Mitsuru Munemasa

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 840 citations indexed

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Mitsuru Munemasa is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mitsuru Munemasa has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 840 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 14 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mitsuru Munemasa's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (11 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (8 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (6 papers). Mitsuru Munemasa is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (11 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (8 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (6 papers). Mitsuru Munemasa collaborates with scholars based in Japan and India. Mitsuru Munemasa's co-authors include Hiromi Matsubara, Aiko Ogawa, Hiroki Mizoguchi, Hiroshi Ito, Hiroshi Mikouchi, Katsumasa Miyaji, Hiroto Shimokawahara, Kei Yunoki, Takashi Kawakami and Takanori Naito and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mitsuru Munemasa

31 papers receiving 823 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Refined Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Inoperable Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

2012 398 citations Hiroki Mizoguchi, Aiko Ogawa et al. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mitsuru Munemasa Japan	13	657	598	195	186	110	31	840
Masahisa Masuda Japan	15	594 0.9×	327 0.5×	120 0.6×	176 0.9×	145 1.3×	40	697
Kazuhiro Nishigami Japan	15	343 0.5×	391 0.7×	94 0.5×	133 0.7×	337 3.1×	51	868
Elizabeth Kaufmann United States	8	1.5k 2.3×	1.1k 1.8×	289 1.5×	47 0.3×	185 1.7×	8	1.6k
David Boulate France	16	522 0.8×	368 0.6×	80 0.4×	103 0.6×	173 1.6×	52	682
Takumi Inami Japan	16	988 1.5×	794 1.3×	305 1.6×	243 1.3×	99 0.9×	52	1.1k
Shun Minatsuki Japan	15	407 0.6×	320 0.5×	46 0.2×	36 0.2×	138 1.3×	73	641
Jane Molloy United Kingdom	10	361 0.5×	202 0.3×	46 0.2×	40 0.2×	87 0.8×	14	683
Diane Zwicke United States	5	930 1.4×	778 1.3×	207 1.1×	8 0.0×	65 0.6×	6	1.1k
K Fukushima Japan	9	594 0.9×	654 1.1×	96 0.5×	15 0.1×	91 0.8×	24	879
Élisabeth Cornu France	16	318 0.5×	320 0.5×	23 0.1×	55 0.3×	393 3.6×	54	716

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Nakamura, Mashio, Satoshi Tamaru, Atsushi Hirayama, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of Warfarin for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism　― A Multicenter Prospective Observational Cohort Study in Japan (AKAFUJI Study) ―. Circulation Journal. 88(3). 359–368. 2 indexed citations

Hatanaka, Kunihiko, Aiko Ogawa, Hiroto Shimokawahara, et al.. (2021). Oxygen inhalation can selectively dilate pulmonary arteries in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before balloon angioplasty. Journal of Cardiology. 79(2). 265–269. 6 indexed citations

Miyoshi, Toru, Kentaro Ejiri, Kunihisa Kohno, et al.. (2021). Possible Protective Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Acute Kidney Injury Following Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter, Randomized Study.. PubMed. 75(1). 45–53. 3 indexed citations

Ejiri, Kentaro, Toru Miyoshi, Kazufumi Nakamura, et al.. (2019). The effect of luseogliflozin and alpha-glucosidase inhibitor on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in diabetic patients: rationale and design of the MUSCAT-HF randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 9(3). e026590–e026590. 7 indexed citations

Ejiri, Kentaro, Toru Miyoshi, Kunihisa Kohno, et al.. (2018). Protective effect of nicorandil on myocardial injury following percutaneous coronary intervention in older patients with stable coronary artery disease: Secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled trial (RINC). PLoS ONE. 13(4). e0194623–e0194623. 7 indexed citations

Ejiri, Kentaro, Toru Miyoshi, Kunihisa Kohno, et al.. (2018). Tobacco smoking protective effect via remote ischemic preconditioning on myocardial damage after elective percutaneous coronary intervention: Subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 22. 55–60. 4 indexed citations

Kawakami, Takashi, Aiko Ogawa, Katsumasa Miyaji, et al.. (2016). Novel Angiographic Classification of Each Vascular Lesion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Based on Selective Angiogram and Results of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 9(10). 150 indexed citations

Mizoguchi, Hiroki, Aiko Ogawa, Mitsuru Munemasa, et al.. (2013). Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Okayama Igakkai Zasshi (Journal of Okayama Medical Association). 125(3). 211–216. 3 indexed citations

Mizoguchi, Hiroki, Aiko Ogawa, Mitsuru Munemasa, et al.. (2012). Refined Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Inoperable Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(6). 748–755. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

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Miyaji, Katsumasa, et al.. (2010). Rapidly progressing multiple cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma. Journal of Echocardiography. 8(2). 62–64. 1 indexed citations

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Mizoguchi, Hiroki, Hiromi Matsubara, & Mitsuru Munemasa. (2010). THE EFFICACY AND THERAPEUTIC ROLE OF BALLOON PULMONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A171.E1609–A171.E1609. 1 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yusuke, Ken‐ichi Hisamatsu, Hiromi Matsubara, et al.. (2010). Intravenous administration of nicorandil immediately before percutaneous coronary intervention can prevent slow coronary flow phenomenon. Okayama Igakkai Zasshi (Journal of Okayama Medical Association). 122(2). 101–106. 3 indexed citations

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Morishita, Takashi, Katsumasa Miyaji, Ken‐ichi Hisamatsu, et al.. (2009). The ratio of the atrial areas reflects the clinical status of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 36(4). 201–206. 3 indexed citations

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Miyaji, Katsumasa, Hiromi Matsubara, Hiroki Mizoguchi, et al.. (2009). OE-108 Tadalafil Improves Exercise Capacity in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) : a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebocontrolled, Multinational Phase III Study(OE19,Pulmonary Circulation (H),Oral Presentation (English),The 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Japanese Circulation Society). Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 73. 201–202. 3 indexed citations

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Kawai, Yusuke, Hiromi Matsubara, Kazuhiro Dan, et al.. (2008). Intravenous administration of nicorandil immediately before percutaneous coronary intervention can prevent slow coronary flow phenomenon. European Heart Journal. 30(7). 765–772. 39 indexed citations

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Fujita, Kohei, et al.. (2007). Ampulla cardiomyopathy associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: report of 6 patients. Surgical Neurology. 68(5). 556–561. 10 indexed citations

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Fukuhara, Toru, Kazuyuki Hida, Yasuhiro Manabe, et al.. (2007). Reduced flow velocity in the internal carotid artery independently of cardiac hemodynamics in patients with cerebral ischemia. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 35(6). 314–321. 16 indexed citations

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Takigawa, Nagio, Takuo Shibayama, Atsuhiko Tada, et al.. (2005). Successful Treatment of a Patient with Severe Churg-Strauss Syndrome by a Combination of Pulse Corticosteroids, Pulse Cyclophosphamide, and High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin. Journal of Asthma. 42(8). 639–641. 13 indexed citations

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Ikeda, Kazuma, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Isao Yoshida, et al.. (2001). Severe Bleeding Tendency Caused by Leukemic Infiltration and Destruction of Vascular Walls in Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia. International Journal of Hematology. 74(4). 437–441. 27 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Makoto, et al.. (2000). Successful Treatment of Primary Adrenal Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Associated with Adrenal Insufficiency. Leukemia & lymphoma. 38(1-2). 203–205. 13 indexed citations

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