HIROYUKI SAWATARI

Last Updated :2024/05/15

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences(Health Sciences), Associate Professor or Lecturer
E-mail
sawatarihiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
My interests are cardiovascular disease and sleep medicine especially about sleep disordered breathing.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Kyushu University
  • Kumamoto University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Medicine : Program of Health Sciences : Nursing
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Health Sciences
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Health Sciences

Research Keywords

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Sleep disordered breathing
  • Sleep medicine

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japaneses Circulation Society
  • The Japanese Society of Sleep Research
  • Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • The Japanese Society of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
  • The Society for Nursing Science and Engineering

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Integrated Clinical Practice
  2. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Practice in Gerontological Nursing
  3. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Clinical pharmacology
  4. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Clinical pharmacology
  5. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Microbiology Immunology
  6. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Disease Management in Adult
  7. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Principles of Geriatric Nursing
  8. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Year, Graduate thesis
  9. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Practicum in Adult Nursing
  10. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Anatomy and Physiology II
  11. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical Practice in Acute and Critical Care Nursing
  12. 2024, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Clinical Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing
  13. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Lecture of Patho-physiology for Adult Diseases I
  14. 2024, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Nursing Practicum in Clinical Simulation
  15. 2024, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Clinical pharmacology
  16. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Methodology of Education for Health Promotion
  17. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Lecture on Perioperative and Critical Care Management
  18. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Perioperative and Critical Care Management
  19. 2024, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Perioperative and Critical Care Management

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalised Patients with Heart Failure and Sarcoidosis: A Propenisty-matched AnalysiS of The Nationwide Readmissions Database 2010-2019, American Journal of Medicine, 20240404
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  2. Risk Factors for Collisions Attributed to Microsleep-related Behaviors while Driving in Professional Truck Drivers, Scientific Reports, 20240314
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  3. Effects of Season and Outdoor Temperature Between Daytime and Night-time Indoor Fracture Occurrence in Community-Dwelling Older Individuals, Aging Medicine and Healthcare, 20230104
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  4. Factors associated with prolonged on-scene time in ambulance transportation among patients with nonurgent medical conditions in Japan: a population-based observational study, BMC Emergency Medicine, 20231228
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  5. Response to Letter to editor, Re- Predictors of Morbidity and In-hospital Mortality Following Procedure-Related Cardiac Tamponade, Journal of Arrhythmia, 20231213
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  6. Identifying subgroup characteristics of adult ambulance users with non-urgent medical conditions in Japan: A population-based observational study, Acute Medicine&Surgery, 20231201
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  7. Difference in the Dynamics of Antibody Titer between COVID-19 Vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Healthcare Workers –A Case Study Based on Long-Term and Dense Measurement of Antibody Titer, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 20230829
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  8. Impact of Zolpidem and Lemborexant on Sleep and Morning Symptoms when Used as a Single Dose for Polysomnography, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 20230816
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  9. Growth-related changes in the influence of obesity on signs suggesting sleep-disordered breathing and sleepiness in young individuals with Down syndrome, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 20230804
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  10. Truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel in two commercial drivers prescribed oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 20230730
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  11. Predictors of morbidity and in-hospital mortality following procedure-related cardiac tamponade, Journal of Arrhythmia, 20230730
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  12. Healthcare resource, economic and readmission implications following acute decompensated aortic stenosis- a nationwide study, American Journal of Cardiology, 204(1), 200-206, 20230716
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  13. Dashcam video-based analysis of microsleep-related behaviors in truck collisions attributed to falling asleep at the wheel, Accident Analysis & Prevention, 20230406
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  14. Impact of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices on Cost and Length of Stay in Patients With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation, American Journal of Cardiology, 192(1), 69-78, 20230108
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  15. Impact of intracardiac echocardiography on readmission morbidity and mortality following atrial fibrillation ablation, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 33, 2496-2503, 20220918
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  16. High-echoic Line Tracing of Transthoracic Echocardiography Accurately Assesses Right Ventricular Enlargement in Adult Patients with Atrial Septal Defect, The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 39, 87-95, 20220807
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  17. Advanced emergency braking system reduces the risk of motor vehicle collisions caused by falling asleep while driving in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea, Journal of Sleep Research, 32, e13713, 20220826
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  18. Frequency of Arrhythmias and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Patients with Marfan Syndrome: A Nation-Wide Inpatient Study, Journal of the American Heart Association, 11, e024939, 20220824
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  19. Nocturnal hypoxemia is related to morning negative affectivity in untreated patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, Scientific Reports, 12(1), 21262, 20221207
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  20. Relationship between Restless Legs Syndrome Associated Symptoms and Presence of Depression during Pregnancy, Women & Health, 62(3), 265-271, 20220428
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  21. Characteristics of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children with Down Syndrome - A Comparison with Typically Developing Children, Sleep Medicine X, 4, 100045, 20220419
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  22. Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes, American Journal of Cardiology, 163, 50-57, 20220115
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  23. Validity and Reliability of the Japanese version of Dyspnea-12 in Lung cancer, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 20220413
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  24. Deep sedation predicts pressure injury in patients admitted to intensive care units, Nursing in Critical Care, 1-8, 20220119
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  25. Relationship Between Anemia and Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis, American Journal of Cardiology, 136(1), 107-114, 2020
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  26. A cross-sectional comparison of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in adults with Down syndrome in Scotland and Japan, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 125(4), 260-273, 2020
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  27. Accumulated Nocturnal Hypoxemia Predict Arterial Endothelial Function in Patients with Sleep-disordered Breathing with or without Chronic Heart Failure, Heart and Vessels, 35(6), 800-807, 2020
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  28. Effect of Education and Instruction on Chemotherapy-induced Taste Disorders in Outpatients with Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study, Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 24(3), 265-271, 2020
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  29. Elaborate evaluation of serial changes in electrocardiograms of atrial septal defects after transcatheter closure for a better understanding of the recovery process, Heart and vessels, 35, 1594-1604, 2020
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  30. Gender differences in the preference for upper airway stimulation therapy among Japanese patients with obstructive sleep apnea already treated with continuous positive airway pressure, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 18(4), 313-319, 20201011
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  31. Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in Japanese children – Efficiency of screening with nocturnal pulse oximetry -, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 18(1), 37-47, 2020
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  32. Peripartum management of pregnant women with congenital heart disease, Circulation Journal, 83(11), 2257-2264, 2019
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  33. Three nights leg thermal therapy could improve sleep quality in patients with chronic heart failure, Heart and Vessels, 33(2), 155-162, 2018
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  34. Sleep in CCU, Japanese Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 42(7), 423-429, 2018
  35. Effects of 2-month use of lower limb sauna on cold symptoms, sleep, and arterial endothelial function in healthy elderly women., Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, 53(2), 114-122, 2018
  36. A Nationwide, Cross-sectional Survey on Unusual Sleep Postures and Sleep-disordered Breathing-related Symptoms in People with Down Syndrome, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(7), 656-667, 2017
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  37. ★, Seasonal Ambient Changes Influence Inpatient Falls, Age and Ageing, 46(3), 513-517, 2017
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  38. Effect of water bath temperature on physiological parameters and subjective sensation in older people, Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 17, 2164-2170, 2017
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  39. Effects of deep regional hyperthermia 1 using an 8-MHz radiofrequency-capacitive device on the physiological characteristics of patients with cancer, International Journal of Hyperthermia, 33(4), 428-434, 2017
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  40. In Repy; 'Seasonal ambient changes influence inpatient falls', Age and Ageing, 2017
  41. Cumulative Hypoxemia during Sleep Predicts Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing, American Journal of Hypertension, 29(4), 458-463, 2016
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  42. The epidemiology of sleep disordered breathing and hypertension in various populations, Current Hypertension Review, 12(1), 12-17, 2016
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  43. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Predicts Severity of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillators, Clinical Cardiology, 39(5), 263-268, 2016
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  44. Influence of primary and secondary prevention indications on anxiety about the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, Journal of Arrhythmia, 32, 102-107, 2016
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  45. ★, Different Physiological and Subjective Responses to the Hyperthermia between Young and Older Adults -Basic Study for Thermal Therapy in Cardiovascular Diseases-, The Journal of Gerontology: Series A, 70(7), 912-916, 2015
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  46. Identification of the somatosensory parietal ventral area and overlap of the somatosensory and auditory cortices in mice, Neuroscience Research, 99, 55-61, 2015
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  47. A nationwide cross sectional study on congenital heart diseases and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing among Japanese Down's syndrome people, Internal Medicine, 54, 1003-1008, 2015
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  48. Obstructive sleep apnea-related symptoms in Japanese people with Down syndrome, Nursing and Health Sciences, 17(4), 420-425, 2015
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  49. Relationship between Sleep Postures and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Parameters in People with Down Syndrome in Japan, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 13(4), 323-331, 2015
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  50. Gender disparities in quality of life and psychological disturbance in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, Circulation Journal, 77(5), 1158-1165, 2013
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  51. Leg heating using far infra-red radiation in patients with chronic heart failure acutely improves the hemodynamics, vascular endothelial function, and oxidative stress, Internal Medicine, 51(17), 2263-2270, 2012
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  52. Identification and characterization of an insular auditory field in mice, European Journal of Neuroscience, 34(12), 1944-1952, 2011
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Seasonal and Temperature Dependent Changes on In-house Fracture at Night-time in Old People: A Community-based Study, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Chie Teramoto, Keiko Ueno, Kazuaki Tanabe, East-Asia Sleep Forum combined with the 13th Sleep Respiration Forum, 2024/04/27, Without Invitation, English
  2. Associated Factors Between Readiness and Adjustment ​to Nursing Home Life of Older Adults in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study ​, Haruka Yoshimaru, Kazuaki Tanabe, Chie Teramoto, Hiroyuki Sawatari, 27th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars conference, 2024/03/06, Without Invitation, English
  3. Difficulty and Needs of Breast Cancer Patients Who Develop Chemotherapy-induced Heart Failure, Atsuyoshi Norishige, Kazuaki Tanabe, Chie Teramoto, Hiroyuki Sawatari, 27th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars conference, 2024/03/06, Without Invitation, English
  4. Analysis of the Type and Characteristics of Traffic Accidents Requiring the Transport of Patients Using Emergency Medical Services, Ayako Notsu, Chie Teramoto, Kazuaki Tanabe, Hiroyuki Sawatari, 27th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars conference, 2024/03/06, Without Invitation, English
  5. Characteristics of Older People Who Called for Emergency Medical Services Because of Self-Harms, Akari Kimura, Chie Teramoto, Kazuaki Tanabe, Hiroyuki Sawatari, 27th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars conference, 2024/03/06, Without Invitation, English
  6. Features of Non-Transported Patients Compared to Transported Patients in EMS Call Fatality Cases ;Focusing on Continuous Support for Grief Care, Kurumi Shirakawa, Chie Teramoto, Kazuaki Tanabe, Hiroyuki Sawatari, 27th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars conference, 2024/03/06, Without Invitation, English
  7. Racial and Sex Disparities in Age-Adjusted Mortality in COVID-19 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in the United States, Caleb Carver, Saurabh Deshpande, Hassan Khan, Raheel Ahmed, Mohammad Nour Salloum, Olayinka Agboola, Edmond Obeng-Gyimah, Brian Schuler, Mohammed Khanji, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Syed Emir Irfan Wafa, Virend K Somers, Deepak Padmanabhan, Rui Providencia, Anwar Chahal, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023, 2023/11/13, Without Invitation, English
  8. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Procedures and Complications in the United States, Caleb Carver, Kamleshun Ramphul,Saurabh Deshpande, Hassan Khan, Raheel Ahmed, Edmond Obeng-Gyimah, Mohammed Khanji, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Syed Emir Irfan Wafa, Virend K Somers, Deepak Padmanabhan, Rui Providencia, Anwar Chahal, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023, 2023/11/12, Without Invitation, English
  9. Trends and burden of decompensated valvular heart disease, K Patel, H Sawatari, A Chahal , F Ricci , M Khanji, European Society of Cardiology 2023, 2023/08/28, Without Invitation, English
  10. Sex Disparities in Outcomes of Patients Admitted for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Implantation in the USA between 2016-2020, K Ramphul, S Deshpande, H Sawatari, A Sherif, EI Wafa, S Mohammed, D Padmanabhan, M Veillet-Chowdhury, S Benton, B Schuler, M Khanji, A Chahal, European Society of Cardiology 2023, 2023/08/28, Without Invitation, English
  11. Associated factors for suggestive od depression in elderly people who were in nursing home, Haruka Yoshimaru, Che Teramoto, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kazuaki Tanabe, IAGG Asia/Oceania Regional Congress 2023, 2023/06/12, Without Invitation, English
  12. Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of gout in atrial fibrillation patients, Sajeel Ahmed, Akil Sherif, Raheel Ahmed , Saurabh A Deshpande, Kamleshun Ramphul, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Khadija Amanullah, Syed Emir Irfan Wafa, Hassan Khan, Selma F Mohammed, Rakesh gopinathannair, Mohammed Khanji, Anwar Chahal, Deepak Padmanabhan, British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference, 2022/06/05, Without Invitation, English
  13. Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of elective vs non-elective Ventricular Tachycardia catheter ablation, Akil A. Sherif, Raheel Ahmed, Saurabh A. Deshpande, Hassan Khan, Syed Emir Irfan Wafa, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Edmond K. Obeng-Gyimah, Virend K Somers, Deepak Padmanabhan, Mohammed Khanji, Selma Mohammed, Anwar A. A. Chahal, Heart Rhythm 2023, 2023/05/19, Without Invitation, English
  14. Incidence and Rhythm Presentation of In-hospital versus Out-hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Predictors of Readmission at 90 days, Saurabh Deshpande, Anwar A. Chahal, Mohammed Khanji, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Virend K. Somers, Hassan Khan, Rui Providencia, C. Deepak Padmanabhan, Heart Rhythm 2023, 2023/05/19, Without Invitation, English
  15. Identifying the features of subgroups in adult ambulance users with non-urgent medical conditions in Japan: A segmentation approach, Keiko Ueno, Chie Teramoto, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kazuaki Tanabe, 12th Asian Conference on Emergency Medicine, 2023/04/29, Without Invitation, English
  16. A multicenter survey on working stress and health status among medical and healthcare professions focusing on different occupations, Akiko Chishaki, Miriko Nishikitani, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kinuko Nagayoshi, Rieko Izukura, Mizuho Kido, Fukuko Moriya, Kikuko Taketomi, Kuriko Kudo, Naoki Nakashima, Hiroaki Chishaki, Kiyoko Kato, Noriko Isobe, Shoko Kawanami, Sawa Yasumoto, Kyushu University Asia Week 2022, 2022/11/04, Without Invitation, English
  17. Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of haemochromatosis in heart failure, Raheel Ahmed, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akil Sherif, Selma Mohammed, Hassan Khan, Emir Irfan, Vrend Somers, Deepak Padmanabhan, Mohammed Khanji, Chahal Anwar, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2022, 2022/11/05, Without Invitation, English
  18. Impacts of Epilepsy or Seizures on Outcomes following Takostubo Cardiomyopathy, Raheel Ahmed, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Emir Irfan, Padmanabhan, Deepak Padmanabhan, Saurabh Deshpande, Mohammed Khanji, Virend Somers, Anwar Chahal, The British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference 2022, 2022/06/06, Without Invitation, English
  19. Intracradiac Echocardiography is associated with decreased mortality and decreased length of stay with similar healthcare costs, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Raheel Ahmed, Mohammed Khanji, Virend Somers, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Anwar A. Chahal, Deepak Padmanabhan, Heart Rhythm 2022, 2020/04/29, Without Invitation, English
  20. Readmission Outcomes in patients presenting with symptoms of cardiac sarcoidosis, Raheel Ahmed, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Saurabh Deshpande, Anwar A Chahal, Deepak Padmanabhan, Virend K Somers, Mohammed Y Khanji, Heart Rhythm 2022, 2022/04/29, Without Invitation, English
  21. Utility of CHA2DS2-VASc score as a predictor of readmission and resource utilization in coronary artery bypass grafting patients without atrial fibrillation, Raheel Ahmed, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Saurabh Deshpande, Hassan Khan, Providencia Rui, Deepak Padmanabhan, Virend K Somers, C Anwar A Chahal, Mohammed Y Khanji, The 71st the American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session & Expo, 2022/04/02, Without Invitation, English, the American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC, US
  22. Comparison Of Post-procedure Cardiac Tamponade In Coronary Interventions And Cardiac Electrophysiological Procedures, Saurabh Deshpande, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Deepak Padmanabhan, Anwar Chahal, Heart Rhythm 2021, 2021/07/28, Without Invitation, English
  23. Associations between Quality of Life and Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Chie Magota, Toshiaki Kadokami, Ryo Nakamura, Tomoyuki Tobushi, Hikaru Hatashima, Kaoru Tanaka, Atsumi Hayashi, Shin-ich Ando, The 12th Sleep Forum online forum, 2020/11/29, Without Invitation, English
  24. Impact of Device Implantation for Arrhythmia on Medical Costs in Patients with Aortic Stenosis: A National Inpatient Sample Based Study, Padmanabhan Deepak, Chahal C Anwar, Padmanabhan Deepak, Wafa Syed Emir Irfan, Sawatari, Hiroyuki, Brady, Peter A, Ahmed Raheel, Khan, Hassan, Sherif, Akil, Jaliparthy Keerthi, Provedenciae Rui, Shenthar Jayaprakash, Yong-Mei Cha, Somers Virend K, Nkomo Vuyisile, American College of Cardiology 2020: 69th Annual Scientific Session & Expo, 2020/03/30, Without Invitation, English
  25. The age differences of upper airway stimulation therapy preference among Japanese patients who are treated with continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea., Umpei Yamamoto, Sayaka Soda, Kanae Fujita, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, 5th Asean Sleep Congerss, 2019/11/12, Without Invitation, English
  26. Relationship of atrial fibrillation with hospital length of stay and healthcare costs amongst patients undergoing transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement, Ahmed Raheel, Sawatari Hiroyuki, Khan Hassan, Sherif Akil A, Jaliparthy Keerthi, Provedenciae Rui, Manjunath CN, Yong-Mei Cha, Nkomo Vuyisile T, Chahal C Anwar, Padmanabhan Deepak, Heart Rhythm Society's 40th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2019/05/08, Without Invitation, English
  27. Intermittent Hypoxemia due to Sleep-disordered Breathing: Relationship to Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Aortic Stenosis, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Chahal C. Anwar, Peter A. Brady, Bernard J. Gersh, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, Akiko Chishaki, Shin-ichi Ando, Patricia A. Pellikka, Virend K. Somers, The 83rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2019/03/29, Without Invitation, English
  28. Heart Rate Variability and Risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, Mykhaylo D. Krushelnytskyy, C. Anwar A. Chahal, Joseph A. Gottwald, Thomas Finstuen, Luke N. Teigen, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Xie Jang, Paul Timm, Gregory D. Cascino, Elson L. So, Gregory A. Worrell, Jeffrey W. Britton, Michael J. Ackerman, Virend K. Somers, Erik K. St. Louis, American Heart Association 2018, 2018/11/10, Without Invitation, English
  29. Baroreflex Sensitivity and SUDEP risk in Epilepsy, Aiswarya Rajendran, C. Anwar Chahal, Akil A. Sherif, Keerthi Jaliparthy, Jan Bukartyk, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Dongmei Lu, Erik K. St. Louis, Virend K. Somers, The 29th International Symposium on the autonomic nervous system, 2018/10/24, Without Invitation, English
  30. Predictors of cardiovascular events in pregnant women with congenital heart disease, Keiko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Nao Konagai, Chizuko Kamiya, Jun Yoshimatsu, Jun Muneuchi, Mamie Watanabe, Nobuteru Fukuda, Atsushi Mizuno, Ichiro Sakamoto, Kenichiro Yamamura, Tomoko Ohkusa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Koichiro Niwa, Akiko Chishaki, ESC Congress 2018, 2018/08/25, Without Invitation, English
  31. Serial electrocardiographic changes after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects, Min-jeong Kang, Ichiro Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Tomoaki Kouho, Keiko Yamasaki, Shintaro Umemoto, Kohtaro Abe, Kenichi Hiasa, Tomomi Ide, Mari Nishizaka, Kenichiro Yamamura, Yoshihiko Kodama, Shiro Ishikawa, Ryoji Shinbara, Hiroaki Chishaki, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Akiko Chishaki, The 45th Congress of the International Society of Electrocardiology, 2018/06/28, Without Invitation, English
  32. Sex disparities on psychological responses among implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with underlying heart diseases, Anita Rahmawati, Akiko Chishaki, Mami Miyazono, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Miyuki Tsuchihashi-Makaya, Mori Nakai, Harumizu Sakurada, Masao Takemoto, Yasushi Mukai, Shujiro Inoue, Hiroaki Chishaki, The 45th Congress of the International Society of Electrocardiology, 2018/06/28, Without Invitation, English
  33. Different quality of life and psychological tendency of implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with or without organic heart diseases, Mami Miyazono, Akiko Chishaki, Aya Oho, Anita Rahmawati, Miyuki Tsuchihashi-Makaya, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Harumizu Sakurada, Masao Takemoto, Mori Nakai, Yasushi Mukai, Shujirou Inoue, Hiroaki Chishaki, The 45th Congress of the International Society of Electrocardiology, 2018/06/28, Without Invitation, English
  34. Age and Sex Impact on Symptoms of Sleep-disordered Breathing in People with Down Syndrome -A Nation-wide Study in Japan-, Nobuko Moriyama, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Anita Rahmawati, Mari Nishizaka, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Hiromi Kuroda, Shin-ichi Ando, SLEEP 2018, 2018/06/01, Without Invitation, English
  35. Age Dependent Risk Factors of Sleep-disordered Breathing in School Age to Adolescent Down Syndrome People, Yasuko Yoshioka, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, Nobuko Moriyama, Akiko Chishaki, Anita Rahmawati, Mari Nishizaka, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Hiromi Kuroda., The 5th congress of the International Pediatric Sleep Association, 2018/04/27, Without Invitation, English
  36. Influence of sex on assessment of glucose levels and lipid profiles in Down syndrome with congenital heart diseases, Anita Rahmawati, Akiko Chishaki, Kanae Fujita, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Mari Konishi Nishizaka, Hiromi Kuroda, Minjyon Kan, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Ando Shinichi, The 8th Congress of the International Society for Gender Medicine, 2017/09/14, Without Invitation, English
  37. Preceptions of young women with congenital heart diseases on marriage, pregnancy and childbirth, Ayaka Inoue, Keiko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Yoriko Saeki, Yuko Yoshimoto, Akiko Chishaki, Hatsumi Taniguchi, International Society of Nurses in Cancer care, 2016/09/04, Without Invitation, English
  38. Effects of local hyperthermia on physiological and subjective responses in cancer patients, Rieko Izukura, Hajime Imada, Chizuko Takakura, Makoto Ohta, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Hideki Hirata, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Suyama Chishaki, International Society of Nurses in Cancer care, 2016/09/04, Without Invitation, English
  39. The accumulated hypoxem ia during sleep independently predicted yascular endothelial dysfunction in patients w ith chronic heart failure, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nisizaka, Mami Miyazono, Shujiro Inoue, Masao Takemoto, Takafumi Sakamoto, Tomotake Tokunou, Chie Magota, Sakiko Handa, Unpei Yamamoto, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Suyama Chishaki, SLEEP 2016, 2016/06/11, Without Invitation, English
  40. Perinatal management of adult congenital heart disease patients– Toward anxiety reduction of pregnant women, Keiko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Jun Muneuchi, Kenichiro Yamamura, Ichiro Sakamoto, Rieko Izukura, Yoriko Saeki, Ryoji Shinbara, Tomoko Ohkusa, Hiroaki Chishaki, Akiko Chishaki, 19th East Asia Forum of Nursing Scholars, 2016/05/14, Without Invitation, English
  41. The effects of physiological responses throughout hyperthermia in cancer patients, Rieko Izukura, Kayo Toyofuku, Hajime Imada, Chizuko Takakura, Shin Ohta, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Hideki Hirata, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Chishaki, 19th East Asia Forum of Nursing Scholars, 2016/05/14, Without Invitation, English
  42. Appropriate management of young adult congenital heart disease patients in transitional stage toward preventing cardiac events, Ryouji Shinbara, Keiko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kenichiro Yamamura, Ichiro Sakamoto, Rieko Izukura, Yoriko Saeki, Tomoko Ohkusa, Hiroaki Chishaki, Jun Muneuchi, Akiko Suyama Chishaki, 19th East Asia Forum of Nursing Scholars, 2016/05/14, Without Invitation, English
  43. Accumulated Hypoxemia by SDB Related to Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction Even in Patients with Heart Failure, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nishizaka, Mami Miyazono, Shujiro Inoue, Masao Takemoto, Takafumi Sakamoto, Tomotake Tokunou, Chie Magota, Sakiko Handa, Umpei Yamamoto, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Chishaki, Cardiosleep 2016, 2016/04/29, Without Invitation, English
  44. Affecting Factors to Get the Residents with Sleep Disordered Breathing into Medical Treatments, Wu Qian, Daigo Yoshida, Sakiko Handa, Mao Shibata, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kanae Fujita, Mari Nishizaka, Hosoi M, Shinichi Ando, Yutaka Kiyohara, Ninomiya T, Akiko Suyama Chishaki, Cardiosleep 2016, 2016/04/29, Without Invitation, English
  45. The Accumulated Hypoxemia by Sleep Disordered Breathing Affects Vascular Endothelial Function Especially in the Patients with Ischemic Cardiac Failure, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nishizaka, Mami Miyazono, Shujiro Inoue, Takafumi Sakamoto, Tomotake Tokunou, Hiroaki Chishaki, Akiko Chishaki, The 11th International Congress on Coronary Artery Disease, 2015/11/29, Without Invitation, English
  46. Cutaneous warm and cool sensation thresholds in elderly people, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Su-Young Son, Satomi Mikami, Mami Miyazono, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Junji Ono, Chie Magota, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Suyama Chishaki, Yutaka Tochihara, The International Congress of Physiogical Anthropology, 2015/10/27, Without Invitation, English
  47. The Calculated Hypoxemia Index Significantly Predicted Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Heart Failure, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nishizaka, Mami Miyazono, Shujiro Inoue, Takafumi Sakamoto, Tomotake Tokunou, Akiko Chishaki, Bio4app 2015, 2015/10/09, Without Invitation, English
  48. Subjective and objective changes of hyperthermia therapy in cancer patients, Rieko Izukura, Hajime Imada, Chizuko Takakura, Shin Ohta, Mami Miyazono, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Hideki Hirata, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Chishaki, 19th International Society of Nurses in Cancer care, 2015/07/08, Without Invitation, English
  49. Sleep and nocturnal falls; meteorological analysis of inpatients, Chie Magota, Shinichi Ando, Mari Nisizaka, Kaoru Horikoshi, Kaoru Tanaka, Mami Miyazono, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Suyama Chishaki, SLEEP 2015, 2015/06/06, Without Invitation, English
  50. Leg Thermal Therapy Improved Sleep Structure as well as Hemodynamics in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Mari Nishizaka, Mami Miyazono, Shin-ichi Ando, Shujiro Inoue, Masao Takemoto, Takafumi Sakamoto, Anita Rahmawati, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Hiroaki Chishaki, Chie Magota, Tomoko Ohkusa, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, Sleep and breathing 2015, 2015/04/16, Without Invitation, English
  51. Comparison on Signs related to Sleep Disordered Breathing among Adult People with Down Syndrome between Two Different Races, Japanese and Scottish, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Elizabeth A Hill, Mari K. Nishizaka, Donna Fairley, Akiko Chishaki, Shin-ichi Ando, Renata L Riha, Sleep and breathing 2015, 2015/04/16, Without Invitation, English
  52. Accumulated Nocturnal Hypoxemia Was a Better Predicting Factor in Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Sleep Disordered Breathing, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari K. Nishizaka, Mami Miyazono, Takafumi Sakamoto, Hiroaki Chishaki, Tomoko Ohkusa, Chie Magota, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, 6th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, 2015/03/21, Without Invitation, English
  53. A study on the meteorological analysis of nocturnal falls during sleep in hospital, Chie Magota, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nishizaka, Kaoru Horikoshi, Kaoru Tanaka, Mami Miyazono, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Tomoko Ohkusa, Akiko Chishaki, 6th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, 2015/03/21, Without Invitation, English
  54. Correlations Between Sleep Disordered Breathing Indexes and Cardiac Functional Parameters in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure, Tadamitsu Nakashima, Tomoko Ohkusa, Tomoko Nao, Yasuaki Wada, Takeshi Ueyama, Shigeki Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Shin-ichi Ando, Masafumi Yano, American Heart Association, 2014/11/15, Without Invitation, English
  55. Finding Out a Useful Parameter of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Chronic Heart Failure Patients, Tadamitsu Nakashima, Tomoko Ohkusa, Tomoko Nao, Noriko Harada, Yasuaki Wada, Takeshi Ueyama, Shigeki Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Shin-ichi Ando, Masafumi Yano, American Heart Association 2014, 2014/11/15, Without Invitation, English
  56. The Accumulation of Hypoxemia, A Newly Developed Index, Well Predicts Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing., Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Mari Nishizaka, Tomotake Tokunou, Chikara Yoshimura, Tomoko Ohkusa, Shin-ichi Ando., 22nd Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 2014/09/16, Without Invitation, English
  57. Cardiac Function and Sleep Quality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Sleep Disordered Breathing Were Improved by Leg Thermal Therapy, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kazuya Hosokawa, Mari Nishizaka, Mami Miyazono, Shin-ichi Ando, Masao Takemoto, Takafumi Sakamoto, Hiroaki Chishaki, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, European Society of Cardiology Congress 2014, 2014/08/30, Without Invitation, English
  58. Sleep Quality And Cardiac Function In Patients With Heart Failure And Sleep-disordered Breathing Were Improved By Leg Thermal Therapy -a Novel Analysis Based On Polysomnography-, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kazuya Hosokawa, Shin-ichi Ando, Mami Miyazono, Mari K. Nishizaka, Masao Takemoto, Hiroaki Chishaki, Anita Rahmawati, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, SLEEP 2014, 2014/05/31, Without Invitation, English
  59. Sleep-disordered breathing in adults with Down syndrome: a cross cultural comparison, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Elizabeth A Hill, Mari Nishizaka, Akiko Chishaki, Renata L Riha, Shin-ichi Ando, 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, 2013/09/28, Without Invitation, English
  60. Leg thermal therapy improved sleep structure and subjective sleep quality in chronic heart failure, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Mami Miyazono, Mari Nishizaka, Shin-ichi Ando, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, 2013/09/28, Without Invitation, English
  61. We need to pay special attention on sleep postures and heart diseases in Down syndrome with sleep disordered breathing, Junji Ono, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Anita Rahmawati, Hiromi Kuroda, Shin-ichi Ando, 5th World Congress on Sleep Medicine, 2013/09/28, Without Invitation, English
  62. Sleep-Disorderd breathing in adults with Down syndrome: A cross cultural comparison., Elizabeth A Hill, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Donna M Fairley, Mari Nishizaka, Akiko Chishaki, Renata L Riha, Shin-ichi Ando., UK and Europe Down syndrome Research Forum, 2013/09/17, Without Invitation, English
  63. Cross-sectional general survey on the relationship between congenital heart diseases and sleep disordered breathing in patients with Down syndrome, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Mari Nishizaka, Fumio Matsuoka, Hiromi Kuroda, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Anita Rahmawati, Junji Ono, Mami Miyazono, Shin-ichi Ando, European Society of Cardiology Congress 2013, 2013/08/31, Without Invitation, English
  64. A Small Device for Topical Leg Warming Improved Vascular Endothelial Function in Patients with Chorionic Heart Failure without Any Harmful Hemodynamic Changes, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Mami Miyazono, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nishizaka, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Anita Rahmawati, Shujiro Inoue, Masao Takemoto, Takafumi Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Daisuke Goto, Tomoo Furumoto, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroaki Chishaki, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2013/07/03, Without Invitation, English
  65. Leg Thermal Therapy Improved Sleep Structure in Patients with Congestive Heart Disease, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Mami Miyazono, Shin-ichi Ando, Mari Nishizaka, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Anita Rahmawati, Shujiro Inoue, Masao Takemoto, Takafumi Sakamoto, Hiroaki Chishaki, Kenji Sunagawa, Akiko Chishaki, 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2013/07/03, Without Invitation, English
  66. The abnormal sleep postures that are frequently observed in people with Down syndrome indicated high prevalence of the sleep disordered breathing in Japanese cross-sectional studies, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Hiromi Kuroda, Fumio Matsuoka, Anita Rahmawati, Junji Ono, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Mari Nishizaka, Shin-ichi Ando, SLEEP 2013, 2013/07/01, Without Invitation, English
  67. Japan nation-wide survey on sleep disordered breathing and congenital heart diseases in Down's syndrome patients, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Chishaki, Hiromi Kuroda, Fumio Matsuoka, Anita Rahmawati, Junji Ono, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Mari Nishizaka, Shin-ichi Ando, The 7th Asian Sleep Research Society Congress, 2012/11/30, Without Invitation, English
  68. Leg Thermal Therapy Could Improve Sleep Structure without Changing Sleep Disturbed Breathing in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure, Mari K. Nishizaka, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Anita Rahamawati, Aika Yanai, Emi Eura, Tomomi Ide, Shujiro Inoue, Masao Takemoto, Akiko Chishaki, Shin-ichi Ando, 21st Congress of the European Sleep Research Society, 2012/09/04, Without Invitation, English
  69. Nation-wide surveillance about the relationship between sleeping posture and symptoms of sleep disordered breathing among the patients with Down syndrome, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Akiko Suyama-Chishaki, Anita Rahamawati, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Jyunji Ono, Hiromi Kuroda, Mari Nishizaka, Shin-ichi Ando, X world congress on sleep apnea sleep respiratory disorders and snoring, 2012/08/27, Without Invitation, Japanese
  70. Peculiar Sleep Position In Down Syndrome Patients As A Protective Mechanism Against Nocturnal Oxygen Desaturation, Anita Rahmawati, Akiko Suyama-Chishaki, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Mami Miyazono, Jyunji Ono, Hiromi Kuroda, Mari Nishizaka, Shin-ichi Ando, X world congress on sleep apnea sleep respiratory disorders and snoring, 2012/08/27, Without Invitation, English
  71. GenderDifferences in Quality of Life and Psychological Responses among Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients in Japanese Population, Anita Rahmawati, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Miyuki Tuchihashi-Makaya, Yuko Ohtsuka, Mami Miyazono, Nobuko Hashiguchi, Harumizu Sakurada, Masao Takemoto, Sei Nakai, Yasushi Mukai, Syujiro Inoue, Hiroaki Chishaki, Akiko Suyama-Chishaki, Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, 2012/05/09, Without Invitation, English

Awards

  1. 2023/11/04, Phoenix Outstanding Researcher Award

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2015, 2017

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Councillors, 2023/07, 2025/06, The Japanese Society of Sleep Research

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2023, Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Others, 1
  2. 2023, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Others, 1
  3. 2023, Sleep and breathing, Others, 3
  4. 2023, Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Others, 1
  5. 2023, JMIR Formative Research, Others, 1
  6. 2023, Nature and Science of Sleep, Others, 1
  7. 2023, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Others, 2
  8. 2023, Hypertension Research, Others, 1
  9. 2023, International Journal of Sports Medicine, Others, 1
  10. 2023, Japan Journal of Nursing Science, Others, 1
  11. 2023, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Others, 1
  12. 2023, Scientific Reports, Others, 3
  13. 2023, Journal of the American Heart Association, Others, 2
  14. 2023, Patient Preference and Adherence, Others, 2
  15. 2023, Integrated Blood Pressure Control, Others, 1
  16. 2022, Age and Ageing, Others, 1
  17. 2022, Sleep and Breathing, Others, 1
  18. 2022, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Others, 1
  19. 2022, Nature and Science of Sleep, Others, 2
  20. 2022, Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Others, 1
  21. 2022, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Others, 3
  22. 2021, Sleep and Breathing, Others, 4
  23. 2021, Sleep and Biological Rhythms, Others, 1
  24. 2021, Age and Aging, Others, 1
  25. 2021, Nature and Science of Sleep, Others, 2
  26. 2021, International Journal of General Medicine, Others, 1
  27. 2021, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Others, 1
  28. 2021, Integrated Blood Pressure Control, Others, 1
  29. 2021, Scientific Reports, Others, 2
  30. 2021, Patient Preference and Adherence, Others, 2
  31. 2020, Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Others, 1
  32. 2020, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Others, 1
  33. 2020, Patient Preference and Adherence, Others, 1
  34. 2020, Sleep and Breathing, Others, 5
  35. 2019, International Journal of Sports Medicine, Others, 1
  36. 2019, Sleep and Breathing, Others, 3
  37. 2018, Sleep Medicine, Others, 1
  38. 2017, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, Others, 1
  39. 2015, Current Hypertension Reviews, Others, 1