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Role of epicardial adipose tissue in human atrial fibrillation

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2023
A recent meta‐analysis among which four reports were conducted in Japan demonstrated that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is closely associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation.
Naohiko Takahashi, Ichitaro Abe, Shintaro Kira, Yumi Ishii   +3 more
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Potential efficacy of multipoint pacing in the reduction of mitral regurgitation volume: a case report

ESC Heart Failure, 2022
A 70‐year‐old woman who had cardiac sarcoidosis and severe tethering mitral regurgitation (MR) and had been implanted with a biventricular pacemaker experienced recurrent hospitalisation due to decompensated heart failure (HF). Application of MultiPoint™
Masato Wada, Hidekazu Kondo, Tomoko Fukuda, Hiroki Sato, Hirochika Yamasaki, Keisuke Yonezu, Tetsuya Uemura, Naoko Ogawa, Shotaro Saito, Takashi Shuto, Tomoyuki Wada, Kunio Yufu, Seiki Nobe, Shinji Miyamoto, Naohiko Takahashi   +14 more
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Sex Differences in the TyG Index and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Metabolically Obese Normal Weight Phenotype

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Background. The triglyceride glucose (TyG) index is a novel surrogate marker of insulin resistance and increases cardiovascular disease risk. We sought to explore sex differences in the relationship between TyG and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in ...
Xiaoyang Xu, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, Yong Zhang, Paul M. Ryan, Jamal Rahmani, Xiaoya Qi   +5 more
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Empagliflozin Suppresses the Differentiation/Maturation of Human Epicardial Preadipocytes and Improves Paracrine Secretome Profile

JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 2023
Summary: Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in humans, enhancing cardioprotective effects on heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Masayuki Takano, MD, Hidekazu Kondo, MD, PhD, Taisuke Harada, MD, Masaki Takahashi, MD, Yumi Ishii, MD, PhD, Hirochika Yamasaki, MD, Tong Shan, MD, PhD, Kumiko Akiyoshi, MD, PhD, Takashi Shuto, MD, PhD, Yasushi Teshima, MD, PhD, Tomoyuki Wada, MD, PhD, Kunio Yufu, MD, PhD, Hidenori Sako, MD, PhD, Hirofumi Anai, MD, PhD, Shinji Miyamoto, MD, PhD, Naohiko Takahashi, MD, PhD   +15 more
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Template adult booklet: A guide to a coroner’s post mortem examination [PDF]

, 2023
The purpose of the template booklets is to share sample templates to support services in the delivery of PME Services based on current legal requirements, professional standards and international best practice.
HSE Guidelines for Post Mortem Examination Services: Review Group
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Baroreflex Sensitivity in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background It has been reported that atrial fibrillation (AF) may contribute to impairment of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). However, the difference of BRS between patients with persistent AF (PeAF) and those with paroxysmal AF (PAF) is unknown. We tested
Miho Miyoshi, Hidekazu Kondo, Yumi Ishii, Tetsuji Shinohara, Keisuke Yonezu, Taisuke Harada, Hiroki Sato, Yudai Yano, Seiichiro Yoshimura, Ichitaro Abe, Takashi Shuto, Hidefumi Akioka, Yasushi Teshima, Tomoyuki Wada, Kunio Yufu, Mikiko Nakagawa, Hirofumi Anai, Shinji Miyamoto, Naohiko Takahashi   +18 more
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The Objective Structured Clinical Examination and student collusion: marks do not tell the whole truth. [PDF]

, 2006
Objective: To determine whether the marks in the third year Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) were affected by the collusion reported by the students themselves on an electronic discussion board.reported by the students themselves on an
Parks, R., Cumming, A., Boyd, K.M., Warren, P M, Lloyd-Jones, G., Cumming, A, Boyd, K. M., Cameron, Helen, Cameron, H., Warren, P.M., Warren, P. M., Boyd, K M, Lloyd-Jones, G, Parks, R; id_orcid   +13 more
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Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs), psychiatry and the clinical assessment of skills and competencies (CASC) : same evidence, different judgement [PDF]

, 2011
Background: The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), originally developed in the 1970’s, has been hailed as the "gold standard" of clinical assessments for medical students and is used within medical schools throughout the world.
Marwaha, Steven, Marwaha, Steven; id_orcid, Marwaha Steven, Steven Marwaha   +3 more
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Innovations in online classes introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and their educational outcomes in Japan

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in Japan in February 2020, forcing the adoption of online education by university medical schools across Japan. The advantages and disadvantages of online education have been studied in
Kyoko Yamamoto, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Hidekazu Kondo, Hidefumi Akioka, Yasushi Teshima, Kunio Yufu, Naohiko Takahashi, Mikiko Nakagawa   +7 more
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Mental health and learning disability nursing students' perceptions of the usefulness of the objective structured clinical examination to assess their competence in medicine administration [PDF]

, 2014
The aim of this study was to evaluate mental health and learning disability nursing students’ perceptions of the usefulness of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in assessing their administration of medicine competence.
McCann, Terence, Hemingway, Steve, Roberts, Bronwyn, Stephenson, John, Roberts, B, Hemingway, S, Stephenson, J   +6 more
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