
KIMURA Kazuhiro
Shinshu University Hospital Cardiology
Assistant Professor
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- Validation of predictors of successful weaning from mechanical circulatory support and histological features in lymphocytic fulminant myocarditis
Suzuki S, Kimura K, Uehara T, Teraoka N, Ito K, Nishikawa K, Okuma Y, Yoshie K, Minamisawa M, Ebisawa S, Motoki H, Seto T, Imamura H, Kuwahara K
Open Heart, 12(1), e003224, 2025, Refereed - Prognostic Impact of the Ratio of Hemoglobin to Red Blood Cell Distribution Width in Patients after Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Kanzaki Y, Minamisawa M, Motoki H, Suzuki S, Okuma Y, Kanai M, Machida K, Kimura K, Ueki Y, Yoshie K, Oguchi Y, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Kuwahara K
Intern Med, 64(3), 807-816, 2025, Refereed - Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Chronic Total Occlusion Using Contralateral Injection in a Patient with CTEPH
Nomi H, Ueki Y, Sunohara D, Itagaki T, Okina Y, Kimura K, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Kuwahara K
JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 18(5), 666-667, 2025, Refereed - A novel predictive score model for successful weaning from mechanical circulatory support in patients with cardiogenic shock
Suzuki S, Teraoka N, Ito K, Okuma Y, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Ebisawa S, Motoki H*, Imamura H, Seto T, Kuwahara K
J Card Fail, 31(5), 791-799, 2025, Refereed - Clinical Profile and Prognosis of Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Who Met the Obesity-Related Eligibility for Subcutaneous Semaglutide – Findings From the CURE-HF Registry –
Nishikawa K, Minamisawa M, Yoshie K, Suzuki S, Tanaka K, Okuma Y, Kimura K, Ueki Y, Oguchi Y, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Motoki H, Kuwahara K
Circ Rep, 7(6), 463-472, 2025, Refereed - A novel risk score model for predicting mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Insights from the CURE-HF Registry–ApHAC score
Aoki T, Suzuki S, Minamisawa M, Yoshie K, Nishikawa K, Okuma Y, Kimura K, Ueki Y, Oguchi Y, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Motoki H, Kuwahara K
PLOS One, 20(9), e0332913, 2025, Refereed - Identification of Metabolomics Profile in Elderly Patients at the End Stage of Heart Failure
Okuma Y, Yoshie K, Suzuki S, Minamisawa M, Nishikawa K, Kanai M, Kimura K, Ueki Y, Oguchi Y, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Motoki H, Kuwahara K
Circ J, 89(10), 1608-1615, 2025, Refereed - Clinical Utility of the HELT-E2S2 Score for Risk Stratification in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Insights from the CURE-HF Registry
Tanaka K, Minamisawa M, Okada A, Sunohara D, Okina Y, Nishikawa K, Suzuki S, Okuma Y, Kobayashi H, Kimura K, Ueki Y, Yoshie K, Oguchi Y, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Motoki H, Kuwahara K
Intern Med, 64(22), 3178-3187, 2025, Refereed - Prognostic Impact of Hyperpolypharmacy Due to Noncardiovascular Medications in Patients After Acute Decompensated Heart Failure - Insights From the Clue of Risk Stratification in the ElderlyPatients With Heart Failure (CURE-HF) Registry -
Kanai M, Minamisawa M, Motoki H, Seko Y, Kimura K, Okano T, Ueki Y, Yoshie K, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Ozasa N, Kato T, Kuwahara K
Circ J, 88(1), 33-42, 2024, Refereed - Clinical Profile and Prognosis of Dementia in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure - From the CURE-HF Registry -
Machida K, Minamisawa M, Motoki H, Teramoto K, Okuma Y, Kanai M, Kimura K, Okano T, Ueki Y, Yoshie K, Kato T, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Kuwahara K
Circ J, 88(1), 93-102, 2024, Refereed - Association of Early Tolvaptan Treatment and Length of In Hospital Stay in Elderly Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Suzuki S, Kimura K, Yoda N, Fuchida A, Kanzaki Y, Maruyama T, Hashizume N, Kozuka A, Motoki H, Yahikozawa K, Kuwahara K
JMA J, 7(4), 564-570, 2024, Refereed - A tri-leaflet mitral valve with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy
Iguchi J, Suzuki S, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Kuwahara K
Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract, 2(3), qyae111, 2024, Refereed - Treatment time limit for successful weaning from veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in cardiogenic shock
Suzuki S, Ito K, Teraoka N, Okuma Y, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Ebisawa S, Motoki H, Imamura H, Seto T, Kuwahara K
ESC Heart Fail, 11(6), 3767-3774, 2024, Refereed - Initial Triple Combination Therapy Including Intravenous Prostaglandin I2 for the Treatment of Patients with Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Tamura Y, Kumamaru H, Nishimura S, Nakajima Y, Matsubara H, Taniguchi Y, Tsujino I, Shigeta A, Kinugawa K, Kimura K, Tatsumi K
Int Heart J, 64(4), 684-692, 2023, Refereed - Symptom-based portopulmonary hypertension screening questionnaire in Japanese patients with chronic liver disease
Wakabayashi SI, Joshita S, Kimura K, Motoki H, Okumura T, Kobayashi H, Yamashita Y, Sugiura A, Yamazaki T, Kimura T, Kuwahara K, Umemura T
JGH Open, 7(8), 527-536, 2023, Refereed - Comparison of prognostic impact of anticoagulants in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation and renal dysfunction: direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists
Sakai T, Motoki H, Fuchida A, Takeuchi T, Otagiri K, Kanai M, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Yoshie K, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Kitabayashi H, Kuwahara K
Heart Vessels, 37(7), 1232-1241, 2022, Refereed - Gender diference in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction:clinical profles, examinations, and prognosis
Sakai T, Motoki H, Suzuki S, Fuchida A, Takeuchi T, Otagiri K, Kanai M, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Yoshie K, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Kitabayashi H, Kuwahara K
Heart Vessels, 37(10), 1710-1718, 2022, Refereed - Inflammation-based assessment for the risk stratification of mortality in patients with heart failure
Itagaki, Tadashi; Motoki, Hirohiko; Otagiri, Kyuhachi; Machida, Keisuke; Takeuchi, Takahiro; Kanai, Masafumi; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Higuchi, Satoko; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Kitabayashi, Hiroshi; Kuwahara, Koichiro;
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1), 14989, 2021, Refereed

- Cardio-renal and cardio-hepatic interactions predict cardiovascular events in elderly patients with heart failure
Okano, Takahiro; Motoki, Hirohiko; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Kanai, Masafumi; Yoshie, Koji; Higuchi, Satoko; Saigusa, Tatsuya; Ebisawa, Soichiro; Okada, Ayako; Shoda, Morio; Kuwahara, Koichiro;
PLOS ONE, 15(10), 2020, Refereed

- Prognostic significance of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Suzuki, Sho; Motoki, Hirohiko; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Okuma, Yukari; Shoin, Wataru; Okano, Takahiro; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Ebisawa, Soichiro; Okada, Ayako; Kuwahara, Koichiro;
Heart and Vessels, 34(10), 1650-1656, Oct. 2019, Refereed

- Establishment of a Healthcare System for Patients With Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Collaboration With Children's Hospital - The Nagano Model -
Motoki, Hirohiko; Yasukochi, Satoshi; Takigiku, Kiyohiro; Takei, Kohta; Okamura, Toru; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Okada, Ayako; Saigusa, Tatsuya; Ebisawa, Soichiro; Seto, Tatsuichiro; Shoda, Morio; Okada, Kenji; Kuwahara, Koichiro;
CIRCULATION JOURNAL, 83(2), 424-431, Feb. 2019, Refereed

- Impact of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation on Barthel Index score and prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Motoki H, Nishimura M, Kanai M, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Yamamoto S, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Kuwahara K
Int J Cardiol, 293, 125-130, 2019, Refereed - Establishment of a Healthcare System for Patients With Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Collaboration With Children's Hospital - The Nagano Model.
Motoki H, Yasukochi S, Takigiku K, Takei K, Okamura T, Kimura K, Minamisawa M, Okada A, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Seto T, Shoda M, Okada K, Kuwahara K.
Circ J., 83(2), 424-431, 2019, Refereed - A case of thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for mechanical valve thrombosis at 9 weeks of pregnancy in a Japanese woman.
Komatsu T, Motoki H, Kimura K, Saigusa T, Ebisawa S, Yokokawa Y, Ando H, Ichino T, Kuwahara K.
J Cardiol Cases., 19(1), 15-18, 2019, Refereed - Prognostic significance of high‑sensitivity cardiac troponin in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Suzuki S, Motoki H, Minamisawa M, Okuma Y, Shoin W, Okano T, Kimura K, Ebisawa S, Okada A, Kuwahara K
Heart Vessels, 34(10), 1650-1656, 2019, Refereed - Impact of inpatient cardiac rehabilitation on Barthel Index score and prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Motoki, Hirohiko; Nishimura, Musashi; Kanai, Masafumi; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Yamamoto, Shuhei; Saigusa, Tatsuya; Ebisawa, Soichiro; Okada, Ayako; Kuwahara, Koichiro;
International Journal of Cardiology, 293, 125-130, 2019, Refereed

- PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF GERIATRIC NUTRITIONAL RISK INDEX IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
Okano, Takahiro; Motoki, Hirohiko; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Ebisawa, Soichiro; Okada, Ayako; Shoda, Morio; Kuwahara, Koichiro;
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73(9), 1807-1807, 2019, Refereed
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循環器内科, 82(2), 169-172, 2017, Refereed - Management and Education of Patients with Severe Heart Failure before and after Left Ventricular Asist Device Implantation
Kimura, Kazuhiro; Motoki, Hirohiko; Minamisawa, Masatoshi; Izawa, Atsushi; Ohtstu, Yoshinori; Seto, Tatsuichiro; Okada, Kenji; Ikeda, Uichi;
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE, 22(9), S186-S186, Sep. 2016, Refereed
- Early administration of tolvaptan preserves renal function in elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Kimura, Kazuhiro; Momose, Tomoyasu; Hasegawa, Tomoya; Morita, Takehiro; Misawa, Takuo; Motoki, Hirohiko; Izawa, Atsushi; Ikeda, Uichi;
Journal of cardiology, 67(5-6), 399-405, 2016, Refereed

- Transplantation of adipose tissue-derived stem cells improves cardiac contractile function and electrical stability in a rat myocardial infarction model
Gautam, Milan; Fujita, Daiki; Kimura, Kazuhiro; Ichikawa, Hinako; Izawa, Atsushi; Hirose, Masamichi; Kashihara, Toshihide; Yamada, Mitsuhiko; Takahashi, Masafumi; Ikeda, Uichi; Shiba, Yuji;
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY, 81, 139-149, Apr. 2015, Refereed

- Transplantation of adipose tissue-derived stem cells improvescardiac contractile function and electrical stability in a rat myocardial infarction model.
Gautam M,Fujita D,Kimura K,Ichikawa H,Izawa A,Hirose M,Kashihara T,Yamada M,Takahashi M,Ikeda U.
J Mol Cell Cardiol, 81, 139-149, 2015, Refereed