Takafumi Okura

Relationship between Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Essential Hypertension

Takafumi Okura, Sanae Watanabe, Mie Kurata et al. · Hypertension Research · 2007 · 164 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Cardiology +13

Differential gene expression and regulation of type-1 angiotensin II receptor subtypes in the rat

Yutaka Kitami, Takafumi Okura, Kazumasa Marumoto et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1992 · 149 citations

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Physiology +12

C-Reactive Protein Induces Apoptosis in Human Coronary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Florian Blaschke, Dennis Bruemmer, Fen Yin et al. · Circulation · 2004 · 137 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13

Vascular Inflammation Is Negatively Autoregulated by Interaction Between CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein-δ and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ

Yasunori Takata, Yutaka Kitami, Zhao‐hui Yang et al. · Circulation Research · 2002 · 129 citations

Life Sciences, Cardiology, Cell Biology +17

SYMPLICITY HTN-Japan　– First Randomized Controlled Trial of Catheter-Based Renal Denervation in Asian Patients –

Kazuomi Kario, Hisao Ogawa, Ken Okumura et al. · Circulation Journal · 2015 · 110 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Cardiology, Pharmacotherapy +15