Prediction of carotid plaques in hypertensive patients by risk factors, left ventricular hypertrophy, and epicardial adipose tissue thickness Sante D. PierdomenicoMariantonietta ManciniFranco Cuccurullo Original Article 17 March 2012 Pages: 277 - 283
Randomized and double-blind controlled clinical trial of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy for coronary heart disease Ping YangTao GuoHong-Wen Yang Original Article 30 March 2012 Pages: 284 - 291
Adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with concurrent use of clopidogrel or ticlopidine and proton-pump inhibitors in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention Atsuko NakayamaHiroyuki MoritaRyozo Nagai Original Article 30 March 2012 Pages: 292 - 300
Persistent coronary artery spasm documented by follow-up coronary angiography in patients with symptomatic remission of variant angina Suk Min SeoPum Joon KimKi-Bae Seung Original Article 19 April 2012 Pages: 301 - 307
Comparison of inflammatory response after implantation of sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in patients on hemodialysis Hideki YanoShigeo HorinakaToshihiko Ishimitsu Original Article 22 April 2012 Pages: 308 - 315
Low dose of hydrochlorothiazide, in combination with angiotensin receptor blocker, reduces blood pressure effectively without adverse effect on glucose and lipid profiles Wakaya FujiwaraHideo IzawaMasanori Nomura Original Article 25 March 2012 Pages: 316 - 322
Metabolic syndrome and risk of progression of chronic kidney disease: a single-center cohort study in Japan Takako SaitoToshio MochizukiKosaku Nitta Original Article 21 April 2012 Pages: 323 - 329
Utility of measuring C-reactive protein for prediction of in-hospital events in patients with acute aortic dissection Norihito OkinaMasanao OhuchidaTsutomu Imaizumi Original Article 09 May 2012 Pages: 330 - 335
Mechanical alternans in human idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is caused with impaired force–frequency relationship and enhanced poststimulation potentiation Takeshi KashimuraMakoto KodamaYoshifusa Aizawa Original Article 10 May 2012 Pages: 336 - 344
Differences in hemodynamic responses between intravenous carperitide and nicorandil in patients with acute heart failure syndromes Hidetoshi HattoriYuichiro MinamiNobuhisa Hagiwara Original Article 19 April 2012 Pages: 345 - 351
Complications of cardiac catheterization in adults and children with congenital heart disease in the current era Yoshiki MoriKazuhiro TakahashiToshio Nakanishi Original Article 29 March 2012 Pages: 352 - 359
Left atrial thickness under the catheter ablation lines in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: insights from 64-slice multidetector computed tomography Kazuyoshi SuenariYukiko NakanoYasuki Kihara Original Article 22 April 2012 Pages: 360 - 368
The predictive value of retinal vascular findings for carotid artery atherosclerosis: are further recommendations with regard to carotid atherosclerosis screening needed? Yeo-Jeong SongKyoung-Im ChoTae-Ik Kim Original Article 09 June 2012 Pages: 369 - 376
Effects of the left ventricular assist device on the compliance and distensibility of the carotid artery Danielle L. TempletonRanjit JohnDonald R. Dengel Original Article 09 August 2012 Pages: 377 - 384
Real-time tracking of adipose tissue-derived stem cells with injectable scaffolds in the infarcted heart Jun-jie YangZhi-qiang LiuYun-dai Chen Original Article 01 September 2012 Pages: 385 - 396
Time to revisit role of transcatheter balloon aortic valvuloplasty: a bridge-therapy to subsequent treatment case report Akira FurutaHideyuki ShimizuKeiichi Fukuda Case Report 25 July 2012 Pages: 397 - 400
Left ventricular aneurysm repair without ventriculotomy Hiroyuki TsukuiNobuhiro UmeharaKenji Yamazaki Case Report 25 July 2012 Pages: 401 - 403
Eicosapentaenoic acid suppresses adverse effects of C-reactive protein overexpression on pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling Toshiyuki NagaiToshihisa AnzaiKeiichi Fukuda Short Communication 09 August 2012 Pages: 404 - 411
Are high-potency statins in low dose “strong statins”? Robert BerentHelmut Sinzinger Letter to the editor 09 May 2012 Pages: 412 - 412
Effects of statins on serum polyunsaturated fatty acids Satoshi Kurisu Author’s reply 06 June 2012 Pages: 413 - 413
