Message From the Editor-in-Chief
Rapid Publication and Announcement of the 2018 JCS Meeting Activities
2018 Volume 82 Issue 4 Pages 935-936
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2018 Volume 82 Issue 4 Pages 935-936
Dear Colleagues,
The 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS 2018) was held in Osaka on March 23–25, 2018 (Congress Chairperson, Yoshiki Sawa, MD, PhD). The Circulation Journal rapidly publishes and announces JCS 2018 activities as follows:
Papers selected for presentation in the Late Breaking Clinical Trials (LBCT) / Late Breaking Cohort Studies (LBCS) sessions in JCS 2018 will be published, after peer review, in the May and August issues of the Journal. In addition, some of these LBCT / LBCS papers (JCS 2018) were published online along the presentation in order to attract widespread attention of the attendees, as well as readers worldwide.
We are pleased to announce the following JCS Awards that were presented during the JCS 2018 meeting:
1. Sato Award by the Japan Heart Foundation and the JCS (43rd)Osamu Yamaguchi, PhD
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University, Graduate Scchool of Medicine)
“The Role of Autophagic Degradation in Heart Failure”
2. CPIS (Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy International Symposium) Award (26th)Masanobu Ishii, MD
(Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University)
“Cardioprotective Effects of LCZ696 (Sacubitril/Valsartan) After Experimental Acute Myocardial Infarction”
3. Cardiovascular Surgery Award (13th)Shin Yajima, MD
(Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
“A Slow-Release Synthetic Prostacyclin Agonist “ONO-1301SR” Combined With Pedicled Omental Flap Reduces Microvascular Resistance and Increases Myocardial Blood Flow Associated With Cardiac Functional Recovery in a Porcine Chronic Myocardial Infarction”
4. Pediatric Cardiology Award (13th)Takashi Honda, MD, PhD
(Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine)
“Exploring Energy Loss by Vector Flow Mapping in Children With Ventricular Septal Defect: Pathophysiologic Significance”
5. Cardiovascular Regeneration Medical Science Award (12th)
| Experimental Investigator |
Jun Fujita, MD, PhD
(Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)
“Ronin Governs Early Heart Development by Controlling Core Gene Programs”
| Clinical Research Investigator |
Keitaro Domae, MD
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University)
“Clinical Outcomes of Autologous Stem Cell-Sheet Implantation for Heart Failure Patients With Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy”
6. Woman Researcher’s Award (11th)Yumiko Ohishi, MD, PhD
(Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University)
“SREBP1 Contributes to Resolution of Proinflammatory TLR4 Signaling by Reprogramming Fatty Acid Metabolism”
7. Cardiovascular Clinical Research Investigator’s Award (7th)
| Clinical Research Investigator |
Shun Kohsaka, PhD
(Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)
“Multicenter Large-Scale Registry for Appropriateness and Risk Evaluation of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Collaborative Study of Japan and the US”
| Case Report |
[First Place]
Tomohisa Nakamura, MD
(Fukuoka Kinen Hospital)
“Acute Heart Failure Caused by Mechanical Valve Leaflet Dislodgment at the Mitral Position”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Yasuhiro Hamatani, MD
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center)
“Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography With Myocardial Three-Dimensional Printing Can Guide Treatment in Symptomatic Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy”
Daigo Hiraya, MD
(Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba)
“Life-Threatening Acute Occlusion Between Interposed Graft and Left Coronary Artery After Modified Bentall Operation”
8. Cardiovascular Imaging Award (5th)[First Place]
Ryohei Matsuura, MD
(Department of Caridovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
“Intravital Imaging With Two-Photon Microscopy Reveals Subcellular Dynamics in the Ischemia-Reperfused Rat Heart”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Shingo Kato, PhD
(Department of Cardiology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center)
“Stress Perfusion Coronary Flow Reserve Versus Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Known or Suspected CAD”
Masaru Obokata, MD, PhD
(Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation)
“Role of Diastolic Stress Testing in the Evaluation for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction”
The final results of the Young Investigator Awards (YIA) Competition, those of the International YIA Competition and those of Comedical Awards will be announced in the May issue of the Journal.
