K. Egashira

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

K. Egashira is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Egashira has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 11 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in K. Egashira's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (11 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (9 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (6 papers). K. Egashira is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (11 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (9 papers) and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (6 papers). K. Egashira collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Indonesia. K. Egashira's co-authors include Akira Takeshita, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Masaru Sugimachi, Satoshi Suzuki, Y Hirooka, T Inou, H Kai, Misako Nakashima, Hirofumi Tagawa and Masahiro Mohri and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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K. Egashira

28 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Reduction in serum cholesterol with pravastatin improves endothelium-dependent coronary vasomotion in patients with hypercholesterolemia.

1994 497 citations K. Egashira, Masaru Sugimachi et al. Circulation profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Extracellular Vesicle-Like Nanoparticles, Artificially Created by Heat Treatment of Euglena gracilis, Exhibit Autofluorescence and Suppress IL-6 Expression in RAW264.7 Cells 2025 ·BioNanoScience ·(unknown), K. Egashira, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroko Koyama, Shigeo Takashima, Yuji O. Kamatari, Irmanida Batubara, (unknown), C. Hanny Wijaya, Ika Dewi Ana, Anggraini Barlian, Yoko Hirata, Kyoji Furuta, (unknown)	1
2	Anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene therapy inhibits restenotic changes after balloon angioplasty in hypercholesterolemic rabbits and monkeys 2001 ·Circulation ·Chu Kataoka, (unknown), (unknown), K. Egashira	1
3	Effect of pravastatin on endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease (cholesterol-independent effect of pravastatin) 2001 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Akihiro Masumoto, Yoshitaka Hirooka, Kiyoshi Hironaga, Kenichi Eshima, Soko Setoguchi, K. Egashira, (unknown)	66
4	Pravastatin Attenuates Cardiovascular Inflammatory and Proliferative Changes in a Rat Model of Chronic Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis by Its Cholesterol-Lowering Independent Actions. 2000 ·Hypertension Research ·K. Egashira, Weihua Ni, Shujiro Inoue, Chu Kataoka, Shiro Kitamoto, Masamichi Koyanagi, (unknown)	32
5	Angina pectoris caused by coronary microvascular spasm 1998 ·The Lancet ·Masahiro Mohri, (unknown), K. Egashira, Hirofumi Tagawa, Toshihiro Ichiki, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Akira Takeshita	233
6	Role of Nitric Oxide in Substance P-Induced Vasodilation Differs Between the Coronary and Forearm Circulation in Humans 1997 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology ·Tatsuya Tagawa, Masahiro Mohri, Hirofumi Tagawa, K. Egashira, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Takeshi Kuga, Yoshitaka Hirooka, (unknown)	30
7	Importance of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in human arteries. 1997 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), Hiroaki Shimokawa, Misako Nakashima, K. Egashira, Akira Takeshita	266
8	PKC inhibitors prevent endothelial dysfunction after myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in rats 1996 ·American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·K Numaguchi, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Ryuichi Nakaike, K. Egashira, Akihiro Takeshita	28
9	Abnormalities of cardiac sympathetic neuronal and left ventricular function in chronic mitral regurgitation: assessment by iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy. 1996 ·PubMed ·Hiroyuki Tsutsui, (unknown), Takeshi Kubota, (unknown), K. Egashira, Miwa Sasaki, (unknown), Satoru Koyanagi, (unknown), Akira Takeshita	5
10	ATP-sensitive K+ channel opener pinacidil augments beta 1-adrenoceptor-induced coronary vasodilation in dogs 1996 ·American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology ·Yousuke Katsuda, K. Egashira, Hideki Ueno, Yukinori Arai, Yutaka Akatsuka, T. Kuga, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Akihiro Takeshita	6
11	Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide Does Not Modulate Metabolic Coronary Vasodilation Induced by Tachycardia in Dogs 1995 ·Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology ·Yousuke Katsuda, K. Egashira, Yutaka Akatsuka, Takahiro Narishige, Hiroaki Shimokawa, (unknown)	8
12	Endothelin-1 is not involved in serotonin-induced coronary spasm in a swine model 1995 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Tomoki Fukai, K. Egashira, (unknown), (unknown), Tetsuya Takahashi, (unknown), Muneyuki Sakata, Hiroaki Shimokawa, (unknown)	1
13	Immediate Relief of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Spasm by Intracoronary Infusion of an Endothelium-dependent Vasodilator, Substance P. 1995 ·Japanese Heart Journal ·K Numaguchi, K. Egashira, (unknown), Akira Takeshita	1
14	Beneficial Effect of Cholesterol‐Lowering Therapy on Endothelium‐Dependent Coronary Vasodilation in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia^a 1994 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·K. Egashira, (unknown)	1
15	ATP sensitive potassium channels are involved in adenosine A2 receptor mediated coronary vasodilatation in the dog 1994 ·Cardiovascular Research ·Yutaka Akatsuka, K. Egashira, Yousuke Katsuda, Takahiro Narishige, Hideki Ueno, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Akira Takeshita	55
16	Effect of l-arginine on acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent vasodilation differs between the coronary and forearm vasculatures in humans 1994 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Yoshitaka Hirooka, K. Egashira, Tsutomu Imaizumi, Tatsuya Tagawa, Hisashi Kai, Masaru Sugimachi, (unknown)	76
17	Role of protein kinase C-mediated pathway in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm in a swine model. 1994 ·Circulation ·Akira Ito, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Ryuichi Nakaike, Tohru Fukai, Muneyuki Sakata, T Takayanagi, K. Egashira, Akira Takeshita	45
18	Effects of synthetic human atrial natriuretic peptide on the human coronary circulation in subjects with normal coronary arteries. 1991 ·Japanese Circulation Journal ·K. Egashira, (unknown), Tsutomu Imaizumi, Hitonobu Tomoike, (unknown)	13
19	Intravenous cocaine causes constriction of coronary arteries in the intact miniature pig 1990 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·K. Egashira, Frank S. Pipers, James W. E. Rush, J P Morgan	3
20	Clinical characteristics and long-term prognosis of patients with variant angina. A comparative study between western and Japanese populations 1988 ·International Journal of Cardiology ·Hiroaki Shimokawa, K. Nagasawa, (unknown), (unknown), K. Egashira, (unknown), Yutaka Kikuchi, Motoomi Nakamura	96

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