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Comparison of neointimal coverage and extra-stent lumen between sirolimus and everolimus-eluting stent using optical coherence tomography Takamasa OdaTakayuki OkamuraMasafumi Yano Original Article 23 January 2015 Pages: 449 - 456
Does really previous stenting affect graft patency following CABG? A 5-year follow-up Murat Çetin SongurSertan ÖzyalçinAhmet Tulga Ulus Original Article 31 January 2015 Pages: 457 - 464
Assessment of vascular response after drug-eluting stents implantation in patients with diabetes mellitus: an optical coherence tomography sub-study of the J-DESsERT Takashi KuboTakashi AkasakaShinsuke Nanto Original Article 29 January 2015 Pages: 465 - 473
Change of luminal diameter of skeletonized and non-skeletonized radial artery graft at early and late postoperative period Takuto MaruyamaHiroki KohnoGoro Matsumiya Original Article Open access 06 February 2015 Pages: 474 - 481
Transradial catheterization may decrease the radial artery luminal diameter and impair the vasodilatation response in the access site at late term: an observational study Ali ButurakBurak Murat TekturkSevket Gorgulu Original Article 05 February 2015 Pages: 482 - 489
Effect of rhBNP on renal function in STEMI-HF patients with mild renal insufficiency undergoing primary PCI Kun XingXianghua FuWei Geng Original Article 31 January 2015 Pages: 490 - 498
Association between coronary artery calcification and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in elderly people Kazuhiro OsawaToru MiyoshiHiroshi Ito Original Article 12 February 2015 Pages: 499 - 507
Characteristic patterns of the longitudinal and circumferential distribution of calcium deposits by parent coronary arteries observed from computed tomography angiography Shoichi EharaKenji MatsumotoMinoru Yoshiyama Original Article 25 February 2015 Pages: 508 - 518
Impact of intravascular ultrasound findings on long-term patency after self-expanding nitinol stent implantation in the iliac artery lesion Kojiro MikiKenichi FujiiTohru Masuyama Original Article 21 January 2015 Pages: 519 - 527
Layer-specific dyssynchrony and its relationship to the change of left ventricular function in hypertensive patients Su-A KimMi-Na KimSeong-Mi Park Original Article 09 January 2015 Pages: 528 - 534
Additive clinical value of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor for prediction of chronic heart failure outcome Shinpei KadowakiTetsuro ShishidoIsao Kubota Original Article 24 January 2015 Pages: 535 - 544
Time course of left ventricular reverse remodeling in response to pharmacotherapy: clinical implication for heart failure prognosis in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Yuki IkedaTakayuki InomataJunya Ako Original Article 17 February 2015 Pages: 545 - 554
Incidence, etiology, and outcome of primary graft dysfunction in adult heart transplant recipients: a single-center experience in Japan Osamu SeguchiTomoyuki FujitaTakeshi Nakatani Original Article 15 February 2015 Pages: 555 - 562
Fragmented QRS complex is a diagnostic tool in patients with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction Yoshiro OnoueYasuhiro IzumiyaHisao Ogawa Original Article 25 February 2015 Pages: 563 - 567
Comparison of pulse wave velocity assessed by three different techniques: Arteriograph, Complior, and Echo-tracking Diana J. MihalceaMaria FlorescuDragos Vinereanu Original Article 30 January 2015 Pages: 568 - 577
Impact of preoperative regular physical activity on postoperative course after open abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery Kazuhiro HayashiAkihiro HirashikiToyoaki Murohara Original Article 11 February 2015 Pages: 578 - 583
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with severely impaired left ventricular systolic function Ken KatoKoichiro EjimaNobuhisa Hagiwara Original Article 30 January 2015 Pages: 584 - 592
Factors related to sinus rhythm at discharge after radiofrequency ablation of permanent atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery Carlo RostagnoSandro GelsominoPier Luigi Stefàno Original Article 14 February 2015 Pages: 593 - 598
Characteristics of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating above the pulmonary valve Hisashi YokoshikiKazuya MizukamiHiroyuki Tsutsui Original Article 03 March 2015 Pages: 599 - 607
Effect of resveratrol and orchidectomy on the vasorelaxing influence of perivascular adipose tissue Charlotte BoydensBart PauwelsJohan Van de Voorde Original Article 31 March 2015 Pages: 608 - 615
Potassium induced contraction of the internal thoracic artery in vitro is time related: the potential consequences in the analysis of the mechanism of the spasm after coronary artery bypass grafting and in the analysis of the results of in vitro studies Tomasz KleszczewskiLeszek BuzunBeata Modzelewska Original Article Open access 05 May 2015 Pages: 616 - 621
Repression of wall shear stress inside cerebral aneurysm at bifurcation of anterior cerebral artery by stents Ryuhei YamaguchiGaku TanakaHiroshi Ujiie Original Article 27 March 2015 Pages: 622 - 627
Association of a unique form of cor triatriatum with tetralogy of Fallot Tai FuchigamiMasaaki KoideKazumasa Watanabe Case Report 12 February 2015 Pages: 628 - 630
Intra-cardiac echocardiography-guided stent implantation into stenosed superior vena cava in a patient with a history of contrast anaphylaxis Hironaga YoshimotoKenji SudaYoshiyuki Kudo Case Report 21 January 2015 Pages: 631 - 634