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Determinants of slow flow following stent implantation in intravascular ultrasound-guided primary percutaneous coronary intervention Yusuke WatanabeKenichi SakakuraShin-ichi Momomura Original Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 226 - 238
Stent unzipping using an ultra-high-pressure balloon: in vitro and animal experiments Kazuto FujimotoTakanari FujiiHideshi Tomita Original Article 14 October 2017 Pages: 239 - 245
Chronic phase improvements in electrocardiographic and echocardiographic manifestations of left ventricular hypertrophy after alcohol septal ablation for drug-refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy Junya MatsudaMitsunobu KitamuraWataru Shimizu Original Article 30 September 2017 Pages: 246 - 254
Plasma l-arginine levels distinguish pulmonary arterial hypertension from left ventricular systolic dysfunction Anna SandqvistJörn SchneedeGerhard Wikström Original Article Open access 03 October 2017 Pages: 255 - 263
Prognostic benefit of maintaining the hemoglobin level during the acute phase in patients with severely decompensated acute heart failure Akihiro ShirakabeNoritake HataWataru Shimizu Original Article 27 September 2017 Pages: 264 - 278
Pulse wave travel distance as a novel marker of ventricular-arterial coupling Yurie ObataPavel RuzankinViachaslau Barodka Original Article 03 October 2017 Pages: 279 - 290
Correlation between endothelial dysfunction and myocardial damage in acute phase of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy: brachial flow mediated dilation as a potential marker for assessment of patient with Tako-Tsubo Rosa CarbonaraFrancesco GiardinelliMarco Matteo Ciccone Original Article 13 October 2017 Pages: 291 - 298
Impact of simple electrocardiographic markers as predictors for deterioration of left ventricular function in patients with frequent right ventricular apical pacing Yusuke HayashiMasahiko TakagiMinoru Yoshiyama Original Article 26 September 2017 Pages: 299 - 308
High incidence of progressive stenosis in aberrant left subclavian artery with right aortic arch Mamoru MuraokaHazumu NagataShouichi Ohga Original Article 30 September 2017 Pages: 309 - 315
Pulmonary annular motion velocity reflects right ventricular outflow tract function in children with surgically repaired congenital heart disease Yasunobu HayabuchiAkemi OnoShoji Kagami Original Article 12 October 2017 Pages: 316 - 326
Polyamine concentration is increased in thoracic ascending aorta of patients with bicuspid aortic valve Amalia ForteMario GrossiAlessandro Della Corte Original Article 17 November 2017 Pages: 327 - 339