The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 15th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2022. From 122 original articles published in the Journal in 2022, the following 3 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2022.
July 8, 2023
Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Japanese Adults: The Hisayama Study
Takanori Honda, Sanmei Chen, Jun Hata, Daigo Yoshida, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Yoshihiko Furuta, Mao Shibata, Satoko Sakata, Takanari Kitazono, Toshiharu Ninomiya
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2022; 29: 345-361
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.61960
Achilles Tendon Thickness Assessed by X-ray Predicting a Pathogenic Mutation in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Gene
Hayato Tada, Mika Hori, Kota Matsuki, Masatsune Ogura, Atsushi Nohara, Masa-aki Kawashiri, Mariko Harada-Shiba
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2022; 29: 816-824
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5551/jat.62869
Universal Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Children in Kagawa, Japan
Keiji Matsunaga, Asako Mizobuchi, Hai Ying Fu, Shohei Ishikawa, Hayato Tada, Masa-aki Kawashiri, Ichiro Yokota, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Shigeru Ito, Jun Kunikata, Takashi Iwase, Tomohiro Hirao, Katsunori Yokoyama, Yoichi Hoshikawa, Takuji Fujisawa, Kazushige Dobashi, Takashi Kusaka, Tetsuo Minamino
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2022; 29: 816-824
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 14th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2021. From 91 original articles published in the Journal in 2021, the following 1 paper has been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2021.
July 23, 2022
A Combination of Blood Pressure and Total Cholesterol Increases the Lifetime Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Mortality: EPOCH–JAPAN
Michihiro Satoh, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Kei Asayama, Yoshitaka Murakami, Daisuke Sugiyama, Takashi Waki, Sachiko Tanaka-Mizuno, Michiko Yamada, Shigeyuki Saitoh, Kiyomi Sakata, Fujiko Irie, Toshimi Sairenchi, Shizukiyo Ishikawa, Masahiko Kiyama, Akira Okayama, Katsuyuki Miura, Yutaka Imai, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Tomonori Okamura, on behalf of the Evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention from Observational Cohorts in Japan (EPOCH–JAPAN) Research Group
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2021; 28: 6-24
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5551/jat.52613
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 13th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2020. From 79 original articles published in the Journal in 2020, the following 2 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2020.
October 23, 2021
Estrogen-SIRT1 Axis Plays a Pivotal Role in Protecting Arteries Against Menopause-Induced Senescence and Atherosclerosis
Yuichi Sasaki, Yoshiyuki Ikeda, Takahiro Miyauchi, Yoshihiro Uchikado, Yuichi Akasaki, Mitsuru Ohishi
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2020; 27: 47-59
Development of a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Model Using the Suita Study, a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study in Japan
Michikazu Nakai, Makoto Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Kunihiro Nishimura, Aya Higashiyama, Misa Takegami, Yoko M Nakao, Tomonori Okamura, Yoshihiro Miyamoto
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2020; 27: 1160-1175
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 12th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2019. From 80 original articles published in the Journal in 2019, the following 2 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2019.
July 18, 2020
A Novel Cell-Free, Non-Fluorescent Method to Measure LOX-1-Binding Activity Corresponding to The Functional Activity of HDL
Akemi Kakino, Yoko Usami, Sayaka Horiuchi, Yoshiko Fujita, Kazuhiko Kotani, Chu-Huang Chen, Tomonori Okamura, Tatsuya Sawamura
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2019; 26: 947-958
Vegetable Protein Intake was Inversely Associated with Cardiovascular Mortality in a 15-Year Follow-Up Study of the General Japanese PopulationL
Ayako Kurihara, Tomonori Okamura, Daisuke Sugiyama, Aya Higashiyama, Makoto Watanabe, Nagako Okuda, Aya Kadota, Naoko Miyagawa, Akira Fujiyoshi, Katsushi Yoshita, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Akira Okayama, Katsuyuki Miura, Hirotsugu Ueshima, for the NIPPON DATA90 Research Group
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2019; 26: 198-206
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 11th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2018. From 77 original articles published in the Journal in 2018, the following paper has been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2018.
July 11, 2019
Effects of Cardiac Rehabilitation on High-Density Lipoprotein-mediated Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Paraoxonase-1 Activity in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Fumiaki Furuyama,Shinji Koba,Yuya Yokota,Fumiyoshi Tsunoda,Makoto Shoji,Youichi Kobayashi
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2018; 25: 153-169
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 10th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2017. From 81 original articles published in the Journal in 2017, the following 3 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2017.
July 12, 2018
Role of Hormone-sensitive Lipase in Leptin-Promoted Fat Loss and Glucose Lowering
Mikio Takanashi, Yoshino Taira, Sachiko Okazaki, Satoru Takase, Takeshi Kimura, Cheng Cheng Li, Peng Fei Xu, Akari Noda, Ichiro Sakata, Hidetoshi Kumagai, Yuichi Ikeda, Yoko Iizuka, Naoya Yahagi, Hitoshi Shimano, Jun-ichi Osuga, Shun Ishibashi, Takashi Kadowaki, Hiroaki Okazaki
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2017; 24: 1105-1116
Asymptomatic Plaques of Lower Peripheral Arteries and Their Association with Cardiovascular Disease: An Autopsy Study
Eriko Nakamura, Yuichiro Sato, Takashi Iwakiri, Atsushi Yamashita, Sayaka Moriguchi-Goto, Kazunari Maekawa, Toshihiro Gi, Yujiro Asada
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2017; 24: 921-927
The Role of Heparin Cofactor Ⅱ in the Regulation of Insulin Sensitivity and Maintenance of Glucose Homeostasis in Humans and Mice
Kiyoe Kurahashi, Seika Inoue, Sumiko Yoshida, Yasumasa Ikeda, Kana Morimoto, Ryoko Uemoto, Kazue Ishikawa, Takeshi Kondo, Tomoyuki Yuasa, Itsuro Endo, Masato Miyake, Seiichi Oyadomari, Toshio Matsumoto, Masahiro Abe, Hiroshi Sakaue, Ken-ichi Aihara
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2017; 24: 1215-1230
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 9th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2016. From 88 original articles published in the Journal in 2016, the following 3 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2016.
July 6, 2017
Calibration between the Estimated Probability of the Risk Assessment Chart of Japan Atherosclerosis Society and Actual Mortality Using External Population: Evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention from Observational Cohorts in Japan (EPOCH-JAPAN)
Michikazu Nakai, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Aya Higashiyama, Yoshitaka Murakami, Kunihiro Nishimura, Hiroshi Yatsuya, Shigeyuki Saitoh, Kiyomi Sakata, Hiroyasu Iso, Katsuyuki Miura, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Tomonori Okamura, The EPOCH-JAPAN Research Group
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2016; 23: 176-195
Crucial Role of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) in Indoxyl Sulfate-induced Vascular Inflammation
Shunsuke Ito, Mizuko Osaka, Takeo Edamatsu, Yoshiharu Itoh, Masayuki Yoshida
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2016; 23: 960-975
Elevated CETP Lipid Transfer Activity is Associated with the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
Hiroshi Deguchi, Yajnavalka Banerjee, Darlene J. Elias, John H. Griffin.
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2016; 23: 1159-1167
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 8th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2015. From 107 original articles published in the Journal in 2015, the following 2 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2015.
Transcriptome Analysis of K-877 (a Novel Selective PPARα Modulator (SPPARMα))-Regulated Genes in Primary Human Hepatocytes and the Mouse Liver
Sana Raza-Iqbal, Toshiya Tanaka, Motonobu Anai, Takeshi Inagaki, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Kaori Ikeda, Akashi Taguchi, Frank J. Gonzalez, Juro Sakai, Tatsuhiko Kodama
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2015; 22: 754-772.
Risk of Hypercholesterolemia for Cardiovascular Disease and the Population Attributable Fraction in a 24-year Japanese Cohort Study
Daisuke Sugiyama, Tomonori Okamura, Makoto Watanabe, Aya Higashiyama, Nagako Okuda, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Hozawa, Yoshikuni Kita, Aya Kadota, Yoshitaka Murakami, Naomi Miyamatsu, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Takehito Hayakawa, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Katsuyuki Miura, Akira Okayama, Hirotsugu Ueshima, NIPPON DATA 80/90 Research Group
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2015; 22: 95-107.
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 7th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2014. From 97 original articles published in the Journal in 2014, the following 3 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2014.
Rapid Development of Atherosclerosis in the World’s Smallest Microminipig Fed a High-Fat/High-Cholesterol Diet
A Useful Animal Model Due to its Size and Similarity to Human Pathophysiology
Hiroaki Kawaguchi, Tomonobu Yamada, Naoki Miura, Makoto Ayaori, Harumi Uto-Kondo, Masaya Ikegawa, Michiko Noguchi, Ke-Yong Wang, Hiroyuki Izumi, Akihide Tanimoto
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2014; 21: 186-203.
Predicting Coronary Heart Disease Using Risk Factor Categories for a Japanese Urban Population, and Comparison with the Framingham Risk Score: The Suita Study
Kunihiro Nishimura, Tomonori Okamura, Makoto Watanabe, Michikazu Nakai, Misa Takegami, Aya Higashiyama, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Akira Okayama, Yoshihiro Miyamoto
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2014; 21: 784-798.
The Values of Wall Shear Stress, Turbulence Kinetic Energy and Blood Pressure Gradient are Associated with Atherosclerotic Plaque Erosion in Rabbits
Naoki Sameshima, Atsushi Yamashita, Shinya Sato, Shuntaro Matsuda, Yunosuke Matsuura, Yujiro Asada
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2014; 21: 831-838.
The editorial board is pleased to announce the 6th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2013. From 69 original articles published in the Journal in 2013, the following 2 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2013.
Pitavastatin-Incorporated Nanoparticle-Eluting Stents Attenuate In-Stent Stenosis without Delayed Endothelial Healing Effects in a Porcine Coronary Artery Model
Noriaki Tsukie, Kaku Nakano, Tetsuya Matoba, Seigo Masuda, Eiko Iwata, Miho Miyagawa, Gang Zhao, Wei Meng, Junji Kishimoto, Kenji Sunagawa, Kensuke Egashira
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2013; 20:32-45.
Small Dense Low-Density Lipoproteins Cholesterol can Predict Incident Cardiovascular Disease in an Urban Japanese Cohort: The Suita Study
Hidenori Arai, Yoshihiro Kokubo, Makoto Watanabe, Tatsuya Sawamura, Yasuki Ito, Asako Minagawa, Tomonori Okamura, Yoshihiro Miyamato
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2013; 20:195-203.
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 5th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2012. From 107 original articles published in the Journal in 2012, the following paper has been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2012.
Expression of Endothelial Lipase Correlates with the Size of Neointima in a Murine Model of Vascular Remodeling
Li Sun, Tatsuro Ishida, Takeaki Okada, Tomoyuki Yasuda, Tetsuya Hara, Ryuji Toh, Masakazu Shinohara,Tomoya Yamashita, Yoshiyuki Rikitake and Ken-ichi Hirata
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2012; 19: 1110-1127
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 4th Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2011. From 110 original articles published in the Journal in 2011, the following 2 papers have been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2011.
Association between Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and the Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease among Japanese: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)
Akihiko Kitamura, Hiroyuki Noda, Masakazu Nakamura, Masahiko Kiyama, Takeo Okada, Hironori Imano, Tetsuya Ohira, Shinichi Sato, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Hiroyasu Iso
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2011; 18: 454-463
Imatinib Mesylate-Incorporated Nanoparticle-Eluting Stent Attenuates In-Stent Neointimal Formation in Porcine Coronary Arteries
Seigo Masuda, Kaku Nakano, Kouta Funakoshi, Gang Zhao, Wei Meng, Satoshi Kimura, Tetsuya Matoba, Miho Miyagawa, Eiko Iwata, Kenji Sunagawa, Kensuke Egashira
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2011; 18: 1043-1053
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 3rd Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2010. From 145 original articles published in the Journal in 2010, the following paper has been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2010.
Association of ACAT1-Positive Vesicles with Late Endosomes/ Lysosomes in Cholesterol-Rich Human Macrophages
XiaoFeng Lei, Yukio Fujiwara, Catherine CY Chang, Ta-Yuan Chang, Motohiro Takeya, Naomi Sakashita
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2010; 17: 740-750
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 2nd Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2009. From 99 original articles published in the Journal in 2009, the following paper has been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2009.
Imaging of Structural Changes in Endothelial Cells and Thrombus Formation at the Site of FeCl3-Induced Injuries in Mice Cremasteric Arteries
Yota Kawamura, Yoko Takahari, Noriko Tamura, Yu Eguchi, Tetsuya Urano, Hideyuki Ishida, Shinya Goto
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2009; 16: 807-814
The Editorial Board and the Board of Directors of the Japan Atherosclerosis Society are pleased to announce the 1st Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards for the year 2008. From 37 original articles published in the Journal in 2008, the following paper has been selected for the Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Awards 2008.
Long-Term Probucol Treatment Prevents Secondary Cardiovascular Events: a Cohort Study of Patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Japan
Shizuya Yamashita, Hideaki Bujo, Hidenori Arai, Mariko Harada-Shiba, Shigeyuki Matsui, Masanori Fukushima, Yasushi Saito, Toru Kita, Yuji Matsuzawa
J Atheroscler Thromb, 2008; 15: 292-303