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Tomohiro Katsuya

Tomohiro Katsuya

Overview

Tomohiro Katsuya is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on cardiology, endocrinology, and epidemiology. Their body of work includes 73 publications primarily in Medicine, with significant contributions across several subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

The research topics covered by Katsuya include:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Sodium Intake and Health
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

They have published research in frequent venues such as Hypertension Research, Journal of Hypertension, Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international, UNC Libraries, and the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals, 2020, Nature
  • Nighttime Blood Pressure Phenotype and Cardiovascular Prognosis, 2020, Circulation
  • Glycemic Control and Insulin Improve Muscle Mass and Gait Speed in Type 2 Diabetes: The MUSCLES-DM Study, 2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Poor glycemic control rather than types of diabetes is a risk factor for sarcopenia in diabetes mellitus: The MUSCLES-DM study, 2022, Journal of Diabetes Investigation
  • The Japan Geriatrics Society consensus statement "recommendations for older persons to receive the best medical and long-term care during the COVID-19 outbreak-considering the timing of advance care planning implementation", 2020, Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international

Katsuya has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Kazuomi Kario, Tatsuo Shimosawa, Takashi Taguchi, Hiromi Rakugi, and Ayumi Tanabe, reflecting an active engagement in multidisciplinary research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Hypoadiponectinemia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Hypertension

    Yoshio Iwashima;Tomohiro Katsuya;Kazuhiko Ishikawa;Noriyuki Ouchi

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies common variants associated with blood pressure variation in east Asians

    Norihiro Kato;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Yasuharu Tabara;Tanika N. Kelly

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Association of angiotensinogen gene T235 variant with increased risk of coronary heart disease

    T. Katsuya;G. Koike;M. Horiuchi;R.E. Pratt

  • Deletion of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Accelerates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Increasing Local Angiotensin II

    Koichi Yamamoto;Mitsuru Ohishi;Tomohiro Katsuya;Norihisa Ito

  • Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis

    Eleanor Wheeler;Aaron Leong;Ching-Ti Liu;Marie-France Hivert

  • Genetic variants at the 9p21 locus contribute to atherosclerosis through modulation of ANRIL and CDKN2A/B.

    Ada Congrains;Kei Kamide;Ryousuke Oguro;Osamu Yasuda

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 12 genetic loci influencing blood pressure and implicates a role for DNA methylation

    Norihiro Kato;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Fumihiko Takeuchi;Niek Verweij

  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals

    Cassandra N Spracklen;Cassandra N Spracklen;Momoko Horikoshi;Young Jin Kim;Kuang Lin

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension Committee for Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension

    Toshio Ogihara;Kenjiro Kikuchi;Toshiro Fujita;Jitsuo Higaki

  • Deletion Allele of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Increases Risk of Essential Hypertension in Japanese Men The Suita Study

    Jitsuo Higaki;Shunroku Baba;Tomohiro Katsuya;Noriyuki Sato

  • Klotho suppresses TNF-α-induced expression of adhesion molecules in the endothelium and attenuates NF-κB activation

    Yoshihiro Maekawa;Kazuhiko Ishikawa;Osamu Yasuda;Ryosuke Oguro

  • Confirmation of Multiple Risk Loci and Genetic Impacts by a Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in the Japanese Population

    Fumihiko Takeuchi;Masakuni Serizawa;Ken Yamamoto;Tomomi Fujisawa

  • Adiponectin I164T mutation is associated with the metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease

    Koji Ohashi;Noriyuki Ouchi;Shinji Kihara;Tohru Funahashi

  • AT1 and AT2 Angiotensin Receptor Gene Expression in Human Heart Failure

    Guy A. Haywood;Lars Gullestad;Tomohiro Katsuya;Howard G. Hutchinson

  • Twenty-Four-Hour Blood Pressure–Lowering Effect of a Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor in Patients With Diabetes and Uncontrolled Nocturnal Hypertension

    Kazuomi Kario;Kenta Okada;Mitsutoshi Kato;Masafumi Nishizawa

  • Trans-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation

    Mahajan A;Spracklen Cn;Zhang W;Ng Mc

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshio Ogihara
Toshio Ogihara Osaka University
Hiromi Rakugi
Hiromi Rakugi Osaka University
Takayoshi Ohkubo
Takayoshi Ohkubo Teikyo University
Fumihiko Takeuchi
Fumihiko Takeuchi Juntendo University
Norihiro Kato
Norihiro Kato National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Yutaka Imai
Yutaka Imai Tohoku University
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Ryuichi Morishita
Ryuichi Morishita Osaka University
Weihua Zhang
Weihua Zhang Imperial College London

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