Division and Department

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine


Hiroyuki WATANABE, MD, PhD

A Greeting from the Professor

Our department handles ischemic heart diseases, arrhythmias, structural heart diseases, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart diseases, and preventive health care. We provide high-quality, advanced, and reliable cardiovascular treatment and serve as the last fort for patients with cardiovascular diseases in Akita.
In addition to our high-grade clinical activities, we also perform clinical and basic research related to cardiovascular diseases. Please refer to our bibliography for more information.

Staff

Professor:
Hiroyuki WATANABE, MD, PhD

Lecturer:
Ken TERATA, MD, PhD

Research Areas

Basic research

  1. Transient Receptor Potential Channels (TRPs) in the development of cardiac　hypertrophy
  2. The role of Apelin/Elavela-APJ system in heart failure
  3. Endothelial dysfunction: Ion channel remodeling in coronary endothelial cells
  4. Orai1/3 channels and vascular inflammation

Clinical research

  1. Left ventricular intracavity vortex assessment using vector flow mapping (VFM)
  2. Assessment of right ventricular free wall strain by speckle-tracking echocardiography
  3. Application of wave intensity in patients with heart failure
  4. Cardiac function in renal transplant recipient
  5. Redox Sensor in Endothelial Cells
  6. Utility of superb microvascular imaging (SMI) for assessing peripheral artery disease and vascular endothelial dysfunction
  7. Tissue perfusion assessment by SMI as a prognostic factor for heart failure
  8. Association between obesity and plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels
  9. Coronary Flow Reserve in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
  10. Analysis of P-wave morphology in patients with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation
  11. Left/right atrial functions in patients with atrial fibrillation and sinus node dysfunction
  12. Association between carotid artery revascularization and cardiac sympathetic nervous system

Contact Information

Assistant Professor: Teruki SATO, MD, PhD
1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
Phone: +81-18-884-6110
Fax: +81-18-836-2609
E-mail: satot@med.akita-u.ac.jp

Most Recent Achievements

Please see the following website:
https://www.med.akita-u.ac.jp/~naika2/clinic.php

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