Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Article	Citations
Progress in Pathological Diagnosis after Kidney Transplantation: Current Trend and Future Perspective	148
Impact of Changes in Lifestyle and Psychological Factors on the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Follow-up of the Fukushima Health Management Survey	89
Quantitative Validation of the Coronary Angioscopic Yellow Plaque with Lipid Core Burden Index Assessed by Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	82
Association between C-Reactive Protein Levels and Functional Disability in the General Older-Population: The Takashima Study	61
Growth Differentiation Factor-15 and Clinical Outcomes in Lower Extremity Artery Disease	55
Left Ventricular Abnormality and Covert Atrial Fibrillation in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source	52
<i>JAK2</i> V617F Mutation and Large Cerebral Artery Disease in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms	48
Integrated Analysis of Two Probucol Trials for the Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events: PROSPECTIVE and IMPACT	41
The Role of Polygenic Risk Score in the General Population: Current Status and Future Prospects	35
Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Anti-Oxidative Activity of High-Density Lipoprotein in Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Increased Serum Alkaline Phosphatase and Functional Outcome in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Presenting a Low Ankle–Brachial Index	33
Associations of Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 with New Cardiovascular Events and Subsequent Death in Hemodialysis Patients: The DREAM Cohort	33
Phenotypic and Genetic Analyses of Korean Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Results from the KFH Registry 2020	32
Association of Visceral Fat Accumulation with Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation in People with and without Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study	31
<i>RNF213</i> p.R4810K Variant Carriers with Intracranial Arterial Stenosis Have a Low Atherosclerotic Burden	28
ANGPTL3: A Breakthrough Target in Treatment for Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis	28
Atrial Cardiomyopathy Predicts the Functional Outcome and Mortality in Stroke Patients	27
MAFLD and Small Dense LDL Cholesterol: A Mechanistic Link	27
Atherosclerotic Diseases in Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Relationship between Kidney Function and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression Evaluated by Coronary Artery Calcification	24
Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin/Ezetimibe Fixed-Dose Combination vs. Pitavastatin: Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial	24
Fish-Derived Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Guardians of High-Density Lipoprotein?	24
Advances in Beyond Statin Lipid Therapies for ASCVD Risk Reduction	24
Non–high-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol for Secondary Prevention after Minor Stroke	23
Long-term Efficacy and Safety of K-924 Pitavastatin/Ezetimibe Fixed-dose Combination in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia: A Phase III, Multi-center, Open-label Trial	23

Pathology of Critical Limb Ischemia; Comparison of Plaque Characteristics Between Anterior and Posterior Tibial Arteries	22
Effect of Hospital Arrival Time on Functional Prognosis of Stroke Patients: Japan Stroke Data Bank Over 20 Years	22
Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Strategies in Patients with COVID-19 Including Japanese Perspective	21
Development of a Concise Healthy Diet Score for Cardiovascular Disease among Japanese; The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study	20
Should the Definition of Metabolic Syndrome be Reconsidered from the Aspect of Arterial Stiffness?	20
Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on Children’s Future Health	20
Changes in the Eicosapentaenoic Acid to Arachidonic Acid Ratio in Serum over 10 Years in a Japanese Community: The Hisayama Study	20
<i>Chlamydia pneumoniae</i> Seropositivity is Associated with Cardiovascular Events in the General Population: The Nagahama Study	20
High-Sensitivity C-reactive Protein and Intracranial Arterial Stenosis Predicted Recurrent Stroke and Dependence or Death in Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack	19
Associations of Baseline and Changes in Leukocyte Counts with Incident Cardiovascular Events: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort Study	19
Cilostazol Contributes to Risk Reduction of Stroke Recurrence without Mediating a Reduction of Blood Pressure: Results from CSPS.com	19
Risk Factors for Hyperuricemia or Gout in Men and Women: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)	19
Validation of the Usefulness of the Diameter Reduction, Spiral Shape, Flow Impairment, or Adverse Morphology Classification System in Real-World Clinical Practice	19
Impact of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia in Patients on Hemodialysis	18
Association between Dietary Manganese Intake and Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in Japanese Population: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study	18
Prevalence of Lipoprotein(a) Measurement and its Association with Arteriosclerosis in Asymptomatic Individuals in China	18
Gaps in the Care of Subjects with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Insights from the Thai Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry	17
Associations between the Serum Triglyceride Level and Kidney Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: The Fukuoka Kidney disease Registry Study	17
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome according to the Current Japanese Guidelines: Insight from the EXPLORE-J study	17
Understanding the Complex Relationship between Obesity Indices and Subclinical Atherosclerosis	17
Association between Serum Interleukin-6 Levels and Long-term Outcomes after Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study	17
Can Upstroke Time be a More Significant Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease Than Ankle-Brachial Index?	17
Residual Risk Still Remains in Low-Density Lipoprotein	16
Association between Multimorbidity and Kidney Function among Patients with Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD: The Fukuoka Kidney Disease Registry Study	16
Assessment of Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Non-invasive Vascular Health in School-aged Children: A Study in Ogasa District, Shizuoka Prefecture	16
Give a Leg Up: Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease after Acute Myocardial Infarction	16
Importance of Sex Differences in Research on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	15
Salivary Microbiota Associated with Peripheral Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction	15
5-HT<sub>2A</sub> Receptor and 5-HT Degradation Play a Crucial Role in Atherosclerosis by Modulating Macrophage Foam Cell Formation, Vascular Endothelial Cell Inflammation, and Hepatic Ste	15
Digital Health Interventions for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: The Current Impact and Future Directions for Prevention and Management	15
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Geometry and Vascular Calcification Co-Modify the Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study	15
Weight Change Since Age 20 and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study	15
Obicetrapib as an Adjunct to Stable Statin Therapy in Japanese Subjects: Results from a Randomized Phase 2 Trial	15
Association Between Adequate Serum 25(OH)D Levels and Atherogenic Dyslipidemia in Young Adults	14
Physique at Birth and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Japanese Urban Residents: the KOBE Study	14
Cumulative Cigarette Consumption is Associated with Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) Mediated by Abdominal Obesity Assessed by A Body Shape Index (ABSI): A Cross-Sectional Study	14
C-Terminal Binding Protein 2 Emerges as a Critical Player Linking Metabolic Imbalance to the Pathogenesis of Obesity	14
Carotid Pericarotid Fat Density: A New Predictor of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack	13
Challenges of Pediatric Familial Hypercholesteremia Screening in Japan	13
Beta-2-Microglobulin is an Independent Risk Factor for Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism	13
Central Blood Pressure Estimation	13
Twin Studies: Current Status and Future Directions	13
The Relationships between Micro- and Macrovascular Damages: Their Functional and Morphological Aspects	13
Secular Trends in Obesity and Serum Lipid Values among Children in Oita City, Japan, during a 27-Year Period	13
Antiplatelets for Cardiovascular Disease in Non-valvular AF with Rivaroxaban: A Subanalysis of the EXPAND Study	13
Impact of Frailty on Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults	12
Genetic and Functional Analyses of Patients with Marked Hypo-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterolemia	12
Effects of Pemafibrate on LDL-C and Related Lipid Markers in Patients with MASLD: A Sub-Analysis of the PEMA-FL Study	12
Associations between the Combined Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Japanese Population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study	12
Cardiovascular Adverse Events Associated with Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitors: A Real-World Pharmacovigilance Analysis	12

Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and the Risk of Kidney Function Decline: The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J‑SHC) Study	12
Pitavastatin-Incorporated Nanoparticles for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia: A Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial	12
Increasing Role of Overweight/Obesity as the Determinant of Hypertension and the Consequent Cardiovascular Diseases in Japan	12
Overview and Future Direction of Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source from the Insights of CHALLENGE ESUS/CS Registry	12
Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Bempedoic Acid in Japanese Patients with Hypercholesterolemia: the CLEAR-J LONG	12
CXCL1-Triggered PAD4 Cytoplasmic Translocation Enhances Neutrophil Adhesion through Citrullination of PDIA1	12
The Reason is Still Unclear	12
Metabolic Properties of Lowdensity Lipoprotein (LDL) Triglycerides in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Comparison with Small Dense LDL-Cholesterol	12
Emergency Angioplasty or Stenting for Stroke Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerotic Large Vessel Occlusion	12
Diversity of Dyslipidemia in MASLD, MetALD, and ALD: Different Profiles of Small Dense LDL Cholesterol	12
Assessment of Venous Thromboembolism Risk of Antipsychotic Drugs Using Mendelian Randomization Analysis	12
A Comparison of Segment-Specific and Composite Measures of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and their Relationships with Coronary Calcium	12
Long-Term Effects of Extended-Release Pemafibrate Tablets on Dyslipidemia and Safety in Triglyceridemic Patients: A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Study	12
Inflammatory Biomarkers as Predictors of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with AECOPD: A Multicenter Cohort Study	12
Assessments of Atherosclerosis and Treatment Strategies for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia	11
Alcohol Consumption and Cerebral Small- and Large-Vessel Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis	11
A Stratified Analysis of the Risk Associated With Low Body Mass Index for Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	11
Diagnostic Ability of Risk Models in the Field of Ischemic Stroke for Predicting Atherosclerotic Outcomes in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction	11
Sex-Specific Association between <i>HO-1</i> (GT)n Promoter Polymorphism and Large-Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke	11
Long-term Clinical Outcomes after Endovascular Treatment by Aortoiliac Artery Stent Implantation	11
Antihypertensive Drugs Affect the Association of Systolic Blood Pressure Variability with Outcomes in Patients with Acute Stroke who had Successful Recanalization after Endovascular Treatment	10
Central Systolic Blood Pressure as a Risk Factor for Accelerated Progression of Arterial Stiffness	10
A New Case of Abetalipoproteinemia Caused by Novel Compound Heterozygote Mutations in the <i>MTTP</i> Gene without Fat or Vitamin Malabsorption	10
Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Events using Achilles Tendon Thickness and Softness and Intima-Media Thickness in Familial Hypercholesterolemia	10
Inflammasome Activation and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Atherosclerosis	10
The Genetic Risk Score with Variants in <i>PDGFs</i> and <i>PDGFRB</i> for the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	10
Enhanced Production of EPA-Derived Anti-Inflammatory Metabolites after Oral Administration of a Novel Self-Emulsifying Highly Purified EPA Ethyl Ester Formulation (MND-2119)	10
Sex Difference in the Association between Lipid Profile and Incident Cardiovascular Disease among Young Adults	10
MicroRNA-320b Modulates Cholesterol Efflux and Atherosclerosis	10
There are Doubtless Many Different Languages in the World, and None is without Meaning (1 Corinthians 14:10)	10
Longitudinal Associations between Alcohol Intake and Arterial Stiffness, Pressure Wave Reflection, and Inflammation	10
Bridging the Gap Between the Bench and Bedside: Clinical Applications of High-density Lipoprotein Function	10
Hemostatic Activation Markers and Early Neurological Deterioration in Branch Atheromatous Disease-Related Stroke	10
Association between Phase Angle and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Adults: A Large Scale Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study	10
Serum Lipoprotein(a) Levels and Their Association with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Japan	9
Impact of the Japanese Version of High Bleeding Risk Criteria on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	9
Serum Potassium Levels of 4.5 to Less Than 5.0 mmol/L Are Associated with Better Vascular Function	9
The Association between the Level of Ankle-Brachial Index and the Risk of Poor Physical Function in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease	9
Culprit-Plaque Morphology and Residual SYNTAX Score Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study	9
Clinical Implication of Consistently Strict Phosphate Control for Coronary and Valvular Calcification in Incident Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis	9
Apolipoprotein E-Containing High-Density Lipoprotein is Independently Associated with Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression	9
Histopathological Evaluation of Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Specimens of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	9
Can Achilles Tendon Assessment of Adult Familial Hypercholesterolemia be Reflected as a Risk Factor for Arteriosclerosis?	9
Elevated Leukocyte Count and Platelet-Derived Thrombogenicity Measured Using the Total Thrombus-Formation Analysis System in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	9
Cardiovascular Risk Age Reflects Arterial Status: Middle-Aged People Showed Equivalent Arterial Stiffness to Older People in the Same Risk Category	9
Association between Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Serum Levels of Cholesterol Synthesis and Absorption Markers: The CACHE Study FH Analysis	9
Malondialdehyde-Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein as a Predictor of Major Adverse Limb Events after Endovascular Therapy in Patients with Lower Extremity Arterial Disease	9
Clinical Impact of Additional Cilostazol Treatment on Restenosis Risk following Heparin-Bonded Stent Graft Implantation: Sub-Analysis from the Viabahn Stent-Graft Placement for Femoropopliteal Disease	8
Lipoproteins, Cholesterol, and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in East Asians and Europeans	8
Japanese Diagnostic Criteria for Pediatric Familial Hypercholesterolemia 2022	8
Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Arterial Dissection-Associated Stroke: A 22-Year Cohort Study from the Japan Stroke Data Bank	8
FIB-4 Index and Liver Stiffness Measurement are Potential Predictors of Atherosclerosis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease	8
QT Interval Prolongation and Dementia in a General Japanese Population: the Hisayama Study	8
Changes in Body Weight and Concurrent Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Profiles in Community Residents in Japan: the Hisayama Study	8
Pitavastatin versus Atorvastatin: Potential Differences in their Effects on Serum Lipoprotein Lipase and Cardiovascular Disease	8
Prognostic and Practical Validation of ESC/EACTS High Ischemic Risk Definition on Long-Term Thrombotic and Bleeding Events in Contemporary PCI Patients	8
Predictive Value of Lipoprotein(a) Combined with the Suita Score for High-Risk Plaque in Japanese Patients	8
Hyperhomocysteinemia Increases Vascular Risk in Stroke Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease	8
The Clinical Implication of Pemafibrate, a Novel Selective PPARα Modulator	8
Development and Validation of a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Model for the Japanese Working Population: The Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study	8
Validation of Estimated Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentration in a Japanese General Population	8
A Novel Risk Score for Major Bleeding in Japanese Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: The J-RISK AF Study	8
Cholesterol Crystals as the Main Trigger of Interleukin-6 Production through Innate Inflammatory Response in Human Spontaneously Ruptured Aortic Plaques	8
Skin Autofluorescence and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	8
Morphological Characteristics of Eroded Plaques with Noncritical Coronary Stenosis: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study	8
Group V Secretory Phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> Regulates Endocytosis of Acetylated LDL by Transcriptional Activation of PGK1 in RAW264.7 Macrophage Cell Line	8
Residual Cardiovascular Risk Determined through Posthoc Analysis of the REAL-CAD Trial	8
Pericyte-Mediated Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Tissue Repair and Functional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke	8
Intravenous Alteplase at 0.6 mg/kg for Unknown Onset Stroke with Prior Antithrombotic Medication: THAWS Randomized Clinical Trial	8
A Whole-Scope Evaluation of Cervicocephalic Atherosclerotic Burden is Essential to Predict 90-Day Functional Outcome in Large-Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke	8
Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Its Association with Oxidative Stress in Myocardial Infarction	8
Attainment of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Targets and Prescribing Pattern of Lipid-Lowering Medications among Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia Attending Specialist Clinics	7
Mendelian Randomization Study Does Not Support a Bidirectional Link between Atherosclerosis and Venous Thromboembolism	7
Association of Serum Soluble T-cadherin Levels with Metabolic Syndrome in Japanese Participants Undergoing Health Checkups	7
Elevated hs-CRP and Symptomatic Intracranial/Extracranial Artery Stenosis Predict Stroke Recurrence after Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA	7
Exploration Continues	7
A Resuscitated Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction with both Familial Hypercholesterolemia Phenotype Caused by Possibly Oligogenic Variants of the <i>PCSK9</i> and <i>ABCG5</i>	7
Long-Term Effectiveness of Cilostazol in Patients with Hemodialysis with Peripheral Artery Disease	7
Serum Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio: A Novel Predictor of Pulmonary Infection in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	7
Challenges with PCSK9 Inhibitors Use in Asia Given Real-World Data Implications	7

Remnant Cholesterol is More Strongly Associated with Arterial Stiffness than Traditional Lipids and Lipid Ratios in the General Chinese Population	7
Clinical Impact of Measures for Frailty Severity in Poor-Risk Patients Undergoing Revascularization for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia	7
Beneficial Effects of Supplementation on Endothelial Function: What Mechanisms?	7
Association between Eicosapentaenoic Acid to Arachidonic Acid Ratio and Characteristics of Plaque Rupture	7
Role of Small Dense Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Receiving Statin Treatment	7
Sex and Age Differences in the Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components including A Body Shape Index on Arterial Stiffness in the General Population	7
Association between Serum Oxysterols and Coronary Plaque Regression during Lipid-Lowering Therapy with Statin and Ezetimibe: Insights from the CuVIC Trial	7
Prevalent Coronary Artery Disease and Undertreatment in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia -Real-World Data and “Heterozygous FH Score” from FAME Study-	7
Japan Atherosclerosis Society (JAS) Guidelines for Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2022	7
A Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison Study of Royal Jelly to Augment Vascular Endothelial Function in Healthy Volunteers	7
High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Treated with Statins: An Observation from the REAL-CAD Study	7
Efficacy and Safety of Pemafibrate, a Novel Selective PPARα Modulator in Chinese Patients with Dyslipidemia: A Double-Masked, Randomized, Placebo- and Active-Controlled Comparison Trial	7
Effect of the Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor, Febuxostat, on WBC Count in Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia: Subanalysis of the Randomized PRIZE Study	7
Impact of Body Mass Index on Obesity-Related Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality; The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study	7
High Uric Acid Promotes Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability by Apoptosis Targeted Autophagy	7
The Incremental Prognostic Value of Incorporating the Triglyceride-Glucose Index into the Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors for the Long-term Prognosis in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients with H	7
Association between an Antioxidant-Rich Japanese Diet and Chronic Kidney Disease: The Ohasama Study	7
Ten-Year Clinical Follow-Up Following Bare-Nitinol Stent Implantation for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease	7
High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Residual Inflammatory Risk in Coronary Artery Disease: The Pathophysiology, Prognosis, and Emerging Therapies	7
Sex Differences in the Relationship between Arterial Stiffness and Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease	7
APOE-containing HDL: A New Window into the HDL Function and Atherosclerosis Progression	7
Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Outcomes	7
Emerging Roles of the Innate Immune System Regulated by DNA Sensors in the Development of Vascular and Metabolic Diseases	7
Frailty Progression in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia: A Dynamic Target for Comprehensive Care	7