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, 2017, 'Effect of Experience and Training on the Concordance and Precision of Strain Measurements', Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging, 10, pp. 518 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.06.012
, 2017, 'Incremental Prognostic Value of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling over Ejection Fraction in Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 30, pp. 444 - 453.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.12.014
, 2017, 'Association of survival time with transthoracic echocardiography in stable patients with heart failure: Is routine follow-up ever appropriate?', International Journal of Cardiology, 230, pp. 619 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.043
, 2017, 'Imaging-Guided Cardioprotective Treatment in a Community Elderly Population of Stage B Heart Failure', Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging, 10, pp. 217 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.11.015
, 2017, 'Relation of Functional Status to Risk of Development of Atrial Fibrillation', American Journal of Cardiology, 119, pp. 572 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.10.043
, 2017, 'Is Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography a Panacea? Experience Is Still Required', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 30, pp. 168 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.12.003
, 2017, 'Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction Assessed by Transthoracic 3D Echocardiography', Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005384
, 2017, 'Normal Ranges of Left Atrial Strain by Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 30, pp. 59 - 70.e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.09.007
, 2017, '[Left Atrial Strain Independently and Incrementally Predicts High Risk Thromboembolic Findings Over CHA2DS2-VASc Score and BNP].', Journal of Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine, 65, pp. 138 - 146
, 2017, 'Comparison of two-dimensional strain analysis using vendor-independent and vendor-specific software in adult and pediatric patients', JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, 6, pp. 2048004017712862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2048004017712862
, 2016, 'Meta-Analysis of Association Between Mediastinal Radiotherapy and Long-Term Heart Failure', American Journal of Cardiology, 118, pp. 1685 - 1691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.050
, 2016, 'Echocardiographic screening for non-ischaemic stage B heart failure in the community', European Journal of Heart Failure, 18, pp. 1331 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.643
, 2016, 'Relation Between Echocardiogram-Based Cardiac Parameters and Outcome in Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction', American Journal of Cardiology, 118, pp. 1356 - 1362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.07.060
, 2016, 'Measurement of the branching ratio of B0 →d∗+τ- ν τ relative to B 0 →d∗+ℓ −νℓ decays with a semileptonic tagging method', Physical Review D, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.072007
, 2016, 'Mild cognitive impairment predicts death and readmission within 30 days of discharge for heart failure', International Journal of Cardiology, 221, pp. 212 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.074
, 2016, 'Effect of Sex Differences on the Association between Stroke Risk and Left Atrial Anatomy or Mechanics in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation', Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.004999
, 2016, 'Left atrial booster pump function is an independent predictor of subsequent life-Threatening ventricular arrhythmias in non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 17, pp. 1153 - 1160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jev333
, 2016, 'Study of excited Ξc states decaying into Ξc0 and Ξc+ baryons', Physical Review D, 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.052011
, 2016, 'Importance of calibration method in central blood pressure for cardiac structural abnormalities', American Journal of Hypertension, 29, pp. 1070 - 1076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpw039
, 2016, 'Independent and incremental prognostic value of novel cardiac biomarkers in chronic hemodialysis patients', American Heart Journal, 179, pp. 29 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.05.018
, 2016, 'Detection of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Using Peak Systolic Global Longitudinal Strain Derived by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 29, pp. 724 - 735.e4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.03.002
, 2016, 'Rapid progression of nodular calcification documented by intra-coronary imaging devices and histology', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jew088
, 2016, 'First Observation of the Doubly Cabibbo-Suppressed Decay of a Charmed Baryon: Λc+ →pK+π-', Physical Review Letters, 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.011801
, 2016, 'Search for XYZ states in υ (1S) inclusive decays', Physical Review D, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.112013
, 2016, 'Search for the decay B0 →φγ', Physical Review D, 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.111101
, 2016, 'Community Screening for Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in Asymptomatic Subjects ≥65 Years with Stage B Heart Failure', American Journal of Cardiology, 117, pp. 1959 - 1965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.03.045
, 2016, 'Errors in Table and Text', JAMA Cardiology, 1, pp. 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.1550
, 2016, 'Predictive score for 30-day readmission or death in heart failure', JAMA Cardiology, 1, pp. 362 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0220
, 2016, 'Association of waist circumference with impaired six-minute walk in type 2 diabetes mellitus is independent of cardiac function', Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 30, pp. 542 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.12.014
, 2016, 'Meta-Analysis of Risks for Short-Term Readmission in Patients with Heart Failure', American Journal of Cardiology, 117, pp. 626 - 632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.11.048
, 2016, 'Prediction of cardiovascular outcomes by imaging coronary atherosclerosis', Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 6, pp. 322 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/cdt.2015.12.08
, 2016, 'Prognostic Implications of LV Strain Risk Score in Asymptomatic Patients With Hypertensive Heart Disease', Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging, 9, pp. 911 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.09.027
, 2016, 'Pathophysiological effects of different risk factors for heart failure', Open Heart, 3, pp. e000339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000339
, 2015, 'Effect of Right Ventricular Pacing on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients with High-Grade Atrioventricular Block and Sinus Rhythm (from the Protection of Left Ventricular Function during Right Ventricular Pacing Study)', American Journal of Cardiology, 116, pp. 1875 - 1882, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.09.041
, 2015, 'Functional and Anatomic Responses of the Left Atrium to Change in Estimated Left Ventricular Filling Pressure', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 28, pp. 1428 - 1433.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.07.028
, 2015, 'Pericardiectomy is Associated with Improvement in Longitudinal Displacement of Left Ventricular Free Wall Due to Increased Counterclockwise Septal-to-Lateral Rotational Displacement', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 28, pp. 1204 - 1213.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.05.011
, 2015, 'What is the evidence status of Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC)? Insight from a matching exercise with the guidelines for echocardiography', Internal Medicine Journal, 45, pp. 864 - 869, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12829
, 2015, 'A risk score with additional four independent factors to predict the incidence and recovery from metabolic syndrome: Development and validation in large Japanese cohorts', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133884
, 2015, 'Grading diastolic function by echocardiography: Hemodynamic validation of existing guidelines', Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12947-015-0023-6
, 2015, 'Association of left ventricular strain with 30-day mortality and readmission in patients with heart failure', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 28, pp. 652 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.02.007
, 2015, 'Improvement in strain concordance between two major vendors after the strain standardization initiative', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 28, pp. 642 - 648.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.12.009
, 2015, 'Intervendor variability of two-dimensional strain using vendor-specific and vendor-independent software', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 28, pp. 630 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.01.021
, 2015, 'Roles of nonclinical and clinical data in prediction of 30-day rehospitalization or death among heart failure patients', Journal of Cardiac Failure, 21, pp. 374 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.02.002
, 2015, 'Incremental value of left atrial structural and functional characteristics for prediction of atrial fibrillation in patients receiving cardiac pacing', Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.114.002942
, 2015, 'Comparison of different interdialytic intervals among hemodialysis patients on their echocardiogram-based cardiovascular parameters', American Heart Journal, 169, pp. 523 - 530.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2015.02.003
, 2015, 'Dyssynchrony, contraction efficiency and regional function with apical and non-apical RV pacing', Heart, 101, pp. 600 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306990
, 2015, 'Practical guidance in echocardiographic assessment of global longitudinal strain', Jacc Cardiovascular Imaging, 8, pp. 489 - 492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2014.06.013
, 2015, 'Prediction of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-A systematic review and meta-analysis', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 108, pp. 55 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2015.01.011
, 2015, 'Temporal changes in appropriateness of cardiac imaging', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65, pp. 763 - 773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.11.057
, 2015, 'Clinical prediction of incident heart failure risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Open Heart, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2014-000222