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Tsutomu Imaizumi

Tsutomu Imaizumi

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D-Index
104
Citations
43911
World Ranking
7006
National Ranking
168

Overview

Tsutomu Imaizumi is affiliated with Kurume University in Japan and has a significant body of research in the field of Medicine, with a focus on nephrology and related subfields. Their scholarly output includes 296 publications primarily categorized under Medicine, with detailed emphasis on the following subfields:

  • Nephrology
  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their main research topics include complex and interrelated aspects of kidney function and disease management, as well as cardiovascular and hematologic concerns. Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
  • Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Tsutomu Imaizumi has contributed to a variety of academic venues, being published most frequently in:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Imaizumi include the following:

  • "Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria, and Adverse Outcomes," 2023, JAMA
  • "Prognosis in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Who Received Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support," 2022, JACC Asia
  • "Caregiver Burdens, Health Risks, Coping and Interventions among Caregivers of Dementia Patients: A Review of the Literature," 2023, Internal Medicine
  • "Excess risk of cardiovascular events in patients in the United States vs. Japan with chronic kidney disease is mediated mainly by left ventricular structure and function," 2023, Kidney International
  • "The ISN/RPS 2016 classification predicts renal prognosis in patients with first-onset class III/IV lupus nephritis," 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have contributed extensively alongside them. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Shoichi Maruyama
  • Masaki Okazaki
  • Takayuki Hamano
  • Masafumi Fukagawa
  • Takeshi Hasegawa

This profile reflects an ongoing engagement with critical issues in nephrology and related fields, as shown through the breadth of topics, venues, and collaborations over recent years in their academic career.

Best Publications

  • Therapeutic angiogenesis for patients with limb ischaemia by autologous transplantation of bone-marrow cells: a pilot study and a randomised controlled trial.

    Eriko Tateishi-Yuyama;Hiroaki Matsubara;Toyoaki Murohara;Uichi Ikeda

  • Mobilization of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Satoshi Shintani;Toyoaki Murohara;Hisao Ikeda;Takafumi Ueno

  • Implantation of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Into Ischemic Myocardium Enhances Collateral Perfusion and Regional Function via Side Supply of Angioblasts, Angiogenic Ligands, and Cytokines

    Hiroshi Kamihata;Hiroaki Matsubara;Takashi Nishiue;Soichiro Fujiyama

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2009)

    Toshio Ogihara;Kenjiro Kikuchi;Hiroaki Matsuoka;Toshiro Fujita

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension (JSH 2014)

    Kazuaki Shimamoto;Katsuyuki Ando;Toshiro Fujita;Naoyuki Hasebe

  • The JAK‐binding protein JAB inhibits Janus tyrosine kinase activity through binding in the activation loop

    Hideo Yasukawa;Hiroyuki Misawa;Hiroshi Sakamoto;Masaaki Masuhara

  • Peripheral blood levels of matrix metalloproteases-2 and -9 are elevated in patients with acute coronary syndromes

    Hisashi Kai;Hisao Ikeda;Hideo Yasukawa;Mamiko Kai

  • Transforming Growth Factor-β Function Blocking Prevents Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction in Pressure-Overloaded Rats

    Fumitaka Kuwahara;Hisashi Kai;Keisuke Tokuda;Mamiko Kai

  • Single LDL Apheresis Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilatation in Hypercholesterolemic Humans

    Osamu Tamai;Hidehiro Matsuoka;Hiroyuki Itabe;Yoshifumi Wada

  • Mutations in the cardiac troponin I gene associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Akinori Kimura;Haruhito Harada;Jeong-Euy Park;Hirofumi Nishi

  • Augmentation of Postnatal Neovascularization With Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation

    Satoshi Shintani;Toyoaki Murohara;Hisao Ikeda;Takafumi Ueno

  • Erratum: The Japanese Society of hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension (Hypertension Research (2009) 32 (11-23) DOI: 10.1038/hr.2008.2)

    Toshio Ogihara;Kenjiro Kikuchi;Hiroaki Matsuoka;Toshiro Fujita

  • Diabetic Vascular Complications: Pathophysiology, Biochemical Basis and Potential Therapeutic Strategy

    Sho-ichi Yamagishi;Tsutomu Imaizumi

  • Target Blood Pressure for Treatment of Isolated Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly: Valsartan in Elderly Isolated Systolic Hypertension Study

    Toshio Ogihara;Takao Saruta;Hiromi Rakugi;Hiroaki Matsuoka

  • Role of host angiotensin II type 1 receptor in tumor angiogenesis and growth.

    Kimiyasu Egami;Toyoaki Murohara;Toyoaki Murohara;Toshifumi Shimada;Ken Ichiro Sasaki

  • Long-term clinical outcome after intramuscular implantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells (Therapeutic Angiogenesis by Cell Transplantation [TACT] trial) in patients with chronic limb ischemia

    Satoaki Matoba;Tetsuya Tatsumi;Toyoaki Murohara;Tsutomu Imaizumi

  • Hypertensive Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Dysfunction: Another Model of Inflammation?

    Fumitaka Kuwahara;Hisashi Kai;Keisuke Tokuda;Motohiro Takeya

  • Nifedipine controlled-release 40 mg b.i.d. in Japanese patients with essential hypertension who responded insufficiently to nifedipine controlled-release 40 mg q.d.: a phase III, randomized, double-blind and parallel-group study

    Kazuaki Shimamoto;Naoyuki Hasebe;Sadayoshi Ito;Kazuomi Kario

  • Increased endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in patients with congestive heart failure.

    Michiaki Usui;Hidehiro Matsuoka;Hiroshi Miyazaki;Seiji Ueda

  • Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine, an Endogenous Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor, in Experimental Hypertension

    Hidehiro Matsuoka;Shingo Itoh;Masumi Kimoto;Keisuke Kohno

Frequent Co-Authors

Sho-ichi Yamagishi
Sho-ichi Yamagishi Kurume University
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Akira Takeshita
Akira Takeshita Kyushu University
Masayoshi Takeuchi
Masayoshi Takeuchi Kanazawa Medical University
Michio Sata
Michio Sata Kurume University
Sadayoshi Ito
Sadayoshi Ito Tohoku University
Masunori Matsuzaki
Masunori Matsuzaki Yamaguchi University
Hiromi Rakugi
Hiromi Rakugi Osaka University
Takafumi Ueno
Takafumi Ueno Tokyo Institute of Technology
Akihiko Yoshimura
Akihiko Yoshimura Keio University

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