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Takeshi Kimura

Takeshi Kimura

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Overview

Takeshi Kimura is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, specializing in Medicine with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research topics include the following areas:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Takeshi Kimura has contributed extensively to academic publications, with a considerable number of works featured in key medical journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Circulation Journal
  • European Heart Journal
  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Some notable recent papers authored by or associated with Takeshi Kimura include:

  • "2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes," European Heart Journal, 2023
  • "JCS/JSCS 2020 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Sequelae in Kawasaki Disease," Circulation Journal, 2020
  • "JCS 2020 Guideline Focused Update on Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease," Circulation Journal, 2020
  • "JCS/JSCS/JATS/JSVS 2020 Guidelines on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease," Circulation Journal, 2020
  • "The East Asian Paradox: An Updated Position Statement on the Challenges to the Current Antithrombotic Strategy in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease," Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2020

The researcher frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors including Takeshi Morimoto, Kenji Andò, Kazushige Kadota, Hiroki Shiomi, and Koh Ono, reflecting a network of partnerships within the cardiovascular research community.

Best Publications

  • Defining High Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention : A Consensus Document From the Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk

    Philip Urban;Roxana Mehran;Roisin Colleran;Dominick J. Angiolillo

  • Restenosis After Successful Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: Serial Angiographic Follow-Up of 229 Patients

    Masakiyo Nobuyoshi;Takeshi Kimura;Hideyuki Nosaka;Sokei Mioka

  • Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran after PCI in Atrial Fibrillation.

    Christopher P. Cannon;Deepak L. Bhatt;Jonas Oldgren;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • Stent thrombosis with drug-eluting and bare-metal stents: evidence from a comprehensive network meta-analysis

    Tullio Palmerini;Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai;Diego Della Riva;Christoph Stettler

  • Predicting Successful Guidewire Crossing Through Chronic Total Occlusion of Native Coronary Lesions Within 30 Minutes : The J-CTO (Multicenter CTO Registry in Japan) Score as a Difficulty Grading and Time Assessment Tool

    Yoshihiro Morino;Mitsuru Abe;Takeshi Morimoto;Takeshi Kimura

  • Training and simulation for patient safety

    Rajesh Aggarwal;Oliver T. Mytton;Milliard Derbrew;David Hananel

  • Effect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI: The STOPDAPT-2 Randomized Clinical Trial

    Hirotoshi Watanabe;Takenori Domei;Takeshi Morimoto;Masahiro Natsuaki

  • Increased microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a levels in serum of patients with cardiovascular disease indicate myocardial damage.

    Yasuhide Kuwabara;Koh Ono;Takahiro Horie;Hitoo Nishi

  • Three-Year Follow-up after Implantation of Metallic Coronary-Artery Stents

    Kimura T;Yokoi H;Nakagawa Y;Tamura T

  • Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: pathologic observations in 20 patients.

    Masakiyo Nobuyoshi;Takeshi Kimura;Hiroto Ohishi;Hisanori Horiuchi

  • JCS 2017/JHFS 2017 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure ― Digest Version ―

    Hiroyuki Tsutsui;Mitsuaki Isobe;Hiroshi Ito;Ken Okumura

  • Effect of Intensive Statin Therapy on Regression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome : A Multicenter Randomized Trial Evaluated by Volumetric Intravascular Ultrasound Using Pitavastatin Versus Atorvastatin (JAPAN-ACS [Japan Assessment of Pitavastatin and Atorvastatin in Acute Coronary Syndrome] Study)

    Takafumi Hiro;Takeshi Kimura;Takeshi Morimoto;Katsumi Miyauchi

  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Stent Thrombosis After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

    Takeshi Kimura;Takeshi Morimoto;Yoshihisa Nakagawa;Toshihiro Tamura

  • MicroRNA-33 encoded by an intron of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (Srebp2) regulates HDL in vivo

    Takahiro Horie;Koh Ono;Masahito Horiguchi;Hitoo Nishi

  • JCS 2018 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome.

    Kazuo Kimura;Takeshi Kimura;Masaharu Ishihara;Yoshihisa Nakagawa

  • Everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds versus everolimus-eluting metallic stents: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

    Salvatore Cassese;Robert A Byrne;Gjin Ndrepepa;Sebastian Kufner

  • Efficacy and Safety of Adjusted-Dose Prasugrel Compared With Clopidogrel in Japanese Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome:– The PRASFIT-ACS Study –

    Shigeru Saito;Takaaki Isshiki;Takeshi Kimura;Hisao Ogawa

  • In-hospital outcomes of contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic total occlusion insights from the J-CTO Registry (Multicenter CTO Registry in Japan).

    Yoshihiro Morino;Takeshi Kimura;Yasuhiko Hayashi;Toshiya Muramatsu

  • Nationwide Improvements in Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Japan

    Tetsuhisa Kitamura;Taku Iwami;Takashi Kawamura;Masahiko Nitta

  • Effects of aspirin on risks of vascular events and cancer according to bodyweight and dose: analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials.

    Peter M Rothwell;Nancy R Cook;Nancy R Cook;J Michael Gaziano;Jacqueline F Price

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Morimoto
Takeshi Morimoto Kindai University
Toru Kita
Toru Kita Kyoto University
Naohiro Yonemoto
Naohiro Yonemoto University of Toyama
Minoru Horie
Minoru Horie Shiga University of Medical Science
Patrick W. Serruys
Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway
Takashi Akasaka
Takashi Akasaka Wakayama Medical University
Gregg W. Stone
Gregg W. Stone Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Martin B. Leon
Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center
Hisanori Horiuchi
Hisanori Horiuchi Tohoku University
Hisao Ogawa
Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University

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