Nobuaki Itoh, M. Maruyama, I. Tsuboi, Tsuyoshi Nohara, S. Ishihara, W. Shimizu
{"title":"Arrhythmogenic Triggers of Atrial Fibrillation Arising From the Common Trunk of the Inferior Pulmonary Veins","authors":"Nobuaki Itoh, M. Maruyama, I. Tsuboi, Tsuyoshi Nohara, S. Ishihara, W. Shimizu","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0154","url":null,"abstract":"Received January 10, 2022; accepted January 11, 2022; J-STAGE Advance Publication released online January 26, 2022 Time for primary review: 1 day Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki (N.I., M.M., I.T., T.N., S.I.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo (W.S.), Japan Mailing address: Mitsunori Maruyama, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, 1-383 Kosugi-machi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211-8533, Japan. E-mail: maru@nms.ac.jp All rights are reserved to the Japanese Circulation Society. For permissions, please e-mail: cr@j-circ.or.jp ISSN-2434-0790 Arrhythmogenic Triggers of Atrial Fibrillation Arising From the Common Trunk of the Inferior Pulmonary Veins","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72676501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Masataka Suzuki, Yu Izawa, T. Toba, A. Kono, K. Hirata
{"title":"Late Iodine Enhancement and Extracellular Volume Fraction in Cardiac Amyloidosis by Computed Tomography","authors":"Masataka Suzuki, Yu Izawa, T. Toba, A. Kono, K. Hirata","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0162","url":null,"abstract":"vated at 43% (Figure C,D). Cardiac computed tomography (CT) was performed using a 256-detector row scanner. Equilibrium phase imaging was acquired 5 min after injection of 100 mL of iodine contrast agent (370 mgI/mL). The ECV was measured with the subtraction method using the precontrast and equilibrium phase images. Cardiac CT showed no coronary artery stenosis. Equilibrium phase imaging showed late iodine enhancement co-located with LGE (Figure E,F). The ECV by CT was 44%, as high as on CMR (Figure G,H). Per histopathology, the patient had A 72-year-old man was referred to hospital because of abnormal ECG, showing poor R wave progression in the precordial leads. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, and speckle tracking showed an apical-sparing pattern. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) revealed late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in the entire subendocardium, which was transmurally exhibited in the hypertrophic septum (Figure A,B). The extracellular volume fraction (ECV) by T1 mapping was remarkably ele-","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83166467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kyohei Marume, S. Ogata, Ryota Kaichi, M. Nakai, M. Ishii, Takayuki Mori, S. Komaki, Hiroaki Kusaka, Reiko Toida, Kazumasa Kurogi, Y. Iwanaga, Y. Miyamoto, N. Yamamoto
{"title":"Incidence Rate of Hospitalization for Heart Failure in a Japanese City ― An Updated Reference for Japan’s Aging Society ―","authors":"Kyohei Marume, S. Ogata, Ryota Kaichi, M. Nakai, M. Ishii, Takayuki Mori, S. Komaki, Hiroaki Kusaka, Reiko Toida, Kazumasa Kurogi, Y. Iwanaga, Y. Miyamoto, N. Yamamoto","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0142","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is increasing in aging societies, such as Japan. The current incidence rate (IR) of HF hospitalization in Japan is unknown. Methods and Results: We conducted a regional population-based study assessing the IR of HF hospitalization in Nobeoka City. Data were collected over a period of 3 years from all patients with HF admitted for the first time to hospitals and clinics. 406 HF hospitalizations were registered (54% female; mean age 82 years). The IR of HF hospitalization was 129/100,000 person-years. The difference in the IR between women and men was not significant (131 vs. 127/100,000 person-years, respectively; P=0.767). The age-adjusted IR in the 2015 Japanese population was 105/100,000 person-years. According to 5-year age bands, the IR of HF hospitalization gradually increased up to 60–70 years of age, then increased rapidly in those aged ≥95 years for both sexes. The IR ratio compared with age <65 years was higher in women than men in each older age group. Conclusions: In this population-based study, the current IR of HF hospitalization in a region of Japan was higher than the IR from another study conducted in a different region in early 2000. By presenting detailed age-related data, the research findings will contribute to estimating the number of HF hospitalizations in other areas of Japan.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87780698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gallbladder Wall Thickness-Based Assessment of Organ Congestion in Patients With Heart Failure.","authors":"Takahiro Sakamoto, Kazuhiko Uchida, Akihiro Endo, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi, Kazuaki Tanabe","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0155","DOIUrl":"10.1253/circrep.CR-21-0155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b><i>Background:</i></b> Diffuse gallbladder (GB) wall thickening is caused by elevated systemic venous pressure, such as heart failure (HF). This study investigated the relationship between GB wall thickness (WT) and HF, and the prognostic impact of GBWT. <b><i>Methods and Results:</i></b> This prospective study included 116 patients with HF and 11 healthy controls. Among the 116 patients, 30 with GBWT measurements in the postprandial state or a history and/or signs of GB disease were excluded. The remaining 86 patients had significantly higher GBWT than the controls (median [interquartile range {IQR}] 2.0 [1.7-2.4] vs. 1.3 [1.1-1.6] mm, respectively; P<0.001). GBWT was significantly correlated with B-type natriuretic peptide (r=0.386, P<0.001), left atrial volume index (r=0.452, P<0.001), and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (r=-0.311, P=0.006). GBWT also exhibited a stepwise increasing relationship with increasing HF stage (Stage B, 22 patients, median [IQR] 1.8 [1.7-2.1] mm; Stage C, 60 patients, 2.0 [1.8-2.5] mm; and Stage D, 4 patients: 4.0 [3.5-4.5] mm). In Stage C or D HF patients, 11 hospitalizations for HF were observed over a median follow-up of 303 days (IQR 125-394 days). Furthermore, the rate of hospitalization events for HF was significantly higher in the high (≥3 mm) than low GBWT group (P=0.007). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> GBWT can be used to assess organ congestion in patients with HF.</p>","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8977193/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79550222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Launching Circulation Reports ― A New Era of Challenge in Cardiovascular Science ―","authors":"Y. Yonemitsu","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0006","url":null,"abstract":"as difficulties in publishing papers, have caused this imbalance between clinical and basic cardiovascular sciences in our Journals, and particularly in scientific activity in Japan. The limitless publishing space of Circulation Reports and the seamless exchange of manuscripts with Circulation Journal will therefore help to increase your motivation for basic cardiovascular science. Also, this Editorial policy of course applies to cardiovascular scientists all over the world.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72690765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Circulation Reports (Circ Rep) Vol. 1 Message From the Editor-in-Chief","authors":"M. Sata","doi":"10.1253/circrep.CR-66-0001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-66-0001","url":null,"abstract":"Welcome to Circulation Reports (Circ Rep). As reported by the Editor-in-Chief of the Circulation Journal (Vol. 81, Issue 1, 2017), the inaugural issue of Circulation Reports (Circ Rep), a new on-line only, Open Access Journal, was published on January 10, 2019. Circulation Reports (Circ Rep) is a sister journal of the Circulation Journal, an official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society. In this preparation issue, I will describe how and why the new journal is to be launched and what types of manuscripts will be published.","PeriodicalId":94305,"journal":{"name":"Circulation reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86464460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}