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Hirofumi Yasue

Hirofumi Yasue

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Medicine
Japan
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
40714
World Ranking
6281
National Ranking
141

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Hirofumi Yasue is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research spans several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomaterials, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering. The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Yasue has contributed to multiple scientific journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Heart and Vessels
  • Circulation Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
  • Biomaterials Science

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors reduce the incidence of first cardiovascular events in Japanese diabetic patients," 2023, Heart and Vessels
  • "East Asians Variant Mitochondrial Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Genotype Exacerbates Nitrate Tolerance in Patients With Coronary Spastic Angina," 2020, Circulation Journal
  • "β-Blockers are associated with increased B-type natriuretic peptide levels differently in men and women in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction," 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
  • "East Asian variant aldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 genotype exacerbates ischemia/reperfusion injury with ST-elevation myocardial infarction in men: possible sex differences," 2021, Heart and Vessels
  • "Coronary artery spasm: not rare but not fully understood yet," 2022, International Journal of Cardiology

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yuji Mizuno
  • Eisaku Harada
  • Yuichiro Arima
  • Hisao Ogawa
  • Masako Waki

Best Publications

  • Localization and mechanism of secretion of B-type natriuretic peptide in comparison with those of A-type natriuretic peptide in normal subjects and patients with heart failure.

    Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Hitoshi Sumida;Koichi Kikuta

  • Brain natriuretic peptide as a novel cardiac hormone in humans. Evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide.

    M Mukoyama;K Nakao;K Hosoda;S Suga

  • T−786→C Mutation in the 5′-Flanking Region of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Associated With Coronary Spasm

    Masafumi Nakayama;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Yukio Shimasaki

  • Hyperglycemia rapidly suppresses flow-mediated endothelium- dependent vasodilation of brachial artery

    Hiroaki Kawano;Takeshi Motoyama;Osamu Hirashima;Nobutaka Hirai

  • Different secretion patterns of atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide in patients with congestive heart failure.

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Ken Okumura;Hisao Ogawa

  • Increased plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

    Etsuo Morita;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Hisao Ogawa

  • Rapid ventricular induction of brain natriuretic peptide gene expression in experimental acute myocardial infarction

    Norio Hama;Hiroshi Itoh;Gotaro Shirakami;Osamu Nakagawa

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Positively Associated With Essential Hypertension

    Yoshihiro Miyamoto;Yoshihiko Saito;Noboru Kajiyama;Michihiro Yoshimura

  • Induction of coronary artery spasm by acetylcholine in patients with variant angina: possible role of the parasympathetic nervous system in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm.

    H Yasue;Y Horio;N Nakamura;H Fujii

  • Circadian variation of exercise capacity in patients with Prinzmetal's variant angina: role of exercise-induced coronary arterial spasm.

    H Yasue;S Omote;A Takizawa;M Nagao

  • Hemodynamic, renal, and hormonal responses to brain natriuretic peptide infusion in patients with congestive heart failure

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Etsuo Morita;Naritsugu Sakaino

  • Role of autonomic nervous system in the pathogenesis of Prinzmetal's variant form of angina

    Hirofumi Yasue;Masato Touyama;Mitsuomi Shimamoto;Hirofumi Kato

  • Long-term prognosis for patients with variant angina and influential factors.

    H Yasue;A Takizawa;M Nagao;S Nishida

  • Prinzmetal's variant form of angina as a manifestation of alpha-adrenergic receptor-mediated coronary artery spasm: Documentation by coronary arteriography

    Hirofumi Yasue;Masato Touyama;Hirofumi Kato;Satoru Tanaka

  • A missense Glu298Asp variant in the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is associated with coronary spasm in the Japanese

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Masafumi Nakayama;Yukio Shimasaki

  • Nitric Oxide Activity Is Deficient in Spasm Arteries of Patients With Coronary Spastic Angina

    Kiyotaka Kugiyama;Hirofumi Yasue;Ken Okumura;Hisao Ogawa

  • Association of the Missense Glu298Asp Variant of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene With Myocardial Infarction

    Yukio Shimasaki;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Masafumi Nakayama

  • Coronary artery spasm--clinical features, diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment.

    Hirofumi Yasue;Hitoshi Nakagawa;Teruhiko Itoh;Eisaku Harada

  • Aldosterone Production Is Activated in Failing Ventricle in Humans

    Yuji Mizuno;Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Tomohiro Sakamoto

  • Responses of angiographically normal human coronary arteries to intracoronary injection of acetylcholine by age and segment. Possible role of early coronary atherosclerosis.

    H Yasue;K Matsuyama;K Okumura;Y Morikami

Frequent Co-Authors

Hisao Ogawa
Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University
Michihiro Yoshimura
Michihiro Yoshimura Jikei University School of Medicine
Ken Okumura
Ken Okumura Hirosaki University
Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Yoshihiko Saito
Yoshihiko Saito Nara Medical University
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Minoru Horie
Minoru Horie Shiga University of Medical Science
Eishichi Miyamoto
Eishichi Miyamoto Kumamoto University
Hiroo Imura
Hiroo Imura Kyoto University
Shota Nakamura
Shota Nakamura Osaka University

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