Announcement of the 2024 JCS Meeting Activities (2)
Article ID: CJ-66-0224
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Article ID: CJ-66-0224
Dear Colleagues,
As the Editor-in-Chief of the Circulation Journal, the official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS), I am pleased to further report the JCS 2024 Meeting Activities.
The JCS 2024 Annual Meeting has been held during March 8–10 in Kobe, Japan. The following winners of the Young Investigator Awards (YIA) Basic/Clinical, International YIA Basic/Clinical, YIA for International Students, Asian Pacific Grants for Innovative Research Plans and Co-medical Awards have been selected and were awarded during the Meeting. These awards should promote their careers.
1. Young Investigator’s Award (41st)Basic Research
[First Place]
Shunsuke Nishimura
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
“HSC70 Enhances SCF Ubiquitin Ligase-Mediated Protein Degradation and Its Pathogenic Implication in BAG5-Deficient Dilated Cardiomyopathy”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Yuto Abe, MD
(Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba)
“Generation of Functional Heart via Blastocyst Complementation Using Mouse and Rat Pluripotent Stem Cells”
Yohei Akiba, MD
(Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)
“Geminin-Brg1 Axis in Proliferative Endothelial Cells Play a Protective Role Against Heart Failure Development by Suppressing Inflammation”
Jin Komuro, MD, PhD
(Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)
“Failing Heart-Specific Cardiac Fibroblasts Induce Heart Failure via c-Myc Expression”
Yu Yamada
(Department of Cardiology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba)
“Direct Reprogramming Reverses Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction”
Clinical Research
[First Place]
Takashi Hiruma, MD
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine)
“End-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is Caused by Multiple Variants in Genes Associated With Various Cardiomyopathies”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Yusuke Adachi, MD, PhD
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine)
“Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of Perivascular Fat Attenuation Index in Acute Aortic Dissection”
Mizuki Momoi, MD
(Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)
“Clonal Hematopoiesis in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease”
Motoki Nakao, MD, PhD
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)
“Machine Learning-Based Gait Analysis to Predict Clinical Frailty Scale in Elderly Patients With Heart Failure”
2. International Young Investigator’s Award (3rd)Basic Research
[First Place]
Tomohiro Hino, MD
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan)
“An AsCas12fBased Compact Genome Editing Tool Derived by Deep Mutational Scanning and Structural Analysis”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Chia-Hui Chen, PhD
(Graduate Institute and Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
“Novel Function of Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin8 in Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerosis”
Zheng-Wei Chen, MD
(Department of Cardiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Taiwan)
“Aldosterone Suppresses Vascular Mitochondria: From Bench to Bedside”
Clinical Research
[First Place]
Mark Lachmann, MD
(First Department of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Germany)
“Machine Learning for Mortality Prediction in Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Undergoing Transcatheter EdgetoEdge Repair”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Jun Akashi, MD
(Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan)
“Influences of Mild Atrial Secondary Mitral Regurgitation on Heart Failure in Isolated Atrial Fibrillation”
Vera Fortmeier, MD
(Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)
“Artificial IntelligenceEnabled Assessment of Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention”
[Third Place] (in alphabetical order)
Jin Hyuk Kim, BS
(Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea)
“Macrophage Targeted Intravascular Theranostic Photoactivation on Atherosclerotic Plaque Assisted by Dual Modal OCTNIRF Imaging”
Kanako Teramoto, MD, PhD, MPH
(Department of Biostatistics, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Japan)
“Clinical Features of Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction: Insights From the ASIANHF Registry”
3. Young Investigator’s Award for International Students (22nd)[First Place]
Adinata Aditya, MD (Indonesia)
(Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine)
“Loss of Chondroitin Sulfate N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-2 (ChGn-2) Impairs Thrombus Resolution in Mice Model”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Heryed Tuolisi, MD (China)
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)
“STING Reestablishes Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Heart Failure”
Yuqing Xu, BS (China)
(Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University)
“Perinatal Stress Influences Cardiomyocyte Maturation Through the Non-Energetic Effect of Ketone Body Metabolism”
Jingbo Zhang, MD (China)
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)
“Development of Composite Functional Tissue Sheets Using hiPSC-CMs and hADSCs to Improve the Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction”
4. Asian Pacific Grants for Innovative Research Plans (2nd)Basic Research
[First Place]
Wei-Hsin Chung, MD
(China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan)
“Sympathetic Modulation in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction by Targeting Aorticorenal Ganglion”
Clinical Research
[First Place]
Jongmin Seo, PhD
(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Korea)
“Hemodynamic Metrics Obtained by Computational Fluid Dynamics Show Significant Correlation With Thrombosis in Coronary Artery Aneurysm Caused by Kawasaki Disease”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Putrya Hawa, MD
(Department of Pharmacology, Republic of Indonesia Defense University, Indonesia)
“Effect of Statin on Blood Nitric Oxide Level and Drug Interaction With eNOS Polymorphism”
Doan Pham Phuoc Long, MM
(Cardiovascular Center, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Vietnam)
“Evaluating the Efficacy of Left Ventricular‒Only Pacing Using Dual Chamber Pacemaker: Unveiling Novel Insights in Heart Failure Management”
5. Co-medical Award (14th)Inspection and Treatment Session
[First Place]
Yutaka Yamada, MSc
(Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Social Welfare Corporation, Hokkaido Social Work Association Obihiro Hospital)
“Early Screening of Dysphagia Using CT in Hospitalized Older Patients With Heart Failure”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Hiroko Kurata, Technical Associate
(Department of Rehabilitation, Minamino Cardiovascular Hospital)
“Exercise Tolerance After Catheter Ablation in Elderly Patients Over 75 Years old With Atrial Fibrillation”
Shunto Yamashita, Bachelor of Clinical Engineering
(Medical Engineering Center, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital)
“Examination of the Effects and Safety of Two Consecutive Energizations and Differences in Contact Force in Q Mode+”
[Third Place] (in alphabetical order)
Keiko Fujimoto, Associate degree
(Kumamoto Kinoh Hospital)
“Ongoing Efforts to Increase the Success Rate of Quitting Smoking: Including the Introduction of Online Smoking Cessation Clinic”
Yui Kinoshita, Bachelor degree
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kumamoto University Hospital)
“Usefulness of the Sinus of Valsalva Wall Thickness to Diagnose Amyloid Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Aortic Stenosis”
Yu Shimode, Master of Health Science
(Department of Rehabilitation, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital)
“Impact of Stress Coping Style on Self-Care Behaviors and Prognosis in Patients With Heart Failure”
Nursing, Medicine and Rehabilitation Session
[First Place]
Shota Uchida, PhD
(Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences)
“Association Between Lower Extremity Skeletal Muscle Mass Assessed by Ultrasound and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Physical Function in Patients With Heart Failure: SONIC-HF Cohort Study”
[Second Place] (in alphabetical order)
Koji Matsuo, B.S.
(Department of Rehabilitation, Sagamihara Kyodo Hospital)
“Fasting Management Time Impacts the Developing Dysphagia in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Independently of Swallowing Function at Admission”
Satoshi Yuguchi, PhD
(Department of Physical Therapy, Japan University of Health Sciences)
“Echo Intensity of Gastrocnemius Predicts Improvements of Lower Limbs Hemodynamics and Six-Minute Walking Distances Before and After Endovascular Treatment in Patients With Lower Extremity Artery Disease (LEAD): A Prospective Cohort Study”
[Third Place] (in alphabetical order)
Hiroyo Furukawa, bachelor
(Department of Clinical Nutrition, Ageo Central General Hospital)
“A Study of Correction for Overestimation of Skeletal Muscle Index in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure”
Manatsu Takahashi, Master of Science in Nursing
(Health Sciences, Osaka University)
“Analysis of Predictive Factors Associated With Acute Post-Operative Frailty Using Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Tool in Cardiac Surgery”
Kotaro Yamano, BSc
(Division of Rehabilitation, Sapporo Medical University Hospital)
“Is Lower Protein Intake Associated With an Increased Risk of Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Older Patients With Heart Failure?”
