Kenji Obata

Augmented secretion of brain natriuretic peptide in acute myocardial infarction

Masashi Mukoyama, Kazuwa Nakao, Kenji Obata et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1991 · 112 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, Atherosclerosis, Neuropeptide Receptor +7

Effect of acetylcholine on the highly stenotic coronary artery: Difference between the constrictor response of the infarct-related coronary artery and that of the noninfarct-related artery

Ken Okumura, Hirofumi Yasue, Kozaburo Matsuyama et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1992 · 86 citations

Constrictor Response, Infarct-related Coronary Artery, Cardiovascular Disease +9

Atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) in human ventricle increased gene expression of ANP in dilated cardiomyopathy

Yoshihiko Saito, Kazuwa Nakao, Hiroshi Arai et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1987 · 64 citations

Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Human Ventricle +8

Effect of H1receptor stimulation on coronary artery diameter in patients with variant angina: Comparison with effect of acetylcholine

Ken Okumura, Hirofumi Yasue, Koshi Matsuyama et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1991 · 59 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, Physiology, Coronary Artery Diameter +8

Atrial natriuretic polypeptide is removed by the lungs and released into the left atrium as well as the right atrium in humans

Kenji Obata, Hirofumi Yasue, Ken Okumura et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1990 · 27 citations

Right Atrium, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Circulation +8