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Hiromitsu Iwamoto
Researcher at Kyushu University
Publications - 24
Citations - 2512
Hiromitsu Iwamoto is an academic researcher from Kyushu University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 24 publications receiving 2411 citations.
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Incidence and risk factors of vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease in a defined elderly Japanese population The Hisayama Study
Taketo Yoshitake,Yutaka Kiyohara,I. Kato,Takao Ohmura,Hiromitsu Iwamoto,Keizo Nakayama,Susumu Ohmori,Nomiyama K,Hideo Kawano,Kazuo Ueda,Katsuo Sueishi,Masazumi Tsuneyoshi,Masatoshi Fujishima +12 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that asymptomatic stroke is an important factor in the development of VD, with age, prior stroke episodes, systolic blood pressure, and alcohol consumption being independent risk factors for its occurrence.
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Incidence and risk factors for subtypes of cerebral infarction in a general population: the Hisayama study.
Yumihiro Tanizaki,Yutaka Kiyohara,Isao Kato,Hiromitsu Iwamoto,Keizo Nakayama,Noriyasu Shinohara,Hisatomi Arima,Keiichi Tanaka,Setsuro Ibayashi,Masatoshi Fujishima +9 more
TL;DR: In this Japanese population, lacunar infarction was the most common subtype of cerebralinfarction and had a greater variety of risk factors, including not only hypertension but also ECG abnormalities, diabetes, obesity, and smoking, than did atherothrombotic infarctions or cardioembolic infarition.
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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in a Prospective Population Survey in Japan: The Hisayama Study
Masatoshi Fujishima,Yutaka Kiyohara,Isao Kato,Takao Ohmura,Hiromitsu Iwamoto,Keizo Nakayama,Susumu Ohmori,Taketo Yoshitake +7 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that NIDDM is a significant risk factors for both cerebral infarction and coronary heart disease and also that IGT itself is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the general Japanese population today.
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Prevalence of type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the Japanese general population: the Hisayama Study.
Takao Ohmura,Kazuo Ueda,Yutaka Kiyohara,Isao Kato,Hiromitsu Iwamoto,Keizo Nakayama,Nomiyama K,Susumu Ohmori,Taketo Yoshitake,A. Shinkawu,Yutaka Hasuo,Masatoshi Fujishima +11 more
TL;DR: The population-based prevalence of diabetes mellitus in members of the Japanese community, Hisayama aged 40–79 years old by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test was higher than those previously reported from several Japanese communities.
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The Impact of Alcohol and Hypertension on Stroke Incidence in a General Japanese Population The Hisayama Study
TL;DR: Among hypertensive individuals, heavy alcohol consumption leads to a significant increase in the risk of cerebral hemorrhage, suggesting a synergistic effect of alcohol and hypertension, while light alcohol consumption significantly reduces therisk of cerebral infarction.