Area of research
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Both DL<sub>CO</sub> and K<sub>CO</sub> are vital indices in assessment of diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide by the single-breath method.
Peripubertal lung growth pattern in Japanese school children.
Stronger Associations of Centrilobular Than Paraseptal Emphysema With Longitudinal Changes in Diffusing Capacity and Mortality in COPD
Subtyping emphysematous COPD by respiratory volume change distributions on CT.
Clinical characteristics and natural course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and/or asthma in Japanese patients: a summary report of two Hokkaido-based cohort studies
Erratum: Annual Body Weight Change and Prognosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [Corrigendum].
Exposure to PM2.5 and Lung Function Growth in Pre- and Early-Adolescent Schoolchildren: A Longitudinal Study Involving Repeated Lung Function Measurements in Japan
Combined assessment of pulmonary arterial enlargement and coronary calcification predicts the prognosis of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Annual Body Weight Change and Prognosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Factors for the Variability of Three Acceptable Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Per cent low attenuation volume and fractal dimension of low attenuation clusters on CT predict different long-term outcomes in COPD.
Unique Mortality Profile in Japanese Patients with COPD: An Analysis from the Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study.
Annual Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements and Exacerbations in Severe Asthma.
Serum Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Levels and the Clinical Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Safety and pharmacokinetics of Alpha-1 MP (Prolastin®-C) in Japanese patients with alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency
Current Controversies in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Scientific Committee
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report. GOLD Executive Summary
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary
Informe 2017 de la Iniciativa Global para el Diagnóstico, Tratamiento y Prevención de la Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica: Resumen Ejecutivo de GOLD
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
717 Combined Exposure to Multiple Carcinogens Enhances Development of Rat Mammary Cancers With Characteristic Gene Expression