1. The relationship between epicardial adipose tissue and ST-segment resolution in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

   • Ertuğrul Zencirci
   • Aycan Esen Zencirci
   • Ahmet Akyol

   Original Article 12 January 2014 Pages: 147 - 153

   

2. High HDL cholesterol level after treatment with pitavastatin is an important factor for regression in carotid intima–media thickness

   • Kenji Okumura
   • Hideto Tsukamoto
   • on behalf of the Samurai Study Investigators

   Original Article 24 January 2014 Pages: 154 - 161

   

3. Multi-modality imaging for stent edge assessment

   • Soe Hee Ann
   • Kyung Hun Lim
   • Eun-Seok Shin

   Original Article 31 January 2014 Pages: 162 - 168

   

4. Remodeling pattern is related to the degree of coronary plaque regression induced by pitavastatin: a sub-analysis of the TOGETHAR trial with intravascular ultrasound and coronary angioscopy

   • Tadateru Takayama
   • Takafumi Hiro
   • Atsushi Hirayama

   Original Article 25 January 2014 Pages: 169 - 176

   

5. Erratum to: Remodeling pattern is related to the degree of coronary plaque regression induced by pitavastatin: a sub-analysis of the TOGETHAR trial with intravascular ultrasound and coronary angioscopy

   • Tadateru Takayama
   • Takafumi Hiro
   • Atsushi Hirayama

   Erratum 08 May 2014 Pages: 177 - 177

6. Importance of evaluation of the right coronary artery by two-dimensional echocardiography in patients after Kawasaki disease: a right parasternal approach

   • Wataru Tamaki
   • Etsuko Tsuda
   • Mikiya Fujieda

   Original Article 09 February 2014 Pages: 178 - 185

   

7. Prognostic implications of optimal medical therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome in octogenarians

   • Atsushi Anzai
   • Yuichiro Maekawa
   • Keiichi Fukuda

   Original Article 04 February 2014 Pages: 186 - 192

   

8. Seasonal variation in patients with acute heart failure: prognostic impact of admission in the summer

   • Yoshiya Yamamoto
   • Akihiro Shirakabe
   • Wataru Shimizu

   Original Article 08 January 2014 Pages: 193 - 203

   

9. Serum cholinesterase is an important prognostic factor in chronic heart failure

   • Takamasa Sato
   • Hiroyuki Yamauchi
   • Yasuchika Takeishi

   Original Article 25 January 2014 Pages: 204 - 210

   

10. Implications of pentraxin 3 levels in patients with acute aortic dissection

    • Kenshiro Arao
    • Takayuki Fujiwara
    • Shin-ichi Momomura

    Original Article 29 January 2014 Pages: 211 - 217

    

11. Brachial artery diameter has a predictive value in the improvement of flow-mediated dilation after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis

    • Munenori Takata
    • Eisuke Amiya
    • Issei Komuro

    Original Article 05 February 2014 Pages: 218 - 226

    

12. Comparison of contemporary risk scores for predicting outcomes after surgery for active infective endocarditis

    • Tom Kai Ming Wang
    • Timothy Oh
    • James Pemberton

    Original Article 25 January 2014 Pages: 227 - 234

13. Evaluation of repolarization dynamics using the QT–RR regression line slope and intercept relationship during 24-h Holter ECG

    • Akira Fujiki
    • Ryozo Yoshioka
    • Masao Sakabe

    Original Article 25 January 2014 Pages: 235 - 240

    

14. Cell adhesion molecules and eNOS expression in aorta of normocholesterolemic mice with different predispositions to atherosclerosis

    • Jana Rathouska
    • Ivana Nemeckova
    • Petr Nachtigal

    Original Article 15 March 2014 Pages: 241 - 248

    

15. GABA_B receptors are expressed in human aortic smooth muscle cells and regulate the intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration

    • Xu-Ping Wang
    • Zhen-Ying Cheng
    • Katrina L. Schmid

    Original Article 30 March 2014 Pages: 249 - 257

    

16. A low prevalence of sarcomeric gene variants in a Chinese cohort with left ventricular non-compaction

    • Tao Tian
    • Jizheng Wang
    • Lei Song

    Original Article 02 April 2014 Pages: 258 - 264

    

17. Bioresorbable scaffolds for the treatment of in-stent restenosis

    • Oliver Dörr
    • Christoph Liebetrau
    • Holger Nef

    Case Report 04 January 2014 Pages: 265 - 269

    

18. A case of active peri-stent inflammation after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation

    • Takafumi Kurosawa
    • Jun-ichi Kotani
    • Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda

    Case Report 10 January 2014 Pages: 270 - 273

    

19. Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for the treatment of renovascular hypertension with an atrophic kidney

    • Keisuke Maruyama
    • Junko Chinda
    • Naoyuki Hasebe

    Case Report Open access 03 January 2014 Pages: 274 - 279

    

20. Ventricular arrhythmias induced by long-term use of ephedrine in two competitive athletes

    • Michela Casella
    • Antonio Dello Russo
    • Claudio Tondo

    Case Report 04 January 2014 Pages: 280 - 283