Eight years have passed since the publication of the only guideline on cardiac rehabilitation
(CR) in Japan,“Guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease (JCS …

In 2008, the Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of patients with vasospastic angina
(coronary spastic angina) 1 were developed by the Japanese Circulation Society, and the …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in
developed countries. In patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), timely …

The “Guidelines for the clinical indications of echocardiography” of the Japanese Circulation
Society (JCS) were first developed between 1993 and 1994, and the first revision1 was …

BACKGROUND. A super-resolution deep learning reconstruction (SR-DLR) algorithm may
provide better image sharpness than earlier reconstruction algorithms and thereby improve …

The clinical significance of the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) has been discussed
since Agatston et al. first reported its utility in 1990. CACS is less invasive and less …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) covers a wide spectrum from persons who are asymptomatic
to those presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and sudden cardiac death …

Nuclear cardiology has long been used to identify myocardial ischemia for appropriate
treatment strategies for stable coronary artery disease (CAD). After the Ischemia Trial, it is …

Aims The potential effect of alcohol consumption on coronary heart disease (CHD) remains
unclear. We used the variant rs671 in the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene (ALDH2) as an …

Background: This study evaluated the diagnostic capability of on-site coronary computed
tomography-derived computational fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) determinations for …