Yaku H, Sauer AJ, Patel S, O’Keefe EL, Borlaug BA, Kitzman DW, Windsor SL, Khumri T, Umpierrez G, Kosiborod MN, Shah SJ. Orthostatic Pulse Pressure as a Potential Indicator of Preload Insufficiency in HFpEF: Insights from PRESERVED-HF. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Jul 25;13(9):102566.

Yaku H, Daniel D, Borlaug B, Lala A, Butler J, Rich S, Shah SJ. Oral Levosimendan for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension due to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Rationale and Design of the LEVEL Trial. J Card Fail. 2025 Jul 7:S1071-9164(25)00293-3.

Yaku H, Eicher J, Bergmann M, Tobias Kister T, Pörner T, Borlaug B, Mohan R, Price M, Komtebedde J, Shah SJ. Management of flow reversal in patients with atrial shunts implanted to reduce left atrial pressure. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Jul 2;30(17):103893.

Salah HM, Gutierrez JA, Rymer JA, Yaku H, Swaminathan RV, Patel MR, Fudim M. Efficacy and safety of renal denervation therapy in hypertension: a meta-analysis. Eur Heart J Open. 2025 Mar 13;5(2):oeaf026.

Kani R, Miyamoto Y, Saito T, Watanabe A, Matsubara K, Ejiri K, Iwagami M, Slipczuk L, Hosseini K, Fujisaki T, Takagi H, Yaku H, Aikawa T, Kuno T. Racial and regional differences in efficacy of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on cardiorenal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol. 2025 Feb 19;426:133079.

Nagao K, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Aida K, Maruichi SK, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Seko Y, Inada T, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Ono K, Kimura T. Differential Prognostic Impact of Clinical Congestion between Preserved versus Reduced Ejection Fraction in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Findings from the Japanese KCHF registry. J Card Fail. 2024 Sep 30:S1071-9164(24)00413-5.

Kawaji T, Kaneda K, Yaku H, Bao B, Hojo S, Tezuka Y, Matsuda S, Shiomi H, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S, Ono K. Intracardiac energy inefficiency during decompensated and compensated heart failure. ESC Heart Fail. 2024 Sep 27.

Kawaji T, Shizuta S, Yaku H, Kaneda K, Yoneda F, Nishiwaki S, Tanaka M, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Nakatsuma K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S, Ono K, Kimura T. Efficacy and safety of Saireito (TJ-114) in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation procedures: A randomized pilot study. PLoS One. 2024 Aug 1;19(8):e0307854.

Tanaka M, Kohjitani H, Yamamoto E, Morimoto T, Kato T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Seko Y, Shiba M, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Okuno Y, Kimura T, Ono K; KCHF Study Investigators. Development of interpretable machine learning models to predict in-hospital prognosis of acute heart failure patients. ESC Heart Fail. 2024 May 15.

Yaku H, Kato T, Morimoto T, Kaneda K, Nishikawa R, Kitai T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamazaki T, Kitamura J, Ezaki H, Nagao K, Yamamoto H, Isotani A, Takeshi A, Izumi C, Sato Y, Nakagawa Y, Matoba S, Sakata Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; GOREISAN-HF trial Investigators. Rationale and Study Design of the GOREISAN for Heart Failure (GOREISAN-HF) trial: A randomized clinical trial. Am Heart J. 2023 Jun;260:18-25.

Nishikawa R, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Ozasa N, Tada T, Sakamoto H, Seko Y, Shiba M, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. The characteristics and outcomes in patients with acute heart failure who used tolvaptan: from KCHF registry. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Oct;10(5):3141-3151.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Weight loss during follow-up in patients with acute heart failure: From the KCHF registry. PLoS One. 2023 Jun 23;18(6):e0287637.

Hamatani Y, Iguchi M, Moriuchi K, Anchi Y, Inuzuka Y, Nishikawa R, Shimamura K, Kondo H, Mima H, Yamashita Y, Takabayashi K, Takenaka K, Korai K, Kawase Y, Murai R, Yaku H, Nagao K, Kitano M, Aono Y, Kitai T, Sato Y, Kimura T, Akao M. Effectiveness and safety of morphine administration for refractory dyspnoea among hospitalised patients with advanced heart failure: the Morphine-HF study. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 May 11:spcare-2023-004247.

Shiba M, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Heterogeneity in Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients who met the Indications for Vericiguat Approved by the Japanese Agency: From the KCHF Registry. J Card Fail. 2023 Apr 13:S1071-9164(23)00117-3.

Obayashi Y, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Seko Y, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Kimura T. Tricuspid regurgitation in elderly patients with acute heart failure: insights from the KCHF registry. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Jun;10(3):1948-1960.

Kawaji T, Shiomi H, Bao B, Hojo S, Tezuka Y, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Matsuda S, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S. Intracardiac energy inefficiency during atrial fibrillation rhythm with heart failure: Assessment by echo-vector flow mapping. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Mar 11:S0167-5273(23)00392-3.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Association between changes in loop diuretic dose and outcomes in acute heart failure. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Mar 1.

Aida K, Nagao K, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Seko Y, Inada T, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Kimura T. Prognostic Value of the Severity of Clinical Congestion in Patients Hospitalized for Decompensated Heart Failure: Findings From the Japanese KCHF Registry. J Card Fail. 2023 Jan 21:S1071-9164(23)00011-8.

Hamatani Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Iguchi M, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Kitai T, Nagao K, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Ozasa N, Yamashita Y, Abe M, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Akao M, Kimura T. Association of intravenous heparin administration with in-hospital clinical outcomes among hospitalized patients with acute heart failure. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1;370:229-235.

Washida K, Kato T, Ozasa N, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Shiba M, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Nishimoto Y, Kuragaichi T, Hotta K, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. A comparison between hospital follow-up and collaborative follow-up in patients with acute heart failure. ESC Heart Fail. 2023 Feb;10(1):353-365.

Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Insomnia in patients with acute heart failure: from the KCHF registry. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 Oct;9(5):2988-2996.

Kawaji T, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S. Reproducibility and stability of atrial fibrillation drivers identified by an automated algorithm: CARTOFINDER. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Nov;65(2):461-470.

Yaku H, Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Kimura T. Prognostic Implications of Residual Pleural Effusions at Discharge in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Mar;85:133-135.

Yaku H, Kato T, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Seko Y, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Association of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use With All-Cause Mortality and Hospital Readmission in Older Adults With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5;2(6):e195892.

Watanabe H, Yamamoto K, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, Kato E, Matsumura Y, Nakatsuma K, Takeji Y, Yaku H, Yamamoto E, Yamashita Y, Yoshikawa Y, Fuki M, Yamaji K, Ehara N, Sakamoto H, Imada K, Tada T, Taniguchi R, Nishikawa R, Tada T, Uegaito T, Ogawa T, Yamada M, Takeda T, Eizawa H, Tamura N, Tambara K, Suwa S, Shirotani M, Tamura T, Inoko M, Nishizawa J, Natsuaki M, Sakai H, Yamamoto T, Kanemitsu N, Ohno N, Ishii K, Marui A, Tsuneyoshi H, Terai Y, Nakayama S, Yamazaki K, Takahashi M, Tamura T, Esaki J, Miki S, Onodera T, Mabuchi H, Furukawa Y, Tanaka M, Komiya T, Soga Y, Hanyu M, Ando K, Kadota K, Minatoya K, Nakagawa Y, Kimura T; On behalf the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-3 Investigators. Percutaneous coronary intervention using new-generation drug-eluting stents versus coronary arterial bypass grafting in stable patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease: From the CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG registry Cohort-3. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 29;17(9):e0267906.

Yamamoto E, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Kawato M, Seko Y, Shiba M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Appetite loss at discharge from acute decompensated heart failure: Observation from KCHF registry. PLoS One. 2022 May 5;17(5):e0267327.

Kawaji T, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Kushiyama A, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S. Concomitant Spatiotemporal Electrogram Dispersion and Low Voltage During Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Refractory Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2022 May;15(5):e010707.

Kawaji T, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S. Instability of rotational activation as atrial fibrillation drivers: Assessment by ExTRa Mapping system. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 May;45(5):688-695.

Shiba M, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Left atrial reverse remodeling improves risk stratification in patients with heart failure with recovered ejection fraction. Sci Rep. 2022 Mar 16;12(1):4473.

Nishimoto Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Taniguchi R, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Seko Y, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Sato Y, Kimura T. Public assistance in patients with acute heart failure: a report from the KCHF registry. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 Mar 15.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Starting Neurohormonal Antagonists in Patients With Acute Heart Failure With Mid-Range and Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circ J. 2022 Feb 10.

Tamaki Y, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Ozasa N, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Miyake M, Kondo H, Tamura T, Kitai T, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Kawato M, Toyofuku M, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Nakagawa Y, Kato T, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Lower In-Hospital Mortality With Beta-Blocker Use at Admission in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jun 26:e020012.

Nagao K, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Seko Y, Inada T, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Kimura T. Current use of inotropes according to initial blood pressure and peripheral perfusion in the treatment of congestive heart failure: findings from a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 20;12(1):e053254.

Shiba M, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Nakagawa Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Changes in BNP levels from discharge to 6-month visit predict subsequent outcomes in patients with acute heart failure. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 28;17(1):e0263165.

Ozasa N, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Yamamoto E, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Kitai T, Washida K, Seko Y, Yoshikawa Y, Sato Y, Motoki H, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Polypharmacy and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2022 Jan 14.

Yamamoto K, Natsuaki M, Morimoto T, Shiomi H, Takeji Y, Yamaji K, Matsumura-Nakano Y, Yoshikawa Y, Yamamoto E, Fuki M, Kato E, Yamashita Y, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Watanabe H, Matsuda M, Tamura T, Inoko M, Mabuchi H, Shirotani M, Eizawa H, Ishii K, Inada T, Onodera T, Shinoda E, Yamamoto T, Toyofuku M, Takahashi M, Sakamoto H, Miki S, Aoyama T, Suwa S, Sato Y, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Nakagawa Y, Kimura T; Credo-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Investigators. Coronary Artery Disease Without Standard Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Feb 1;164:34-43.

Kawaji T, Morimoto T, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Kushiyama A, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S, Kimura T. Different Kinetics of Activated Clotting Time Among Uninterrupted Oral Anticoagulants During Catheter Ablation Procedure. J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 18.

Seko Y, Kishimori T, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Coronary angiography in patients with acute heart failure: from the KCHF registry. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Nov 21.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Jinnai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Newly Diagnosed Infection After Admission for Acute Heart Failure: From the KCHF Registry. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Nov 16;10(22):e023256.

Kawaji T, Ono K, Sowa N, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Shizuta S, Miki S, Kimura T. Association between serum inflammatory biomarkers and atrial low voltage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A phase 1 FIB-MARK study. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2021 Nov 1;37:100904.

Iguchi M, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Hamatani Y, Yamashita Y, Masunaga N, Ogawa H, Ishii M, An Y, Taniguchi R, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Kawato M, Seko Y, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Abe M, Akao M, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Ischemic Stroke in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: From the KCHF Registry. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Oct 23:e022525.

Kawaji T, Aizawa T, Hojo S, Kushiyama A, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kaneda K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S. The impact of current strategy using intracardiac echocardiography, lesion index, and minimum substrate ablation on clinical outcomes after catheter ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation. J Arrhythm. 2021 Aug 5;37(5):1278-1286.

Washida K, Kato T, Ozasa N, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes of Nonhome Discharge in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: An Observational Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Aug 3;10(15):e020292.

Kawase Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Hata R, Murai R, Tada T, Katoh H, Kadota K, Yamamoto E, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yoshikawa Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Admission systolic blood pressure as a prognostic predictor of acute decompensated heart failure: A report from the KCHF registry. PLoS One. 2021 Jul 2;16(7):e0253999.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Improved and new-onset anemia during follow-up in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: Characteristics and outcomes. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Aug 13;100(32):e26892.

Yaku H, Kato T, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Kato M, Ikeda T, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Risk factors and clinical outcomes of functional decline during hospitalisation in very old patients with acute decompensated heart failure: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2020;10(2):e032674.

Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Seko Y, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Kimura T. Association with Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) Score and In-hospital Mortality and Infection in Acute Heart Failure. Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 24;10(1):3320.  

Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Kawato M, Seko Y, Shiba M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Association of an increase in serum albumin levels with positive 1-year outcomes in acute decompensated heart failure: A cohort study. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 28;15(12):e0243818.

Shiba M, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Serum Cholinesterase and One-Year Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2021 May 11;10(3):335-342.

Shiba M, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Seko Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Prognostic value of reduction in left atrial size during a follow-up of heart failure: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 19;11(2):e044409.

Kaneda K, Yamashita Y, Morimoto T, Amano H, Takase T, Hiramori S, Kim K, Oi M, Akao M, Kobayashi Y, Toyofuku M, Morita Y, Tada T, Chen PM, Murata K, Tsuyuki Y, Nakagawa Y, Nishimoto Y, Saga S, Sakamoto J, Kinoshita M, Togi K, Ishii K, Mabuchi H, Takabayashi K, Hojo S, Kawaji T, Kushiyama A, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Kato M, Yokomatsu T, Miki S, Kimura T; COMMAND VTE Registry Investigators. Influence of low body weight on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with venous thromboembolism: From the COMMAND VTE registry. Thromb Res. 2021 Feb;198:26-33.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. A decrease in tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient associates with favorable outcome in patients with heart failure. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 May 2.

Takeji Y, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, Yoshikawa Y, Taniguchi R, Mutsumura-Nakano Y, Yamamoto K, Yamaji K, Tazaki J, Kato ET, Watanabe H, Yamamoto E, Yamashita Y, Fuki M, Suwa S, Inoko M, Takeda T, Shirotani M, Ehara N, Ishii K, Inada T, Tamura T, Onodera T, Shinoda E, Yamamoto T, Watanabe H, Yaku H, Nakatsuma K, Sakamoto H, Ando K, Soga Y, Furukawa Y, Sato Y, Nakagawa Y, Kadota K, Komiya T, Minatoya K, Kimura T; CREDO-Kyoto AMI Registry Wave-1 and the CREDO-Kyoto AMI Registry Wave-2 Investigators. Changes in demographics, clinical practices and long-term outcomes of patients with ST segment-elevation myocardial infarction who underwent coronary revascularisation in the past two decades: cohort study. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 31;11(3):e043683. 

Kitai T, Miyakoshi C, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Murai R, Kaji S, Furukawa Y, Inuzuka Y, Nagao K, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Ozasa N, Tang WHW, Kato T, Kimura T. Mode of Death Among Japanese Adults With Heart Failure With Preserved, Midrange, and Reduced Ejection Fraction. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 May 1;3(5):e204296.

Nishimoto Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Seko Y, Inoko M, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Kuwahara K, Ozasa N, Sato Y, Kimura T. C-reactive protein at discharge and 1-year mortality in hospitalised patients with acute decompensated heart failure: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 29;10(12):e041068.

Seko Y, Kato T, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Shiba M, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Yamashita Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T. Association between body mass index and prognosis of patients hospitalized with heart failure. Sci Rep. 2020 Oct 7;10(1):16663. 

Yamamoto E, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Himura Y, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Kawato M, Seko Y, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Sex differences in patients with acute decompensated heart failure in Japan: observation from the KCHF registry. ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Jul 24.

Yoshikawa Y, Tamaki Y, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Yamamoto E, Inuzuka Y, Ozasa N, Kitai T, Nagao K, Sato Y, Kondo H, Tamura T, Nakagawa Y, Kuwahara K, Kato T, Kimura T. Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on the effect of renin-angiotensin system blockers after an episode of acute heart failure: From the KCHF Registry. PLOS One 2020;15:e0239100.

Hata R, Kato T, Yaku H, Morimoto T, Kawase Y, Yamamoto E, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Yamashita Y, Iguchi M, Nagao K, Morinaga T, Furukawa Y, Kadota K, Sato Y, Kimura T. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: An Observation from the KCHF Registry. J Cardiol. 2020 Nov 12:S0914-5087(20)30339-7.

Yamashita Y, Morimoto T, Yoshikawa Y, Yaku H, Sumita Y, Nakai M, Ono K, Kimura T. Temporal Trends in the Practice Pattern for Venous Thromboembolism in Japan: Insight From JROAD-DPC. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020;9(2):e014582.

Takeji Y, Taniguchi T, Morimoto T, Saito N, Ando K, Shirai S, Sakaguchi G, Arai Y, Fuku Y, Kawase Y, Komiya T, Ehara N, Kitai T, Koyama T, Watanabe S, Watanabe H, Shiomi H, Minamino-Muta E, Matsuda S, Yaku H, Yoshikawa Y, Yamazaki K, Kawatou M, Sakamoto K, Tamura T, Miyake M, Sakaguchi H, Murata K, Nakai M, Kanamori N, Izumi C, Mitsuoka H, Kato M, Hirano Y, Inada T, Nagao K, Mabuchi H, Takeuchi Y, Yamane K, Tamura T, Toyofuku M, Ishii M, Inoko M, Ikeda T, Ishii K, Hotta K, Jinnai T, Higashitani N, Kato Y, Inuzuka Y, Morikami Y, Minatoya K, Kimura T; on befalf of the CURRENT AS Registry Investigators and K-TAVI Registry Investigators. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis in Real-World Clinical Practice. Circ J. 2020 Apr 24;84(5):806-814.

Takeji Y, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, Furukawa Y, Ehara N, Nakagawa Y, Kato T, Tazaki J, Kato ET, Yaku H, Yoshikawa Y, Tada T, Hanyu M, Kadota K, Komiya T, Ando K, Kimura T; CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort Investigators. Diabetes Mellitus and Long-Term Risk for Heart Failure After Coronary Revascularization. Circ J. 2020 Feb 25;84(3):471-478.

Takeji Y, Taniguchi T, Morimoto T, Saito N, Ando K, Shirai S, Sakaguchi G, Arai Y, Fuku Y, Kawase Y, Komiya T, Ehara N, Kitai T, Koyama T, Watanabe S, Watanabe H, Shiomi H, Minamino-Muta E, Matsuda S, Yaku H, Yoshikawa Y, Yamazaki K, Kawatou M, Sakamoto K, Tamura T, Miyake M, Sakaguchi H, Murata K, Nakai M, Kanamori N, Izumi C, Mitsuoka H, Kato M, Hirano Y, Inada T, Nagao K, Mabuchi H, Takeuchi Y, Yamane K, Tamura T, Toyofuku M, Ishii M, Inoko M, Ikeda T, Ishii K, Hotta K, Jinnai T, Higashitani N, Kato Y, Inuzuka Y, Morikami Y, Minatoya K, Kimura T; CURRENT AS registry Investigators and the K-TAVI registry Investigators. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus conservative management for severe aortic stenosis in real clinical practice. PLoS One. 2019 Sep 26;14(9):e0222979.

Su K, Kato T, Toyofuku M, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Ozasa N, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Motohashi Y, Watanabe H, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Jinnai T, Kawato M, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Tamura T, Kimura T; KCHF Registry Investigators. Association of Previous Hospitalization for Heart Failure With Increased Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Circ Rep. 2019 Oct 26;1(11):517-524. 

Yaku H, Ozasa N, Morimoto T, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Yamamoto E, Yoshikawa Y, Kitai T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Su K, Kawato M, Sasaki K, Toyofuku M, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Kato T, Kimura T; KCHF Study Investigators. Demographics, Management, and In-Hospital Outcome of Hospitalized Acute Heart Failure Syndrome Patients in Contemporary Real Clinical Practice in Japan- Observations From the Prospective, Multicenter Kyoto Congestive Heart Failure (KCHF) Registry. Circ J. 2018 Oct 25;82(11):2811-2819.

Yaku H, Saito N, Imai M, Sakamoto K, Toyota T, Watanabe H, Taniguchi T, Shiomi H, Imada K, Seo H, Yamazaki K, Kimura T. Utility of a 3-Dimensional Printed Model to Simulate Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a Patient With an Intramural Hematoma and a Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer in the Distal Aortic Arch. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Dec;11(12):e006925.

Yoshikawa Y, Shiomi H, Kuwahara K, Sowa N, Yaku H, Yamashita Y, Tazaki J, Imai M, Kato T, Saito N, Shizuta S, Ono K, Kimura T. Utility of copeptin for predicting long-term clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure. J Cardiol. 2018 Dec 24.

Yoshida M, Saito N, Imai M, Tsujimura A, Sakamoto K, Toyota T, Nakatsu T, Watanabe H, Taniguchi T, Yaku H, Tazaki J, Shiomi H, Mizota T, Kato T, Yamazaki K, Kimura T. A Case of Successful Reopening of Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Feb 26;11(4):409-411.

Yamamoto E, Kato T, Ozasa N, Yaku H, Inuzuka Y, Tamaki Y, Kitai T, Morimoto T, Taniguchi R, Iguchi M, Kato M, Takahashi M, Jinnai T, Ikeda T, Nagao K, Kawai T, Komasa A, Nishikawa R, Kawase Y, Morinaga T, Kawashima T, Motohashi Y, Kawato M, Toyofuku M, Sato Y, Kuwahara K, Shioi T, Kimura T; KCHF study investigators. Kyoto Congestive Heart Failure (KCHF) study: rationale and design. ESC Heart Fail. 2017 Aug;4(3):216-223.

Yamashita Y, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Abe M, Nagao K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Kimura T; CREDO-Kyoto AMI Registry Investigators. Cardiac and Noncardiac Causes of Long-Term Mortality in ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Who Underwent Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Jan;10(1):e002790.

Yamashita Y, Shiomi H, Morimoto T, Yaku H, Kaji S, Furukawa Y, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Kadota K, Abe M, Akao M, Nagao K, Shizuta S, Ono K, Kimura T; CREDO-Kyoto AMI registry investigators. Transradial versus transfemoral approach in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction: insight from the CREDO-Kyoto AMI registry. Heart Vessels. 2017 Dec;32(12):1448-1457.

Toyota T, Morimoto T, Shiomi H, Yoshikawa Y, Yaku H, Yamashita Y, Kimura T. Very Late Scaffold Thrombosis of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold: Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jan 9;10(1):27-37.