1. Association of coronary artery disease, erectile dysfunction, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms

   • Jaroslav Meluzín
   • Anna Vašků
   • Tat’ána Šrámková

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 157 - 163

2. Effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on coronary atherosclerosis

   • Ramazan Topsakal
   • Nihat Kalay
   • Ali Ergin

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 164 - 168

3. The effect of preoperative aspirin administration on postoperative level of von Willebrand factor in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery

   • Kaoru Matsuura
   • Mizuho Imamaki
   • Masaru Miyazaki

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 169 - 174

4. Response of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome

   • Kyeong Ho Yun
   • Myung Ho Jeong
   • Jin-Won Jeong

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 175 - 180

5. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -2 levels are differently regulated in acute exacerbation of heart failure in patients with and without left ventricular systolic dysfunction

   • Yoshiro Naito
   • Takeshi Tsujino
   • Tohru Masuyama

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 181 - 186

6. Efficacy and safety of carvedilol for heart failure in children and patients with congenital heart disease

   • Mitsunori Nishiyama
   • In-Sam Park
   • Yasuo Murakami

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 187 - 192

7. Insertion/deletion polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme gene in Korean hypertensive adolescents

   • Eun Young Park
   • Hye-Mi Ahn
   • Young Mi Hong

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 193 - 198

8. Metabolic syndrome and anthropometric factors in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease

   • Yukako Sawara
   • Takashi Takei
   • Kosaku Nitta

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 199 - 203

9. Oral fat load effects on inflammation and endothelial stress markers in healthy subjects

   • Giuseppe Derosa
   • Ilaria Ferrari
   • Arrigo F. G. Cicero

   Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 204 - 210

10. Mechanisms of atypical flutter wave morphology in patients with isthmus-dependent atrial flutter

    • Su-Hua Yan
    • Wen-Juan Cheng
    • Mei Xue

    Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 211 - 218

11. Favorable cardiac and aortic remodeling in olmesartan-treated spontaneously hypertensive rats

    • Caroline Fernandes-Santos
    • Leonardo de Souza Mendonça
    • Carlos Alberto Mandarim-de-Lacerda

    Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 219 - 227

12. Effect of edaravone, a novel free radical scavenger, supplemented to cardioplegia on myocardial function after cardioplegic arrest: in vitro study of isolated rat heart

    • Kazuhiro Yamazaki
    • Senri Miwa
    • Masashi Komeda

    Original Article 24 May 2009 Pages: 228 - 235

13. Advanced atrioventricular block induced by obstructive sleep apnea before oxygen desaturation

    • Ken-ichi Maeno
    • Atsunobu Kasai
    • Hideo Nishikawa

    Case Report 24 May 2009 Pages: 236 - 240