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Takafumi Hiro
Researcher at Nihon University
Publications - 143
Citations - 4123
Takafumi Hiro is an academic researcher from Nihon University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intravascular ultrasound & Coronary artery disease. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 140 publications receiving 3522 citations. Previous affiliations of Takafumi Hiro include Yamaguchi University.
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Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2017.
Makoto Kinoshita,Koutaro Yokote,Hidenori Arai,Mami Iida,Yasushi Ishigaki,Shun Ishibashi,Seiji Umemoto,Genshi Egusa,Hirotoshi Ohmura,Tomonori Okamura,Shinji Kihara,Shinji Koba,Isao Saito,Tetsuo Shoji,Hiroyuki Daida,Kazuhisa Tsukamoto,Juno Deguchi,Seitaro Dohi,Kazushige Dobashi,Hirotoshi Hamaguchi,Masumi Hara,Takafumi Hiro,Sadatoshi Biro,Yoshio Fujioka,Chizuko Maruyama,Yoshihiro Miyamoto,Yoshitaka Murakami,Masayuki Yokode,Hiroshi Yoshida,Hiromi Rakugi,Akihiko Wakatsuki,Shizuya Yamashita +31 more
TL;DR: Department of Preventive Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan department of Medical Statistics, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan Department of Clinical Innovative Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka.
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Executive Summary of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan —2012 Version
Tamio Teramoto,Jun Sasaki,Shun Ishibashi,Sadatoshi Birou,Hiroyuki Daida,Seitaro Dohi,Genshi Egusa,Takafumi Hiro,Kazuhiko Hirobe,Mami Iida,Shinji Kihara,Makoto Kinoshita,Chizuko Maruyama,Takao Ohta,Tomonori Okamura,Shizuya Yamashita,Masayuki Yokode,Koutaro Yokote +17 more
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Effect of Intensive Statin Therapy on Regression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome : A Multicenter Randomized Trial Evaluated by Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Using Pitavastatin Versus Atorvastatin (JAPAN-ACS [Japan Assessment of Pitavastatin and Atorvastatin in Acute Coronary Syndrome] Study)
Takafumi Hiro,Takeshi Kimura,Takeshi Morimoto,Katsumi Miyauchi,Yoshihisa Nakagawa,Masakazu Yamagishi,Yukio Ozaki,Kazuo Kimura,Satoshi Saito,Tetsu Yamaguchi,Hiroyuki Daida,Masunori Matsuzaki,Japan-Acs Investigators +12 more
TL;DR: The administration of pitavastatin or atorvastatin in patients with ACS equivalently resulted in significant regression of coronary PV, and this study was a prospective, randomized, open-label, parallel group study with blind end point evaluation conducted at 33 centers in Japan.
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Localized elevation of shear stress is related to coronary plaque rupture: a 3-dimensional intravascular ultrasound study with in-vivo color mapping of shear stress distribution.
Yusaku Fukumoto,Takafumi Hiro,Takashi Fujii,Genta Hashimoto,Tatsuhiro Fujimura,Jutaro Yamada,Takayuki Okamura,Masunori Matsuzaki +7 more
TL;DR: A new color-mapping program of shear stress with 3-dimensional intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was used to assess the relationship between shear Stress distribution and coronary plaque rupture by means of a new colorized mappings of the distribution of the streamline, blood pressure, andShear stress.
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The Elderly:Executive Summary of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan―2012 Version
Tamio Teramoto,Jun Sasaki,Shun Ishibashi,Sadatoshi Birou,Hiroyuki Daida,Seitaro Dohi,Genshi Egusa,Takafumi Hiro,Kazuhiko Hirobe,Mami Iida,Shinji Kihara,Makoto Kinoshita,Chizuko Maruyama,Takao Ohta,Tomonori Okamura,Shizuya Yamashita,Masayuki Yokode,Koutaro Yokote +17 more
TL;DR: In this article, the Friedewald formula was used to calculate the LDL-C level in a non-fasting state or when the TG level is ≥ 400 mg/dL.