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.
Media
Articles by Hiroaki Shimokawa, Professor and Chairman, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Juan Carlos Kaski, Hiroaki Shimokawa,
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;2:e53.
Kensuke Nishimiya, Jun Takahashi, Kazuma Oyama, et al
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;2:e39.
Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Hiroaki Shimokawa,
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;18:e38.
Shigeo Godo, Jun Takahashi, Takashi Shiroto, et al
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2023;18:e07.
Jun Takahashi, Akira Suda, Kensuke Nishimiya, et al
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2021;16:e30.
Shigeo Godo, Jun Takahashi, Satoshi Yasuda, et al
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2021;16:e13.
Kazuma Ohyama, Yasuharu Matsumoto, Hiroaki Shimokawa, et al
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Citation: European Cardiology Review 2019;14(1):6–9
Kensuke Nishimiya, Yasuharu Matsumoto, Hiroaki Shimokawa, et al
Citation: European Cardiology Review 2017;12(2):121–3