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Koichi Kikuta
Researcher at Kumamoto University
Publications - 25
Citations - 1823
Koichi Kikuta is an academic researcher from Kumamoto University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Natriuretic peptide & Myocardial infarction. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 23 publications receiving 1767 citations.
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Localization and mechanism of secretion of B-type natriuretic peptide in comparison with those of A-type natriuretic peptide in normal subjects and patients with heart failure.
Hirofumi Yasue,Michihiro Yoshimura,Hitoshi Sumida,Koichi Kikuta,Kiyotaka Kugiyama,Michihisa Jougasaki,Hisao Ogawa,Ken Okumura,Masashi Mukoyama,Kazuwa Nakao +9 more
TL;DR: Examination of the sources and mechanisms of the secretion of BNP in comparison with those of ANP in control subjects and in patients with heart failure concludes that BNP is secreted mainly from the left ventricle in normal adult humans as well as in Patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
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Increased plasma levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with unstable angina.
Koichi Kikuta,Hirofumi Yasue,Michihiro Yoshimura,Etsuo Morita,Hitoshi Sumida,Hideji Kato,Kiyotaka Kugiyama,Hisao Ogawa,Ken Okumura,Yoshihiro Ogawa,Kazuwa Nakao +10 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that the plasma levels of B-type or brain natriuretic peptide are increased in the majority of patients with unstable angina and that the increased levels decrease toward normal after treatment.
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Comparison of secretion pattern between A-type and B-type natriuretic peptides in patients with old myocardial infarction
Hitoshi Sumida,Hirofumi Yasue,Michihiro Yoshimura,Ken Okumura,Hisao Ogawa,Kiyotaka Kugiyama,Kozaburo Matsuyama,Koichi Kikuta,Etsuo Morita,Kazuwa Nakao +9 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that the secretion of A- and B-type natriuretic peptide from the left ventricular increases in proportion to the severity ofleft ventricular dysfunction, and that the regional ventricular wall stretch caused by infarction strongly stimulates secretion of B- type natriuric peptide.
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Evaluation of oxygen consumption and resting energy expenditure in critically ill patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
Shuji Moriyama,Kazufumi Okamoto,Yoich Tabira,Koichi Kikuta,Ichiro Kukita,Masamichi Hamaguchi,Nobuo Kitamura +6 more
TL;DR: The present study shows that classifying patients into three grades (non-SIRS, nonseptic SirS, and septic SIRS) is a valid predictor of metabolic stress in critically ill patients.
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Efficacy of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Children With ARDS
TL;DR: In children with ARDS, iNO frequently improves oxygenation and induces a slight decrease in PaCO2, with the baseline PaO2/FIO2 functioning as a predictor of all NO response.