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Papers published by Dr Kohji Shirai:
Reasons for the Decline of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) in Aortic Valve Stenosis (AVS) [Letter]
Takahashi K, Yamamoto T, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2022, 18:887-888
Published Date: 23 December 2022
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Rapid Rise in Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index as a Predictor of Impending Cardiovascular Events -Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction Hypothesis for Plaque Rupture -
Shimizu K, Takahashi M, Sato S, Saiki A, Nagayama D, Hitsumoto T, Takahara A, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2022, 18:879-886
Published Date: 19 December 2022
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Various Obesity Indices and Arterial Function Evaluated with CAVI – Is Waist Circumference Adequate to Define Metabolic Syndrome?
Nagayama D, Sugiura T, Choi SY, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2022, 18:721-733
Published Date: 12 September 2022
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Comparison of Predictive Ability of Arterial Stiffness Parameters Including Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index, Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index0
Nagayama D, Fujishiro K, Suzuki K, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2022, 18:735-745
Published Date: 12 September 2022
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Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index is Associated with Prevalence and New-Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation in Japanese Urban Residents: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Cohort Study
Nagayama D, Fujishiro K, Nakamura K, Watanabe Y, Yamaguchi T, Suzuki K, Shimizu K, Saiki A, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2022, 18:5-15
Published Date: 2 February 2022
The Role of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis
Murakami K, Inayama E, Itoh Y, Tuchiya S, Iwasaki M, Tamura N, Suzuki T, Iwai N, Utino J, Masai M, Nagayama D, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2021, 17:791-798
Published Date: 2 December 2021
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The Anti-Cancer Effect of Pitavastatin May Be a Drug-Specific Effect: Subgroup Analysis of the TOHO-LIP Study
Nagayama D, Saiki A, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2021, 17:169-173
Published Date: 28 April 2021
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Increased Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Was Improved with Riociguat and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty: A Case Report
Sato S, Shimizu K, Ito T, Tsubono M, Ogawa A, Sasaki T, Takahashi M, Noro M, Shirai K
International Medical Case Reports Journal 2021, 14:191-197
Published Date: 29 March 2021
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Rapid Rise of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index May Be a Trigger of Cerebro-Cardiovascular Events: Proposal of Smooth Muscle Cell Contraction Theory for Plaque Rupture
Shimizu K, Takahashi M, Sato S, Saiki A, Nagayama D, Harada M, Miyazaki C, Takahara A, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2021, 17:37-47
Published Date: 12 February 2021
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The Background of Calculating CAVI: Lesson from the Discrepancy Between CAVI and CAVI0
Takahashi K, Yamamoto T, Tsuda S, Maruyama M, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2020, 16:193-201
Published Date: 21 May 2020
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Marker Of Sepsis Severity Is Associated With The Variation In Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) During Sepsis Treatment
Nagayama D, Imamura H, Endo K, Saiki A, Sato Y, Yamaguchi T, Watanabe Y, Ohira M, Shirai K, Tatsuno I
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2019, 15:509-516
Published Date: 5 November 2019
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Frequency of coronary artery stenosis in patients with asymptomatic familial hypercholesterolemia and its association with carotid intimal thickness and cardio-ankle vascular index [Corrigendum]
Suzuki M, Takahashi M, Iizuka T, Terada H, Noike H, Shirai K
Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology 2017, 8:19-20
Published Date: 9 March 2017
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Inverse relationship of cardioankle vascular index with BMI in healthy Japanese subjects: a cross-sectional study
Nagayama D, Imamura H, Sato Y, Yamaguchi T, Ban N, Kawana H, Ohira M, Saiki A, Shirai K, Tatsuno I
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2017, 13:1-9
Published Date: 21 December 2016
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Arterial stiffness, as monitored by cardio–ankle vascular index, is affected by obstructive sleep apnea, blood glucose control, and body weight – a case with 8 years follow up
Shimizu K, Yamamoto T, Shirai K
International Medical Case Reports Journal 2016, 9:231-235
Published Date: 9 August 2016
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Effect of nitroglycerin administration on cardio-ankle vascular index
Shimizu K, Yamamoto T, Takahashi M, Sato S, Noike H, Shirai K
Vascular Health and Risk Management 2016, 12:313-319
Published Date: 3 August 2016
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Frequency of coronary artery stenosis in patients with asymptomatic familial hypercholesterolemia and its association with carotid intimal thickness and cardio-ankle vascular index
Suzuki M, Takahashi M, Iizuka T, Terada H, Noike H, Shirai K
Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology 2016, 7:83-90
Published Date: 28 June 2016
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Factors affecting high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T elevation in Japanese metabolic syndrome patients
Hitsumoto T, Shirai K
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2015, 8:157-162
Published Date: 10 March 2015
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Pioglitazone improves the cardio-ankle vascular index in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with metformin
Ohira M, Yamaguchi T, Saiki A, Ban N, Kawana H, Nagumo A, Murano T, Shirai K, Tatsuno I
Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2014, 7:313-319
Published Date: 17 July 2014