Predictive performance of dual modality of computed tomography angiography and intravascular ultrasound for no-reflow phenomenon after percutaneous coronary stenting in stable coronary artery disease Masaaki OkutsuTakeshi HorioYuji Ikari Original Article Open access 11 April 2018 Pages: 1121 - 1128
Influence of visual–functional mismatch on coronary flow profiles after percutaneous coronary intervention: a propensity score-matched analysis Masahiro HoshinoTaishi YonetsuTsunekazu Kakuta Original Article 07 April 2018 Pages: 1129 - 1138
Modifiable factors associated with prolonged door to balloon time in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention Masahiko NoguchiJunya AkoHiroyuki Watanabe Original Article 07 May 2018 Pages: 1139 - 1148
Diastolic dysfunction predicts the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy and outcome post-emergency percutaneous coronary intervention in AMI patients with preserved ejection fraction Beibei HanYongguang LiChengxing Shen Original Article 27 April 2018 Pages: 1149 - 1158
The relationship between timing of prasugrel pretreatment and in-stent thrombus immediately after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome: an optical coherence tomography study Yosuke KatayamaTakashi KuboTakashi Akasaka Original Article 24 April 2018 Pages: 1159 - 1167
Clinical impact of thrombus aspiration on in-hospital mortality in each culprit lesion in the setting of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction Satoshi HiguchiMakoto SuzukiMorimasa Takayama Original Article 27 April 2018 Pages: 1168 - 1174
Impact of the triglyceride level on coronary plaque components in female patients with coronary artery disease treated with statins Motoki YamashitaAtsushi IwataShin-ichiro Miura Original Article 25 April 2018 Pages: 1175 - 1184
Downregulation of miR-34a promotes endothelial cell growth and suppresses apoptosis in atherosclerosis by regulating Bcl-2 Gang SuGuangli SunZhenxing Liang Original Article 27 April 2018 Pages: 1185 - 1194
Extracellular volume fraction assessed using cardiovascular magnetic resonance can predict improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy Keisuke InuiKuniya AsaiWataru Shimizu Original Article 20 March 2018 Pages: 1195 - 1203
The effects of tolvaptan dose on cardiac mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure after hospital discharge Kenji MatsumotoShoichi EharaYoshio Kawase Original Article 23 April 2018 Pages: 1204 - 1213
Predictors of in-hospital cardiac complications in patients with Takotsubo syndrome Ken KatoYoshiaki SakaiYoshio Kobayashi Original Article 25 April 2018 Pages: 1214 - 1219
Usefulness of scoring right ventricular function for assessment of prognostic factors in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Yoshihiro KamimuraNaoki OkumuraTakahisa Kondo Original Article Open access 27 April 2018 Pages: 1220 - 1228
Comparison of midterm outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with and without previous coronary artery bypass grafting Hideyuki KawashimaYusuke WatanabeOn behalf of the OCEAN-TAVI Investigators Original Article 21 April 2018 Pages: 1229 - 1237
Radiofrequency needle for transseptal puncture is associated with lower incidence of thromboembolism during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: propensity score-matched analysis Michifumi TokudaSeigo YamashitaTeiichi Yamane Original Article 10 April 2018 Pages: 1238 - 1244
Differences in laser lead extraction of infected vs. non-infected leads Simon PechaLiesa CastroSamer Hakmi Original Article 05 April 2018 Pages: 1245 - 1250
A therapeutic angiogenesis of sustained release of basic fibroblast growth factor using biodegradable gelatin hydrogel sheets in a canine chronic myocardial infarction model Motoyuki KumagaiKenji MinakataKenji Minatoya Original Article 14 May 2018 Pages: 1251 - 1257
Linagliptin prevents atrial electrical and structural remodeling in a canine model of atrial fibrillation Tazuru IgarashiShinichi NiwanoJunya Ako Original Article 02 May 2018 Pages: 1258 - 1265