1. Greater coronary lipid core plaque assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound in patients with elevated xanthine oxidoreductase: a mechanistic insight

   • Yuichi Saito
   • Naoto Mori
   • Yoshio Kobayashi

   Original Article 20 November 2020 Pages: 597 - 604

   

2. Impact of malondialdehyde-modified low-density lipoprotein on clinical outcomes after fractional flow reserve-guided deferral of revascularization

   • Masashi Yokoi
   • Tsuyoshi Ito
   • Nobuyuki Ohte

   Original Article 21 November 2020 Pages: 605 - 614

   

3. Subjects with coronary artery disease and reduced ejection fraction have longer (GT)_n repeats in the heme-oxygenase 1 gene promoter

   • Kae-Woei Liang
   • Wen-Jane Lee
   • Wayne H.-H. Sheu

   Original Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 615 - 620

   

4. Usefulness of dual-axis rotational coronary angiography in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

   • Hideaki Suwa
   • Yota Koyabu
   • Toru Kato

   Original Article Open access 04 December 2020 Pages: 621 - 629

   

5. Three-dimensional optical coherence tomography versus intravascular ultrasound in percutaneous coronary intervention for the left main coronary artery

   • Katsuya Miura
   • Takeshi Tada
   • Kazushige Kadota

   Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 630 - 637

   

6. Functional assessment of intermediate coronary artery stenosis with 4-Fr catheters

   • Kazutaka Nogi
   • Tsunenari Soeda
   • Yoshihiko Saito

   Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 638 - 645

   

7. Drug-coated stent implantation vs. bypass surgery for in-stent occlusion after femoropopliteal stenting

   • Yusuke Tomoi
   • Yoshimitsu Soga
   • Kenji Ando

   Original Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 646 - 653

   

8. Association between ambulance use and hospitalization costs among heart failure patients

   • Hiroki Yasui
   • Nobuaki Michihata
   • Hideo Yasunaga

   Original Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 654 - 658

9. Cardiac rehabilitation program improves exercise capacity in heart transplantation recipients regardless of marginal donor factors

   • Kazufumi Kitagaki
   • Rei Ono
   • Michio Nakanishi

   Original Article 27 November 2020 Pages: 659 - 666

   

10. Prognostic impact of newly detected atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy following cardiac implantable electronic device implantation

    • Hiroshi Hayashi
    • Yu-ki Iwasaki
    • Wataru Shimizu

    Original Article 21 November 2020 Pages: 667 - 674

    

11. Relationship between electrical gaps after Maze procedure and atrial tachyarrhythmias and ablation outcomes after cardiac surgery and concomitant Maze procedure

    • Keisuke Suzuki
    • Koji Miyamoto
    • Kengo Kusano

    Original Article 13 February 2021 Pages: 675 - 685

    

12. Serum human epididymis protein 4 levels in the prediction of the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation

    • Zhi-Jie Mao
    • Ya Lin
    • Zhou-Qing Huang

    Original Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 686 - 692

    

13. Predictors of neo-aortic valve regurgitation in the long term after arterial switch operation

    • Takuma Takada
    • Seiji Asagai
    • Nobuhisa Hagiwara

    Original Article 27 November 2020 Pages: 693 - 703

    

14. Efficacy and safety of atrial septal defect closure using Occlutech Figulla Flex II compared with Amplatzer Septal Occluder

    • Rie Nakayama
    • Yoichi Takaya
    • Hiroshi Ito

    Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 704 - 709

    

15. Late recovery of the cardiopulmonary exercise capacity after transcatheter amplatzer device closures for atrial septal defects in adults

    • Shigeki Yoshiba
    • Takuro Kojima
    • Naokata Sumitomo

    Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 710 - 716

    

16. Efficacy and safety of tolvaptan after pediatric congenital heart disease surgery

    • Takuro Kojima
    • Azusa Kanai
    • Naokata Sumitomo

    Original Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 717 - 723

    

17. Differences in aggressive treatments during the actively dying phase in patients with cancer and heart disease: an exploratory study using the sampling dataset of the National Database of Health Insurance Claims

    • Atsushi Mizuno
    • Mitsunori Miyashita
    • Nobuyuki Komiyama

    Original Article 05 January 2021 Pages: 724 - 730

18. Relationship between D-dimer level upon emergency room arrival and the duration of cardiac arrest in patients with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    • Mitsutoshi Asano
    • Manabu Kurabayashi
    • Tetsuo Sasano

    Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 731 - 737

    

19. Inhibition of lysyl oxidase stimulates TGF-β signaling and metalloproteinases-2 and -9 expression and contributes to the disruption of ascending aorta in rats: protection by propylthiouracil

    • Valeria Merico
    • Jacopo Francesco Imberti
    • Roberto Imberti

    Original Article 19 January 2021 Pages: 738 - 747