Akihiro Ogawa

Main subjects

Professional ethics management, disease-specific physical therapy treatment (internal disorders), disease-specific physical therapy evaluation seminar/technique seminar (circulation), community physical therapy seminar

Research Themes and Keywords

Cardiac rehabilitation, arterial elasticity, skeletal muscle function

Final academic background/degree

Saitama Prefectural Graduate School/PhD

licence · Qualification

Cardiovascular, respiratory and diabetes specialist physiotherapist, cardiac rehabilitation instructor

Affiliated academic society

Japanese Society of Cardiovascular Physical Therapy, Japanese Association of Community Physical Therapy, Japanese Circulation Society, Japanese Society of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Japanese Atherosclerosis Society

Major achievements

“Short Physical Perfomance Battery and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index Association in Older Patients with Heart Failure” (Int Heart J, 2024), “Determination of Peak Oxygen Uptake in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Role of Arterial Stiffness in Cardio-Vascular- Skeletal Muscle Coupling.” (JClin Med, 2023),
"How to proceed with clinical thinking regarding functional disorders in patients with heart disease and key points - focusing on patients with heart failure" (Physical Therapy, 2023)

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extracurricular activities

Delegate of the Japanese Physical Therapy Association, Vice President of the Chiba Prefecture Physical Therapy Association

Social contribution activities

Chairman of the 22nd Chiba Prefecture Physical Therapist Association, Expert Committee Member of the Cardiovascular Disease Subcommittee of Chiba Prefecture Circulation System Promotion Council