Visiting Scientist
Dr. Nakamori is a visiting scientist in Dr. Nezafat's laboratory. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the Mie University Graduate School of Medicine and Director of General Cardiology and Nephrology at Mie University Hospital.
Dr. Nakamori's research activities focus on noninvasive assessment of myocardial tissue characterization using CMR T1/T2 mapping and establishment of a novel imaging biomarker for clinical use.
Selected Publications:
Nakamori S, Nezafat M, Ngo LH, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Left Atrial Epicardial Fat Volume Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 3D Dixon Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2018;7(6).
Nakamori S, Ismail H, Ngo LH, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Left ventricular geometry predicts ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2017;19(1):79.
Nakamori S, Alakbarli J, Bellm S, Motiwala SR, Addae G, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Native T1 value in the remote myocardium is independently associated with left ventricular dysfunction in patients with prior myocardial infarction. J Magn Reson Imaging 2017;46(4):1073-1081.
Nakamori S, Bui AH, Jang J, El-Rewaidy HA, Kato S, Ngo LH, Josephson ME, Manning WJ, Nezafat R. Increased myocardial native T1 relaxation time in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with complex ventricular arrhythmia. J Magn Reson Imaging 2017.