1.Intracellular lipid accumulation and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and liver
Yoshifumi Tamura ; Yasushi Tanaka ; Fumihiko Sato ; Jong Bock Choi ; Hirotaka Watada ; Masataka Niwa ; Junichiro Kinoshita ; Aiko Ooka ; Naoki Kumashiro ; Yasuhiro Igarashi ; Shinsuke Kyogoku ; Tadayuki Maehara ; Masahiko Kawasumi ; Takahisa Hirose ; Kouhei Takahashi ; Susumu Doi ; Shizuo Katamoto ; Ryuzo Kawamori
Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2007;56(1):34-34
2.A Case of a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Who Underwent OPCAB for Acute Coronary Syndromes after Debranching TEVAR
Kazuki TAMURA ; Yasuyuki YAMADA ; Masahiko EZURE ; Yutaka HASEGAWA ; Joji HOSHINO ; Shuichi OKADA ; Yoshifumi ITODA ; Hiroyuki MORISHITA ; Masahiro SEKI ; Takashi SODA
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2025;54(2):49-52
An 82-year-old male patient who had a history of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and Debranching Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) (right axillary artery-left axillary artery-left common carotid artery) was admitted to our hospital due to sudden chest pain. The diagnosis revealed acute coronary syndrome: 2-vessel lesions, including the left main trunk (LMT) (right coronary artery (RCA) #2 75%, #3 90%, LMT #5 50%, and left anterior descending (LAD) branch #7 75%). Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty (POBA) was performed on the responsible lesion, RCA (#2-3). Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (OPCAB) was initially planned for the remaining lesion. However, cardiogenic shock occurred, and an emergency OPCAB (SVG-LAD, SVG-#4PD) was performed via partial sternotomy (inverted L-shaped incision on the left side), using intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP). The patient underwent revascularization using great saphenous vein grafts due to the potential for postoperative pleuroperitoneal communication in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, as well as the risk of impaired internal thoracic artery (ITA) flow caused by debranching in future involving internal shunts for dialysis. It is important to consider not only the graft but also the thoracotomy, taking into account the perspectives of early weaning and the prevention of perioperative complications.