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en: The Utility of Urinary Titin to Diagnose and Predict the Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction.

en: = 0.023). Urinary N-fragment titin can be used as non-invasive early diagnostic biomarker in AMI. Furthermore, it associates with hospital discharge disposition, providing prognostic utility.

en: International Journal of Molecular Sciences


en: 経肺圧を指標としたPEEP設定により，致死的低酸素血症から改善した神経芽細胞腫に伴う腹部コンパートメント症候群の一乳児症例

en: Background : Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood. Although the prognosis of neuroblastoma is relatively good, newborns less than two months of age with stage 4S neuroblastoma may present with aggressive hypoxia and restrictive respiratory impairment due to abdominal compartment syndrome. Case presentation : Two-month-old girl, height of 63 cm and body weight of 10 kg. She was diagnosed as neuroblastoma with Stage 4S. Because she was suffered from refractory hypoxemia and restrictive respiratory impairment due to abdominal compartment syndrome induced by multiple liver metastasis and massive ascites, she was transferred to our ICU. Her trachea was intubated and ventilated with assist/controlled mode, driving pressure 22 cmH2O, positive end-expiratory pressure(PEEP)8 cmH2O, fraction of inspiratory oxygen(FIO2)1.0, but tidal volume was obtained only 3.2 mL/kg and PaO2/FIO2 ratio of 55 mmHg. Therefore, we insert esophageal sensor and monitored esophageal pressure to performed transpulmonary pressure guided PEEP titration. When we changed PEEP from 8 to 15 cmH2O so that the end-expiratory transpulmonary pressure achieving 0 to 5 cmH2O, her oxygenation(PaO2/FIO2 ratio : 55 to 178 mmHg)and respiratory compliance(1.4 to 3.0 mL/cmH2O)were dramatically improved. Her respiratory condition was further stabilized by ascites puncture and radiotherapy, and the patient was extubated successfully on the 25th ICU day. Conclusions : Although pediatric neuroblastoma with stage 4S may induce severe respiratory efficiency, the responsiveness of treatment for neuroblastoma is promising. Multimodal treatments including optimal ventilator management such as transpulmonary pressure -guided PEEP titration contributes to improved patient's prognosis.

en: Shikoku Acta Medica

ja: 四国医学雑誌


en: Independent lung ventilation for the management of acute allograft rejection after single-lung transplantation for end-stage emphysema.

en: Background : We herein report the use of independent lung ventilation (ILV) for managing acute allograft rejection after single-lung transplantation (SLT) for end-stage emphysema. Case presentation : A 54-year-old woman was transferred to our hospital with severe hypoxemia and respiratory distress due to unilateral lung disease with diffuse alveolar damage in the right donor lung associated with acute allograft rejection and with hyperinflation of the left native lung due to emphysema. She was unresponsive to immunosuppressive medications and conventional ventilation strategies, so different ventilator settings for each lung were required. A double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) was inserted, and ILV was initiated. The right lung was ventilated with high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), intended for lung recruitment, and the left lung was ventilated with lung protective strategies using a low tidal volume and low levels of PEEP to avoid hyperinflation. Two days later, her lung function was dramatically improved, and the DLT was replaced with a single-lumen endotracheal tube. Gas exchange was maintained, and she was successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation on intensive-care unit day 15. Conclusions : ILV appears to be effective and safe for managing acute allograft rejection after SLT for emphysema. J. Med. Invest. 69 : 323-327, August, 2022.

en: The Journal of Medical Investigation : JMI


en: Increased physiological [18F] FDG uptake in the liver and blood pool among patients with impaired renal function

en: In the daily clinical course, the liver uptake may seem to be increased in patients with renal failure. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not the FDG uptake of the liver, and the FDG uptake of blood pool which is generally used as a reference site as well as liver, is increased in patients with renal failure. We retrospectively analyzed 233 patients who underwent FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). Renal failure is defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. We compared the FDG uptake in the liver and mediastinal blood pool of 67 patients with impaired renal function to that in 166 patients with a normal renal function (eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2). Correlations between the liver or mediastinal blood pool FDG uptake and the eGFR were also analyzed by Spearman's correlation test. Maximum and mean standardized uptake values (SUVmax and SUVmean, respectively) of the liver and the SUVmean of the mediastinal blood pool were 3.48 ± 0.57, 2.56 ± 0.37, and 1.90 ± 0.28 in the impaired renal function group, respectively, and 3.13 ± 0.45, 2.29 ± 0.33, and 1.66 ± 0.23, in the normal group, respectively. The SUVmax and SUVmean of the liver and SUVmean of the mediastinal blood pool in the impaired renal function group were significantly higher than those in the normal group (p < 0.001, < 0.001, and < 0.001, respectively). The SUVmax and SUVmean of the liver and SUVmean of the mediastinal blood pool of patients showed a significant negative correlation with the eGFR (Spearman's p = -0.25, -0.30, and -0.40, respectively, each p < 0.001). FDG uptake in both the liver and mediastinal blood pool was higher in patients with impaired renal function.

en: Nuclear Medicine Review. Central & Eastern Europe


en: The effect of high-flow nasal cannula on diaphragm dysfunction including paradoxical diaphragmatic contraction in the intensive care unit.

en: Background : Diaphragm dysfunction is a serious problem. However, a few management techniques exist for diaphragm dysfunction. Methods : Adult patients treated with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in the intensive care unit were included in this study. The diaphragm function was evaluated using ultrasound measurement of thickening fraction before and after HFNC liberation. Normal diaphragm contraction was defined as thickening fraction ≥ 15% without HFNC, whereas decreased or paradoxical diaphragm contractions were 0%-15% or < 0%, respectively. Results : Forty patients were enrolled, and 16 (40%) had normal diaphragm contraction, whereas 19 (48%) or 5 (13%) had decreased or paradoxical diaphragm contractions, respectively. Thickening fraction increased after HFNC liberation (27.0% ± 25.7% vs. 38.8% ± 34.5%, p = 0.03 in HFNC vs. no HFNC) in patients without diaphragm dysfunction. In patients with decreased diaphragm contraction, thickening fraction did not change with or without HFNC (8.9% ± 11.7% vs. 6.7% ± 5.2%, p = 0.35), whereas paradoxical contraction decreased with HFNC (1.0% ± 10.2% vs. -10.3% ± 2.7%, p = 0.04) in patients with paradoxical diaphragm contraction. Conclusions : The work of breathing decreased with HFNC in patients without diaphragm dysfunction, but did not decrease in patients with decreased diaphragm contraction. Paradoxical diaphragm contraction decreased with HFNC. J. Med. Invest. 68 : 159-164, February, 2021.

ja: The Journal of Medical Investigation : JMI