YOSAKU OKUBO
Last Updated :2025/06/16
- Affiliations, Positions
- Hiroshima University Hospital, Assistant Professor
- E-mail
- yokubo
hiroshima-u.ac.jp
- Self-introduction
- Electrophysilogy, Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices(CIEDs)
Basic Information
Major Professional Backgrounds
- 2010/04, 2012/03, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Clinical Resident
- 2012/04, 2014/03, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Clinical Fellow
- 2014/04, 2017/03, JA ONOMICHI GENERAL HOSPITAL, Clinical Fellow
- 2021/04/01, 2024/03/31, Hiroshima University, Hospital, Clinical Fellow
- 2024/04/01, Hiroshima University, Hospital, Assistant Professor
Educational Backgrounds
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences , Japan, 2017/04, 2021/03
- Hiroshima University, School of Medicine, Japan, 2003/04, 2010/03
Academic Degrees
Educational Activity
- [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Biomedical Sciences : Program of Medicine
Research Fields
- Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Cardiovascular medicine
Affiliated Academic Societies
- Japanese Heart Rhythm Society (JHRS)
- The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- Japanese Circulation Society, 2012
Research Activities
Academic Papers
- Clinical Features of Tachycardia-induced Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, INTERNAL MEDICINE, 63(18), 2509-2517, 2024
- Decreased plasma cell-free mitochondrial DNA may be a new biomarker of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy in patients with atrial fibrillation, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, 417, 20241215
- ★, Conduction velocity mapping in atrial fibrillation using omnipolar technology, Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 47(1), 19-27, 2024
- Omnipolar mapping technology used in a patient with Purkinje-related ventricular tachycardia, HeartRhythm Case Reports, 9(6), 386-390, 2023
- Initial experience of novel over the wire type decapolar catheter for ventricular arrhythmias originating from left ventricular summit, J Interv Card Electrophysiol ., 66(1), 117-124, 2023
- Retrograde carbon dioxide coronary sinus venography, Pacing Clin Electrophysiol ., 46(1), 31-33, 2023
- Plasma MicroRNAs as noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers in patients with Brugada syndrome, Plos one, 17(5), e0261390., 2022
- Isochronal late activation mapping of epicardial ventricular tachycardia in a patient with midventricular obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HeartRhythm Case reports, 8(5), 374-377, 2022
- ★, Clinical impact of left bundle branch area pacing in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and mid-range ejection fraction, Pacing Clin Electrophysiol ., 45(4), 499-508, 2022
- Association between left atrial appendage fibrosis and thrombus formation: A histological approach, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 33(4), 677-687, 2022
- Conduction properties of the preferential pathway in a patient with idiopathic outflow ventricular arrhythmia, Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J, 22(2), 94-98, 2022
- ★, Evaluation of the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Novel Device for Screening Silent Atrial Fibrillation (MYBEAT Trial), Circulation Journal, 86(2), 182-188, 2022
- Use of a high-density mapping catheter for Purkinje-related ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a previous history of anterior myocardial infarction, HeartRhythm CaseReport, 7(4), 232-236, 2021
- Porphyromonas gingivalis and left atrial appendage spontaneous echo contrast in atrial fibrillation ablation candidates, Heart and vessel, 36(11), 1721-1729, 2021
- Thoracoscopic stand-alone appendectomy for atrial tachycardia originating from the left atrial appendage in a patient with severe left ventricular dysfunction, Journal of Cardiology Cases, 23(1), 20-23, 2020
- ★, Increased Urinary Liver-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Level Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Hypertension, American journal of hypertention, 33(7), 604-609, 2020
- ★, Predicting atrial fibrillation using a combination of genetic risk score and clinical risk factors, HeartRhythm, 17(5), 699-705, 2020
- Causes of very late stent thrombosis investigated using optical coherence tomography, Internal medicine, 53(18), 2031-2039, 2014
- Validation of lactate level as a predictor of early mortality in acute decompensated heart failure patients who entered intensive care unit, Journal of Cardiology, 65(2), 164-170, 2015
- Chromosome 4q25 Variant rs6817105 Bring Sinus Node Dysfunction and Left Atrial Enlargement, Scientific Reports, 8(1), 14565, 2018
- Ser96Ala genetic variant of the human histidine-rich calcium-binding protein is a genetic predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, Plos one, 14(3), e0213208, 2019
- Periodontal Treatment During the Blanking Period Improves the Outcome of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 13(8), 20240416
- Lead deformation of the stylet-driven lead in left bundle branch area pacing, HEART RHYTHM, 20(5), 781-782, 202305
- Relationship Between Fibrosis , Endocardial Endothelial Damage, and Thrombosis of Left Atrial Appendage in Atrial Fibrillation, JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, 9(7), 1158-1168, 202307
- ★, Increased Urinary Liver-Type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Level Predicts Worsening Renal Function in Patients With Acute Heart Failure, Journal of cardiac failure, 24(8), 520-524, 2018
Social Activities
History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers
- Journal of Cardiology, Others
- Heart and vessel, Others
- Journal of Arrhythmia, Others