Kumiko Hirata

Lipoprotein lipase (LpL) on the surface of cardiomyocytes increases lipid uptake and produces a cardiomyopathy

Hiroaki Yagyu, Guangping Chen, Masayoshi Yokoyama et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2003 · 391 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Cardiology +16

Impact of Heterogeneity of Human Peripheral Blood Monocyte Subsets on Myocardial Salvage in Patients With Primary Acute Myocardial Infarction

Hiroto Tsujioka, Toshio Imanishi, Hideyuki Ikejima et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2009 · 367 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +14

Effect of Atorvastatin Therapy on Fibrous Cap Thickness in Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography

Kenichi Komukai, Takashi Kubo, Hironori Kitabata et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2014 · 298 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacotherapy +17

Feasibility of Noninvasive Assessment of Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma by Multidetector Computed Tomography

Manabu Kashiwagi, Atsushi Tanaka, Hironori Kitabata et al. · JACC. Cardiovascular imaging · 2009 · 238 citations

Medicine, Pathology, Radiology +16

Normal Values of Echocardiographic Parameters in Relation to Age in a Healthy Japanese Population The JAMP Study

Masao Daimon, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yukio Abe et al. · Circulation Journal · 2008 · 230 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +16