1. Role of non-electrocardiogram-gated contrast-enhanced computed tomography in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome

   • Yoshinori Mano
   • Toshihisa Anzai
   • Takahiro Ohki

   Original Article 13 November 2013 Pages: 1 - 8

   

2. Association of atherosclerosis-related markers and its relationship to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids levels with a prevalence of coronary artery disease in an urban area in Japan

   • Shigemasa Tani
   • Ken Nagao
   • Atsushi Hirayama

   Original Article 06 December 2013 Pages: 9 - 19

   

3. Platelet–larger cell ratio and the risk of periprocedural myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary revascularization

   • Monica Verdoia
   • Lucia Barbieri
   • on behalf of the Novara Atherosclerosis Study Group (NAS)

   Original Article 03 December 2013 Pages: 20 - 27

   

4. Evaluation of coronary artery disease and cardiac morphology and function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, using cardiac computed tomography

   • Satoshi Okayama
   • Tsunenari Soeda
   • Yoshihiko Saito

   Original Article 11 December 2013 Pages: 28 - 35

   

5. Comparison of the effects of pitavastatin versus pravastatin on coronary artery plaque phenotype assessed by tissue characterization using serial virtual histology intravascular ultrasound

   • Tsuyoshi Nozue
   • Shingo Yamamoto
   • Ichiro Michishita

   Original Article 15 December 2013 Pages: 36 - 44

   

6. Resting qualitative and quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography to predict cardiac events in patients with acute myocardial infarction and percutaneous revascularization

   • Sahar S. Abdelmoneim
   • Matthew W. Martinez
   • Sharon L. Mulvagh

   Original Article 10 January 2014 Pages: 45 - 55

   

7. Increased systemic cardiac output improves arterial oxygen saturation in bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt

   • Norihiko Oka
   • Kagami Miyaji
   • Shinzo Torii

   Original Article 10 November 2013 Pages: 56 - 60

   

8. Continuous positive airway pressure treatment improves cardiovascular outcomes in elderly patients with cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnea

   • Yosuke Nishihata
   • Yoshifumi Takata
   • Akira Yamashina

   Original Article 08 December 2013 Pages: 61 - 69

   

9. The clinical characteristics of sudden cardiac arrest in asymptomatic patients with congenital heart disease

   • Aya Miyazaki
   • Heima Sakaguchi
   • Osamu Yamada

   Original Article 27 November 2013 Pages: 70 - 80

   

10. Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease

    • Midori Hasegawa
    • Junichi Ishii
    • Yukio Yuzawa

    Original Article 31 December 2013 Pages: 81 - 88

    

11. Fasudil improves short-term echocardiographic parameters of diastolic function in patients with type 2 diabetes with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a pilot study

    • Rong Guo
    • Yang Su
    • Yawei Xu

    Original Article 05 January 2014 Pages: 89 - 97

    

12. Electrocardiographic J waves are associated with right ventricular morphology and function: evaluation by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

    • Takahiro Takeuchi
    • Takeshi Tomita
    • Uichi Ikeda

    Original Article 26 November 2013 Pages: 98 - 107

    

13. Effect of the Kv1.3 voltage-gated potassium channel blocker PAP-1 on the initiation and progress of atherosclerosis in a rat model

    • Xiaofen Wu
    • Rende Xu
    • Cuntai Zhang

    Original Article 19 January 2014 Pages: 108 - 114

    

14. Impact of lysophosphatidylcholine on survival and function of UEA-1⁺acLDL⁺ endothelial progenitor cells in patients with coronary artery disease

    • Seong Hun Hong
    • Hyun Hee Jang
    • Weon Kim

    Original Article 09 February 2014 Pages: 115 - 125

    

15. Nucleotide differences of coxsackievirus B3 and chronic myocarditis

    • Chiharu Kishimoto
    • Nami Takamatsu
    • Kagemasa Kuribayashi

    Original Article 04 February 2014 Pages: 126 - 135

    

16. Natural history of low-intensity neointimal tissue after an everolimus-eluting stent implantation: a serial observation with optical coherence tomography

    • Masahiko Shibuya
    • Kenichi Fujii
    • Tohru Masuyama

    Case Report 29 December 2013 Pages: 136 - 139

    

17. Aneurysmal aorto-left ventricular tunnel causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, associated with bicuspid aortic valve

    • Rodica Toganel
    • Theodora Benedek
    • Imre Benedek

    Case Report 20 November 2013 Pages: 140 - 142

    

18. Association of intramural fat deposition in the interatrial septum with focal atrial tachyarrhythmias originating near the atrioventricular node

    • Shingo Maeda
    • Takeshi Sasaki
    • Kenzo Hirao

    Case Report Open access 06 December 2013 Pages: 143 - 145