Urinary KIM-1, NGAL and L-FABP for the diagnosis of AKI in patients with acute coronary syndrome or heart failure undergoing coronary angiography Isidro TorregrosaCarmina MontoliuAlfonso Miguel Original Article 03 July 2014 Pages: 703 - 711
Effects of the topographical extent of coronary artery ectasia on coronary blood flow in patients with aortic aneurysms Hiroki IkenagaSatoshi KurisuYasuki Kihara Original Article 03 July 2014 Pages: 712 - 718
Impact of thin-cap fibroatheroma on predicting deteriorated coronary flow during interventional procedures in acute as well as stable coronary syndromes: insights from optical coherence tomography analysis Tadatsugu GamouKenji SakataMasakazu Yamagishi Original Article 19 July 2014 Pages: 719 - 727
Usefulness of serum bilirubin levels as a biomarker for long-term clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention Hyun-Wook KimDong-Hyun ChoiYoung-Youp Koh Original Article 22 July 2014 Pages: 728 - 733
The effects of weight gain after smoking cessation on atherogenic α1-antitrypsin–low-density lipoprotein Maki KomiyamaHiromichi WadaKoji Hasegawa Original Article Open access 03 August 2014 Pages: 734 - 739
Differences in ward-to-cath lab systolic blood pressure predicts long-term adverse outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation Ae-Young HerSoe Hee AnnEun-Seok Shin Original Article 26 July 2014 Pages: 740 - 745
Comparison of long-term clinical outcomes between sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in real-world clinical practice Ryo NaitoKatsumi MiyauchiHiroyuki Daida Original Article 13 August 2014 Pages: 746 - 751
Is pentraxin 3 a biomarker, a player, or both in the context of coronary atherosclerosis and metabolic factors? Ayumi NakamuraShin-ichiro MiuraKeijiro Saku Original Article 22 July 2014 Pages: 752 - 761
Contribution of apolipoprotein A-I to the reduction in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels by different statins: comparative study of pitavastatin and atorvastatin Shigemasa TaniAtsuhiko TakahashiAtsushi Hirayama Original Article 26 July 2014 Pages: 762 - 770
Maximal acetylcholine dose of 200 μg into the left coronary artery as a spasm provocation test: comparison with 100 μg of acetylcholine Shozo SuedaHiroaki KohnoHirokazu Habara Original Article 02 September 2014 Pages: 771 - 778
Characteristics and clinical relevance of late gadolinium enhancement in cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with systemic sclerosis Makoto SanoHiroshi SatohHideharu Hayashi Original Article Open access 05 July 2014 Pages: 779 - 788
“Ballooning” patterns in takotsubo cardiomyopathy reflect different clinical backgrounds and outcomes: a BOREAS-TCM study Junichi NishidaHidemichi KouzuTetsuji Miura Original Article 25 July 2014 Pages: 789 - 797
Effects of the endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan on hemodynamics and exercise capacity in Japanese patients with mildly symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension Masaru HatanoHidehiro YamadaShigetake Sasayama Original Article 16 July 2014 Pages: 798 - 804
Adaptive servo-ventilation therapy using an innovative ventilator for patients with chronic heart failure: a real-world, multicenter, retrospective, observational study (SAVIOR-R) Shin-ichi MomomuraYoshihiko SeinoHiroyuki Yokoyama Original Article Open access 08 August 2014 Pages: 805 - 817
Effect of novel modified bipolar radiofrequency ablation for preoperative atrial fibrillation combined with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery Zhaolei JiangNan MaJu Mei Original Article 13 May 2014 Pages: 818 - 823
Simultaneous occlusion of left anterior descending and left circumflex arteries by very late stent thrombosis: vascular response to drug-eluting stents assessed by intravascular ultrasound Masahiro YamawakiYoshinobu OnumaToshiya Muramatsu Case Report 17 July 2014 Pages: 824 - 829
First clinical experience of the looped Inoue balloon technique for antegrade percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty Mariko YanoNaritatsu SaitoKanji Inoue Case Report 16 July 2014 Pages: 830 - 834
A novel cardiac ryanodine receptor gene (RyR2) mutation in an athlete with aborted sudden cardiac death: a case of adult-onset catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Junko ArakawaAkira HamabeWataru Shimizu Case Report 05 August 2014 Pages: 835 - 840
Cardiac tamponade leading to the diagnosis of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg−Strauss syndrome): a case report and review of the literature Toshiyuki YanoShutaro IshimuraTetsuji Miura Case Report 29 July 2014 Pages: 841 - 844
Oxidation-induced loss of the ability of HDL to counteract the inhibitory effect of oxidized LDL on vasorelaxation Laurence PerségolMarie-Claude BrindisiLaurence Duvillard Short Communication 17 July 2014 Pages: 845 - 849
