Takafumi Oka

Mitochondrial DNA that escapes from autophagy causes inflammation and heart failure

Takafumi Oka, Shungo Hikoso, Osamu Yamaguchi et al. · Nature · 2012 · 1.1K citations

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Bcl-2-like protein 13 is a mammalian Atg32 homologue that mediates mitophagy and mitochondrial fragmentation

Tomokazu Murakawa, Osamu Yamaguchi, Ayako Hashimoto et al. · Nature Communications · 2015 · 494 citations · Full text

Inhibition of autophagy in the heart induces age-related cardiomyopathy

Manabu Taneike, Osamu Yamaguchi, Atsuko Nakai et al. · Autophagy · 2010 · 446 citations

Distal Protection Improved Reperfusion and Reduced Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Who Had Angioscopically Defined Ruptured Plaque

Isamu Mizote, Yasunori Ueda, Tomohito Ohtani et al. · Circulation · 2005 · 94 citations · Full text

Pulmonary vein isolation alone vs. more extensive ablation with defragmentation and linear ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the EARNEST-PVI trial

Koichi Inoue, Shungo Hikoso, Masaharu Masuda et al. · EP Europace · 2020 · 73 citations