諏訪　惠信（関西医科大学附属病院循環器内科）
Prediction of Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation : Incremental Value of Diastolic Wall Strain

千葉　泰之（北海道大学大学院医学研究院　循環病態内科学）
Pulsatile load, rather than cardiac power output, for the rightventricle determines the prognosis in heart failure patients

中尾　恭久（愛媛大学大学院　医学系研究科　循環器・呼吸器・腎高血圧内科）
Utility of scoring system including relative apical sparing pattern for screening cardiac amyloidosis in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy

谷口　直樹（関西医科大学　第二内科・循環器内科）
Predictors of Heart Failure Development in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation

屏　壮史（産業医科大学 第２内科学）
POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF LATE SYSTOLIC MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE: SYSTOLIC SUPERIOR SHIFT OF LEAFLETS SECONDARY TO ANNULAR DILATATION THAT TRACTS PAPILLARY MUSCLE

尾上　武志（産業医科大学　第２内科学）
Insights into the mechanism of paradoxical low flow-low pressure gradient severe aortic stenosis: its association with reduced oxygen consumption by the whole body

反町　秀美（群馬大学医学部附属病院）
Aortic calcification provides independent and incremental prognostic value for cardiovascular event over cardiac function and age

林　秀幸（Columbia University cardiothoracic surgery）
Prognostic significance of moderate primary mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation

中西　弘毅（東京大学医学部附属病院　循環器内科）
Association between increased body mass index and adverse right ventricular mechanics: a community-based cohort study

金澤　晃子（太田綜合病院附属太田西ノ内病院　循環器科）
Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair for Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation Suppress Progression of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients in Long-term Follow-up Period

木村　俊之（宮崎市郡医師会病院）
Predictive Impact of Mitral Apparatus Dynamics on the Improvement of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Four-Dimensional Quantitative Echocardiographic Study

辻󠄀永 真吾（北海道大学大学院　循環病態内科学）
Left Ventricular Suction During Exercise Was Associated with Exercise Capacity in Patients with Heart Failure Regardless of Ejection Fraction

坂本 考弘（益田赤十字病院）
Evaluation of Hepatic Congestion on Liver Stiffness in Patients with Heart Failure by Shear Wave and Strain Imaging (Combinational Elastography)

西田　博毅（独立行政法人国立病院機構　大阪医療センター）
Combinations of Mitral Annulus and Aortic Valve Calcifications Detected by Echocardiography Predict the Severity of Coronary Artery Calcification and Reflect Systemic Inflammation

村山 迪史（北海道大学病院　超音波センター）
Simple and Completely Noninvasive Method to Estimate Right Ventricular Operating Stiffness Based on Pulmonary Regurgitant Velocity and Tricuspid Annular Plane Movement Measurements During Atrial Contraction

東　晴彦（愛媛大学大学院　循環器・呼吸器・腎高血圧内科学）
Visual assessment of restricted left atrial motion: significance in differential diagnosis and prognosis in patients with cardiac amyloidosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

平澤　憲祐（東京医科歯科大学医学部附属病院　循環器内科）
Tricuspid Valve Geometry in Patients with Barlow Type Mitral Valve Prolapse: A Three-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Study

守山　英則（慶應義塾大学医学部　循環器内科）
Right Ventricular Diastolic Strain Rate Reflects Right Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

古島　早苗（長崎大学病院　検査部）
Evaluation of layer strain in right ventricular free wall assessed by two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in patients with pulmonary hypertension

澤田　直子（東京大学医学部附属病院　循環器内科）
Comparison between invasive mean pulmonary artery pressure and Doppler derived peak tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient

西野　峻（宮崎市郡医師会病院　心臓病センター　循環器内科）
The course of acute ischemic mitral regurgitation and three-dimensional mitral complex geometry after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction

南澤　匡俊（信州大学医学部　循環器内科学教室）
Prognostic Impact of Diastolic Wall Strain and Ankle-Brachial Index in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Sub-analysis of IMPACT-ABI Study

藤宮　剛（福島県立医科大学　心臓血管外科学講座）
Global Longitudinal Strain Detects Systolic Dysfunction with Myocardial Fibrosis in Aortic Stenosis: Comparison with Late Gadolinium Enhancement and Histopathological Findings

石垣　多佳子（滋賀医科大学医学部附属病院　検査部）
Assessment of Post-Systolic Shortening and Early Systolic Lengthening in addition to Peak Systolic Strain can Improve Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Stress Echocardiography in Single-Vessel LAD stenosis

鍵山　暢之（心臓病センター榊原病院　循環器内科）
Impact of Multiple Unfavorable Echocardiographic Findings in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

佐野　浩之（神戸大学大学院医学研究科　循環器内科学分野）
Predictor of Right Ventricular Reverse Remodeling after Treatment in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

土岐　美沙子（心臓病センター榊原病院　臨床検査科)
Difference in the Changes of Functional Mitral Regurgitation between Semisupine Ergometer and Handgrip Exercise

望月　泰秀（神戸大学大学院医学研究科　循環器内科学分野）
Impact of Microvascular Complications on Left Ventricular Longitudinal Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

菅原　政貴（兵庫医科大学　超音波センター・循環器内科）
Prognostic Value of Time-lag between Left and Right Ventricular Filling in Patients with Heart Failure

村井　大輔（北海道大学大学院　医学研究科　循環病態内科学）
Comparison of Afterload Dependency between Left Ventricular Myocardial Strain and Strain Rate in Healthy Subjects

神田　貴史（関西労災病院循環器内科）
Comparative usefulness of novel echocardiographic measurement of pulmonary vascular resistance based on theoretical formula among non-invasive methods

繼　敏光（慶應義塾大学医学部　循環器内科）
RV dyssynchrony predicts clinical outcomes after balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

町野　智子（筑波大学附属病院　循環器内科)
Dynamic 3-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve in patients with functional mitral regurgitation caused by lone atrial fibrillation

山田　博胤（徳島大学病院　循環器内科/超音波センター）
Relationships Between 3-Dimensional and 2-Dimensional/Doppler Echocardiographic Variables for Evaluating Right Ventricular Systolic Function

加賀　早苗（北海道大学大学院　保健科学研究院　病態解析学分野）
Practical Role of Continuous-Wave Doppler Measurements of Diastolic Velocities of Pulmonary Regurgitation for the Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension

小澤　公哉（千葉大学医学部附属病院　検査部）
Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic LV Myocardial Multi-layer Strain-Determined Compensatory Mechanism in HCM and Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients with Preserved LV Ejection Fraction

正木　充（兵庫医科大学　循環器内科・臨床検査医学）
Long-term effects of L -and N-type channel blocker on serum uric acid levels and left atrial volume in hypertensive patients

天野　雅史（天理よろづ相談所病院　循環器内科）
Postoperative course and long-term prognosis of two chambered right ventricle

小保方　優（群馬大学医学部附属病院　循環器内科）
Longer interdialytic interval deteriorates systolic cardiac reserve, not resting Frank-Starling mechanism in maintenance hemodyalisis patients

出雲　昌樹（聖マリアンナ医科大学　内科学（循環器内科）)
Prognostic value of aortic valve area flow rate ratio in aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction:Japanese Multicenter Aortic Stenosis (JUST) study

高野　真澄（福島県立医科大学附属病院　集中治療部）
3D Adenosine Stress Echocardiography is a Potential Diagnostic Tool for Ischemic Heart Disease: Assessment of Risk Area by 3D Wall Motion Tracking Method

有吉　亨（山口大学医学部附属病院　超音波センター）
The Usefulness of Left Atrial Longitudinal Myocardial Dysfunction Segmentally Evaluated by Three-dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography for Indentification of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

今井　孝一郎（川崎医科大学附属病院　循環器内科）
Irbesartan Affects Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function in Hypertensive Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

宇都宮　裕人（広島大学病院　循環器内科）
Incremental Value of Rest Echocardiographic Findings over Conventional Stress Echocardiography for Diagnosing Myocardial Ischemia

山下　英治（群馬県立心臓血管センター　循環器内科）
Prognostic Value of Paradoxical Low-flow Low Pressure Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis in Japanese Population:Japanese Multicenter Aortic Stenosis, Retrospective study(JUST-R)

大西　哲存（兵庫県立姫路循環器病センター　循環器内科）
Left Ventricular Diastolic Function is Associated with Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Heart Failure Patients

大谷　健太郎（国立循環器病研究センター研究所）
Feasibility of lactadherin-bearing clinically available microbubbles as an ultrasound contrast agent for angiogenesis.

辻本　悟史（関西医科大学第二内科）
Mitral E/E' Ratio as an Independent Predictor for Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

玉田　智子（川崎医科大学附属病院　循環器内科）
Frequency and predictors of "preserved" left ventricular relaxation in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection function - A Doppler echocardiographic study -

發知　淳子（徳島大学病院循環器内科）
Efficacy of Six-minute Walk Stress Echocardiography for Detection of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease.

増田　佳純（大阪大学大学院医学系研究科　機能診断科学講座）
Feasibility of Sonoporation Using Nano-sized Bubble Liposomes as Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Study on Rat Model of Experimental Endocarditis

前羽　宏史（関西医科大学　第二内科）
Diastolic function is the most valuable predictive marker for perioperative acute heart failure in noncardiac surgery.

古川　敦子（関西電力病院　循環器内科）
Left atrial dyssynchrony in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - three -dimensional speckle tracking analysis.

麻植　浩樹（岡山大学病院　超音波診断センター）
The Usefulness of Ultrasound Lung Comets Evaluated by using the Newly -developed Pocket-sized Transthoracic Echocardiographic Imaging Device in Patients With Suspected Heart Failure.

岡田　一範（北海道大学　大学院保健科学院）
Stress-corrected circumferential myocardial shortening is reduced in all layers in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

古山　輝將（川崎医科大学附属病院　循環器内科）
Impact of a New Index of Patients-Prothesis Mismatch, Energy Loss Index, on Left Ventricular Mass Regression after Aortic Valve Replacement.

椎野　憲二（藤田保健衛生大学病院　循環器内科）
Left Atrial Volume Index at the Time of Discharge Is a More Powerful Predictor of Cardiac Events than at Admission in Patients with First Acute Myocardial Infarction

柴山　謙太郎（榊原記念病院　循環器内科）
Left Ventricular Volume in Patients with Wall Motion Abnormality by Volume Imaging Ultrasound System: a Comparison between Regional and Global Wall Motion Abnormalities

岩野　弘幸（北海道大学大学院医学研究科　循環病態内科学）
A Novel Index of Left Ventricular Contractility Loss Due to Mechanical Dyssynchrony, "Strain Rate Dispersion Index", Predicts Responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

松本　賢亮（神戸大学大学院　医学系研究科　循環呼吸器病態学）
Regional Heterogeneity of Systolic Dysfunction Leads to Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Narrow QRS Complex; 3-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Strain Analysis

李　泰治（大阪労災病院　循環器内科）
Effective Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy May Normalize Longitudinal Dyssynchrony Evaluated by 3-Dimentional Speckle Tracking Imaging

齋藤　実（喜多医師会病院　循環器科）
Myocardial fibrosis attenuates the effect of cibenzoline on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

片岡　明久（千葉大学大学院医学研究院　循環器病態医科学）
Differentiation of Pseudodyskinesis of Inferior Left Ventricular Wall from Inferior Myocardial Infarction by Assessment of Regional Myocardial Strain Using Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

村中　敦子（札幌医科大学附属病院　第二内科学講座）
Hyperinsulinaemia is Associated with Prolonged Intra-Atrial Electromechanical Delay in Healthy Overweight Subjects

大下　千景（山口大学大学院　器官病態内科学）
Influence of Right Ventricular Pacing on Left Ventricular Early Diastolic Radial Lengthening and Left Atrial Conduit Function

杜　徳尚（岡山大学医学部　循環器内科）
Transient Deterioration of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Caused by Defibrillation Threshold Testing During Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation: Its Impact on Ca2+ Transient and Clinical Evidence

加藤　隆一（独立行政法人国立病院機構　災害医療センター　循環器科）
Transesophageal Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Venous Flow Patterns in Patients with and without Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

中坊　亜由美（兵庫医科大学内科学　循環器内科）
Parasympathetic Activation is Closely Involved in the Age-Related Change in Mitral E/A Ratio

西尾　進（徳島大学病院　超音波センター）
Time Interval Index from Tricuspid Annular Velocity Profile is Useful in Evaluating Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension

ASEについては、新型インフルエンザの発生により渡航を自粛した為、助成は中止しましたが受賞の記録は残しました

小林　淳（福島県立医科大学　循環器・血液内科学講座）
Area Strain by 3D Wall Motion Tracking Method is Useful to Detect Adenosine-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction: Comparisons With 99m Tc Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy

犬塚　斉（藤田保健衛生大学病院　臨床検査部）
Increase of Left Atrial Volume by Exercise is a Predictor of Cardiac Events in Subjects with Negative Exercise Stress Echocardiography

山田　千夏（京都大学医学部内分泌代謝内科心臓病研究室）
Can the preoperative detection of the eccentric aortic regurgitant flow In patients with aortic stenosis Predict the aortic valve structure？

尾長谷　喜久子（川崎医科大学　循環器内科）
Impaired Coronary Flow Reserve in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Improvement After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy: A Transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic Study

楠瀬　賢也（徳島大学病院　循環器内科）
Multicenter Trial for the Validation of Automated Function Imaging in Patients with Local Left Ventricular Asynergy(VANILLA study)

窪田　佳代子（鹿児島大学病院　心臓血管内科）
Association of Recurrent Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation and Functional Mitral Stenosis by Systolic and Diastolic Tethering After Surgical Annuloplasty

黒沢　幸嗣（榊原記念病院　循環器内科）
Post-exercise ischemic memory detected by Velocity Vector Imaging is an useful marker for angina pectoris: New marker of induced ischemia

拜殿　未央（関西医科大学枚方病院）
Left Atrial Volume in Obese Subjects without Cardiovascular Comorbidities: Comparison with Non-Obese Healthy Subjects

石津　智子（筑波大学大学院人間総合科学研究科　循環器内科）
Jeopardized Myocardium Showed Abnormal Transmural Myocardial Strain Gradient During Adenosine Stress

和田　靖明（山口大学大学院医学系研究科器官病態内科学）
Usefulness of Dual Doppler System in Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation -Temporal Analysis of Simultaneous Measurement of Transmitral Inflow and Mitral Annular Velocity-

杉本　邦彦（藤田保健衛生大学病院　臨床検査部超音波センター）
Left atrial volume is a powerful predictor of survival in patients with congestive heart failure

上嶋　徳久（財団法人心臓血管研究所）
Left ventricular blood flow dynamics better predicts exercise capacity and ventilatory response to exercise in patients with cardiac disease

椎名　由美（千葉大学医学部附属病院　循環器内科）
Prognostic value of Tissue Doppler Imaging in patients with chronic pulmonary thromboembolism

杉本　恵子（藤田保健衛生大学医療科学部　人体生理機能学）
Echocardiographic abnormalities predicts early mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

山田　博胤（徳島大学大学院ヘルスバイオサイ エンス研究部　器官病態修復医学講座　循環器内科学）
Geometric changes in the mitral valve apparatus in aortic banding canine model: A real-time 3-dimensional echocardiographic study

山田　亮太郎（川崎医科大学　循環器内科）
Geometric changes in the mitral valve apparatus in aortic banding canine model: A real-time 3-dimensional echocardiographic study

及川　雅啓（福島県立医科大学　内科学第一講座）
New Developed Powerful Tool for Detecting of Exercise Induced Myocardial Dysfunction: Assessment of Early Diastolic Strain Rate

西村　和久（愛媛大学大学院　病態情報内科学）
Decrease in Endocardial Radial Strain Precedes Global Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Hypertension

古堅　あずさ（東京女子医科大学循環器内科）
Prediction for long-term effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy: Comparison between tissue Doppler imaging and speckle tracking imaging

宮坂　陽子（関西医科大学　第二内科）
Left Atrial Volume by Real-time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: validation by Multidetector Computed Tomography

大西　哲存（神戸大学大学院医学系研究科　循環呼吸器病態学）
Prognostic importance of myocardial peak systolic strain rate in asymptomatic patients with chronic aortic regurgitation

宇野　漢成（東大病院22世紀医療センターコンピューター画像診断学/予防医学講座）
Subendocardial LV Strain Measurements During ATP Infusion

赤川　英三（山口大学医学部　循環病態内科学）
2D Tissue Tracking Technique Demonstrates Attenuated Apical Endocardial Rotation in Patients with Delated Cardiomyopathy

岡橋　典子（川崎医科大学附属病院　循環器内科）
Dynamics of Mitral Complex Geomethy and Functional Mitral Regurgitation During Heart Failure Treatment －Real-time three-dimensional EchocardiographicStudy－

小松　博史（北海道大学医学院医学研究科）
Impairment of myocatdial blood flow during hyperemia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is caused by reduced myocardial blood volume

山田　晶（藤田保健衛生大学　循環器内科）
Left Atrial volume is a Predictor of Left Ventricular Remodeling after Reperfused Acute Myocardial Infarction

井上　勝次（喜多医師会病院　循環器内科）
Coronary flow reserve as the robust prognostic parameter of echocardiography in patients with non-ischemic chronic heart failure

田中　健雄（山口大学大学院　医学系研究科器官病態内科学）
Regional heterogeneity of torsion in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

増田　佳純（大阪大学大学院医学系研究科医療技術分野機能診断科学講座）
Diagnostic efficacy of velocity vector imaging for detecting acute myocardial ischemia

渡部　朋幸（医療生協わたり病院　内科循環器科）
Evaluation of therapeutic effect for diastolic heart failure by ratio of early diastolic transmitral velocity to early diastolic mitral annular velocity in patients with atrial fibrillation

和田　希美（川崎医科大学　循環器内科）
Circadian Variation of Coronary Diameter in Healthy Volunterr : High Frequency Trasthoracic Echocardiographic Study

浅沼　俊彦（大阪大学　医学部保健学科）
Noninvasive quantification of tegional ventricular function in rats: assessment of spatial distribution using ultrasonic strain analysis

落合　出（国立病院機構　高崎病院）
Wavefront of Endocardial Thickening Synchronized in Axial Direction of Left Ventricle

波多野　靖幸（山口大学医学部器官病態内科学講座）
Mitral Annular Velocity Predicts Exercise Tolerance in Patients with Impaired Left Ventricular Systolic Function

武井　康悦（東京医科大学　第二内科）
Relation between Stress Hyperglycemia and Coronary Flow Reserve on Non-Culprit Coronary Artery in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

山田　聡（北海道大学大学院医学研究科　循環病態内科学）
Myocardial blood volume is reduced in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A study using myocardial contrast echocardiography

杉岡　憲一（大阪市立大学大学院医学研究科循環器病態内科学）
Simplified three-dimensional measurement of left ventricular volume and ejection fraction using automated contour tracking method in patients.

田中　英治（徳島大学医学部臓器病態治療医学）
Assessment of transmyocardial velocity distribution during high dose dobutamine stress echocardiography using myocardial velocity profile.

長島　英一（府中病院　循環器科）
Noninvasive evaluation of coronary artery flow using transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in patients with acute coronary syndrome in the emergency room.

長谷川　拓也（国立循環器病センター心臓血管内科）
Electrocardiographic type of intraventricular conduction disturbances does not predict mechanical dyssynchrony assessed by tissue synchronization imaging.

大谷　健太郎（大阪大学大学院医学系研究科医用物理学講座　超音波医学研究室）
Influence of acoustic power for bubble destruction on quantitative of the myocardial perfusion in real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography.

兵頭　永一（大阪市立大学大学院循環器病態内科学）
The Effect of Azithromycin Therapy on the Coronary Microcirculation in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Assessed by Transthoarcic Doppler Echocardiography.

丸尾　健（岡山大学大学院医学研究科循環器病態内科学）
New Insights Into Left Ventricular Systolic Dyssynchrony: Dyssynchrony at Pre-ejection Period and that at Ejection Period.

湯田　聡（札幌医科大学医学部第二内科）
Longitudional systolic function by tissue Doppler imaging and long-axis M-mode echocardiography can predict left ventricular ejection fraction even in patients with poor image quality.

芳谷　英俊（川崎医科大学　循環器内科）
Assessment of coronary flow velocity reserve in the left anterior descending coronary artery after oral glucose loading : a possible mechanism of postprandial angina.

大倉　宏之（ベルランド総合病院心臓病センター循環器内科）
Prognositic implication of the tissue Doppler imaging analysis in patients with ischemic heart disease.

片貝　佳代（東京大学医学部附属病院検査部呼吸機能検査室）
Tissue Strain Imaging Identifies Dose-Dependent Myocardial Damage by Anthracycline Cardiotoxity.

久米　輝善（川崎医科大学附属病院）
Measurement of coronary intima-media thickness using optical coherence tomography: compatrison with intravascular ultrasound.

高野　真澄（福島県立医科大学　第一内科）
Mast cells as abackstay for reducing post-infarct ventricular remodeling through promotion of angiogenesis in peri-infarct zones.

西川　永洋（大阪大学大学院医学系研究科病態情報内科学）
Long-term effect of aldosterone inhibition on cardiac structural abnormality as assessed with analysis of ultrasonic radio-frequency signals.

安　隆則（自治医科大学大宮医療センター循環器科）
Regional diagnosis in patients with unstable and stable angina pectoris: Nicorandil stress myocardial contrast echocardiography and magnetic resonance image.

伊藤　隆英（大阪医科大学第三内科）
Mitral regurgitation protects left atrial thrombus formation in atrial fibrillation: observation by contrast echocardiography and integrated backscatter analysis.

大山　力丸（山口大学医学部器官制御医科学講座）
Is intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography useful for predicting the remote outcome after transluminal endovascular stent-graft repair forthoracic aortic aneurysm？

小室　薫（北海道大学大学院医学研究科循環病態内科）
Assessment of contractile reserve of infracted myocardium using contrast echocardiography: a novel index of myocardial blood volume fraction compensating for ultrasound attenuation.

田畑　智継（徳島大学医学部　第二内科）
Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function independent of cardiac translation using a newly developed tissue strain imaging.

土至田　勉（昭和大学医学部第三内科学教室）
1.5 Harmonic mode: A novel method for intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography.

竹内　正明（多根総合病院）
Measurement of coronary flow velocity reserve in the posterior descending coronary artery by contrast- enhanced transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.

水上　尚子（鹿児島大学医学部附属病院検査部　生理検査室）
Quantitative evaluation of the patency of internal mammary artery bypass graft to the left anterior descending artery by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.

岩田　亜紀子（大阪大学医学部保健学科）
Color-coded curved anatomical M-mode analysis of contrast echocardiography: A novel technique for the diagnosis of coronary artery stenosis.

茅野　博行（昭和大学医学部第三内科）
Real-time myocarial contrast echocardiography reveals micro-vessel recruitment soon after coronary occlusion.

大門　雅夫（千葉大学大学院医学研究院循環病態医科学）
Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography versus exercise 201-TI single photon emission computed tomography in physiological assessment of intermediate coronary stenosis

和田　靖明（山口大学大学院医学研究科器官病態内科）
Usefulness of tissue velocity imaging technique in the detection of multi vessel coronary artery disease during dobutamine stress echocardiography

岡田　昌子（府中病院　循環器科）
Transient wall motion abnormality and prolonged impairment of sympathetic nervous system in patients with ampulla cardiomyopathy; Assessment of myocardial perfusion using myocardial contrast echo and cardiac nuclear imaging.

高崎　州亜（鹿児島大学医学部第一内科）
Noninvasive classification of patients with acute myocardial infarction into high, Intermediate, and low risk group for congestive heart failure by combined application of TEI index and left ventricular ejection fraction.

豊田　智彦（川崎医科大学　循環器内科）
Morning attenuation and circadian variation in coronary flow reserve in healthy volunteers: Assessment with transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.

宮坂　陽子（国立循環器病センター心臓内科）
Simple and accurate method to identify early ventricular contraction sites in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome by high frame-rate tissue velocity imaging.

村田　和也（山口大学循環病態内科学）
Intraoperative evaluation of transluminal endovascular stent-graft repair for thoracic aortic aneurysm using by transesophageal echocardiography.

秋山　真樹（川崎医科大学内科循環器部門）
Coronary flow spectra as a parameter of embolized vascular size in coronary distal embolization.

宮崎　知奈美（多根総合病院内科）
Marked reduction of coronary flow velocity reserve in diabetic triopathy assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography.

伊藤　健一（信州大学　第三内科）
Ultimate miniaturization of intravascular ultrasound transducer: Feasibiloty of a novel guide wire type imaging catheter (Terumo)

西野　雅巳（大阪労災病院　循環器内科）
Prediciton of maintenance of sinus rhythm after electrical cardioversion in patients with chronic non-valvular atrial firbrillation using pulsed tissue Doppler imaging.

平田　久美子（大阪市立大学　第一内科）
Accuracy of the measurement of the left ventricular mass by contrast echocardiography in rats.

吉福　士郎（鹿児島大学　第一内科）
Pseudonormalized Doppler total ejection isovolume (TEI) index in patients with severe right ventricular infarction.

安　隆則（自治医科大学大宮医療センター）　受賞辞退
A novel noninvasive regional diagnostic approach to unstable angina: Nicorandil stress myocardial contrast echocardiography.

山田　聡（北海道大学大学院医学研究科　循環病態内科）　受賞辞退
Sensitive detection of myocardial viability in chronic coronary artery disease by integrated backscatter analysis.

上記の平成13年度AHA分の受賞者はアメリカ同時多発テロの影響により渡米及び発表の断念をせざるを得ず、当賞の辞退という結果になりました

石蔵　文信（大阪大学医学部保健学科）
An Experimental study of prediction of the coronary bypass stenosis by intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography: Delay of opacification of coronary bypass region depends on bypass flow.

桑田　志宏（東京大学附属病院循環器科）
Tissue Doppler echo tracking system can detect subendocardial ischemia even at rest.

中谷　敏（国立循環器病センター心臓内科）
Assessment of left ventricular contractility by myocardial systolic strain rate.

渡邉　望（川崎医科大学循環器内科）
Noninvasive Assessment of the Great Cardiac Vein Flow by Doppler Echocardiography.

川崎　雅則（岐阜大学医学部附属病院第二内科）
Comparison of tissue characterization of coronary plaques between integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound color-coded mapping method and angioscopy.

山田　博胤（徳島大学第二内科）
Detection of left ventricular relaxation abnormalities and asynchrony in patients with previous myocardial infarction: Assessment by mitral annular motion velocities obtained from pulsed tissue Doppler imaging.

大手　信之（名古屋市立大学第三内科）
Pseudonormalization of the mitral annular velocity during early diastole obtained by color M-mode tissue Doppler imaging.

高橋　登美子（東京大学附属病院検査部）
Close contract of LV with diaphragm causes "non-ischemic asynergy" of LV inferior wall.

西野　雅巳（大阪労災病院循環器内科）
Evaluation of intramyocardial hemorrhage by ultrasonic integrated backscatter in patients with reperfused acute myocardial infartction.

福井　孝之（高知医科大学老年病科）
Mobile aortic atheroma: Association with dyslipidemia and hemostatic abnormalities.