C-Reactive protein elevation predicts the occurrence of atrial structural remodeling in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Tetsu WatanabeYasuchika TakeishiIsao Kubota ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 45 - 49
Anatomical structure of the isthmus between the inferior vena cava and tricuspid annulus investigated with a three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping system Ryoichi KuboMorio ShodaHiroshi Kasanuki ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 50 - 55
Left atrial functions after myocardial infarction Oben BaysanMehmet YokusogluErsoy Isik ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 56 - 60
Association of uncoupling protein-2 expression with increased reactive oxygen species in residual myocardium of the enlarged left ventricle after myocardial infarction Peng GuoKatsufumi MizushigeMasakazu Kohno ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 61 - 65
Early protective effects of iloprost, a stable prostacyclin analog, during spinal cord ischemia in a rabbit model Erdem SilistreliBirol KabakciUnal Acikel RIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 66 - 71
Insulin resistance relates to acetylcholine-induced microvascular vasoconstriction in a patient with vasospastic angina: potential implication of causalities between hyperinsulinemia and coronary microcirculation failure Naotsugu OyamaKazushi UrasawaAkira Kitabatake CASE REPORT Pages: 72 - 76
A serious clinical course of a very elderly patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy Kenya SakaiHiroyuki OchiaiToshio Nakanishi CASE REPORT Pages: 77 - 81
Unexpected coronary vasospasm of a contralateral artery during balloon angioplasty Shigemasa TaniIkuyoshi WatanabeKatsuo Kanmatsuse CASE REPORT Pages: 82 - 84
Isolated large true contractile left ventricular diverticulum mimicking ischemia in an adult patient: a case report Feridun KosarIbrahim SahinHakan Gullu CASE REPORT Pages: 85 - 87
Coarctation and aorto-aortic bypass: three-dimensional post-processing using multidetector row computed tomography Thomas SchertlerSimon WildermuthThomas Boehm GRAPHIC REPORT Pages: 88 - 90