Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission protects macrophages from mtDNA/ZBP1-mediated inflammation and inhibits post-infarct cardiac remodelling.
Yuki Kondo; Jun-Ichiro Koga; Nasanbadrakh Orkhonselenge; Lixiang Wang; Nao Hasuzawa; Shunsuke Katsuki; Tetsuya Matoba; Yosuke Nishimura; Masatoshi Nomura; Masaharu Kataoka
Cardiovascular research, Mar. 2026

Left Atrial Plication for Left Ventricular Posterior Wall Bending With Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation.
Mai Iwataki; Yasuhisa Oishi; Hajime Miki; Takeshi Onoue; Yasufumi Nagata; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji; Yosuke Nishimura; Masaharu Kataoka
JACC. Case reports, Feb. 2026

Combined Aspirin Study for Mechanical Prosthetic Valve in Kyushu and Ryukyu by Inter-University Hospital Network (ASPIRIN-Trial).
Yuki Tsuda; Koichi Arinaga; Takashi Shuto; Hiromichi Sonoda; Kazuhisa Matsumoto; Shuhei Sakaguchi; Go Kuwahara; Masataka Eto; Jun Takaki; Hitoshi Inafuku; Masanori Takamatsu; Ichiro Matsumaru; Kazuyoshi Takagi; Takayuki Kawashima; Tomoki Ushijima; Hideaki Kanda; Kunihide Nakamura; Hiromitsu Teratani; Toru Yasutsune; Takashi Yoshinaga; Yuya Kise; Hiroyuki Morokuma; Kiyoyuki Eishi; Takashi Miura; Keiji Kamohara; Kojiro Furukawa; Toshihiro Fukui; Yosuke Nishimura; Hideichi Wada; Koji Furukawa; Yoshiharu Soga; Akira Shiose; Shinji Miyamoto; Eiki Tayama; Yoshihisa Fujino; Yutaka Otsuji; Masaharu Kataoka
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, Jan. 2026

Marked Improvements in Basal Interventricular Septal Hypertrophy After Aortic Root Replacement for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
Mai Iwataki; Yoshiko Hayashida; Satoru Ota; Honami Bell Tatta; Akemi Nakazono; Yutaka Otsuji; Yasuhisa Oishi; Takatoshi Aoki; Yosuke Nishimura; Masaharu Kataoka
JACC. Case reports, Mar. 2025, Reviewed

Updated pathophysiological overview of functional MR (ventricular and atrial).
Jun Akashi; Yutaka Otsuji; Yosuke Nishimura; Robert A Levine; Masaharu Kataoka
General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Jan. 2025, Reviewed

Fibrinolytic treatment using recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Tomoya Takigawa; Satoshi Miyahara; Hiromu Ishii; Midori Ogawa; Kazumasa Fukuda; Yosuke Nishimura; Mitsumasa Saito
Microbial pathogenesis, Dec. 2024

Potential Effects of Mild Atrial Secondary Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Isolated Atrial Fibrillation.
Jun Akashi; Mai Iwataki; Yosuke Nabeshima; Takeshi Onoue; Atsushi Hayashi; Tetsuo Tanaga; Shun Nishino; Toshiyuki Kimura; Mitsuhiro Yano; Nozomi Watanabe; Yuki Tsuda; Masaru Araki; Yoshisato Shibata; Yosuke Nishimura; Yutaka Otsuji; Masaharu Kataoka
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, Mar. 2024

Potential mechanism of left ventricular spherical remodeling: association of mitral valve complex-myocardium longitudinal tissue remodeling mismatch.
Yasufumi Nagata; Mai Iwataki; Yosuke Nabeshima; Soshi Hei; Takeshi Onoue; Atsushi Hayashi; Kyoko Otani; Yuki Tsuda; Masaru Araki; Dae-Hee Kim; Jae-Kwan Song; Akihiro Hayashida; Misako Toki; Toshinori Yuasa; Naoko Mizukami; Yosuke Nishimura; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Sep. 2020

Relations of Augmented Systolic Annular Expansion and Leaflet/Papillary Muscle Dynamics in Late-Systolic Mitral Valve Prolapse Evaluated by Echocardiography with a Speckle Tracking Analysis.
Soshi Hei; Mai Iwataki; Jeong-Yoon Jang; Hiroshi Kuwaki; Shota Fukuda; Yun-Jeong Kim; Misako Toki; Takeshi Onoue; Atsushi Hayashi; Shun Nishino; Nozomi Watanabe; Akihiro Hayashida; Yuki Tsuda; Masaru Araki; Yosuke Nishimura; Jae-Kwan Song; Kiyoshi Yoshida; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji
International heart journal, 2020

Possible mechanism of late systolic mitral valve prolapse: systolic superior shift of leaflets secondary to annular dilatation that causes papillary muscle traction.
Soshi Hei; Mai Iwataki; Jeong-Yoon Jang; Hiroshi Kuwaki; Keitaro Mahara; Shota Fukuda; Yun-Jeong Kim; Yosuke Nabeshima; Takeshi Onoue; Yasufumi Nagata; Shun Nishino; Nozomi Watanabe; Masaaki Takeuchi; Yosuke Nishimura; Jae-Kwan Song; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Mar. 2019

Surgical Therapy for Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Yosuke Nishimura; Toru Yasutsune; Eigo Ikushima; Hidehiko Nakashima; Tomoya Takigawa
Journal of UOEH, 2019

[A Case of Successful Surgery for Adult Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect].
Takehiro Kishigami; Eigo Ikushima; Toru Yasutsune; Yosuke Nishimura
Journal of UOEH, 2019

Left Atrial Remodeling in Segmental vs. Global Mitral Valve Prolapse - Three-Dimensional Echocardiography.
Atsushi Hayashi; Shota Fukuda; Keitaro Mahara; Soshi Hei; Takeshi Onoue; Yuichiro Kado; Yasufumi Nagata; Mai Iwataki; Kyoko Otani; Tetsu Miyamoto; Yasushi Oginosawa; Shinjo Sonoda; Masataka Eto; Yosuke Nishimura; Shuichiro Takanashi; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, Nov. 2016

Basal Left Ventricular Dilatation and Reduced Contraction in Patients With Mitral Valve Prolapse Can Be Secondary to Annular Dilatation: Preoperative and Postoperative Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic Study on Left Ventricle and Mitral Valve Annulus Interaction.
Shota Fukuda; Jae-Kwan Song; Keitaro Mahara; Hiroshi Kuwaki; Jeong Yoon Jang; Masaaki Takeuchi; Byung Joo Sun; Yun Jeong Kim; Tetsu Miyamoto; Yasushi Oginosawa; Shinjo Sonoda; Masataka Eto; Yosuke Nishimura; Shuichiro Takanashi; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, Oct. 2016

[Mitral Valve Repair for Patients with Mitral Valve Prolapse].
Yosuke Nishimura
Journal of UOEH, Sep. 2015

Mitral stenosis reversed by medical treatment for heart failure.
Sawami Yukawa; Masaaki Takeuchi; Akemi Nakazono; Kyoko Sakamoto; Kiyoshi Araya; Masataka Eto; Yosuke Nishimura; Masaru Harada; Robert A Levine; Yutaka Otsuji
The Annals of thoracic surgery, Nov. 2013

Surgical application for a prolapse of the anterior mitral leaflet by replacing artificial chordae with polytetrafluoroethylene grafts.
Yukihiro Tomita; Hisataka Yasui; Toshiro Iwai; Takahiro Nishida; Hideki Tatewaki; Shigeki Morita; Munetaka Masuda; Toru Yasutsune; Yosuke Nishimura
Surgery today, 2005

Extensive use of polytetrafluoroethylene artificial grafts for prolapse of posterior mitral leaflet.
Yukihiro Tomita; Hisataka Yasui; Toshiro Iwai; Takahiro Nishida; Shigeki Morita; Munetaka Masuda; Tetsuro Sano; Yosuke Nishimura; Hideki Tatewaki
The Annals of thoracic surgery, Sep. 2004

Extensive use of polytetrafluoroethylene artificial grafts for prolapse of bilateral mitral leaflets.
Yukihiro Tomita; Hisataka Yasui; Ryuji Tominaga; Shigeki Morita; Munetaka Masuda; Kazuhiro Kurisu; Yosuke Nishimura
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Jan. 2002

【心エコー塾　身につけたい心エコー】 治す　心エコーが活きる　僧帽弁逆流の治療
角 裕一郎, 西村 陽介, 福田 祥大, 尾辻 豊, 竹内 正明
Heart View, Jun. 2016, Null, Null

僧帽弁逸脱症に対する形成術
西村　陽介
Journal of UOEH, Sep. 2015, Reviewed, Null
Lead

心室中隔穿孔閉鎖術後にパッチ閉鎖部の血栓によると考えられる心原性脳梗塞を発症した1例
岸上 赳大, 松山 翔, 安恒 亨, 西村 陽介, 坂本 真人
日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌, Sep. 2020, Reviewed, Null

心臓外科手術により軽快した成人不完全型房室中隔欠損症の1例
岸上 赳大,　幾島 栄悟, 安恒 亨, 西村 陽介
産業医科大学雑誌, Jun. 2019, Null, Null

Potential mechanism of left ventricular spherical remodeling: association of mitral valve complex-myocardium longitudinal tissue remodeling mismatch.
Nagata Yasufumi, Iwataki Mai, Nabeshima Yosuke, Hei Soshi, Onoue Takeshi, Hayashi Atsushi, Otani Kyoko, Tsuda Yuki, Araki Masaru, Kim Dae-Hee, Song Jae-Kwan, Hayashida Akihiro, Toki Misako, Yuasa Toshinori, Mizukami Naoko, Nishimura Yosuke, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Sep. 2020, Reviewed, Null

Complete resection of an anterior mediastinal tumor by total arch replacement and pulmonary artery trunk plasty with a pericardial patch: A case report.
Chikaishi Yasuhiro, Matsumiya Hiroki, Kanayama Masatoshi, Taira Akihiro, Nabe Yusuke, Shinohara Shinji, Kuwata Taiji, Takenaka Masaru, Oka Soichi, Hirai Ayako, Kuroda Koji, Imanishi Naoko, Ichiki Yoshinobu, Nishimura Yosuke, Tanaka Fumihiro
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), Nov. 2018, Reviewed, Null

Mitral stenosis reversed by medical treatment for heart failure.
Yukawa Sawami, Takeuchi Masaaki, Nakazono Akemi, Sakamoto Kyoko, Araya Kiyoshi, Eto Masataka, Nishimura Yosuke, Harada Masaru, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
The Annals of thoracic surgery, Nov. 2013, Reviewed, Null

Complete Resection of Thymic Sarcomatoid Carcinoma Through Total Aortic Arch Replacement.
Oka Soichi, Taira Akihiro, Shinohara Shuichi, Kuwata Taiji, Takenaka Masaru, Chikaishi Yasuhiro, Hirai Ayako, Uramoto Hidetaka, Nishimura Yosuke, Tanaka Fumihiro
The Annals of thoracic surgery, Dec. 2016, Reviewed, Null

Morphometric study of the human mitral annulus: guide for mitral valve surgery.
Eto Masataka, Morita Shigeki, Nakashima Yutaka, Nishimura Yousuke, Tominaga Ryuji
Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, Sep. 2014, Reviewed, Null

Cyclophilin D induces necrotic core formation by mediating mitochondria-associated macrophage death in advanced atherosclerotic lesions.
Koga Jun-Ichiro, Umezu Ryuta, Kondo Yuki, Shirouzu Tomohiro, Orkhonselenge Nasanbadrakh, Ueno Hiromichi, Katsuki Shunsuke, Matoba Tetsuya, Nishimura Yosuke, Kataoka Masaharu
Atherosclerosis, Sep. 2024, Reviewed, Null

Evidence of a vicious cycle in mitral regurgitation with prolapse: secondary tethering attributed to primary prolapse demonstrated by three-dimensional echocardiography exacerbates regurgitation.
Otani Kyoko, Takeuchi Masaaki, Kaku Kyoko, Haruki Nobuhiko, Yoshitani Hidetoshi, Eto Masataka, Tamura Masahito, Okazaki Masahiro, Abe Haruhiko, Fujino Yoshihisa, Nishimura Yousuke, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
Circulation, Sep. 2012, Reviewed, Null

Surgical as Opposed to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Improves Basal Interventricular Septal Hypertrophy.
Yoshitani Hidetoshi, Isotani Akihiro, Song Jae-Kwan, Shirai Shinichi, Umeda Hiromi, Jang Jeong Yoon, Onoue Takeshi, Toki Misako, Sun Byung-Joo, Kim Dae-Hee, Kagiyama Nobuyuki, Hayashida Akihiro, Song Jong-Min, Eto Masataka, Nishimura Yosuke, Ando Kenji, Hanyu Michiya, Yoshida Kiyoshi, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, Oct. 2018, Reviewed, Null

Left Atrial Remodeling in Segmental vs. Global Mitral Valve Prolapse　- Three-Dimensional Echocardiography.
Hayashi Atsushi, Fukuda Shota, Mahara Keitaro, Hei Soshi, Onoue Takeshi, Kado Yuichiro, Nagata Yasufumi, Iwataki Mai, Otani Kyoko, Miyamoto Tetsu, Oginosawa Yasushi, Sonoda Shinjo, Eto Masataka, Nishimura Yosuke, Takanashi Shuichiro, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, Nov. 2016, Reviewed, Null

Basal Left Ventricular Dilatation and Reduced Contraction in Patients With Mitral Valve Prolapse Can Be Secondary to Annular Dilatation: Preoperative and Postoperative Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic Study on Left Ventricle and Mitral Valve Annulus Interaction.
Fukuda Shota, Song Jae-Kwan, Mahara Keitaro, Kuwaki Hiroshi, Jang Jeong Yoon, Takeuchi Masaaki, Sun Byung Joo, Kim Yun Jeong, Miyamoto Tetsu, Oginosawa Yasushi, Sonoda Shinjo, Eto Masataka, Nishimura Yosuke, Takanashi Shuichiro, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, Oct. 2016, Reviewed, Null

Successful surgical treatment with tracheal resection for a symptomatic vascular ring in an adult.
Imanishi Naoko, Takenaka Masaru, Nabe Yusuke, Nishimura Yosuke, Tanaka Fumihiro
General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Mar. 2019, Reviewed, Null

Preoperative decline in skeletal muscle strength of patients with cardiovascular disease affects postoperative pulmonary complication occurrence: a single-center retrospective study.
Sugimoto Nozomu, Kuhara Satoshi, Nawata Keishi, Yano Yudai, Teramatsu Hiroaki, Itoh Hideaki, Araki Masaru, Kataoka Masaharu, Jinzai Yuki, Nishimura Yousuke, Saeki Satoru
Heart and vessels, Feb. 2023, Reviewed, Null

Relations of Augmented Systolic Annular Expansion and Leaflet/Papillary Muscle Dynamics in Late-Systolic Mitral Valve Prolapse Evaluated by Echocardiography with a Speckle Tracking Analysis.
Hei Soshi, Iwataki Mai, Jang Jeong-Yoon, Kuwaki Hiroshi, Fukuda Shota, Kim Yun-Jeong, Toki Misako, Onoue Takeshi, Hayashi Atsushi, Nishino Shun, Watanabe Nozomi, Hayashida Akihiro, Tsuda Yuki, Araki Masaru, Nishimura Yosuke, Song Jae-Kwan, Yoshida Kiyoshi, Levine Robert A, Otsuji Yutaka
International heart journal, Sep. 2020, Reviewed, Null

Surgical Therapy for Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis in the Era of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Nishimura Yosuke, Yasutsune Toru, Ikushima Eigo, Nakashima Hidehiko, Takigawa Tomoya
Journal of UOEH, Dec. 2019, Reviewed, Null
Lead

Fibrinolytic treatment using recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Takigawa Tomoya, Miyahara Satoshi, Ishii Hiromu, Ogawa Midori, Fukuda Kazumasa, Nishimura Yosuke, Saito Mitsumasa
Microbial pathogenesis, Dec. 2024, Reviewed, Null

Salvage Surgery Combined With Descending Aorta Resection for Lung Cancer
Masatoshi Kanayama, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Masataka Mori, Hiroki Matsumiya, Yusuke Nabe, Akihiro Taira, Shinji Shinohara, Taiji Kuwata, Masaru Takenaka, Ayako Hirai, Naoko Imanishi, Kazue Yoneda, Eigo Ikushima, Toru Yasutsune, Yosuke Nishimura, Fumihiro Tanaka
Surgical Case Reports, Jul. 2019, Reviewed, Null

Significant delayed aortic dilatation after tetralogy of Fallot repair: a case report.
Nishimura Yosuke, Yasutsune Toru, Shimajiri Shohei, Jinzai Yuki, Ikushima Eigo, Kishigami Takehiro, Takigawa Tomoya
Surgical case reports, Jul. 2020, Reviewed, Null
Lead

Impact of sarcopenia on long-term survival after cardiac surgery for end-stage renal disease patients.
Ikushima Eigo, Yasutsune Toru, Kishigami Takehiro, Takigawa Tomoya, Jinzai Yuki, Kado Yuichiro, Nishimura Yosuke
Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals, Oct. 2023, Reviewed, Null

2,5-Dimethylcelecoxib attenuates cardiac fibrosis caused by cryoinjury-induced myocardial infarction by suppressing the fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transformation via inhibition of the TGF-β signaling pathway.
Ikushima Eigo, Ishikane Shin, Kishigami Takehiro, Matsunaga Hiroaki, Igawa Kazunobu, Tomooka Katsuhiko, Nishimura Yosuke, Takahashi-Yanaga Fumi
Biochemical pharmacology, Mar. 2022, Null, Null

Potential Effects of Mild Atrial Secondary Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Isolated Atrial Fibrillation.
Akashi Jun, Iwataki Mai, Nabeshima Yosuke, Onoue Takeshi, Hayashi Atsushi, Tanaga Tetsuo, Nishino Shun, Kimura Toshiyuki, Yano Mitsuhiro, Watanabe Nozomi, Tsuda Yuki, Araki Masaru, Shibata Yoshisato, Nishimura Yosuke, Otsuji Yutaka, Kataoka Masaharu
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, Mar. 2024, Reviewed, Null

Updated pathophysiological overview of functional MR (ventricular and atrial).
Akashi Jun, Otsuji Yutaka, Nishimura Yosuke, Levine Robert A, Kataoka Masaharu
General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Jan. 2025, Reviewed, Null

Marked Improvements in Basal Interventricular Septal Hypertrophy After Aortic Root Replacement for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
Iwataki Mai, Hayashida Yoshiko, Ota Satoru, Bell Tatta Honami, Nakazono Akemi, Otsuji Yutaka, Oishi Yasuhisa, Aoki Takatoshi, Nishimura Yosuke, Kataoka Masaharu
JACC. Case reports, Mar. 2025, Reviewed, Null

2,5-Dimethyl-celecoxib induces early termination of inflammatory responses by transient macrophage accumulation and inhibits the progression of cardiac remodeling in a mouse model of cryoinjury-induced myocardial infarction.
Kishigami Takehiro, Ishikane Shin, Arioka Masaki, Igawa Kazunobu, Nishimura Yosuke, Takahashi-Yanaga Fumi
Journal of pharmacological sciences, Feb. 2024, Reviewed, Null