International Heart Journal

International Heart Journal

Published by International Heart Journal Association

4,315 registered articles
(updated on July 15, 2025)

Online ISSN : 1349-3299
Print ISSN : 1349-2365
ISSN-L : 1349-2365

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Volume 66 (2025) Issue 3 Pages 504-510

Vasospastic Angina as a Cause of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

Tadao Aikawa, Jiro Ogino, Naohiro Funayama, Noriko Oyama-Manabe, Tohru Minamino

Diagnosing the cause of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, also known as long COVID)-related chest pain is often challenging in patients with a low pre-test probability of coronary artery disease. In a retrospective review of 273 consecutive patients who presented to the cardiovascular outpatient unit for cardiovascular PASC at the Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Japan, 8 patients were suspected to have vasospastic angina (VSA) and underwent acetylcholine provocation testing, 5 of whom (1.8%, 5/273) were newly diagnosed with VSA. Although the causal relationship between VSA and PASC should be studied further, the present study suggests that VSA can be a potential cause of chest pain in patients with PASC.

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2025 Volume 66 Issue 3

Survival after Right Ventricular Diverticulum Caused by Right Ventricular Rupture Hao Yu, Baolong Ding, Linlin Ji, Chunbo Zhai
Clinical Significance of NT-proBNP in Patients with Low BNP Requiring Non-Surgical Intensive Care Riku Toguchi, Akihiro Shirakabe, Masato Matsushita, Shota Shighihara, Suguru Nishigoori, Tomofumi Sawatani, Kenichi Tani, Masaki Morooka, Shohei Kawakami, Yu Michiura, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Kuniya Asai
Tetrandrine Improves Ventricular Remodeling and Inflammation via Inhibition of the MAPK/NF-κB Pathway Yu Wang, Ruoying Zhang, Jinmeng Li, Suhang Guo, Yuan Yuan, Ren Zheng, Yingying Xu, Xinjun Cai
The Uric Acid to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio Is Associated with Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with No Significant Perfusion Abnormality Ryotaro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Fukuda, Takafumi Kawaguchi, Keita Kimura, Masashi Morita, Naoya Hironobe, Kiho Itakura, Shunsuke Tomomori, Yoji Urabe, Toshiharu Oka, Naoya Mitsuba, Hironori Ueda, Yukiko Nakano

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Usefulness of Optimization of Interventricular Delay Using an Electrical Cardiometry Method in Patients with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Implantation

Released on J-STAGE: March 30, 2022 | Volume 63 Issue 2 Pages 241-246

Tomoyuki Kabutoya, Yasushi Imai, Takafumi Okuyama, Hiroaki Watanabe, Ayako Yokota, Masashi Kamioka, Tomonori Watanabe, Takahiro Komori, Kazuomi Kario
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Extent of Atrial Deformation in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Released on J-STAGE: April 29, 2020 | Article ID 19-531

Shinsuke Miyazaki, Yoshito Iesaka
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Current Diagnosis and Management of Takayasu Arteritis

Released on J-STAGE: July 29, 2023 | Volume 64 Issue 4 Pages 519-534

Chandhu AS, Debashish Danda
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Real-World Data on Post-Discharge Prognosis of Elderly and Frail Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure Reflecting the Latest Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Japan

Released on J-STAGE: May 31, 2025 | Volume 66 Issue 3 Pages 404-412

Susumu Odajima, Keisuke Fujimoto, Akihiro Kadoi, Takafumi Tsuboi, Yoshinori Nagasawa, Kiyohiro Hyogo, Kenzo Uzu, Yoko Fukuoka, Yasushi Shimokawa, Hideaki Okubo, Kazuo Mizutani, Hiroki Shimizu
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Nurse-Led Collaborative Management Using Telemonitoring Improves Quality of Life and Prevention of Rehospitalization in Patients with Heart Failure

Released on J-STAGE: November 30, 2019 | Volume 60 Issue 6 Pages 1293-1302

Mariko Mizukawa, Michiko Moriyama, Hideya Yamamoto, Md M Rahman, Makiko Naka, Toshiro Kitagawa, Shizue Kobayashi, Noboru Oda, Yuji Yasunobu, Miyuki Tomiyama, Nobuyuki Morishima, Keiji Matsuda, Yasuki Kihara

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Images in Cardiovascular added as a new article type. See details at Information for Authors.
Norihiko Takeda, MD assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief of International Heart Journal on January 1, 2024. We would appreciate continued support from all readers for International Heart Journal.
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The final version of manuscripts submitted in October 2019 and later will be subject to a JPY150,000 publication fee. The fee will be payable after the final version of the manuscript is accepted for publication in International Heart Journal.
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Japanese Heart Journal

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