English articles by K Iga

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1.Kanji Iga, Hiromitsu Gen, Go Tomonaga, Tadashi Matumura, Kenjiro Hori. Reversible left ventricular wall motion impairment caused by pheochromocytoma. Jpn Cir J 1989 53 813-818

2.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori. Left ventricular outflow obstruction caused by mitral ring calcification. Am Heart J 1990 119 418-419

3.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori. Abnormal venous connection between the left upper pulmonary vein and the left brachiocephalic vein associated with rheumatic combined valvular heart disease. Heart and Vessels 1990 5 113-116

4.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Yoichiro Kobashi, Yuichi Ueda, Shigehito Miki. Successful surgical treatment of acute aortic regurgitation caused by Takayasu's aortitis:A case report. J Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1990 99 946-948

5.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Shuichi Takahashi. Transient mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse accomapnied by systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. Chest 1990 98 1017-1019

6.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura, Go Tomonaga, Hiromitu Gen, Toshitake Tamamura. Left ventricular filling pattern in congestive heart failure patients with normal sinus rhythm; A decreased ratio of peak mitral flow velocity in atrial systole relative to that in early diastole may reflect markedly increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. Jpn Cir J 1990 54 473-477

7.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori. Rapidly progressive deteriorated left ventricular wall motion associated with tetanus. Internal Medicine 1990 29 305-308

8.Kanji Iga, Shouji Kitaguchi, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura, Go Tomonaga, Hiromitu Gen, Toshitake Tamamura. Progrssive restrictive cardiomyopathy: A case report. Jpn Cir J 1990 55 699-704

9.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Iwao Gohma. Regression of the left main trunk lesion by steroid administration in a case of Takayasu Aortitis. Chest 1991 99 508-510

10.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura, Go Tomonaga, Hiromitu Gen, Toshitake Tamamura. Native valve infective endocarditis in adults: Analysis of 32 consecutive patients over a ten years period from 1980 to 1989. Jpn Cir J 1991 55 437-442

11.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura, Go Tomonaga, Hiromitu Gen, Toshitake Tamamura. A case of unusual longevity of tetralogy of Fallot confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Jpn Cir J 1991 55 962-965

12.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Katuji Kitaguchi, Tadashi Matumura, Go Tomonaga, Hiromitu Gen, Toshitake Tamamura. Transient segmental asynergy of the left ventricle of patients with various clinical manifestations possibly unrelated to the coronary arery disease. Jpn Cir J 1991 55 1061-1067

13.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura. Reversible left ventricular dysfunction induced by recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Chest 1992 102 1897-1899

14.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Hiromitu Gen. Deep negative T waves associated with reversible left ventricular dysfunction in acute adrenal crisis. Heart and Vessels 1992 7 107-111

15.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tokio Tamura. Markedly enlargement of the right pulmonary artery 19 years after Waterston operation. J Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1992 104 849-851

16.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura. Progression of Takayasu's aortitis in a young Japanese woman; Serial angiographic study Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis. 1992 26 143-147

17.Kanji Iga, Katuji Kitaguchi, Kenjiro Hori,Tadashi Matumura, Hiromitu Gen, Go Tomonaga, Toshitake Tamamura. Transient increase in left ventricular wall thickness after stunned myocardium. Internal Medicine 1992 31 122-124

18.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura, Hiromitu Gen, Muneto Yamashita, Shuichi Takahashi. Unroofed coronary syndrome; Diagnostic consideration by contrast echocardiography and usefelness of transesophageal echocariography and magnetic resonance imaging. Heart and Vessels 1992 7 91-94

19.Kanji Iga, GoTomonagaAKenjiro Hori. Continuous murmur in Lutembacher syndrome analyzed by Doppler echocardiography. Chest 1992 101 565-566

20.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matumura, Hiromitu Gen, Yutaka Okita, Shigehito Miki. Segmental aysnergy of the left ventricle in a case of tight aortic stenosis associated with mild ischemic heart disease. Jpn Cir J 1992 56 1032-1035

21.Kanji Iga, Shuichi Takahashi, Muneto Yamashita, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Hiromitsu Gen. Reversible left ventricular dysfunction secondary to rapid atrial fibrillation. Int J cardiol 1993 41 59-64

22.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Hiromitsu Gen. Deterioration of congestive heart failure after converting to VOO mode from DDD mode in a dilated cardiomyopathy patient; Importance of atrial contribution. Internal Medicine 1993 32 459-461

23.Kanji Iga , Shuichi Takahashi, Muneto Yamashita, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Hiromitsu Gen, Kazuhisa Kijima. Left ventricular outflow obstruction without left ventricular hypertrophy in the elderly. Cardiology in the elderly 1993 1 411-415

24.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Hiromitsu Gen. Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a 54-year-old woman presenting ventricular tachycardia from anteroseptal scar. Jpn Cir J 1993 57 837-839

25.Tetsurou Inoue, Kanji Iga, Kenjirou Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Hiromitsu Gen, Kazuhisa Kijima, Yoshiaki Koori, Takekuni Iwata. A case of tuberculous pericarditis : Importance of adenosine deaminase activity in pericardial fluid. Internal Medicine 1993 32 675-677

26.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Kazuhisa Kijima, Tadashi Miyamoto, Hiromitsu Gen. Multiple peripheral pulmonary artery branch stenosis associated with systemic hypertension in a young Japanese girl. Chest 1994 105 1294-1295

27.Kanji Iga, Kenjiro Hori, Tadashi Matsumura, Kazuhisa Kijima, Tadashi Miyamoto, Hiromitsu Gen, Yuichi Ueda , Shigehito Miki. Large left-to-right shunt through a small atrial septal defect produced by progressive aortic stenosis in the elderly: A case report. Jpn Cir J 1994 58 148-150

28.Kanji Iga, Takashi Konishi, Reizo Kusukawa. Intracardiac Thrombi in both the right atrium and right ventricle after acute inferior-wall myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 1994 16 169-171

29.Iga K, Konishi T, Matsumura T, Miyamoto T, Kijima K, Gen H. Markedly enlarged right atrium associated with physical signs of tricuspid regurgitation: A cause of congestive heart failure in the elderly. Jpn Cir J 1994 58 683-688

30.Iga K, Himura Y, Izumi C, Miyamoto T, Kijima K, Gen H, Konishi T. Reversible left ventricular dysfunction associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome: An expression of catecholamine cardiotoxicity? Jpn Cir J 1995 59 236-240

31.Chisato Izumi, Kanji Iga, Takahisa Kijima, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi Limitations of Electrocardiography in the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction --Comparison with two-dimensional echocardiography-- Internal Medicine 1995 34 1061-1063

32.Kanji Iga, Takahisa Fujikawa, Yuichi Ueda, Shigehito Miki, Takashi Konishi. Massive hemopericardium as a first manifestation of coronary aneurysm -----Successful surgical management. Am Heart J 1996 131 618-620

33.Yuji Sakanoue, Kanji Iga, Chisato Izumi, Tadashi Miyamoto, Takahisa Kijima, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi. Trans-systolic murmur during Valsalva maneuver in a patient with apical aneurysm-a case report- Jpn Cir J 1996 60 181-184

34.Kanji Iga, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi. Percutaneous transluminal recanalization for an occluded modified Potts shunt. Int J Cardiol 1997 62 69-71

35.Kanji Iga, Chisato Izumi, Atsushi Nakano, Yuji Sakanoue, Shouji Kitaguchi, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi. Problems in the initial diagnosis of renal infarction. Internal Medicine 1997 36 330-332

36.Kanji Iga, Chisato Izumi, Takashi Konishi. Rapid Growth of a Left Atrial Myxoma--Serial Two-dimensional Echocardiographic observation over 18 Months-- Int J Cardiol 1997 61 85-87

37.Moriya S, Iga K, Konishi T. Dicrotic pulse observed in a patient with prolapse of the aortic valve without aortic regurgitation. Heart and Vessels 1997 12 250-252

38.Chisato Izumi, Kanji Iga, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi. The Influence of Gravity on Pulmonary Venous Flow Velocity Patterns : Analysis of the Left and Right Pulmonary Venous Flow Velocities in Both the Left and Right Decubitus Positions. Am Heart J 1998 137 419-426

39.Kanji Iga, Chisato Izumi, Hirokazu Kondou , Toshihiro Tamura, Moriaki Inoko, Shouji Kitaguchi, Yoshihiro Himura , Hiromitsu Gen , Takashi Konishi. Increased thrombin-antithrombin III complex during an attack of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: evidence of a transient hypercoagulative state. Int J Cardiol 1998 66 153-156

40.Kanji Iga, Chisato Izumi, Atsushi Nakano, Yuji Sakanoue, Tadashi Miyamoto, Shouji Kitaguchi, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi. Problems in pharmacological evaluation of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation_-Clinical analysis of more than 100 consecutive patients. Internal Medicine 1998 37 1005-1008

41.Kanji Iga , Chisato Izumi , Masahiko Matsumura, Shouji Kitaguchi, Yoshihiro Himura , Hiromitsu Gen , Takashi Konishi. Partial pressure of oxygen is lower in the left upper pulmonary vein than in the right in adults with atrial septal defect. Chest 1999 115 679-683

42.Kanji Iga, Yoshihiro Himura , Hirokazu Kondou , Toshihiro Tamura , Chisato Izumi ,Moriaki Inoko, Shouji Kitaguchi , Hiromitsu Gen , Takashi Konishi. Decreased left ventricular filling pressure 8 months after corrective surgery in a 55-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot-Adaptation for increased preload- Jpn Cir J 1999@63 145-147

43.Kanji Iga, Takashi Konishi. Intermittently audible the "third heart sound" as a sign of complete atrio-ventricular block in patients with a VVI pacemaker. Int J Cardiol 1999 71 135-139

44.Kanji Iga , Chisato Izumi , Takashi Konishi. Color flow signal in the left atrium as a mirror image artifact suggesting one leaflet constriction of the St.Jude Medical valve. ‚i Cardiol 2000 35F55-58

45.Chisato Izumi, Kanji Iga, Hirokazu Kondo, Toshihiro Tamura, Moriaki Inoko, Shoji Kitaguchi, Toshiro Hirozane, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, Yuichi Ueda, Takashi Konishi. Progression of Mitral Regurgitation after Patch Closure in Patients with Secondum Atrial Septal Defect. Noninvasive Cardiology  2001; 22: 297-301

46. Kanji Iga MD, Hirokazu Kondou MD, Toshihiro Tamura MD, Chisato Izumi MD, Moriaki Inoko MD, Shouji Kitaguchi MD, Yoshihiro Himura MD, Hiromitsu Gen MD and Takashi Konishi MD. Clinical characteristics in patients with fresh left ventricular thrombus Jpn Cir J 2000; 64 :254-256

47. Kanji Iga MD, Hirokazu Kondou MD, Chisato Izumi MD,Takashi Konishi MD Continuous murmur thorough atrial septal defect@Br Heart J 2000 ;83:613

48. Makoto MIYAKE, Kanji IGA, Chisato IZUMI, Aya MIYAGAWA , Yoichiro Kobashi, and Takashi Konishi Rapidly progressive pneumonia due to Aeromonas hydrophila shortly after near-drowning Internal Medicine  2000;39F1128-1130

49.Iga K, Takahashi S. Visualization of coronary to left ventricular fistula with high-frequency transthoracic echocardiography @2002  still in preparation
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Moriaki Inoko, Kanji Iga, Katsuhide Kyo, Hirokazu Kondo, Toshihiro Tamura, Chisato Izumi, Shouji Kitagichi, Toshiro Hirozane, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, and Takashi Konishi.@Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging but not by Computed Tomography.@Internal Medicine 2001;40:391-5

51. Chisato Izumi, MD, Kanji Iga, MD et al.  Usefulness of the transgastric view by transesophageal echocardiography in evaluating thickened pericardium in patients with constrictive pericarditis@@Am  Soci Echocardiography  2002;15:1004-8

52DChisato Izumi, MD, Kanji Iga, MD et al. Noninvasive detection of the Left Internal Thoracic Artery Graft Stenosis at the Site of Anastomosis By High-frequency Transthoracic Echocardiography@2002 submit

 

53. Miyaka M, Iga K. Exercise-induced complete heart block 2002  in preparation

54. Izumi C, Iga K, Konishi T.: Progression of isolated tricuspid regurgitation late after mitral valve surgery for rheumatic mitral valve disease.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2002 ;11:353-6.

55. Izumi C, Himura Y, Iga K, Gen H, Komeda M, Ueda Y, Konishi T. Relationship between papillary muscle size and benefit to cardiac function in mitral valve replacement with chordal preservation.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2001 ;10:57-64.