Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Article	Citations
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Childhood and Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease in Adulthood: the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer Risk	76
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	73
Female Reproductive Events and Subclinical Atherosclerosis of the Brain and Carotid Arteriopathy: the Ohasama Study	59
Relation of Serum Lipoprotein(a) Levels to Lipoprotein and Apolipoprotein Profiles and Atherosclerotic Diseases in Japanese Patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Familial Hyperchol	50
Progress in Pathological Diagnosis after Kidney Transplantation: Current Trend and Future Perspective	49
Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index and Atrial Remodeling for Atrial Fibrillation	46
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	41
Atrial Cardiomyopathy Predicts the Functional Outcome and Mortality in Stroke Patients	37
Impact of Age on Prescribing Patterns of Cardiovascular Medications in Older Japanese Patients with Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study	36
Lipoprotein Apheresis Alleviates Treatment-Resistant Peripheral Artery Disease Despite the Normal Range of Atherogenic Lipoproteins: The LETS-PAD Study	36
Serum HDL-Cholesterol Level Does Not Influence Cardiovascular Event Rate under Sufficient Lowering of LDL-Cholesterol by Pitavatatin in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease	32
Effects of PCSK9 Inhibitor on Favorable Limb Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia	32
Development and Validation of Retinal Vasculature Nomogram in Suspected Angina Due to Coronary Artery Disease	31
Phenotypic and Genetic Analyses of Korean Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Results from the KFH Registry 2020	30
Clinical Significance of Early Computed Tomography Scan on Thrombus Regression Rate in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Insights from the SAKURA PE/DVT REGISTRY	30
Cardiac Risk in Prediction Models	30
Atherosclerotic Diseases in Chronic Kidney Disease	29
A Medical Claims Database Study of Factors Associated with Medication Adherence and Treatment Persistence in Patients Receiving PCSK9 Monoclonal Antibodies	29
Non-HDL-C, Symptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis, and Recurrent Vascular Risk in Minor Stroke	28
What is the Role of Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis Biomarkers in Humans?	27
Serum Cystatin C Level as a Biomarker of Aortic Plaque in Patients with an Aortic Arch Aneurysm	27
Importance of a Community-Based Approach to Accelerate Referral to Physicians for Individuals with a High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease	27
Usefulness of Upstroke Time per Cardiac Cycle for Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Prediction in Patients with Normal Ankle-Brachial Index	25
Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Levels and Increased Risk of Brain Hemorrhage in Hemodialysis Patients: The Q-Cohort Study	24
<i>RNF213</i> p.R4810K Variant Carriers with Intracranial Arterial Stenosis Have a Low Atherosclerotic Burden	24

Unfractionated Heparin Safety in COVID-19: Incidence and Risks of Bleeding Complications in Japan	23
Screening for Aortic Aneurysm: Further Evidence is Required to Clarify the Issue	23
Increased Serum Alkaline Phosphatase and Functional Outcome in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Presenting a Low Ankle–Brachial Index	22
Response to “Etiology and Management of Bleeding during ECMO in a COVID-19 Patient”	22
Relationship of Four Blood Pressure Indexes to Subclinical Cerebrovascular Diseases Assessed by Brain MRI in General Japanese Men	21
Volume Elastic Modulus, Vascular Function, and Vascular Structure in Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors	21
The Estimated Absolute Risk of Coronary Artery Disease and Subclinical Atherosclerosis	20
The Elderly with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency are More Susceptible to Cardiovascular Disease	19
Atrial Septal Aneurysm may Cause In-Hospital Recurrence of Cryptogenic Stroke	19
Cardiovascular Risk Factor Burden and Treatment Control in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study	19
Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Levels are Associated with Vascular Smooth Muscle Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes	17
Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study	17
Clinical Implication of Consistently Strict Phosphate Control for Coronary and Valvular Calcification in Incident Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis	17
Height and Mortality from Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection	17
Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes	17
Can Achilles Tendon Assessment of Adult Familial Hypercholesterolemia be Reflected as a Risk Factor for Arteriosclerosis?	16
Hyperhomocysteinemia Increases Vascular Risk in Stroke Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease	16
The Association between the Level of Ankle-Brachial Index and the Risk of Poor Physical Function in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease	16
Association of Flow Parameters and Diameter in the Common Carotid Artery with Impaired Glucose Metabolism	15
Association of Anthropometric and CT-Based Obesity Indices with Subclinical Atherosclerosis	15
Parity and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease	15
Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Triglyceride Ratio and Clinical Outcomes after Acute Ischaemic Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack	15
Basic Research Sheds Light on the Aspect of Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) including Elastic and Muscular Arteries	15
Growth Differentiation Factor-15 and Clinical Outcomes in Lower Extremity Artery Disease	15
Association between C-Reactive Protein Levels and Functional Disability in the General Older-Population: The Takashima Study	14
Serum Potassium Levels of 4.5 to Less Than 5.0 mmol/L Are Associated with Better Vascular Function	14
Culprit-Plaque Morphology and Residual SYNTAX Score Predict Cardiovascular Risk in Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study	14
The Association between Indoor Temperature and Hypercholesterolemia	14
Relationship between Diabetes Mellitus and Serum Lathosterol and Campesterol Levels: The CACHE Study DM Analysis	14
Relevance of Carotid Reocclusion in Tandem Lesions	14
Malondialdehyde-Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein as a Predictor of Major Adverse Limb Events after Endovascular Therapy in Patients with Lower Extremity Arterial Disease	14
Serum High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T as an Independent Predictor for Incident Coronary Heart Disease in the Japanese General Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)	14
Diabetes Mellitus Modifies the Association of Serum Triglycerides with Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: The Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study (IPHS)	14
Relationships of Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study	13
MAFLD and Small Dense LDL Cholesterol: A Mechanistic Link	13
Differential Effects of DPP-4 Inhibitors, Anagliptin and Sitagliptin, on PCSK9 Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus who are Receiving Statin Therapy	13
Complex Aortic Arch Atherosclerosis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation	13
Associations of Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 with New Cardiovascular Events and Subsequent Death in Hemodialysis Patients: The DREAM Cohort	13
Capillaries as a Therapeutic Target for Heart Failure	13
Cholesterol Crystals as the Main Trigger of Interleukin-6 Production through Innate Inflammatory Response in Human Spontaneously Ruptured Aortic Plaques	13
Unravelling the Complexities of Myocardial Injury in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Cardiovascular Risk Age Reflects Arterial Status: Middle-Aged People Showed Equivalent Arterial Stiffness to Older People in the Same Risk Category	13
Impact of Peak Systolic Velocity Ratio after Drug-Coated Balloon for Femoropopliteal Disease: Three-Month Serial Observation Vessel Echo Study	12
Etiology and Management of Bleeding during ECMO in a COVID-19 Patient	12
Histopathological Evaluation of Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Specimens of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension	12
Anti-GPIHBP1 Antibody-Positive Autoimmune Hyperchylomicronemia and Immune Thrombocytopenia	12
Association between Carotid Wall Shear Stress-Based Vascular Vector Flow Mapping and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease	12
Serum Values of Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis Biomarkers in Japanese Healthy Subjects: The CACHE Study HEALTHY Analysis	12
The Association of Controlling Nutritional Status Score and Prognostic Nutritional Index with Cardiovascular Diseases: the Fukuoka Kidney Disease Registry Study	12
Effectiveness and Safety of Lipid-Lowering Drug Treatments in Japanese Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Familial Hypercholesterolemia Expert Forum (FAME) Study	12

Association between Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Serum Levels of Cholesterol Synthesis and Absorption Markers: The CACHE Study FH Analysis	12
Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin/Ezetimibe Fixed-Dose Combination vs. Pitavastatin: Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial	11
The Contribution of Inflammation to Stroke Recurrence Attenuates at Low LDL-C Levels	11
Association of Age with Mortality Rate after Femoropopliteal Endovascular Therapy for Intermittent Claudication	11
Serotonin and Atheroscelotic Cardiovascular Disease	11
Management of a COVID-19 Patient during ECMO: Paying Attention to Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome	11
Prognostic Factors Associated with 2-year Mortality in Patients with Intermittent Claudication Treated with Endovascular Therapy for Femoropopliteal Lesions: Results from the Multicenter PROCYON Study	11
<i>JAK2</i> V617F Mutation and Large Cerebral Artery Disease in Patients with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms	11
Association of Serum Levels of Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis Markers with the Presence of Cardiovascular Disease: The CACHE Study CVD Analysis	11
Associations Between Plasma Kinin B1 Receptor Levels and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease	11
High Plasma Levels of S-adenosylhomocysteine is Related with the Risk of All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	11
Differences in the Distribution of Ceramides and Sphingosine among Lipoprotein and Lipoprotein-Depleted Fractions in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	11
Morphological Characteristics of Eroded Plaques with Noncritical Coronary Stenosis: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study	11
Left Ventricular Abnormality and Covert Atrial Fibrillation in Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source	11
The Impact of Ketone Body Metabolism on Mitochondrial Function and Cardiovascular Diseases	10
Development and Clinical Application of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Oxidized High-Density Lipoprotein	10
Medium-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Practice of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Japan	10
Lipoproteins, Cholesterol, and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in East Asians and Europeans	10
Relationship between Kidney Function and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression Evaluated by Coronary Artery Calcification	10
Effect of Target Lesion Revascularization on Restenosis Lesions of the Superficial Femoral Artery without Recurred Symptoms after Endovascular Therapy	10
Which Metabolites are Involved in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerotic Disease in NAFLD?	10
Prognostic and Practical Validation of ESC/EACTS High Ischemic Risk Definition on Long-Term Thrombotic and Bleeding Events in Contemporary PCI Patients	10
Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery of Pitavastatin to Monocytes/Macrophages Inhibits Angiotensin II-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Formation in <i>Apoe</i><sup>−/−</sup> Mice	10
Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Focused Review on High Bleeding Risk	10
Quantitative Validation of the Coronary Angioscopic Yellow Plaque with Lipid Core Burden Index Assessed by Intracoronary Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	10
Impact of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels at Acute Coronary Syndrome Admission on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes	10
Impact of the Japanese Version of High Bleeding Risk Criteria on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	10
Association of the Estimated Coronary Artery Incidence Risk According to the Japan Atherosclerosis Society Guidelines 2017 with Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index	9
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease in Middle- and Older-Aged Japanese Women	9
Effect of Rivaroxaban and Clopidogrel Combination Therapy on In-Stent Responses After Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Porcine Coronary Model	9
Deteriorative Effect of a Combination of Hypertriglyceridemia and Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterolemia on Target Lesion Revascularization after Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation	9
Mild Hypertensive Retinopathy and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Suita Study	9
Regional Disparities in Hyperacute Treatment and Functional Outcomes after Acute Ischemic Stroke in Japan	9
Comparison of Endothelial Dysfunction in Coronary Arteries with Bare Metal and 2<sup>nd</sup>-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents	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
Integrated Analysis of Two Probucol Trials for the Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events: PROSPECTIVE and IMPACT	9
Genetic Risk, Healthy Lifestyle Adherence, and Risk of Developing Diabetes in the Japanese Population	9
Elevated Remnant Cholesterol is Associated with Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome	9
Thoracic Aortic Plaque Burden and Prediction of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing 320-row Multidetector CT Coronary Angiography	9
The Association of the Cholesterol Efflux Capacity with the <i>Paraoxonase 1</i> Q192R Genotype and the Paraoxonase Activity	9
Impact of Postoperative Lumen Gain on the Reduction of Restenosis Risk after Endovascular Treatment using Drug-coated Balloon for Femoropopliteal Lesions Assessed by Intravascular Ultrasound	9
Clinical Outcomes and Unique Restenosis of Calcified Nodule in Heavily Calcified Coronary Artery	8
Improvement in Brachial Endothelial Vasomotor Function and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Reduces the Residual Risk for Cardiovascular Events after Optimal Medical Treatment in Patients with Coron	8
Stroke Prognosis: The Impact of Combined Thrombotic, Lipid, and Inflammatory Markers	8
Characteristics of Symptomatic Basilar Artery Stenosis Using High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ischemic Stroke Patients	8
The Longitudinal Distribution and Stability of Curved Basilar Artery Plaque: A Study Based on HR-MRI	8
Association of Physical Activity with Aortic Disease in Japanese Men and Women: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study	8
Association between the High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and the Long-term Prognosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-analysis	8
Serum Lipoprotein(a) Levels and Their Association with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Japan	8
Skin Autofluorescence and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	8
Efficacy and Safety of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	8
Effect of Mid-Basilar Artery Angle and Plaque Characteristics on Pontine Infarction in Patients with Basilar Artery Plaque	8
IGF-1 and Cardiovascular and Non-Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Model of “Malnutrition-Inflammation-Atherosclerosis Syndrome”	8
Mortality from Aortic Disease in Relation with Sleep Duration at Night and Daytime Napping: The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study	8
The Risk of Fasting Triglycerides and its Related Indices for Ischemic Cardiovascular Diseases in Japanese Community Dwellers: the Suita Study	8
Sex Differences Regarding the Risk of Incident Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Impact of Body Mass Index on Obesity-Related Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality; The Japan Collaborative Cohort Study	8
Impact of H-Type Hypertension on Intraplaque Neovascularization Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound	8
Real-World Analyses of the Treatment Conditions in Patients Initiating Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9) Inhibitor in Taiwan	8
Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Its Association with Oxidative Stress in Myocardial Infarction	7
Associations of Baseline and Changes in Leukocyte Counts with Incident Cardiovascular Events: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort Study	7
Continuous and Marked Increase of Japanese HDL Associates Paradoxically with their Nutritional Shift	7
Heterogeneous Carotid Plaque Predicts Cardiovascular Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	7
G6PD Deficiency: A Possible Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Older People	7
Measurement of Nutritional Status as Frailty Severity is Indispensable to Treat Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia	7
The Predictive Values of Different Small Vessel Disease Scores on Clinical Outcomes in Mild ICH Patients	7
Association between Serum Uric Acid and Impaired Endothelial Function: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study	7
Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Strategies in Patients with COVID-19 Including Japanese Perspective	7
Impact of Handgrip Strength on Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	7
Relationship between Endothelial Dysfunction and Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)	7
Importance of Continuous Monitoring of Stroke Recurrence in the General Population	7
Trends for the Association between Body Mass Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among the Japanese Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)	7
Impaired Cholesterol Efflux Capacity rather than Low HDL-C Reflects Oxidative Stress under Acute Myocardial Infarction	7
Safety and Efficacy of Simultaneous Inoculations of Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccines in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	7
Specific Increase in Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Levels beyond Triglycerides in Patients with Diabetes: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk of MAFLD	7
Cardiovascular Health Metrics of 87,160 Couples: Analysis of a Nationwide Epidemiological Database	7
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	7
Significant Impact of Age on Mortality and Non-significant Impact of Age on Thrombosis and Major Bleeding in Patients with COVID-19: From the CLOT-COVID Study	7
Appendicular Muscle Mass Index was Stronger than Body Mass Index in Association with Atherosclerosis in the Community-Dwelling Elderly	6
Potassium and Vascular Health: Good Medicine Tastes Bitter	6

Effects of a Japanese Cuisine-Based Antihypertensive Diet and Fish Oil on Blood Pressure and Its Variability in Participants with Untreated Normal High Blood Pressure or Stage I Hypertension: A Feasib	6
Autoantibodies Against ApoB-100 as a New Marker of Coronary Vulnerable Plaque	6
Prognostic Significance of Soluble PD-L1 on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease	6
What is the Cause of Continuous and Marked Increase of Japanese High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol?	6
A Novel Risk Score for Major Bleeding in Japanese Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: The J-RISK AF Study	6
Group V Secretory Phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> Regulates Endocytosis of Acetylated LDL by Transcriptional Activation of PGK1 in RAW264.7 Macrophage Cell Line	6
Effect of Hospital Arrival Time on Functional Prognosis of Stroke Patients: Japan Stroke Data Bank Over 20 Years	6
Long-Term Nutritional Counseling for a Patient with Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency	6
Importance to Know the Long-Term Outcome after Endovascular Therapy with Bare Metal Stent Implantation for Femoropopliteal Artery Disease	6
Reduced Renal Function and Stroke Subtypes	6
Feasibility and Safety of the Direct Occluded Vessel Puncture Technique as a New Access Site for Complex Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease	6
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	6
Is Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Evaluation Perfect? From the High-Density Lipoprotein Function Viewpoint	6
Effects of Secondhand Smoke Exposure on Children’s Future Health	6
High Uric Acid Promotes Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability by Apoptosis Targeted Autophagy	6
Glycation of HDL Polymerizes Apolipoprotein M and Attenuates Its Capacity to Bind to Sphingosine 1-Phosphate	6
Anti-Apo B-100 Autoantibody is a Marker of Unstable Coronary Plaque	6
Coronary Artery Calcium in Assessment of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk and its Role in Primary Prevention	6
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	6
Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome and the Marker of Abdominal Obesity	6
Fish-Derived Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Guardians of High-Density Lipoprotein?	6
Optimal Cut-off Points of Triglycerides for Cardiovascular Disease Prediction in Japanese Population	6
Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia is a Residual Bleeding Risk Factor among Patients with Lower Extremity Artery Disease	6
Pitavastatin versus Atorvastatin: Potential Differences in their Effects on Serum Lipoprotein Lipase and Cardiovascular Disease	6
Characteristics and Prognosis of Stroke in Living Donor Renal Transplant Recipients	6