Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 426-430, June 2008

Activation of Ecto-5′-Nucleotidase in the Blood and Hearts of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

  • Masashi Fujita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Masanori Asakura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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  • Shoji Sanada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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  • Hiroharu Funaya, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Osamu Tsukamoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Kazuo Komamura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Asanuma, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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  • Satoshi Taketani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Tadashi Isomura, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Hayama Heart Center, Hayama, Japan
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  • Kenji Nakamaru, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hidehiko Furukawa, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Research Laboratories, Sankyo Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Yoshiki Sawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Masatsugu Hori, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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  • Masafumi Kitakaze, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Masafumi Kitakaze, MD, PhD, Director, Cardiovascular Division of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan.

Received 19 July 2007; received in revised form 23 January 2008; accepted 28 January 2008. published online 07 April 2008.

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 Supported by a Grant from Japan Cardiovascular Research Foundation and also supported by either grants-in-aid for Human Genome, Tissue Engineering and Food Biotechnology (H13-Genome-011), or grants on Comprehensive Research on Aging and Health (H13-21seiki(seikatsu)-23) in Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants Research from Ministry of Health and Labour and Welfare, Japan. Dr. Tsukamoto is a Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientist.

PII: S1071-9164(08)00039-0

doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.01.011

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 426-430, June 2008

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