HIROTO UTSUNOMIYA

Last Updated :2025/07/07

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
Web Site
http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/cardio-e/
E-mail
hutsuhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Other Contact Details
1-2-3 Kasumi Minamiku Hiroshima, Japan, Japan, Japan
TEL : (+81)82-257-5540 FAX : (+81)82-257-1569
Self-introduction
We have been carrying out some interesting research about comprehensive evaluation of the tricuspid valve in patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR) using real-time three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), assessing the cause, mechanism, location, severity, and cardiac response to TR. Also, our group has investigated the usefulness of intraprocedural 3DTEE during newly developed transcatheter treatment for valvular heart disease, such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and MitraClip procedure.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2021/10/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor
  • 2016/10/01, 2021/03/31, Hiroshima University, Hospital, Assistant Professor
  • 2014/02/01, 2016/09/30, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Visiting Post-doctoral Scientist (Division of Cardiology)
  • 2011/04/01, 2014/01/31, Hiroshima University, Hospital, Clinical Fellow
  • 2004/05/01, 2007/03/31, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Doctor
  • 2002/05/16, 2003/03/30, Hiroshima University, Hospital, Resident (internal medicine)

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan, 1996/04, 2002/03
  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan, 2007/04, 2011/03

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Cardiovascular medicine

Research Keywords

  • Three-Dimensional Echocardiography
  • Structural Heart Disease
  • Valve disease
  • Heart failure

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
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  • The Japanese Circulation Society
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  • Japanese College of Cardiology
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  • The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
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  • Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics：CVIT
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  • Japanese Society of Echocardiography
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  • SCCT (Society of Cardiovascular CT) Japan International Regional Committee
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  • Japanese Society for Heart Valve Disease (JSHVD)
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  • The Japanese Heart Failure Society
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  • American Society of Echcardiography
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Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Year, Clinical diagnosis and treatment I
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Symptomatology, Diagnosis and Treatment
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Introduction to clinical clerkship
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice for medical research
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice of Medicine I
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Internal Medicine II

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Prognostic Impact of Effort Intolerance in Asymptomatic/Minimally Symptomatic Patients With Aortic Stenosis, Journal of American Heart Association, 202506
  2. Free-Floating Left Atrial Ball Thrombus Following Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair With the MitraClip Device., JACC: Cardiovascular Intervention, 202406
  3. Successful surgical resection of a metastatic clear cell sarcoma in the heart: a case report, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CASE REPORTS, 8(4), 20240328
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  4. Prediction of Tricuspid Regurgitation Regression After Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Using Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR Imaging Methods and Practice, 3, 20240328
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  5. ★, Relationship between duration of atrial fibrillation and right heart structure remodeling as assessed by 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 399, 20240315
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  6. Practice guidance for stress echocardiography, JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 22(1), 1-15, 202403
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  7. Left Atrial Stiffness Index as a Predictor of Effort Intolerance and Hemodynamics Evaluated by Invasive Exercise Stress Testing in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 208, 65-71, 20231201
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  8. Left-atrial volume reduction reflects improvement of cardiac sympathetic nervous function in patients with severe aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, HEART AND VESSELS, 38(8), 1083-1091, 202308
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  9. A vegetation in a unique location without exposure to regurgitation or a shunt jet, J Cardiol Cases, 25(6), 343-347, 202206
  10. Successful MitraClip Therapy for Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification., JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 14(1), 101-102, 202101
  11. Results of PRospect trial to Elucidate the utility of EchocarDiography-based Cardiac ouTput in acute heart failure (PREDICT), JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 80(3), 218-225, 202209
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  12. ★, Predominant Posterior Annular Dilatation Is Associated with Vena Contracta Morphology in Atrial Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 35(6), 588-599, 202206
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  13. Factors Influencing Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous Function in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: Assessment by I-123-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy, HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION, 31(5), 671-677, 202205
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  14. ★, Role of anatomical regurgitant orifice area and right ventricular contractile reserve in severe tricuspid regurgitation, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, 23(7), 989-1000, 202207
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  15. A simple method to predict impaired right ventricular performance and disease severity in chronic pulmonary hypertension using strain rate imaging, Int J Cardiol, 147(1), 88-94, 200902
  16. Characterization of noncalcified coronary plaques and identification of culprit lesions in patients with acute coronary syndrome by 64-slice computed tomography, JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 2(2), 153-160, 200902
  17. Value of estimated right ventricular filling pressure in predicting cardiac events in chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 22(12), 1368-1374, 200912
  18. Association between visceral adipose tissue area and coronary plaque morphology assessed by CT angiography, JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 3(9), 908-917, 201009
  19. Combined presence of aortic valve calcification and mitral annular calcification as a marker of the extent and vulnerable characteristics of coronary artery plaque assessed by 64-multidetector computed tomography, Atherosclerosis, 213(1), 166-172, 201011
  20. Coronary calcium score as a predictor for coronary artery disease and cardiac events in Japanese high-risk patients, Circ J, 75(10), 2424-2431, 2011
  21. Underestimation of aortic valve area in calcified aortic valve disease: effects of left ventricular outflow tract ellipticity, Int J Cardiol, 157(3), 347-353, 201106
  22. Effects of statin therapy on non-calcified coronary plaque assessed by 64-slice computed tomography, Int J Cardiol, 150(2), 146-159, 201106
  23. Association between epicardial adipose tissue volume and characteristics of non-calcified plaques assessed by coronary computed tomographic angiography, Int J Cardiol, 161(1), 45-49, 201111
  24. Association between plasma high-molecular-weight adiponectin and coronary plaque characteristics assessed by computed tomography angiography in conditions of visceral adipose accumulation, Circ J, 76(7), 1687-1696, 2012
  25. Association between aortic valve calcification and myocardial ischemia, especially in asymptomatic patients, J Nucl Med, 53(8), 1216-1221, 201208
  26. Effects of serum potassium level on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with primary aldosteronism, Int J Cardiol, 160(1), 68-70, 201209
  27. Impact of aldosterone-producing adenoma on cardiac structures in echocardiography, J Echocardiogr, 11, 123-129, 201302
  28. Noncalcified atherosclerotic lesions with vulnerable characteristics detected by coronary CT angiography and future coronary events, J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr, 7(3), 192-199, 201303
  29. Association between serum levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and coronary plaque detected by coronary computed tomography angiography in patients receiving statin therapy, Circ J, 77(10), 2578-2585, 201307
  30. Incremental prognostic value of cardiac computed tomography angiography in asymptomatic aortic stenosis: significance of aortic valve calcium score, Int J Cardiol, 168(6), 5205-5211, 201310
  31. Insulin resistance and subclinical abnormalities of global and regional left ventricular function in patients with aortic valve sclerosis, Cardiovasc Diabetol, 13(1), 86, 201404
  32. Prognostic value of coronary artery calcium and epicardial adipose tissue assessed by non-contrast cardiac computed tomography, Atherosclerosis, 233(2), 447-453, 201404
  33. Age- and sex-related differences in coronary plaque high-risk features in patients with acute coronary syndrome assessed by computed tomography angiography, Int J Cardiol, 174(3), 744-747, 201407
  34. Predictive value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio for the presence of coronary artery ectasia in patients with aortic aneurysms, IJC Heart & Vessels, 4, 30-34, 201409
  35. Value of Resting Echocardiographic Findings and Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography for Diagnosing Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Suspected Angina Pectoris, Echocardiography, 32(6), 993-1002, 201506
  36. Effects of the topographical extent of coronary artery ectasia on coronary blood flow in patients with aortic aneurysms, Heart Vessels, 30(6), 712-718, 201511
  37. Assessment of Post-Procedural Aortic Regurgitation After TAVR: An Intraprocedural TEE Study., JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 8(9), 993-1003, 201509
  38. Identifying Small Coronary Calcification in Non-Contrast 0.5-mm Slice Reconstruction to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with a Conventional Zero Coronary Artery Calcium Score, J Atheroscler Thromb, 23(12), 1324-1333, 201612
  39. Distant Position of Chordae from Coaptation Causes Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation., J Heart Val Dis, 25(3), 323-331, 201603
  40. Significant Reduction in Mitral Regurgitation Volume Is the Main Contributor for Increase in Systolic Forward Flow in Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Hemodynamic Analysis Using Echocardiography., Echocardiography, 32(11), 1621-1627, 201511
  41. ★, Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Caused by Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: A Real-Time 3-Dimansional Transesophageal Echocardiography Study, Circ Cardiovasc Imaging, 10(1), e004897, 201701
  42. Geometric Changes in Ventriculoaortic Complex After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Its Association With Post-Procedural Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch: An Intraprocedural 3D-TEE Study, Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 18(1), 1-10, 201701
  43. Impact of Mitral Annular Displacement on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Improvement After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation., Circ J, 81(4), 558-566, 201704
  44. Evaluation of Vegetation Size and Its Relationship With Septic Pulmonary Embolism in Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Real-Time 3DTEE Study., Echocardiography, 34(4), 549-556, 201704
  45. ★, Usefulness of 3D Echocardiographic Parameters of Tricuspid Leaflet Morphology to Predict Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation After Tricuspid Annuloplasty, Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 2017
  46. Impact of Mitral Annular Displacement on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Improvement After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, Circ J, 2017
  47. Evaluation of Vegetation Size and Its Relationship With Septic Pulmonary Embolism in Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Real-Time 3DTEE Study, Echocardiography, 2017
  48. Identifying Small Coronary Calcification in Non-Contrast 0.5-mm Slice Reconstruction to Diagnose Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with a Conventional Zero Coronary Artery Calcium Score, JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS, 23(12), 1324-1333, 2016
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  49. Mitral systolic velocity at peak exercise predicts impaired exercise capacity in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, 34(2), 217-225, 201702
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  50. Causes of an increased pressure gradient through the left ventricular outflow tract: a West Coast experience, JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 16(1), 34-41, 201801
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  51. Different Indicators for Postprocedural Mitral Stenosis Caused by Single- or Multiple-Clip Implantation After Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair., J Cardiol, 71(4), 336-345, 201804
  52. Different indicators for postprocedural mitral stenosis caused by single- or multiple-clip implantation after percutaneous mitral valve repair, JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 71(3-4), 336-345, 2018
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  53. Severe heart failure (NYHA Class IV) is associated with increased left ventricular mass index and short mitral deceleration time in severe aortic valve stenosis, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, 35(8), 1108-1115, 201808
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  54. Effect of Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair on Mitral Valve Area and Its Association with Pulmonary Hypertension and Outcomes., Am J Cardiol., 120(4), 662-669, 201708
  55. Usefulness of 3D Echocardiographic Parameters of Tricuspid Leaflet Morphology to Predict Residual Tricuspid Regurgitation After Tricuspid Annuloplasty., Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 18(7), 809-817, 201707
  56. ★, Coronary plaque characteristics in computed tomography and 2-year outcomes: The PREDICT study., J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr, 12(5), 436-443, 201805
  57. Comparison of mitral valve geometrical effect of percutaneous edge-to-edge repair between central and eccentric functional mitral regurgitation: Clinical implications., Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging, 20(4), 455-466, 201904
  58. ★, Size, Shape, and Orientation of Dilated Annulus in Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Real-Time 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Study., Circ Cardiovasc Imaging., 2018
  59. Impact of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score on Mid- to Long-Term Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity Measured With Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography, CIRCULATION JOURNAL, 82(9), 2342-2349, 201809
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  60. ★, Exercise-Stress Echocardiography and Effort Intolerance in Asymptomatic/Minimally Symptomatic Patients With Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation Combined Invasive-Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring, CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, 11(9), 201809
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  61. Coronary plaque characteristics in computed tomography and 2-year outcomes: The PREDICT study, JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, 12(5), 436-443, 2018
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  62. Early mitral inflow velocity to left ventricular global strain ratio predicts limited exercise capacity, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, 36(3), 503-511, 201903
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  63. ★, Comprehensive Evaluation of Tricuspid Regurgitation Location and Severity Using Vena Contracta Analysis: A Color Doppler Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 32(12), 1526-1537, 201912
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  64. H2FPEF Score for the Prediction of Exercise Intolerance and Abnormal Hemodynamics in Japanese - Evaluation by Exercise Stress Echocardiography Combined With Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing -, CIRCULATION JOURNAL, 83(12), 2487-2493, 201912
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  65. Percutaneous Edge-to-edge Repair for Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation: A Real-Time Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Study, JACC Cardiovasc Imaging, 12(9), 1881-1883, 201909
  66. Successful catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation is associated with improvement in functional tricuspid regurgitation and right heart reverse remodeling, HEART AND VESSELS, 35(6), 842-851, 202006
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  67. Role of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Tricuspid Valve in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation., Circ Rep, 2(1), 1-9, 202001
  68. Clinical Impact of Size, Shape, and Orientation of the Tricuspid Annulus in Tricuspid Regurgitation as Assessed by 3D Echocardiography., J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 33(2), 191-200, 202002
  69. Effects of aging on coronary flow reserve in patients with no evidence of myocardial perfusion abnormality, HEART AND VESSELS, 35(12), 1633-1639, 202012
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  70. ★, Tricuspid valve geometry and right heart remodelling: insights into the mechanism of atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, 21(10), 1068-1078, 202010
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  71. Impact of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Changes in Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous Function Assessment by 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Scintigraphy, INTERNATIONAL HEART JOURNAL, 61(6), 1188-1195, 202011
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  72. Determinants of Exercise-Induced Mitral Regurgitation Using Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Combined With Isometric Handgrip, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 151, 78-85, 202107
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  73. Impact of Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients With Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation., Circ J, 85(7), 1001-1010, 202107
  74. Prevalence, distribution, and determinants of pulmonary venous systolic flow reversal in severe mitral regurgitation, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, 22(9), 964-973, 202109
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  75. Impact of the distribution of epicardial and visceral adipose tissue on left ventricular diastolic function, HEART AND VESSELS, 37(2), 250-261, 202202
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Publications such as books

  1. 3D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 3rd Edition., Chapter 14: Non-Surgical Transcatheter Treatment., 2021, Scholarly Book, Joint work

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Hemodynamic Effects of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulators in Chronic Heart Failure with Severe Valvular Heart Disease, Itakura K, Utsunomiya H*, Tohgi Y, Takeuchi M, Hamada A, Hyodo Y, Mogami A, Tsuchiya A, Takahari K, Ueda Y, Nakano Y, The 88th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2024/03/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  2. Transcatheter Heart Valve Underexpansion Influences Patient Outcomes who Underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Higashihara T, Ikenaga H, Kuraishi A, Shigehara M, Osawa A, Nakano T, Morita Y, Watanabe N, Sata Y, Utsunomiya H, Takahashi S, Nakano Y, The 89th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2025/03/29, Without Invitation, Japanese
  3. Comprehensive Evaluation of the Tricuspid Valve in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation -The added value of the third dimension-, Utsunomiya H, The 89th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2025/03/30, With Invitation, English
  4. Left Atrial Stiffness Index as a Determinant of Effort Intolerance in Asymptomatic/Minimally Symptomatic Patients with Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation, Takahari K, Utsunomiya H*, Tohgi Y, Takeuchi M, Hamada A, Hyodo Y, Mogami A, Tsuchiya A, Ueda Y, Itakura K, Nakano Y, The 88th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2024/03/09, Without Invitation, English
  5. How to utilize Echocardiography in the Era of the Heart Failure Pandemic? Role of Echocardiography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly., Utsunomiya H, The 88th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2024/03/08, With Invitation, English
  6. Implication of Coronary Microcirculation in HFpEF, Utsunomiya H, The 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Echocardiography, 2024/11/24, With Invitation, English
  7. Clinical Implication of Exercise-Stress Echocardiography in Mitral Regurgitation, The 96th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 2023/05/28, With Invitation, English
  8. Future Perspective on Hypertensive Patient Management Considering the Progress Stages of Heart Failure, The 96th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 2023/05/28, With Invitation, English
  9. Comprehensive Evaluation of the Tricuspid Valve Complex in Tricuspid Regurgitation Using Transesophageal Echocardiography, The 96th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 2023/05/29, With Invitation, English
  10. Assessment of Right Ventricular Function, Pulmonary Hypertension, and PA-RV Coupling and Their Prognostic Value in Tricuspid Regurgitation., The 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Echocardiography, 2023/04/21, With Invitation, English
  11. How do I evaluate the anatomy of the mitral valve apparatus by transoesophageal echocardiography?, PCR Tokyo Valves 2023, 2023/02/24, With Invitation, English
  12. Clinical Utility of Exercise-stress Echocardiography in Mitral Regurgitation, The 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2022/03/12, With Invitation, Japanese
  13. 3D Imaging and Anatomical Analysis of Tricuspid Regurgitation for New Transcatheter Tricuspid Devices: The Etiology and Mechanism of TR Revisited., The 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2022/03/11, With Invitation, Japanese
  14. Assessment of Functional TR by 3D Echocardiography., The 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Echocardiography, 2021/11/27, With Invitation, English
  15. The Advanced Echo Techniques: 3D Echocardiography-The added value of the third dimension-., ECHO ASIA 2021, 2021/05/29, With Invitation, English
  16. Echocardiographic Interpretation of the New Guideline on the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease, The 94th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 2021/05/22, With Invitation, Japanese
  17. Comprehensive Evaluation of Tricuspid Regurgitation: Its Etiology, Mechanisms, and Severity., The 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Echocardiography, 2021/04/23, With Invitation, English
  18. TEE-based intervention to SHD: Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation., The 85th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2021/03/28, With Invitation, English
  19. Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Due to Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: A 3-Dimensional Transesophageal　Echocardiography Study, Utsunomiya H, American Society of Echocardiography 27th Annual Scientific Sessions, 2016/06/13, With Invitation, English, Seattle, WA, USA
  20. Geometric Changes in Aortic Annulus and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract and Its Impact on the Incidence of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: An Intraprocedural Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Study., Utsunomiya H, Mihara H, Itabashi Y, Arsanjani R, Siegel RJ, Chakravarty T, Jilaihawi H, Makkar RR, Shiota T., The 26th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2015/06/14, Without Invitation, English, Boston, USA
  21. Frequency and Echocardiographic Features of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With Isolated Chronic Atrial Fibrillation, Utsunomiya H, Mihara H, Itabashi Y, Shiota T, The 64th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, 2015/03/14, Without Invitation, English, San Diego,USA
  22. Predictors of Improvement of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Severe Aortic Stenosis With Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function: A Serial Echocardiographic Study, Utsunomiya H, Mihara H, Itabashi Y, Berdejo J, Siegel RJ, Kashif M, Al-Jilaihawi H, Makkar RR, Shiota T, The 87th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association 2014, 2014/11/18, Without Invitation, English, Chicago,USA
  23. Calcium Deposits in Heart Valves and Aortic Root, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis, and the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Events, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Tsushima H, Urabe Y, Maruhashi T, Ishibashi K, Mitsuba N, Kitagawa T, Hidaka T, Dohi Y, Kurisu S, Nakano Y, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 86th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association 2013, 2013/11/19, Without Invitation, English, Dallas,USA
  24. Incremental Value of Rest Echocardiographic Findings over Conventional Stress Echocardiography for Diagnosing Myocardial Ischemia, Utsunomiya H, Hidaka T, Kihara Y, The 24th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2013/06/01, Without Invitation, English, Minneapolis,USA
  25. Echocardiographic Multiple Calcium Deposits in Heart Valves and Aortic Root as a Marker of the Extent and Vulnerable Characteristics of Coronary Artery Plaque, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Tsushima H, Urabe Y, Kunita E, Kitagawa T, Ishibashi K, Hidaka T, Oda N, Dohi Y, Kurisu S, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association 2012, 2012/11/06, Without Invitation, English, Los Angeles,USA
  26. Diffuse Calcium Deposits in Aortic Valve as a Marker of the Extent and Vulnerable Characteristics of Coronary Artery Plaque Assessed by 64-Multidetector Computed Tomography, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Yamazato R, Urabe Y, Tsushima H, Ishibashi K, Hidaka T, Oda N, Dohi Y, Nishioka K, Kurisu S, Nakano Y, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 84th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2011, 2011/11/13, Without Invitation, Japanese, Orlando,USA
  27. Incremental Prognostic Value of MDCT Findings for Predicting Symptomatic Deterioration and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Aortic Stenosis, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Urabe Y, Tsushima H, Ishibashi K, Hidaka T, Oda N, Dohi Y, Nishioka K, Kurisu S, Nakano Y, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 84th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2011, 2011/11, Without Invitation, English, Orlando,USA
  28. Elevated Serum Lipoprotein(a) Level as Predictor of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability in Men Using 64-Multidetector Computed Tomography, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Oka T, Yamazato R, Urabe Y, Ishibashi K, Okada T, Nishioka K, Shokawa T, Kurisu S, Nakano Y, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 83th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2010, 2010/11/17, Without Invitation, Japanese, Chicago,USA
  29. Aortic Valve Sclerosis on Echocardiography as a Marker of the Extent and Vulnerability of Coronary Artery Plaque in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Oka T, Yamazato R, Urabe Y, Ishibashi K, Okada T, Nishioka K, Shokawa T, Kurisu S, Nakano Y, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 83th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2010, 2010/11/16, Without Invitation, English, Chicago,USA
  30. Subclinical LV Systolic and Diastolic Dysfunction in Uncomplicated Patients With Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Findings From 2-dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography, Utsunomiya H, Kunita E, Oka T, Yamazato R, Hidaka T, Kisaka T, Iwamoto Y, Ishibashi K, Nishioka K, Shokawa T, Kurisu S, Nakano Y, Ishida T, Yamamoto H, Kihara Y, The 83th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2010, 2010/11/16, Without Invitation, English, Chicago,USA
  31. Association of Aortic Valve Calcification and Mitral Annular Calcification Is Highly Associated With the Extent and Vulnerable Characteristics of Noncalcified Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions Assessed by 64-multidetector Computed Tomography, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Ohashi N, Kitagawa T, Oka T, Yamazato R, Okada T, Shokawa T, Nakano Y, Teragawa H, Tadehara F, Ishida T, Horiguchi J, Kihara Y, The 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, 2010/03, Without Invitation, Japanese, Atlanta,USA
  32. Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue as a Predictor of Coronary Low Density Plaque, Using 64-multidetector Computed Tomography, 2010/03, Without Invitation, Japanese
  33. Evaluation of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Eccentricity in Patients With Aortic Valve Sclerosis Using 64-Multidetector Computed Tomography: Comparison with Two-Dimensional Echocardiography, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Ohashi N, Kitagawa T, Oka T, Yamazato R, Okada T, Shokawa T, Nakano Y, Teragawa H, Tadehara F, Ishida T, Horiguchi J, Kihara Y, The 82th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2009(AHA), 2009/11/17, Without Invitation, English, Orlando,USA
  34. Usefulness of 64-slice Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography in the Simultaneous Evaluation of Aortic Valve Area and Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Aortic Valve Sclerosis, Utsunomiya H, Yamamoto H, Kunita E, Ohashi N, Kitagawa T, Okada T, Nishioka K, Shokawa T, Nakano Y, Teragawa H, Tadehara F, Ishida T, Kihara Y, The 81th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2008(AHA), 2008/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese, New Orleans,USA
  35. Tricuspid E/Ea is a Powerful Predictor of Cardiac Events in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension, Utsunomiya H, Nakatani S, Okada T, Kanzaki H, Kyotani S, Yamamoto H, Nakanishi N, Kihara Y, Kitakaze M, The 81th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association　2008, 2008/11/10, Without Invitation, Japanese, New Orleans,USA
  36. Value of Strain and Strain Rate Imaging in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension., Utsunomiya H, Nakatani S, Nishihira M, Okada T, Kanzaki H, Kyotani S, Yamamoto H, Nakanishi N, Kihara Y, Kitakaze M, The 19th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2008/06, Without Invitation, English, Toronto,Canada
  37. Assessment of Location and Severity of Tricuspid Regurgitation Using Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography: Its Clinical Implication., The 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Echocardiography, 2021/04/23, With Invitation, English
  38. Assessment of Functional TR by 3D Echocardiography The added value of the third dimension, The 86th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2022/03/10, With Invitation, English

Awards

  1. 2020/08/02, 8th Young Investigator's Award for International Students Second Place, 日本循環器学会会長, Role of The Left Anterior Descending Artery Flow Velocity in Regional Myocardial Washout Rate of Thallium-201 in Patients Without Significant Perfusion Abnormality.

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2023
  2. 2024
  3. Beta Blocker Withdrawal in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Chronotropic Incompetence (BRILLIANT): A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Blinded Endpoint (PROBE) Trial, 2020, 2026
  4. 2023
  5. 2022
  6. 2021, 2022
  7. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)), 2021, 2024
  8. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)), 2017, 2019
  9. 2017, 2018
  10. 2017, 2019
  11. 2018, 2019
  12. 2018, 2019
  13. 2020, 2022

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. 2025/12, 2025/12
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History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. Journal of Cardiology
  2. International Journal of Cardiology
  3. Journal of Cardiac Computed Tomography