Fragmented QRS as a Marker of Conduction Abnormality and a Predictor of Prognosis of Brugada Syndrome

Hiroshi Morita, Kengo Kusano, Daiji Miura, +6

Circulation

Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Brugada Syndrome

Kengo Kusano, Makiko Taniyama, Kazufumi Nakamura, +20

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

ThrombosisCardiomyopathyCardiovascular DiseaseCoagulopathyAtrial Fibrillation +4

Electrocardiographic Parameters and Fatal Arrhythmic Events in Patients With Brugada Syndrome

Koji Tokioka, Kengo Kusano, Hiroshi Morita, +7

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Electrophysiological EvaluationCardiovascular DiseaseElectrocardiographic ParametersFatal Arrhythmic EventsMedicine +5

Clinical Significance of Macroscopic T‐Wave Alternans After Sodium Channel Blocker Administration in Patients with Brugada Syndrome

Takeshi Tada, Kengo Kusano, Satoshi Nagase, +7

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Pro-apoptotic effects of imatinib on PDGF-stimulated pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells from patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension

Kazufumi Nakamura, Satoshi Akagi, Aiko Ogawa, +15

International Journal of Cardiology

Pulmonary Arterial HypertensionPulmonary CirculationMedicinePulmonary PharmacologyBronchial Neoplasm +9

Effect of vildagliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, on cardiac hypertrophy induced by chronic beta-adrenergic stimulation in rats

Toru Miyoshi, Kazufumi Nakamura, Masashi Yoshida, +8

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Prednisolone Inhibits Proliferation of Cultured Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells of Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Aiko Ogawa, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiromi Matsubara, +10

Circulation

Characterization of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) System in Human Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells Isolated from a Sporadic Case of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: Roles of BMP Type IB Receptor (Activin Receptor-Like Kinase-6) in the Mitotic Action

Masaya Takeda, Fumio Otsuka, Kazufumi Nakamura, +8

Endocrinology

Bmp SystemPphpasmc MitosisCellular PhysiologyBone Morphogenetic ProteinSignaling Pathway +15

Efficacy of Low-Dose Bepridil for Prevention of Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With Brugada Syndrome With and Without SCN5A Mutation

Masato Murakami, Kazufumi Nakamura, Kengo Kusano, +12

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Scn5a GeneLow-dose BepridilVentricular FibrillationWithout Scn5a MutationCardiomyopathy +12

4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal Induces Calcium Overload via the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Isolated Rat Cardiac Myocytes

Kazufumi Nakamura, Daiji Miura, Kengo Kusano, +10

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Cardiac MuscleCardiomyopathyHeart FailureReactive Oxygen SpeciesMedicine +10