Hajime Kirigaya, MD

Acute and Follow-Up Results Using a New Atherectomy Catheter for Proximal LAD Lesions and Influence on LCx Ostium

08/01/2008

Hajime Kirigaya , MD;

Kazuyuki Nagashima , MD;

Yuji Oikawa , MD;

Junji Yajima , MD;

Masafumi Akabane , MD;

Ryuichi Funada , MD;

Shunsuke Matsuno , MD;

Tadanori Aizawa , MD;

Recently, it was reported that aggressive and optimal directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be performed with favorable outcomes.1–4 The benefit of DCA is thought to be the debulking of plaques in...

Recently, it was reported that...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Japanese Patients: A Single-Center Cohort Study

10/09/2009

Takeshi Yamashita , MD, PhD;

Ken Ogasawara , MD;

Kazuyuki Nagashima , MD;

Yuji Oikawa , MD;

Junji Yajima , MD;

Michinari Nakamura , MD;

Hitoshi Sawada , MD;

Tadanori Aizawa , MD;

Hajime Kirigaya , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The long-term safety and efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) remain uncertain in real practice in Japan. Methods. We used a hospital-based cohort (n = 6,562) comprising all the new patients who had visited our...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

10/09/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology