This report describes the development and validation/calibration of a structured food frequency questionnaire for use in a large-scale cohort study of diet and health in Chinese men and women aged… (More)
UNLABELLED
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) antagonist on chronic structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF).
BACKGROUND… (More)
BACKGROUND
Evidence-based treatment for hypercholesterolaemia in Japan has been hindered by the lack of direct evidence in this population. Our aim was to assess whether evidence for treatment with… (More)
BACKGROUND
The blockade of angiotensin II (Ang II) formation has protective effects on cardiovascular tissue; however, the role of Ang II in atrial electrical remodeling is unknown. The purpose of… (More)
Hypertension research : official journal of the…
2004
The Japan Multicenter Investigation for Cardiovascular Diseases-B was performed to investigate whether nifedipine retard treatment was associated with a significantly higher incidence of cardiac… (More)
PURPOSE
To examine the relation between green tea consumption and arteriographically determined coronary atherosclerosis.
METHODS
Study subjects were 512 patients (302 men and 210 women) aged 30… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To characterize a distinct form of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA) clinically and genetically.
BACKGROUND
ADCAs are a clinically, pathologically, and genetically heterogeneous… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether taurine reduces blood pressure by stimulating the renal kallikrein-kinin system.
METHODS
The effects of taurine on blood pressure, urinary kallikrein activity and… (More)
BACKGROUND
Although molecular biological studies suggest a pathogenic link between enterovirus infection and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the frequency of detection of enteroviral RNA is not… (More)
Hypercholesterolemia is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), but the associations among lipids, lipoproteins and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) have not yet been reported. The… (More)