
Altshock-2 Through a Regional Lens: IABP in HF-CS | JACC Baran
Ejiri, MD, for his debut appearance on the JACC: Baran Journal Club. Dr. Ejiri presents insights on the Altshock-2 trial, a pivotal randomized controlled trial evaluating early intra-aortic balloon pu...
29 Jul 202546min

Aortic Stenosis Under Pressure: Decoding Low-Gradient Risk Profiles | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, co-host Shun Kohsaka, MD, and Nobuhiro Ikemura, MD, welcome Tomohiko Taniguchi, MD, from Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, to discuss findings from the CURRENT AS R...
29 Jul 202534min

Bridging Gaps for SCD Prevention in HCM: Why Regional Validation Matters | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, Shun Kohsaka, MD, and Nobuhiro Ikemura, MD, welcome Masashi Amano, MD, from the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Japan, to discuss his recent article titled "V...
29 Jul 202525min

Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, and Nonagenarians in Japan: Trends and Patterns in Outcomes | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, Shun Kohsaka, MD, and Nobuhiro Ikemura, MD, welcome Yuichi Saito, MD, of Chiba University Hospital, to discuss recent trends in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) among J...
29 Jul 202526min

Zeroing In on Prevention: ARIC and the Future of Cardiovascular Risk | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, Shun Kohsaka, MD, Kentaro Ejiri, MD, and Satoshi Shoji, MD, welcome Dr. Kunihiro Matsushita of Johns Hopkins University to discuss findings from the ARIC study on cumulative...
22 Jul 202541min

From Hokkaido to ACC: NT-proBNP Screening for Pre-Heart Failure in Rural Japan | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, and Nobuhiro Ikemura, MD, welcome Yuichiro Mori, MD, MPH, a physician-scientist at Kyoto University, to discuss his ACC.25 poster presentation on biomarker-based pre-heart f...
9 Jul 202518min

Troponin in Translation: The 0/1-Hour Algorithm Across Asia | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, and co-host Satoshi Shoji, MD, welcome Kenji Inoue, MD, to discuss the DROP-Asian ACS study—a multicenter trial evaluating the 0/1-hour algorithm for chest pain assessment a...
9 Jul 202525min

Gold Cards & Hidden Triggers: A New Look at Afib | JACC Baran
Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, and Regional Associate Editor Nobuhiro Ikemura, MD, welcome Takashi Ikenouchi, MD, a physician scientist at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Smidt Heart Institute, to discus...
9 Jul 202528min



















