Staff
YOSHIDA Tomohiko
Associate Professor
Theme
Establishment of hemodynamic evaluation and early detection of heart disease and malignant tumor using echocardiography and blood biomarkers.
My Dream
Providing good animal health careBelongs
Veterinary Medical Center, Small Animal Clinic
Research Department, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Section of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Faculty (Unit)
Grad school (Course)
| Field of research | Cardiology,, Oncology,, Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small animal),, Veterinary Surgery (Small animal) |
| Keyword | Heart disease, Pulmonary hypertension, Right heart disease, Right ventricular function, Echocardiography, Heart tumor, Hemangiosarcoma, Blood biomarker, Endothelin-1 |
Introduction
With the aging of pet animals, the opportunities which cardiovascular disease and cancer are diagnosed increases in dogs and cat. However, since animals are unable to communicate verbally, correct diagnosis and severity evaluation are difficult. For this reason, my goal is to accurately evaluate severity of cardiovascular diseases and cancer using echocardiography and blood biomarkers, leading to correct treatment.
Recently, I am focusing our research on pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is a pathological condition characterized by an increased pulmonary arterial pressure, and which can lead to dyspnea, syncope. It is difficult to evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension and to judge the effectiveness of treatment, and there is currently no unified evaluation method for this disease. Therefore, our laboratory performs studies on hemodynamic analysis of pulmonary artery to evaluate the severity of pulmonary hypertension. In addition, our laboratory has various topics about pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, we investigate the cardiac function of large animals using echocardiography to elucidate the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases.
In the field of oncology, our research focuses on haemangiosarcoma. Haemangiosarcoma which is derived from vascular endothelial cells behaves very poorly. Early detection of hemangiosarcoma is essential for a good prognosis. Now, our laboratory is collaborating with companies and other laboratories on the theme of early detection of haemangiosarcoma using blood biomarkers.
List of current research topics
- Studies on hemodynamic analysis of pulmonary artery in Pulmonary Hypertension
- Studies on Right ventricular function in small animal
- Hemodynamic analysis using echocardiography in large animals
- Studies on interventional therapy for cardiovascular disease in dogs
- Studies on blood biomarkers in dogs and cats
- Studies on protocols for chemotherapy in dogs and cats
| Related industries | Medical science, Veterinary medicine, Physiology, Pathophysiology |
| Affiliated academic society | Japanese Society of Veterinary Cardiology, Japan Veterinary Cancer Society, Japanese Society of Veterinary Anesthesia and Surgery, Animal Clinical Research Foundation, Japanese Society of Cardiology. |
| Academic degree | Doctor of veterinary Science |
| License | Veterinarian |
| Room address | Companion Animal Research Building |
| Mail address |
ytomohiko  obihiro.ac.jp |