ESC 365 - Professor Takashi Akasaka

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Professor Takashi Akasaka

Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama (Japan)

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Dr. Akasaka graduated from Wakayama Medical University in 1982 and finished his residency at Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital (KCGH). He had been clinical fellow at Harefield Hospital in United Kingdom in 1987. From 1989, he had done clinical research work in the field of coronary physiology using coronary flow velocity and pressure extensively at KCGH as a director of cardiac catheterization laboratory for 8 years. After he moved to Kawasaki Medical University as associate professor, he started OCT for 5 years. And then, he became Professor of Wakayama Medical University in 2005 and he has been devoted to the clinical research work using OCT and coronary physiology. He has published the many papers regarding coronary imaging using OCT in addition to coronary physiology research. Based on his clinical and research work, he has been the executive board members in various cardiology societies and the course co-directors of several coronary live-demonstration courses in the world

Sessions Presentations Articles

Management of cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infraction: regional differences

Event: ESC Asia 2022 with APSC & AFC

Topic: Acute Cardiac Care

Session type: Symposium

Acute Cardiac Care

Event: ESC Asia 2022 with APSC & AFC

Topic: Acute Cardiac Care

Session type: Moderated Posters

What is the best way to image myocardial ischemia?

Event: ESC Congress 2019

Topic: IMAGING

Session type: Symposium

New perspective on pathophysiology and mechanisms in coronary artery disease

Event: ESC Congress 2019

Topic: Pathophysiology and Mechanisms

Session type: Moderated Posters

Advances in coronary imaging and physiology

Event: ESC Congress 2019

Topic: Invasive Imaging and Functional Assessment

Session type: Advances in Science

Myocardial injury versus myocardial infarction - Implications for clinical practice

Event: ESC Congress 2018

Topic: Clinical

Session type: Case-Based Session

Interventional cardiology

Event: ESC Congress 2017

Topic: Invasive and functional coronary imaging

Session type: Symposium

Coronary microvascular disease

Event: ESC Congress 2017

Topic: Microcirculation and collaterals

Session type: Symposium

Unstable plaque: morphology and physiology

Event: ESC Congress 2016

Topic: Invasive and functional coronary imaging

Session type: Advances in Science

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