Hiroyuki Okura, MD, PhD

Original Contribution

Characterization of Late Incomplete Stent Apposition: A
Comparison among Bare-Metal Stents, Intracoronary Radiation
and Siroli

08/01/2008

Brian K. Courtney , MD;

Ryota Sakurai , MD;

Mamoo Nakamura , MD;

Junya Ako , MD, PhD;

Hiroyuki Okura , MD, PhD;

Yasuhiro Honda , MD;

Peter J. Fitzgerald , MD, PhD;

Katsuhisa Waseda , MD, PhD;

Akiyoshi Miyazawa , MD;

Ichizo Tsujino , MD, PhD;

Yoshihisa Shimada , MD, PhD;

Recent studies have shown that late incomplete stent apposition (LISA) develops following implantation of conventional bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) or adjunctive intracoronary radiation (IR).1–6 While the clinical...

Recent studies have shown that...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Successful Stent Implantation Guided by Intravascular Ultrasound and a Doppler Guidewire Without Contrast Injection in a Patient with Allergy to Iodinated Contrast Media

06/29/2011

Hiroyuki Okura , MD, PhD;

Shintaro Nezuo , MD;

Kiyoshi Yoshida , MD;

ABSTRACT: Presence of allergy to iodinated contrast may prevent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to be performed. We present a 76-year-old male with a history of allergic reaction to iodinated contrast who successfully underwent...

ABSTRACT: Presence of allergy to...

06/29/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Detection of Plaque Neovascularization by Optical Coherence Tomography: Ex Vivo Feasibility Study and In Vivo Observation in Patients With Angina Pectoris

12/30/2015

Teruyoshi Kume , MD, PhD;

Ryotaro Yamada , MD, PhD;

Terumasa Koyama , MD, PhD;

Kenzo Fukuhara , MD, PhD;

Hiroyuki Okura , MD, PhD;

Ai Kawamura , MD;

Koichiro Imai , MD, PhD;

Yoji Neishi , MD, PhD;

Shiro Uemura , MD, PhD;

An assessment of the feasibility of OCT for detecting neovascularization and clarification of the impact of plaque neovascularization on coronary vessel behavior over time.

An assessment of the feasibility...

12/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology