Nobutaka Hirai

Hyperglycemia rapidly suppresses flow-mediated endothelium- dependent vasodilation of brachial artery

Hiroaki Kawano, Takeshi Motoyama, Osamu Hirashima et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1999 · 671 citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Vascular Disease +12

Echolucent carotid plaques predict future coronary events in patients with coronary artery disease

Osamu Honda, Seigo Sugiyama, Kiyotaka Kugiyama et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2004 · 199 citations

Echolucent Carotid Plaques, Vascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease +10

Low-Grade Inflammation, Thrombogenicity, and Atherogenic Lipid Profile in Cigarette Smokers

Hirofumi Yasue, Nobutaka Hirai, Yuji Mizuno et al. · Circulation Journal · 2005 · 118 citations · Full text

Improvement of endothelial function and insulin sensitivity with vitamin C in patients with coronary spastic angina

Osamu Hirashima, Hiroaki Kawano, Takeshi Motoyama et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2000 · 102 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Physiology +8

Rapid Change of Platelet Aggregability in Acute Hyperglycemia

Tomohiro Sakamoto, Hiroaki Kawano, Nobutaka Hirai et al. · Thrombosis and Haemostasis · 2000 · 94 citations

Platelet Aggregability, Thrombosis, Metabolic Syndrome +17