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Technical modification and safe explantation of the Melody valve in the mitral position in small children

Kobayashi J, Contreras J, Chetan D, Honjo O

JTCVS techniques 13 209 - 210 2022.4

Initial evaluation of a novel electrocardiography sensor-embedded fabric wear during a full marathon Reviewed International journal

Daiki Ousaka, Kenta Hirai, Noriko Sakano, Mizuki Morita, Madoka Haruna, Kazuya Hirano, Takahiro Yamane, Akira Teraoka, Kazuo Sanou, Susumu Oozawa, Shingo Kasahara

Heart and Vessels 37 ( 3 ) 443 - 450 2022.3

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Sudden cardiac accident (SCA) during a marathon is a concern due to the popularity of the sport. Preventive strategies, such as cardiac screening and deployment of automated external defibrillators have controversial cost-effectiveness. We investigated the feasibility of use of a new electrocardiography (ECG) sensor-embedded fabric wear (SFW) during a marathon as a novel preventive strategy against SCA. Twenty healthy volunteers participated in a full marathon race. They were equipped with a SFW hitoe® with a transmitter connected via Bluetooth to a standard smartphone for continuous ECG recording. All data were stored in a smartphone and used to analyze the data acquisition rate. The adequate data acquisition rate was > 90% in 13, 30-90% in 3, and < 10% in 4 runners. All of 4 runners with poorly recorded data were female. Inadequate data acquisition was significantly associated with the early phase of the race compared with the mid phase (P = 0.007). Except for 3 runners with poor heart rate data, automated software calculation was significantly associated with manual analysis for both the mean (P < 0.001) and maximum (P = 0.014) heart rate. We tested the feasibility of continuously recording cardiac data during a marathon using a new ECG sensor-embedded wearable device. Although data from 65% of runners were adequately recorded, female runners and the early phase of the race tended to have poor data acquisition. Further improvements in device ergonomics and software are necessary to improve ability to detect abnormal ECGs that may precede SCA.

DOI： 10.1007/s00380-021-01939-3

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Strategy of delayed repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in right atrial isomerism and functional single ventricle. International journal

Eiri Kisamori, Yasuhiro Kotani, Fiza Komel Raja, Junko Kobayashi, Yosuke Kuroko, Takuya Kawabata, Shingo Kasahara

JTCVS open 10 308 - 319 2022.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

OBJECTIVE: Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in neonates with right atrial isomerism and functional single ventricle is challenging. In our novel strategy, primary draining vein stenting (DVS) was applied to patients with preoperative pulmonary vein obstruction to delay TAPVC repair. This study investigated our initial experience with a strategy of delayed TAPVC repair, incorporating DVS. METHODS: Twenty-nine patients with right atrial isomerism and functional single ventricle who had a severe obstruction in the course of draining veins, who required surgical or catheter intervention in their neonatal period were retrospectively reviewed (primary DVS: n = 11; primary TAPVC repair: n = 18). RESULTS: Patients in the primary DVS group had more mixed type TAPVC (primary DVS: n = 5, 45.5%; primary TAPVC repair: n = 2, 11.1%; P = .03) and required more systemic to pulmonary shunt surgeries during their lifetime (primary DVS: n = 9, 81.8%; primary TAPVC repair: n = 6, 33.3%; P = .047). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that primary DVS repair was associated with improved survival compared with primary TAPVC repair (survival rates at 90 days, 1 year, 3 years and 5 years: primary DVS: 100%, 80%, 68.6%, and 54.9%; primary TAPVC repair: 55.6%, 38.9%, 38.9%, and 38.9%, respectively [P = .04]). Of the 4 patients who underwent stenting of the ductus venosus, 3 had elevated liver enzymes after surgical repair of TAPVC due to ductus venosus steal, which markedly improved after coil embolization of the stent. CONCLUSIONS: For neonates with obstructive TAPVC and functional single ventricle, our delayed TAPVC repair using primary DVS appeared to improve survival compared with the conventional strategy.

DOI： 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.11.012

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Papillary-Ventricular Complex Tugging for Ischemic/Functional Mitral Regurgitation. International journal

Masanori Hirota, Takanori Suezawa, Takuya Kawabata, Yosuke Kuroko, Yasuhiro Kotani, Fumi Yokohama, Yoichi Takaya, Hiroshi Ito, Shingo Kasahara

The Annals of thoracic surgery 113 ( 1 ) e71-e73 2022.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Surgical restoration of subvalvular geometry is very important to prevent recurrence of ischemic/functional mitral regurgitation. We evaluated an approach to the radical repair of left ventricular (LV) remodeling for three different cases with responsible coronary lesions. Leaflet tethering was corrected by tugging of the papillary-ventricular complex, which consists of the base of papillary muscles and posterior LV wall. The main lesion of the postinfarction scar was concomitantly excluded. Restoration of LV remodeling diminished mitral regurgitation with minimal leaflet tethering and improved systolic LV function. This technique may be an aggressive and encouraged approach for patients with ischemic/functional mitral regurgitation.

DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.095

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ダブルスイッチ術後30年で人工導管狭窄に対して導管交換を行った修正大血管転位の一例

加藤真理子, 藤井隆成, 山岡大志郎, 石井瑤子, 堀川優衣, 堀尾直裕, 長岡孝太, 清水武, 大山伸雄, 喜瀬広亮, 宮原義典, 富田英, 笠原真悟

日本成人先天性心疾患学会雑誌 11 ( 1 ) 235 - 235 2022.1

Trial of Sportswear Type ECG Sensor Device for Cardiac Safety Management during Marathon Running

Takahiro Yamane, Kazuya Hirano, Kenta Hirai, Daiki Ousaka, Noriko Sakano, Mizuki Morita, Susumu Oozawa, Shingo Kasahara

ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 11 151 - 161 2022

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：JAPANESE SOC MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Cardiac arrest has been reported during participation in several sports. Of these sports, marathon running is a particularly popular sport but imposes high cardiac load. Indeed, its popularity has been growing worldwide. Risk of cardiac arrest during marathon races is also expected to increase. Several studies have recorded electrocardiographic (ECG) information during marathon races to protect athletes from cardiac arrest. Although evaluable ECG data have been obtained and analyzed, cost-effectiveness of the system, data quality, and clinical significance remain inadequate. This report is the first to describe an economical electrocardiograph built into a T-shirt for use during marathon race. Twenty healthy runners aged 20 to 59 years (mean 36 years) wore the ECG device while running. The ECG data were monitored and analyzed to assess the observed frequencies of specified arrhythmias and the sections of the marathon in which the arrhythmias occurred. Of the ECG data obtained from 14 runners who completed the full marathon, six ECG datasets were evaluable. In some runners, there was inadequate contact between the electrode and body surface or poor Bluetooth connection between the ECG wireless transmitter and smartphone. Regarding arrhythmia analysis, all evaluable data that were analyzed showed some rhythm fluctuations. In conclusion, this economical T-shirt type ECG sensor provided evaluable ECG data during marathon races, although the evaluable rate was not high. The data were used to analyze specified arrhythmias, but some difficulties were encountered. The ECG sensor did not function properly because of a system error. The ECG sensor was not adequately moistened to record ECGs accurately. Moreover, some runners chose an unsuitable shirt size, which impaired the stability and strength of the electrode-skin contact. These shortcomings produced noise in the ECG data, which made it difficult to analyze arrhythmias. The next step will be to solve these problems and acquire data from a large number of runners.

DOI： 10.14326/abe.11.151

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Right Vertical Infra-Axillary Thoracotomy Approach in Simple Congenital Heart Diseases

Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Shingo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Kotani

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 27 ( 3 ) 294 - 301 2022

Repair of Common Atrioventricular Valve in Univentricular Circulation Using Adjustable Annular Bridging Technique

Shingo Kasahara, Yasuhiro Kotani

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 27 ( 3 ) 302 - 308 2022

Evolution of echocardiography in adult congenital heart disease: from pulsed-wave Doppler to fusion imaging.

Norihisa Toh, Teiji Akagi, Shingo Kasahara, Hiroshi Ito

Journal of echocardiography 19 ( 4 ) 205 - 211 2021.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

The number of patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) has been dramatically increasing and adults with congenital heart disease now outnumber children with congenital heart disease. However, patients with ACHD are still at increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to residua and sequelae. Although echocardiography is an indispensable imaging modality in the comprehensive assessment of ACHD, accurate echocardiographic assessment of ACHD is challenging especially for physicians or sonographers who are not familiar with ACHD because of its complex morphology, physiology, and hemodynamics. A recently developed fusion imaging technology can provide synchronized display of real-time echocardiographic images and multiplanar reconstruction images of computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging corresponding to the image plane of real-time echocardiography. We have reported the clinical utility of this fusion imaging technology for the precise evaluation of complex ACHD. On the other hand, conventional echocardiographic technology also plays an important role in assessing unique ACHD pathophysiology. For example, restrictive right ventricular physiology is a common finding after tetralogy of Fallot or pulmonary stenosis repair and can be evaluated by conventional pulsed-wave Doppler. In this review, we discuss the clinical usefulness of modern and conventional echocardiographic technologies for the evaluation of ACHD by presenting a case series.

DOI： 10.1007/s12574-021-00533-w

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情熱・努力を継続できる外科教育外科マネージメントセンターによる情熱のある外科医教育・育成システム

菊地覚次, 吉田龍一, 黒田新士, 野間和広, 安井和也, 笠原真悟, 豊岡伸一, 土井原博義, 藤原俊義

日本外科学会雑誌 122 ( 6 ) 680 - 682 2021.11

Does the size of pulmonary artery impact on recoarctation of the aorta after the Norwood procedure without patch? International journal

Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Kotani, Takuya Kawabata, Yosuke Kuroko, Shunji Sano, Shingo Kasahara

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 33 ( 5 ) 765 - 772 2021.10

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate whether recoarctation of the aorta (reCoA) after the Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome correlates with pre- and postoperative anatomic factors. METHODS: This retrospective study included 48 patients who underwent Norwood procedure with right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit between 2009 and 2017. Anatomical factors such as preoperative length, diameter of the main pulmonary artery (MPA), and postoperative neoaortic arch angle stratified by arch reconstruction technique were analysed using the receiver operating characteristic analysis. RESULTS: Eleven patients needed surgical intervention for reCoA at stage 2. Out of the 30 patients who underwent direct anastomosis during arch reconstruction, 7 developed reCoA. Seven patients received the full patch augmentation (patch augmentation for both lesser and greater curvatures) and were all spared from reCoA. Among the patients who had direct anastomosis, the preoperative MPA length was correlated with the postoperative arch angle (P = 0.021) and was associated with the occurrence of reCoA (P = 0.002) and the best cutoff value for MPA length was 10 mm. The postoperative arch angle was also correlated with the incidence of reCoA (P < 0.001) and was larger in patients who underwent the full patch augmentation than in patients who had direct anastomosis (126° vs 112°, P = 0.005) despite comparable MPA length. CONCLUSIONS: ReCoA after the Norwood procedure correlates with MPA length when a direct anastomosis was used. Direct anastomosis can be considered in patients with a longer preoperative MPA. In other cases, the full patch augmentation should be considered for obtaining a large and smooth neoaortic arch.

DOI： 10.1093/icvts/ivab170

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ウサギを用いた脊髄虚血再灌流障害モデルに対する抗HMGB1抗体の有用性の検討

村岡玄哉, 劉克約, 喬寒棟, 逢坂大樹, 王登莉, 藤井泰宏, 笠原真悟, 西堀正洋

日本胸部外科学会定期学術集会 74回 BAA1 - 3 2021.10

A case of a middle-aged patient with a ventricular septal defect complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension-stepwise surgical repair with pulmonary vasodilators.

Anna Kanai, Norimichi Koitabashi, Satoshi Akagi, Hidemi Sorimachi, Yohei Ishibashi, Takashi Nagasaka, Noriaki Takama, Katsura Soma, Atsushi Yao, Shingo Kasahara, Masahiko Kurabayashi

Journal of cardiology cases 24 ( 3 ) 131 - 135 2021.9

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We report a case of ventricular septal defect (VSD) in which we attempted to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with the goal of VSD closure in an adult with suspected Eisenmenger syndrome in childhood. Four years previously (age 41 years), she was referred to our department due to repeated hemoptysis requiring further treatment of PAH. We started combination therapy with several pulmonary vasodilators. Two years later, her pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) was improved but still not at the level where VSD closure was possible. To control the increased PA flow resulting from intensive PAH treatment and to reduce the risk of hemoptysis, we performed pulmonary artery banding (PAB). As the risk of hemoptysis decreased, a prostacyclin analog was introduced, and the dose was increased. More than 1 year after PAB, active vasoactivity testing became positive, suggesting that the pulmonary vascular lesion was now "reversible". We performed VSD closure and atrial septal defect creation even though her PVR was still high. After the operation, her exercise capacity was remarkably improved. We suggest that stepwise surgical repair with pulmonary vasodilators is an important treatment option for select patients with VSD with severe PAH. <Learning objective: Advances in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment have led to the use of a "treat-and-repair" strategy to close the intracardiac shunt after PAH treatment in select patients with adult congenital heart disease. In our case, ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure was achieved with stepwise surgical repair and a combination of pulmonary vasodilators, even though long-standing severe PAH with persistent hemoptysis remained. Even after a long period of exposure to high blood flow, this strategy may reduce pulmonary vascular resistance and permit eventual closure of the VSD.>.

DOI： 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.02.013

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Remote vital signs data monitoring during home blood transfusion: A pilot study. International journal

Akinori Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Fujimori, Noriko Sakano, Toshiki Mushino, Shinobu Tamura, Shingo Kasahara, Hiroshi Akasaka, Takashi Sonoki

Health science reports 4 ( 3 ) e380 2021.9

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Our study aimed to establish safer methods to manage home blood transfusion by using a remote vital signs data monitoring system. Home care is administered for patients with various medical disorders; however, home blood transfusion remains challenging owing to the risk of transfusion-related complications. METHODS: We set up a remote vital signs data monitoring system to improve the safety of home blood transfusions. Using an Internet-based vital signs data monitoring system, the heart rate, electrocardiography, respiration rate, and percutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO2) were monitored and recorded during the entire home transfusion period. RESULTS: Ten transfusions in three patients were monitored; two of the patients had an abnormality in a single vital sign (decreased SpO2 decrease and increased respiratory rate); these were not transfusion-related complications. Vital sign anomalies also occur because of errors in using the measurement device and noise associated with body movements. The presence of abnormalities in at least two vital signs among SpO2 decrease, tachycardia, and increased respiratory rate that persisted for >5 minutes was defined as a complicated vital sign abnormality (CVSA). There were no severe transfusion-related complications with CVSA in the present study. CONCLUSION: This study indicates the feasibility and sustainability of real-time remote monitoring of vital signs for the safety of home transfusion. Although CVSA may function as an indicator of severe transfusion-related complications, these findings need to be confirmed with further studies.

DOI： 10.1002/hsr2.380

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Successful Handmade Monobloc Aortomitral Valve Replacement for Extensive Aortic Root Abscess. International journal

Takanori Suezawa, Masanori Hirota, Naoya Sakoda, Takuya Kawabata, Yosuke Kuroko, Yasuhiro Kotani, Shingo Kasahara

The Annals of thoracic surgery 112 ( 2 ) e131-e134 2021.8

Language：English

Aortic root abscess is one of the most catastrophic complications of aortic valve endocarditis. Complete debridement is recommended regardless of the kind of infected lesion. A 37-year-old man with extensive aortic root abscess due to prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis was surgically treated. The main lesion was the aorto-mitral continuity extending to the commissure between the left and right coronary cusps. After debridement, the aortic annulus underneath the left coronary artery was reconstructed using a handmade aorto-mitral monobloc valve without aortic annuloplasty. This valve is required for the extensive root abscess of the left and non-coronary sinus to achieve complete debridement.

DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.11.046

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Mid-term outcomes of Contegra implantation for the reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract to proximal branch pulmonary arteries: Japan multicentre study. International journal

Takaya Hoashi, Hajime Ichikawa, Keiichi Hirose, Naohiro Horio, Takahisa Sakurai, Hironori Matsuhisa, Yoshihiro Ohsima, Hajime Sakurai, Shingo Kasahara, Kisaburo Sakamoto

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 33 ( 2 ) 227 - 236 2021.7

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

OBJECTIVES: To reveal the mid-term outcomes of Contegra implantation for the reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract to proximal branch pulmonary arteries in a multicentre study. METHODS: Between April 2013 and December 2019, 178 Contegra conduits were implanted at 5 Japanese institutes. The median age and body weight at operation were 16 months (25th-75th percentile: 8-32) and 8.3 kg (6.4-10.6). Sixteen patients were neonates (9.0%). Selected conduit sizes were 12 mm in 28 patients (15.7%), 14 mm in 67 patients (37.6%), 16 mm in 66 patients (37.1%), 18 mm in 5 patients (2.8%) and <12 mm in 12 patients (6.7%). Fifty-six grafts (31.4%) were ring supported. Proximal branch pulmonary arteries were concomitantly augmented in 85 patients (47.5%). Follow-up was completed in all patients and the median follow-up period was 3.1 years (1.3-5.1). RESULTS: The overall, conduit explantation-free and conduit infection-free survival rates at 5 years were 91.3%, 71.0% and 83.7%, respectively. Infection (P = 0.009) and common arterial trunk (P = 0.024) were risk factors for explantation. Conduit durability was shorter in smaller one (P < 0.001). Catheter interventions (for conduit to proximal branch pulmonary artery)-free survival rates at 5 years was 52.9%; however, need for catheter interventions was not a risk factor for conduit explantation. CONCLUSIONS: Mid-term outcomes of reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract to the proximal branch pulmonary arteries with Contegra were acceptable. The need for explantation over time was higher in smaller conduits. Conduit infection was a strong risk factor for conduit explantation. Frequently and repeated catheter interventions effectively extended the conduit durability.

DOI： 10.1093/icvts/ivab075

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Anatomic Risk Factors for Reintervention After Arterial Switch Operation for Taussig-Bing Anomaly. International journal

Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Kotani, Yosuke Kuroko, Atsushi Tateishi, Shunji Sano, Shingo Kasahara

The Annals of thoracic surgery 112 ( 1 ) 163 - 169 2021.7

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the factors related to reintervention, especially for pulmonary stenosis (PS), in patients with Taussig-Bing anomaly (TBA) after the arterial switch operation. METHODS: This retrospective study included 34 patients with TBA who underwent the arterial switch operation between 1993 and 2018. Preoperative anatomic and physiologic differences and long-term outcomes were determined using a case-matched control with transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and TBA with an anterior and rightward aorta. RESULTS: At arterial switch operation, median age was 43 days (range, 16 to 102) and median body weight was 3.6 kg (range, 2.8 to 3.8 kg). Aortic arch obstruction and coronary anomalies were present in 64% and 41% of patients, respectively. The hospital mortality rate was 11%, including one cardiac death, and the late mortality rate was 2.9%. Furthermore, 41% patients underwent 26 reinterventions for PS. Patients undergoing PS-related reintervention had a significantly larger native pulmonary artery to aortic annulus size ratio than patients not receiving reintervention (1.69 vs 1.41, P = .02). This ratio was the only predictor of PS-related reintervention; it was significantly higher in the TBA group than in the transposition of great arteries/ventricular septal defect group. The PS-related reintervention was required more in the TBA group than in the transposition of great arteries/ventricular septal defect group. CONCLUSIONS: Regardless of complex coronary anatomy and associated anomalies, early and late survival were acceptable. Postoperative PS was strongly associated with having a larger native pulmonary valve, suggesting that an optimal surgical reconstruction was required for achieving an appropriate aortopulmonary anatomic relationship during the arterial switch operation.

DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.016

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Perioperative Milrinone Infusion Improves One-Year Survival After the Norwood-Sano Procedure. International journal

Tomoyuki Kanazawa, Kazuyoshi Shimizu, Tatsuo Iwasaki, Kenji Baba, Shinichi Otsuki, Yasuhiro Kotani, Shingo Kasahara, Hiroshi Morimatsu

Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 35 ( 7 ) 2073 - 2078 2021.7

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate whether milrinone infusion improved one-year survival in patients who underwent the Norwood-Sano procedure. DESIGN: A retrospective observational study. SETTING: A single-institution university hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Children who underwent the Norwood-Sano procedure from January 2008 to December 2014. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were categorized into two groups: group E+D, who received routine epinephrine and dopamine infusion, and group M, who received routine milrinone infusion for intra- and postoperative inotropic support. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The primary outcome of this study was one-year survival after the Norwood-Sano procedure. A total of 45 patients were included (group E+D, 22; group M, 23). One-year survival in group M was significantly higher than that in group E+D (95.7% [22/23] v 72.7% [16/22], p = 0.03). A Kaplan-Meier curve also showed that one-year survival in group M was significantly higher than that in group E+D (p = 0.04), from the result of the log-rank test. The number of patients who had any arrhythmias in the intensive care unit (ICU) was significantly lower in group M than in group E+D (21.7% [5/23] v 50% [11/22], p = 0.03). The duration of ICU stay did not have statistical difference between groups (group M 19; interquartile range [IQR], 15-28) v group E+D 19.5 (IQR, 16.3-35.5) days, p = 0.57). CONCLUSIONS: Perioperative milrinone infusion improved the mortality after the Norwood-Sano procedure. Potential advantages of milrinone compared with epinephrine are fewer arrhythmias and better systemic perfusion, which could decrease lethal cardiac events in the ICU.

DOI： 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.02.017

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【循環器病の対策推進計画とトピックス】成人先天性心疾患診療の現況と推進基本計画

笠原真悟

循環器内科 90 ( 1 ) 28 - 34 2021.7

Nanostructural analysis of distinct nucleation sites in pathological mineralization Reviewed International journal

Emilio Satoshi Hara, Susumu Oozawa, Noriyuki Nagaoka, Masahiro Okada, Shingo Kasahara, Takuya Matsumoto

MATERIALS ADVANCES 2 ( 13 ) 4423 - 4431 2021.7

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Pathological mineralization, such as that in atherosclerosis or following transplantation of biomaterials, is associated with millions of deaths worldwide. A deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying mineral nucleation in pathological mineralization will facilitate the development of novel bioinspired materials/techniques as therapeutics for either disease prevention or bone tissue reconstruction. The objective of this study was to perform a systematic and ultrastructural analysis of the nucleation sites of atherosclerotic mineralization from the viewpoint of material science. Histological staining, ultrastructural analysis, and selected area elemental mapping of human atherosclerotic tissues revealed two different nucleation sites in a collagenous and a lipidic area, respectively, comprising phospholipidic large vesicles (average 827 +/- 470 nm) and non-vesicular phospholipids. In both sites, the initial minerals were identified to be amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), which then transformed into hydroxyapatite (HAp). Mineralization assays in vitro was performed by incubating non-vesicular low- (LDL) and high- (HDL) density lipoprotein and cholesterol in 2 mM CaCl2 for 2 days, without additional phosphate. Calcium ions in the formed minerals, measured using atomic absorption (AA) spectroscopy, showed that only LDL was mineralized. We then evaluated the mineralization of the major phospholipids, phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) under the same conditions. The results of AA and mineral dry weight showed that PS was more abundantly mineralized than PC, most likely due to its higher hydrolysis rate. Similar to the in vivo findings, PS mineralization initially formed ACP, which then crystallized into HAp. Taken together, these results indicated that atherosclerosis involves two distinct nucleation sites and that non-vesicular phospholipids were one of the major nucleation sites for atherosclerotic mineral formation.

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