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Cardiovascular Medicine Lab
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A cardiovascular medicine lab engaged in the clinical care of and research on diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
AboutAbout the lab
Proactive care across a wide range of fields, from basic medicine to advanced medicine
The Cardiovascular Medicine Lab, a division of internal medicine that diagnoses and treats diseases of the heart and blood vessels, is engaged in clinical care, research, and education.
In addition to clinically oriented research, it studies basic research on angiogenesis and vascular regenerative therapy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, and the molecular pathology and treatment of chronic heart failure.
Clinical care is divided into teams and groups such as ischemic heart disease, structural heart disease, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and arrhythmia.
Key terms
- TAVI
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A minimally invasive catheter-based treatment for aortic stenosis.
- Cardiomyopathy
- A disease that causes heart failure. In many cases, the mechanism of onset is still unknown.
- Pulmonary hypertension
- A disease in which the pressure in the blood vessels running from the heart to the lungs (the pulmonary arteries) rises. It leads to right heart failure.
NewsLab news
Joint paper from the Pulmonary Hypertension Group published in Pulmonary Circulation
Paper from the Pulmonary Hypertension Group published in Circulation Reports
Paper from the Arrhythmia Group published in Heart Rhythm O2
Paper from the Arrhythmia Group published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Paper on a multicenter collaborative study led by Cardiovascular Medicine published in JACC: Advances
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research introductions are organized by team or group: ischemic heart disease, structural heart disease, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and arrhythmia. Drawing on information gained in daily clinical practice and on collaboration with basic research teams, the lab studies diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
*Illustrative imagePreventing Recurrence and Causes of Ischemic Heart Disease
Based on information from daily clinical practice, the lab explores the factors that prevent recurrence of ischemic heart disease and allow people to live long, healthy lives, as well as the causes of coronary atherosclerosis. It also examines links to lifestyle-related diseases, frailty, and loss of muscle mass.
*Illustrative imageCatheter-Based Treatment of Structural Heart Disease
Together with cardiac surgery, the lab forms a team for minimally invasive catheter-based treatment of structural abnormalities of the heart. It performs procedures such as TAVI for aortic stenosis, and professionals from various disciplines discuss treatment plans at weekly conferences.
*Illustrative imageCauses of Cardiomyopathy and Prognosis of Heart Failure
Working with basic research teams, the lab studies the pathophysiology and treatment of cardiomyopathy, a cause of heart failure, and prognosis prediction in heart failure. It covers idiopathic cardiomyopathy, acute myocarditis, cardiac sarcoidosis, and cardiovascular complications of cancer chemotherapy.
*Illustrative imageCare and Research on Pulmonary Hypertension
As a regional pulmonary hypertension center, the lab conducts care and research on pulmonary hypertension, in which pressure in the pulmonary arteries rises. Its research has shown that early referral is important for improving prognosis, and the lab believes it is important to build a team that cares for patients across the whole region.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Cardiovascular Medicine Lab are faculty (Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Hospital Lecturer, Hospital Assistant Professor, and Project Assistant Professor).As of 2026
- ProfessorToyoaki Murohara
- Associate ProfessorYasuya Inden
- LecturerMikito Takefuji
- Hospital LecturerAkihito Tanaka
- Hospital LecturerToru Kondo
- Assistant ProfessorKatsuhiro Kato
- Assistant ProfessorShiro Adachi
- Assistant ProfessorKenji Furusawa
- Assistant ProfessorHaruya Kawase
- Assistant ProfessorYoshimitsu Yura
- Project Assistant ProfessorYoshihisa Nakano
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorShingo Narita
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorYoshiro Yamaguchi
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorShingo Kazama
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorAkihiro Tobe
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorRyota Ito
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorMasayuki Kuroda
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “A cardiac catheterization procedure in the Naval Medical Center San Diego hospital’s cardiac catheterization laboratory” Navy Medicine / Public domain (cropped)
- Preventing Recurrence and Causes of Ischemic Heart Disease: “Stress test NIH” National Heart Lung and Blood Insitute (NIH) / Public domain (cropped)
- Catheter-Based Treatment of Structural Heart Disease: “Artificial biological heart valve” Stif Komar / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Causes of Cardiomyopathy and Prognosis of Heart Failure: “2D ECHOCARDIOGRAM MACHINE WITH A TABLE AND A STETHOSCOPE” Dr D. Malleswara Rao / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Care and Research on Pulmonary Hypertension: “Blood pressure measurement, Poland” Kris D from Metropolia Silesia, Upper Silesia ( Oberschlesien ) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Cardiac Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) Lab): “Stethoscope A” US Air Force / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Pediatrics Lab): “Pediatric check-up with a doctor examining a child's abdomen during a clinic visit” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Virology Lab): “Electron micrograph showing three Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) particles colorized pink” NIAID / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (International Health and Public Health Lab): “Stethoscope and globe on light blue background ( )” Jernej Furman from Slovenia / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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