Hiroaki Shimokawa

Hiroaki Shimokawa

Professor and Chairman, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Tohoku University, Sendai, JP

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Biography

Dr. Shimokawa graduated from Kyushu University in 1979 and obtained MD and PhD degrees at the University. He studied at the Mayo Clinic in 1985-1987 and was appointed as an assistant professor at Kyushu University in 1991, and then associate professor in 1995. In 2005, he was appointed as the professor and chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University. In 2020, he was appointed as the Vice Dean of Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare. He has performed a number of innovative research in both basic and clinical cardiovascular medicine, including coronary functional abnormalities (e.g. coronary vasospasm and microvascular angina), endothelial functions, development of innovative treatments with sound waves, and epidemiological studies on coronary artery disease and heart failure. He has received the society awards from the American Heart Association (AHA), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS). He also serves as a Co-Editor of European Heart Journal (ESC), and associate editor of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (AHA) and International Journal of Cardiology (IJC).

Dr Hiroaki Shimokawa is an International Advisor of European Cardiology Review.

Articles by Hiroaki Shimokawa, Professor and Chairman, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Coronary Artery Spasm: A Special Focus Issue

Juan Carlos Kaski, Hiroaki Shimokawa,

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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;2:e53.

Mechanisms of Coronary Artery Spasm

Kensuke Nishimiya, Jun Takahashi, Kazuma Oyama, et al

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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;2:e39.

Management of Coronary Artery Spasm

Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Hiroaki Shimokawa,

Published:

Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;18:e38.

Coronary Microvascular Spasm: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis

Shigeo Godo, Jun Takahashi, Takashi Shiroto, et al

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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;18:e07.

Pathophysiology and Diagnosis of Coronary Functional Abnormalities

Jun Takahashi, Akira Suda, Kensuke Nishimiya, et al

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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2021;16:e30.

Role of Inflammation in Coronary Epicardial and Microvascular Dysfunction

Shigeo Godo, Jun Takahashi, Satoshi Yasuda, et al

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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2021;16:e13.

Coronary Artery Spasm and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Inflammation: Insights From Translational Imaging Research

Kazuma Ohyama, Yasuharu Matsumoto, Hiroaki Shimokawa, et al

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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2019;14(1):6–9

Viewpoint: Recent Advances in Intracoronary Imaging for Vasa Vasorum Visualisation

Kensuke Nishimiya, Yasuharu Matsumoto, Hiroaki Shimokawa, et al

Citation: European Cardiology Review 2017;12(2):121–3