1. Adenosine and maximum coronary vasodilation in humans: myth and misconceptions in the assessment of coronary reserve

   • Gerd Heusch

   Editorial 26 November 2009 Pages: 1 - 5

   

2. Role of autoimmunity in dilated cardiomyopathy

   • Ziya Kaya
   • Hugo A. Katus

   Editorial 14 October 2009 Pages: 7 - 8

3. Humoral anti-proteasomal autoimmunity in dilated cardiomyopathy

   • Antje Voigt
   • Katrin Bartel
   • Alexander Staudt

   Original Contribution 17 September 2009 Pages: 9 - 18

   

4. Propylthiouracil, independent of its antithyroid effect, promotes vascular smooth muscle cells differentiation via PTEN induction

   • Wei-Jan Chen
   • Jong-Hwei S. Pang
   • Chi-Tai Kuo

   Original Contribution 25 July 2009 Pages: 19 - 28

   

5. Long-term treatment with the AT1-receptor antagonist telmisartan inhibits biglycan accumulation in murine atherosclerosis

   • Nadine Nagy
   • Ariane Melchior-Becker
   • Jens W. Fischer

   Original Contribution 23 August 2009 Pages: 29 - 38

   

6. Proteasome inhibitor bortezomib promotes a rupture-prone plaque phenotype in ApoE-deficient mice

   • Jozef Leo Van Herck
   • Guido R. Y. De Meyer
   • Arnold G. Herman

   Original Contribution 20 August 2009 Pages: 39 - 50

   

7. Multi-slice computed tomography with N1177 identifies ruptured atherosclerotic plaques in rabbits

   • Jozef Leo Van Herck
   • Guido R. Y. De Meyer
   • Christiaan J. Vrints

   Original Contribution 20 August 2009 Pages: 51 - 59

   

8. Sonic hedgehog is a potent chemoattractant for human monocytes: diabetes mellitus inhibits Sonic hedgehog-induced monocyte chemotaxis

   • Marina Dunaeva
   • Stefan Voo
   • Johannes Waltenberger

   Original Contribution Open access 24 July 2009 Pages: 61 - 71

   

9. Effects of muscarinic receptor stimulation on Ca²⁺ transient, cAMP production and pacemaker frequency of rabbit sinoatrial node cells

   • Marcel M. G. J. van Borren
   • Arie O. Verkerk
   • Jan-Hindrik Ravesloot

   Original Contribution Open access 29 July 2009 Pages: 73 - 87

   

10. Adrenomedullin is increased in alveolar macrophages and released from the lungs into the circulation in severe heart failure

    • Erik Øie
    • Mohammed Shakil Ahmed
    • Håvard Attramadal

    Original Contribution 13 October 2009 Pages: 89 - 98

    

11. Transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulators of biglycan in cardiac fibroblasts

    • Karen Tiede
    • Ariane Melchior-Becker
    • Jens W. Fischer

    Original Contribution 23 August 2009 Pages: 99 - 108

    

12. Attenuation of myocardial injury by postconditioning: role of hypoxia inducible factor-1α

    • Huan-Xin Zhao
    • Xiao-Liang Wang
    • Hui-Rong Liu

    Original Contribution 14 July 2009 Pages: 109 - 118

    

13. Attenuation of infarction in cynomolgus monkeys: preconditioning and postconditioning

    • Xi-Ming Yang
    • Yanping Liu
    • Michael V. Cohen

    Original Contribution 08 August 2009 Pages: 119 - 128

    

14. AMP579 is revealed to be a potent A_2b-adenosine receptor agonist in human 293 cells and rabbit hearts

    • Yanping Liu
    • Xiulan Yang
    • James M. Downey

    Original Contribution 29 August 2009 Pages: 129 - 137

    

15. Blockade of NF-κB by pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate attenuates myocardial inflammatory response and ventricular dysfunction following coronary microembolization induced by homologous microthrombi in rats

    • Shumei Li
    • Shishun Zhong
    • Lianglong Chen

    Original Contribution 13 October 2009 Pages: 139 - 150