Relationship between Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Essential HypertensionTakafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, Sanae Watanabe et al.|Hypertension Research|2007Cited by 164
Association between cystatin C and inflammation in patients with essential hypertensionTakafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, Masanori Jotoku et al.|Clinical and Experimental Nephrology|2010Cited by 99
Elevated Serum Uric Acid is an Independent Predictor for Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Severe Coronary Artery Stenosis Subanalysis of the Japanese Coronary Artery Disease (JCAD) StudyTakafumi Okura, The JCAD Investigators, Ken‐ichi Miyoshi et al.|Circulation Journal|2009Cited by 75
Osteopontin deficiency protects against aldosterone-induced inflammation, oxidative stress, and interstitial fibrosis in the kidneyJun Irita, Jitsuo Higaki, Takafumi Okura et al.|American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology|2011Cited by 68
Hyperhomocysteinemia is one of the risk factors associated with cerebrovascular stiffness in hypertensive patients, especially elderly malesTakafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, Ken‐ichi Miyoshi et al.|Scientific Reports|2014Cited by 62