Comparison of Atorvastatin 5 and 20 mg/d for Reducing F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Atherosclerotic Plaques on Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography: A Randomized, Investigator-Blinded, Open-Label, 6-Month Study in Japanese Adults Scheduled for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Hideki Ishii, Masami Nishio, Hiroshi Takahashi, +9

Clinical Therapeutics

Atorvastatin 5Percutaneous Coronary InterventionVascular DiseaseCardiovascular DiseaseAtherosclerosis +10

Association of Cardiac Valvular Calcifications and C-Reactive Protein With Cardiovascular Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients: A Japanese Cohort Study

Hiroshi Takahashi, Hideki Ishii, Toru Aoyama, +10

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

HemodialysisUrologyIncident Hemodialysis PatientsRenal FunctionCardiovascular Disease +8

Circulating cathepsin K as a potential novel biomarker of coronary artery disease

Xian Wu Cheng, Ryosuke Kikuchi, Hideki Ishii, +8

Atherosclerosis

InflammationPotential Novel BiomarkerCardiovascular DiseaseMedicineImmunology +11

Impact of acarbose on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with newly diagnosed impaired glucose tolerance or mild type 2 diabetes mellitus: A one-year, prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel-group study in Japanese adults with established coronary artery disease

Masayoshi Koyasu, Hideki Ishii, Masato Watarai, +7

Clinical Therapeutics

Metabolic SyndromeDiabetes ManagementCardiovascular DiseaseDiabetesImpaired Glucose Tolerance +8

Relation of Plasma Indoxyl Sulfate Levels and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate to Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction

Bummei Sato, Daiji Yoshikawa, Hideki Ishii, +11

The American Journal of Cardiology

Heart FailureUrologyRenal FunctionCardiovascular DiseasePhysiology +4

Ankle brachial pressure index but not brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is a strong predictor of systemic atherosclerotic morbidity and mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

Miho Tanaka, Hideki Ishii, Toru Aoyama, +7

Atherosclerosis

HemodialysisHypertensionCardiovascular DiseaseMedicineBrachial-ankle Pulse +11

Atorvastatin 10 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg compared with atorvastatin 20 mg: Impact on the lipid profile in Japanese patients with abnormal glucose tolerance and coronary artery disease

Yusuke Uemura, Masato Watarai, Hideki Ishii, +6

Journal of Cardiology

Sirolimus-Eluting Stent vs. Everolimus-Eluting Stent for Coronary Intervention in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis

Takashi Sakakibara, Hideki Ishii, Takanobu Toriyama, +12

Circulation Journal

Impact of cigarette smoking on coronary plaque composition

Soichiro Kumagai, Tetsuya Amano, Hiroaki Takashima, +12

Coronary Artery Disease

Importance of oral fluid intake after coronary computed tomography angiography: An observational study

Daiji Yoshikawa, Satoshi Isobe, K Sato, +5

European Journal of Radiology

RadiologyCardiovascular DiseaseCoronary Artery DiseaseOral FluidCardiology +8