The association between obesity and acute myocardial infarction is age- and gender-dependent in a Japanese population Eiji OdaMasayuki GotoYoshifusa Aizawa Original Article 14 September 2012 Pages: 551 - 558
Left circumflex coronary artery is protected against no-reflow phenomenon following percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease Toshiyuki NagaiTakuro HiranoMasahiro Suzuki Original Article 12 September 2012 Pages: 559 - 565
Increased circulating CD3+/CD31+ T cells in patients with acute coronary syndrome Manabu KakizakiKiyoshi NoboriHiroshi Ito Original Article 23 September 2012 Pages: 566 - 569
In young post-myocardial infarction male patients elevated plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 correlates with insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction Barbara ErženMišo Šabovič Original Article 22 September 2012 Pages: 570 - 577
Oral sarpogrelate can improve endothelial dysfunction as effectively as oral cilostazol, with fewer headaches, in active young male smokers Il Soon JeongJae-Hyeong ParkIn-Whan Seong Original Article 12 September 2012 Pages: 578 - 582
Inflammatory activation following interruption of long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy Andrzej RubajPiotr RucińskiAndrzej Kutarski Original Article 16 December 2012 Pages: 583 - 588
Effect of lipo-prostaglandin E1 on cystatin C, β2-microglobulin, and estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with decompensated heart failure and renal dysfunction: a single-center, nonrandomized controlled study Zhi-Qiang HouZhao-Xia SunDe-Ya Shang Original Article 23 September 2012 Pages: 589 - 595
Effects of intravenous atrial natriuretic peptide and nitroglycerin on coronary vasodilation and flow velocity determined using 3 T magnetic resonance imaging in patients with nonischemic heart failure Shoichi EharaYasuhiro NakamuraMinoru Yoshiyama Original Article 28 September 2012 Pages: 596 - 605
Aortic stiffness: an old concept for new insights into the pathophysiology of functional mitral regurgitation Andrea RossiStefano BonapaceCorrado Vassanelli Original Article 13 October 2012 Pages: 606 - 612
Copeptin constitutes a novel biomarker of degenerative aortic stenosis Katarzyna Mizia-StecBartosz LasotaZbigniew Gasior Original Article 10 November 2012 Pages: 613 - 619
Ultrasound analysis of the relationship between right internal jugular vein and common carotid artery in the left head-rotation and head-flexion position Takeji SaitohHiroshi SatohHideharu Hayashi Original Article 12 September 2012 Pages: 620 - 625
Comparison of morphological and functional adaptations of the heart in highly trained triathletes and long-distance runners using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging Erik FranzenStefanie MangoldChristof Burgstahler Original Article 15 September 2012 Pages: 626 - 631
Clinical characteristics and long-term outcome of acute myocarditis in children Tadaaki AbeEtsuko TsudaOsamu Yamada Original Article 13 October 2012 Pages: 632 - 638
Relationship between atrial conduction delay and obstructive sleep apnea Ken-ichi MaenoTakatoshi KasaiKoji Narui Original Article 14 September 2012 Pages: 639 - 645
Atrial natriuretic peptide exerts protective action against angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling by attenuating inflammation via endothelin-1/endothelin receptor A cascade Shuichi FujitaNaoshi ShimojoKyoko Imanaka-Yoshida Original Article 01 January 2013 Pages: 646 - 657
Window current through the T-type Ca2+ channel triggers the mechanism for cellular apoptosis via mitochondrial pathways Tomoko UchinoShojiro IsomotoKatsushige Ono Original Article 18 January 2013 Pages: 658 - 666
Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty for bioprosthetic mitral valve stenosis Yasuhiro HamataniNaritatsu SaitoKanji Inoue Case Report 22 November 2012 Pages: 667 - 671
Cardiac MRI detected septal and lateral myocardial infarction by alcohol septal ablation through the intermediate artery Mike SajiItaru TakamisawaMorimasa Takayama Case Report 11 January 2013 Pages: 672 - 676