascular thickness and stiffness

Angelo Scuteri, Samer S. Najjar, Denis C. Muller et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2004 · 446 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Aging +12

Ultrasonic evaluation of early carotid atherosclerosis.

N Handa, Masayasu Matsumoto, Hiroaki Maeda et al. · Stroke · 1990 · 419 citations

Hypertension, Vascular Disease, Medical Ultrasound +19

C-Reactive Protein Is an Independent Predictor of the Rate of Increase in Early Carotid Atherosclerosis

Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Kazuo Kitagawa, Hidetaka Hougaku et al. · Circulation · 2001 · 214 citations

Ischemic Stroke Events and Carotid Atherosclerosis

Nobuo Handa, Masayasu Matsumoto, Hiroaki Maeda et al. · Stroke · 1995 · 201 citations

Carotid lesions detected by B-mode ultrasonography in Takayasu's arteritis: “Macaroni sign” as an indicator of the disease

Hiroaki Maeda, Nobuo Handa, Masayasu Matsumoto et al. · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology · 1991 · 161 citations

Vascular Disease, B-mode Ultrasonography, Vascular Imaging +7