Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review

…, S Sakao, M Nishizaki, K Ishida, Y Ichimura… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has been performed for inoperable chronic
thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or residual pulmonary hypertension …

Thrombomodulin for acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a proof of concept study

…, T Yokoyama, K Kubo, T Matsumura, Y Ichimura… - Pulmonary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction The mortality of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) is
high. Anticoagulation therapy (recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhTM)) is …

[HTML][HTML] The determinants of immunization coverage among children aged between 12 and 35 months: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Lao People's Democratic …

Y Ichimura, N Yanagisawa, MM Thandar… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Immunization is one of the most important public health interventions for reducing
morbidity and mortality in children. However, factors contributing to low immunization …

Comparison of clinical and pathological features of lung lesions of systemic IgG4‐related disease and idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease

…, S Ikushima, S Matsui, A Hebisawa, Y Ichimura… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The lung lesion [immunoglobulin (Ig)G4‐L] of IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐ RD ) is a
condition that occurs together with IgG4‐ RD and often mimics the lung lesion [idiopathic …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of lifestyle on asthma control in Japanese patients: importance of periodical exercise and raw vegetable diet

M Iikura, S Yi, Y Ichimura, A Hori, S Izumi… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The avoidance of inhaled allergens or tobacco smoke has been known to have
favorable effects on asthma control. However, it remains unclear whether other lifestyle-…

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections in Lao People's Democratic Republic: The first national population-based cross-sectional survey

S Miyano, C Pathammavong, Y Ichimura, M Sugiyama… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Population-based seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C infections has not been
examined in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). Therefore, this study aimed to estimate …

Efficacy of thrombomodulin for acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia: a nonrandomized prospective study

…, T Matsumura, T Ishiwata, Y Ichimura… - Drug design …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Acute exacerbation (AE) is an important outcome of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). Recombinant human soluble …

A case of yellow nail syndrome with dramatically improved nail discoloration by oral clarithromycin

…, A Yoshizawa, H Sugiyama, Y Ichimura… - Case Reports in …, 2011 - karger.com
An 80-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with pneumonia and exacerbation of
sinobronchial syndrome (SBS). She presented with yellow discoloration of the nail beds of all …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison between a rapid diagnostic test and dried blood spot-based immunoassay for hepatitis B surface antigen testing: Performance and cost …

S Okawa, K Komada, Y Ichimura, M Sugiyama… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to determine the agreement between a rapid diagnostic test (RDT)
and a dried blood spot (DBS)-based electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) …

Algorithm and hyperparameter optimizations for hetero-device classification by near-infrared spectra of falsified and substandard amoxicillin capsules

Y Hattori, Y Hoshi, N Hashimoto, Y Ichimura… - Analytical …, 2022 - Springer
In this work, we optimized classification algorithms and the hyperparameters for screening
falsified and substandard amoxicillin capsules. The distribution of low-quality medical …