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Akiko Maehara is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields including Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on core topics such as Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Aortic Aneurysm Repair Treatments, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, and Peripheral Artery Disease Management.

Recent publications by Akiko Maehara show a concentration on coronary artery disease and imaging technologies. Selected papers include:

  • Identification of vulnerable plaques and patients by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound (PROSPECT II): a prospective natural history study, 2021, The Lancet
  • Optical coherence tomography in coronary atherosclerosis assessment and intervention, 2022, Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • Coronary Optical Coherence Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine Underlying Causes of Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries in Women, 2020, Circulation
  • Definitions and Clinical Trial Design Principles for Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Therapies: CTO-ARC Consensus Recommendations, 2021, Circulation
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Vulnerable Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Akiko Maehara has frequently published in leading cardiology and cardiovascular intervention journals. These include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions
  • EuroIntervention
  • Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably Ziad A. Ali, Gary S. Mintz, Mitsuaki Matsumura, Gregg W. Stone, and Richard Shlofmitz. These collaborations have contributed to advancing research in coronary artery disease diagnostics and interventions.

Best Publications

  • A Prospective Natural-History Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis

    Gregg W. Stone;Akiko Maehara;Alexandra J. Lansky;Bernard de Bruyne

  • Consensus standards for acquisition, measurement, and reporting of intravascular optical coherence tomography studies: a report from the International Working Group for Intravascular Optical Coherence Tomography Standardization and Validation.

    Guillermo J. Tearney;Evelyn Regar;Takashi Akasaka;Tom Adriaenssens

  • Intracoronary abciximab and aspiration thrombectomy in patients with large anterior myocardial infarction: the INFUSE-AMI randomized trial.

    Gregg W. Stone;Akiko Maehara;Bernhard Witzenbichler;Jacek Godlewski

  • Optical coherence tomography compared with intravascular ultrasound and with angiography to guide coronary stent implantation (ILUMIEN III: OPTIMIZE PCI): a randomised controlled trial

    Ziad A Ali;Akiko Maehara;Philippe Généreux;Richard A Shlofmitz

  • Relationship Between Infarct Size and Outcomes Following Primary PCI: Patient-Level Analysis From 10 Randomized Trials

    Gregg W. Stone;Harry P. Selker;Holger Thiele;Manesh R. Patel

  • Coronary artery calcification: pathogenesis and prognostic implications.

    Mahesh V. Madhavan;Madhusudhan Tarigopula;Gary S. Mintz;Akiko Maehara

  • Ischemic outcomes after coronary intervention of calcified vessels in acute coronary syndromes. Pooled analysis from the HORIZONS-AMI (Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction) and ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy) TRIALS.

    Philippe Généreux;Mahesh V. Madhavan;Gary S. Mintz;Akiko Maehara

  • Relationship Between Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance and Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stents The Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Drug-Eluting Stents (ADAPT-DES) Study

    Bernhard Witzenbichler;Akiko Maehara;Giora Weisz;Franz Josef Neumann

  • Morphologic and angiographic features of coronary plaque rupture detected by intravascular ultrasound

    Akiko Maehara;Gary S. Mintz;Anh B. Bui;Olga R. Walter

  • The dynamic nature of coronary artery lesion morphology assessed by serial virtual histology intravascular ultrasound tissue characterization.

    Takashi Kubo;Akiko Maehara;Gary S. Mintz;Hiroshi Doi

  • Safety and Effectiveness of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Coronary Stenoses: The Disrupt CAD II Study.

    Ziad A. Ali;Holger Nef;Javier Escaned;Nikos Werner

  • Relationship between microvascular obstruction and adverse events following primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: an individual patient data pooled analysis from seven randomized trials.

    Suzanne de Waha;Manesh R Patel;Christopher B Granger;E Magnus Ohman

  • Multicenter Core Laboratory Comparison of the Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio and Resting Pd/Pa With Fractional Flow Reserve: The RESOLVE Study

    Allen Jeremias;Akiko Maehara;Philippe Généreux;Kaleab N. Asrress

  • A new optical coherence tomography-based calcium scoring system to predict stent underexpansion.

    Akiko Fujino;Gary S Mintz;Mitsuaki Matsumura;Tetsumin Lee

  • Feasibility of Shockwave Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Treatment of Calcified Coronary Stenoses.

    Todd J. Brinton;Ziad A. Ali;Jonathan M. Hill;Ian T. Meredith

  • Gender and the extent of coronary atherosclerosis, plaque composition, and clinical outcomes in acute coronary syndromes.

    Alexandra J. Lansky;Vivian G. Ng;Akiko Maehara;Giora Weisz

  • Clinical use of intracoronary imaging. Part 2: acute coronary syndromes, ambiguous coronary angiography findings, and guiding interventional decision-making: an expert consensus document of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions.

    Thomas W Johnson;Lorenz Räber;Carlo di Mario;Christos Bourantas

  • Intravascular ultrasound assessment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection

    Akiko Maehara;Gary S Mintz;Marco T Castagna;August D Pichard

  • Identification of vulnerable plaques and patients by intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy and ultrasound (PROSPECT II): a prospective natural history study

    David Erlinge;Akiko Maehara;Ori Ben-Yehuda;Hans Erik Bøtker

  • Changes in Plaque Lipid Content After Short-Term Intensive Versus Standard Statin Therapy: The YELLOW Trial (Reduction in Yellow Plaque by Aggressive Lipid-Lowering Therapy)

    Annapoorna S. Kini;Usman Baber;Jason C. Kovacic;Atul Limaye

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Mintz
Gary S. Mintz Columbia University Medical Center
Gregg W. Stone
Gregg W. Stone Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Roxana Mehran
Roxana Mehran Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ajay J. Kirtane
Ajay J. Kirtane Columbia University
Jeffrey W. Moses
Jeffrey W. Moses Columbia University Medical Center
Martin B. Leon
Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center
Philippe Généreux
Philippe Généreux Morristown Medical Center
Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway
Alexandra J. Lansky
Alexandra J. Lansky Yale University
Bernard De Bruyne
Bernard De Bruyne Cardiovascular Center Aalst

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