Nobutaka Hirai

Kumamoto Medical Center — Japan

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention(10), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity(9), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research(7), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics(6), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms(6)

Publications45 total

Incidence, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic approach in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: The Kumamoto Cardiac Amyloidosis Survey
Journal of Cardiology·2022· 6 cited
Dose-Dependent Inhibitory Effect of Rosuvastatin in Japanese Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction on Serum Concentration of Matrix Metalloproteinases–INVITATION Trial–
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Abstract 11533: Dose-dependent Inhibitory Effect of Rosuvastatin in Japanese Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction on Serum Concentration of Matrix Metalloproteinases - Invitation Trial -
Circulation·2019
Dose-dependent INhibitory effect of rosuVastatin In Japanese patienTs with Acute myocardial infarcTION on serum concentration of matrix metalloproteinases – INVITATION trial
Journal of Cardiology·2018· 4 citedOpen Access
PJ-142 Effect of Passive Smoking at Attack of Acute Coronary Syndrome : Quantitative Evaluation by Blood Cotinine Concentration(Smoking-2 (H) PJ24,Poster Session (Japanese),The 70th Anniversary Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society)
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2006
Prognostic Value of Flow-Mediated Dilation of the Brachial Artery in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
Internal Medicine·2006· 56 citedOpen Access
Low-Grade Inflammation, Thrombogenicity, and Atherogenic Lipid Profile in Cigarette Smokers
Circulation Journal·2005· 118 citedOpen Access
Comparison of frequency of interferon-γ–positive cd4+ t cells before and after percutaneous coronary intervention and the effect of statin therapy in patients with stable angina pectoris
The American Journal of Cardiology·2004· 9 cited
Urinary biopyrrins levels are elevated in relation to severity of heart failure
Journal of the American College of Cardiology·2004· 65 cited
Echolucent carotid plaques predict future coronary events in patients with coronary artery disease
Journal of the American College of Cardiology·2004· 199 cited
Heart Failure with Silent Coronary Artery Spasm Exhibiting Microscopic Focal Myocardial Necrosis and Amyloid-Deposition
Internal Medicine·2004· 4 citedOpen Access
Attenuation of Nitrate Tolerance and Oxidative Stress by an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker in Patients With Coronary Spastic Angina
Circulation·2003· 65 citedOpen Access
Effects of transdermal and oral estrogen supplementation on endothelial function, inflammation and cellular redox state
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics·2003
Dehydroepiandrosterone Supplementation Improves Endothelial Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Men
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism·2003· 6 citedOpen Access
Relationship between Systemic Inflammation Induced by Cigarette Smoking and Coronary Risk Factors
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2003
Coronary Flow Velocity Measurement Has a Diagnostic Value for Coronary Spastic Angina during Intracoronary Injection of Acetylcholine
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2003
Influence of a Novel Adipocyte-Derived Protein, Adiponectin on Fibrinolysis and Inflammation in Stable Effort Angina
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2003
The Levels of Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Adiponectin, Have a Close Relation with Atherosis Rather Than Sclerosis
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2003
Impairment of Flow-Mediated Dilation in Brachial Artery Predicts Cardiovascular Events
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2003
Echolucent Carotid Plaques Provide an Incremental Predictive Value in Future Coronary Complications in Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus
Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition·2003
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Frequent Co-authors

Hisao Ogawa(35), Tomohiro Sakamoto(27), Michihiro Yoshimura(22), Hirofumi Soejima(21), Hirofumi Yasue(19), Seigo Sugiyama(16), Hiroaki Kawano(15), Takeshi Motoyama(11), Kiyotaka Kugiyama(11), Hironobu Fukushima(11), Shinzo Miyamoto(10), Hideki Shimomura(10), Osamu Honda(9), Shinichi Nakamura(9), Shunichi Koide(8), Hiroaki Kawano(8), Jun Hokamaki(8), Yasushi Moriyama(7), Ichiro Kajiwara(7), Sunao Kojima(6)