The real world in the clinic before and after the establishment of guidelines for coronary artery spasm: a questionnaire for members of the Japanese Cine-angio Association Shozo SuedaHiroaki KohnoHideaki Yoshino Original Article 05 December 2016 Pages: 637 - 643
ST-segment category at acute presentation is associated with the time course of coronary artery disease progression in patients with acute coronary syndromes Tatsuya NakachiMasami KosugeKazuo Kimura Original Article 08 November 2016 Pages: 644 - 652
Optical coherence tomography: influence of contrast concentration on image quality and diagnostic confidence Florian BlachutzikStephan AchenbachChristian Schlundt Original Article 09 November 2016 Pages: 653 - 659
The usefulness of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in predicting long-term cardiovascular events in younger patients Yasushi UekiTakashi MiuraUichi Ikeda Original Article 07 November 2016 Pages: 660 - 667
Low circulating coenzyme Q10 during acute phase is associated with inflammation, malnutrition, and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to the coronary care unit Megumi ShimizuTetsuro MiyazakiHiroyuki Daida Original Article 09 December 2016 Pages: 668 - 673
The effects of alpha 1-adrenoceptor blockade and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on central and brachial blood pressure and vascular reactivity: the doxazosin–ramipril study Andreas JekellMajid KalaniThomas Kahan Original Article Open access 24 November 2016 Pages: 674 - 684
Feasibility of omitting provocation test with 50 μg of acetylcholine in left coronary artery Yuichi SaitoHideki KitaharaYoshio Kobayashi Original Article 21 November 2016 Pages: 685 - 689
Platelet reactivity and clinical outcomes in patients using CYP3A4-metabolized statins with clopidogrel in percutaneous coronary intervention Jin Sup ParkKwang Soo ChaHOST–ASSURE Investigators Original Article 30 November 2016 Pages: 690 - 699
Prognostic predictive value of gene mutations in Japanese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Ayako ChidaKei InaiToshio Nakanishi Original Article 24 November 2016 Pages: 700 - 707
Reduced trans-mitral A-wave velocity predicts the presence of wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis in elderly patients with left ventricular hypertrophy Satoru YamamuraYasuhiro IzumiyaKenichi Tsujita Original Article 23 November 2016 Pages: 708 - 713
Left ventricular reverse remodeling is not related to biopsy-detected extracellular matrix fibrosis and serum markers of fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy, regardless of the definition used for LVRR Paweł RubiśSylwia Wiśniowska-ŚmiałekPiotr Podolec Original Article 21 December 2016 Pages: 714 - 725
The impact of surgical left atrial appendage amputation/ligation on stroke prevention in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting Daisuke EndoTomoko S. KatoAtsushi Amano Original Article 09 November 2016 Pages: 726 - 734
The prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved ejection function: insights from KaRen, a prospective and multicenter study Christian BosseauErwan DonalOn behalf of the KaRen investigators Original Article 27 December 2016 Pages: 735 - 749
Patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve exhibit distinct regional microrna signatures in mildly dilated ascending aorta Sebastian AlbinssonAlessandro Della CorteAmalia Forte Original Article 19 January 2017 Pages: 750 - 767
Oral administration of the lactic acid bacterium Pediococcus acidilactici attenuates atherosclerosis in mice by inducing tolerogenic dendritic cells Taiji MizoguchiKazuyuki KasaharaKen-ichi Hirata Original Article 08 February 2017 Pages: 768 - 776
Angioscopic and optical coherence tomographic evaluation of neointimal coverage: 9 months after expandable polyterafluoroethylene covered stent implantation Ken KongojiYuki IshibashiYoshihiro J. Akashi Graphic Report Open access 13 March 2017 Pages: 777 - 779