Hironaga Ogawa

Greater expression of inflammatory cytokines, adrenomedullin, and natriuretic peptide receptor-C in epicardial adipose tissue in coronary artery disease

Ikuko Shibasaki, Toshio Nishikimi, Yoshihiko Mochizuki et al. · Regulatory Peptides · 2010 · 75 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Sciences +16

Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) Is a Biomarker of Muscle Wasting and Renal Dysfunction in Preoperative Cardiovascular Surgery Patients

Toshiaki Nakajima, Toshiaki Nakajima, Ikuko Shibasaki et al. · Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2019 · 52 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +17

Low-Intensity Resistance Training with Moderate Blood Flow Restriction Appears Safe and Increases Skeletal Muscle Strength and Size in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study

Hironaga Ogawa, Toshiaki Nakajima, Ikuko Shibasaki et al. · Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2021 · 38 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +17

Sarcopenia assessed by the quantity and quality of skeletal muscle is a prognostic factor for patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Yuriko Kiriya, Toshiaki Nakajima, Ikuko Shibasaki et al. · Surgery Today · 2020 · 31 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +15

Benefit of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation combined with Impella (ECpella) therapy in acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock

Ikuko Shibasaki, Taito Masawa, Shichiro Abe et al. · Journal of Cardiology · 2022 · 30 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine +10