Shigenori Ito, MD

Comparison of Dilatation Mechanism and Long-Term Vessel Remodeling Between Directional Coronary Atherectomy and Balloon Angiopla

08/01/2008

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Hiroshi Suzumura , MD;

Hiroaki Hosokawa , MD;

Tatsuya Fukutomi , MD;

Makoto Itoh , MD;

Although acute and late results of coronary intervention have been obtained by coronary angiography and this method might be sufficient for daily practice, angiography is a luminology1 and cannot reveal changes in vessel and plaque volume. On...

Although acute and late results...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Adjunctive Use of Cutting Balloon After Rotational Atherectomy in a Young Adult with Probable Kawasaki Disease

08/01/2008

Takeshi Suzuki , MD, PhD;

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Case description. A 19-year-old man, who probably suffered from Kawasaki disease (KD) from 3 years of age, presented with acute myocardial infarction and was treated with direct plain old balloon angioplasty at another hospital. Emergency...

Case description. A 19-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Intracoronary Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography after Cutting Balloon Angioplasty for In-stent Restenosis

08/01/2008

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Makoto Itoh , MD;

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) represents a promising new technology1–2 for imaging the vascular microstructure at a level of 10–20 mm,3–6 which has not yet been achieved with the use of other imaging modalities.7–9 It may permit the...

Optical coherence tomography...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Advanced Atheroscrelotic Plaque as a Potential Cause of No-reflow in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ‚Äî Intravascular

08/01/2008

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Masanao Saio , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...

No-reflow sometimes occurs in...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

A Novel Use of Cutting Balloon in Treating Coronary Artery Dissection that Developed During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Shinsuke Ojio , MD;

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Key words: acute occlusion, bail-out, coronary angiography, coronary stent Coronary dissections sometimes compromise distal flow due to lack of re-entry, or compression by hematoma after wire manipulation or balloon dilatation during...

Key words: acute occlusion,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

A Case of Extended Late-Phase In-Stent Restenosis After Implantation of a Bare-Metal Stent: Intravascular Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography and Immunohistochemical Findings

03/30/2011

Takayuki Yoshida , MD;

Shugo Suzuki , MD;

Shigenori Ito , MD;

ABSTRACT: Although extended late-phase in-stent restenosis has been reported even after implantation of bare-metal stents (BMS), the data resolving the mechanism are sparse. We could obtain intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence...

ABSTRACT: Although extended...

03/30/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Angiographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Acetylcholine-Induced Coronary Vasospasm on Follow-up Coronary Angiography Following Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

01/27/2011

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Takayuki Yoshida , MD;

Kosuke Nakasuka , MD;

Kotaro Morimoto , MD;

Masahiko Inomata , MD;

Nozomu Tamai , MD;

Shin Suzuki , MD;

Yoshimasa Murakami , MD;

Akihiro Morino , CE;

Yoshiyuki Shimizu , CE;

Koichi Sato , MD;

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have shown that drug-eluting stents (DES) induce vascular endothelial dysfunction in both Cypher and Taxus stents. These studies evaluated coronary vasomotion in the peri-stent coronary segment for 1 lesion with 1...

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have...

01/27/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Sodium Bicarbonate for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: The Efficacy of High Concentration Solution

08/29/2012

Shigenori Ito , MD;

Kazuyuki Miyata , MD;

Takayuki Yoshida , MD;

Kosuke Nakasuka , MD;

Kotaro Morimoto , MD;

Masahiko Inomata , MD;