Osamu Katoh, MD

Yasushi Asakura , MD;

Nobuyoshi Tanaka , MD;

Mariko Ehara , MD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Stenosis

Kenya Nasu , MD;

Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior to Single Sirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationABSTRACT: Background. The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation in an...

Impact of Plaque Debulking...

10/28/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

10/08/2008

Kenya Nasu , MD;

Yasushi Asakura , MD;

Nobuyoshi Tanaka , MD;

Tetsuo Matsubara , MD;

Mariko Ehara , MD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Accuracy and Reproducibility of Stent-Strut Thickness Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography

Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior...

10/08/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/06/2009

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Sudhir Rathore , MD, MRCP;

Impact of Multislice Computed Tomography to Estimate Difficulty in Wire Crossing in (SEE FULL TITLE BELOW)

Yasuyoshi Suzuki , BS;

Kenya Nasu , MD;

Yoshiaki Nakayama , BS ;

Maoto Habara , MD;

Hideaki Kaneda , MD, PhD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been increasingly used to evaluate stent apposition following implantation. Since stent struts are visualized as linear structures with strong surface reflection and typical dorsal...

ABSTRACT: Background. Optical...

11/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/05/2009

Hiroshi Fujita , MD;

Maoto Habara , MD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Nobuyoshi Tanaka , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Mariko Ehara , MD;

Sudhir Rathore , MD, MRCP;

Masato Kawai , RT;

Impact on Clinical Outcomes of Predilatation Using the Kissing-Balloon Technique for Crossover Stenting in True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

Shunichi Matsushita , MD;

Kenya Nasu , MD;

Tuyoshi Ito , MD;

Impact of Multislice Computed Tomography to Estimate Difficulty in Wire Crossing in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions...

Impact of Multislice Computed...

11/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/27/2013

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Hidefumi Ohya , MD;

Eisho Kyo , MD;

Takafumi Tsuji , MD;

Satoshi Watanabe , MD;

This study assesses the safety and efficacy of predilatation using the kissing-balloon technique during provisional crossover stenting versus sequential predilatation on clinical outcomes in true coronary bifurcation lesions.

This study assesses the safety...

09/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Successful IVUS-Guided Reentry From Iatrogenic Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Related to Wire Perforation Following Wiring of a Totally Occluded Vessel

06/27/2013

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Hidefumi Ohya , MD;

Eisho Kyo , MD;

The IVUS-guided parallel wire technique allowed re-crossing of the guidewire into the distal true lumen of the chronic total occlusion by identifying the anatomy of the occluded segment and the appropriate re-entry point.

The IVUS-guided parallel wire...

06/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Novel Catheter System for Percutaneous Intracoronary Artery Cardiomyoplasty

08/01/2008

Osamu Katoh , MD;

In patients with acute myocardial infarction, immediate reperfusion of the occluded artery has significantly decreased early mortality rates and improved late clinical outcomes.1 Although current revascularization strategies using stent...

In patients with acute...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Impact of Multislice Computed Tomography to Estimate Difficulty in Wire Crossing in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for CTO

03/04/2010

Hiroshi Fujita , MD;

Maoto Habara , MD;

Nobuyoshi Tanaka , MD;

Mariko Ehara , MD;

Masato Kawai , RT;

Shunichi Matsushita , MD;

Tuyoshi Ito , MD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

Takahiko Suzuki , MD;

Sudhir Rathore , MD, MRCP;

Examination of Anti-Intima Hyperplastic Effect on Cilostazol-Eluting Stent in a Porcine Model

Kenya Nasu , MD;

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03/04/2010

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

New Concept for CTO Recanalization Using Controlled Antegrade and Retrograde Subintimal Tracking: The CART Technique

Takeshi Suzuki , MD, PhD;

Osamu Katoh , MD;

The advent of drug-eluting stents (DES) has brought about a revolutionary change in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Randomized clinical trials of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) have clearly demonstrated the agent’s efficacy in...

The advent of drug-eluting...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Mutsuo Nakayama , MD;

Akitsugu Oida , MD;

Eijiro Hattori , MD;

Shigeru Nakamura , MD;