Atsushi Hirohata, MD, PhD

Case Report

Axial Plaque Redistribution after Coronary Stent Deployment

08/01/2008

Axial plaque redistribution (plaque shift) is recognized as one of the acute complications during percutaneous coronary intervention, sometimes resulting in additional procedures. Lumen encroachment after coronary intervention often looks...

Axial plaque redistribution...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Left Main Coronary Thrombotic Occlusion Due to Secondary Polycythemia in a Normal Sinus of Valsalva

07/30/2013

Yukari Kobayashi , MD;

Yuhei Kobayashi , MD;

Atsushi Hirohata , MD, PhD;

A rare case of AMI due to thrombus in the left coronary cusp to the ascending aorta is described. Intraaortic thrombus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the causes of AMI.

A rare case of AMI due to...

07/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Pheochromocytoma Found in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Patients

06/02/2014

Yukari Kobayashi , MD;

Yuhei Kobayashi , MD;

Atsushi Hirohata , MD, PhD;

Increased level of serum catecholamines in the acute phase was reported to be a feature of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TC). We report a TC case with pheochromocytoma, which caused a stir in the diagnosis of TC and suggests the importance of...

Increased level of serum...

06/02/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology