1. Impact of thermodilution-derived coronary blood flow patterns after percutaneous coronary intervention on mid-term left ventricular remodeling in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction

   • Akinori Sumiyoshi
   • Kenichi Fujii
   • Masaharu Ishihara

   Original Article 05 April 2016 Pages: 1 - 7

   

2. Clinical impact of non-culprit lesions on 1-year mortality in very elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome

   • Satoshi Higuchi
   • Yusuke Kabeya
   • Hideaki Yoshino

   Original Article 18 April 2016 Pages: 8 - 15

   

3. Impact of gender difference on long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease in patients under statin treatment

   • Hideki Wada
   • Manabu Ogita
   • Hiroyuki Daida

   Original Article 23 April 2016 Pages: 16 - 21

   

4. Combined impact of chronic kidney disease and contrast-induced nephropathy on long-term outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention

   • Hidefumi Nakahashi
   • Masami Kosuge
   • Kazuo Kimura

   Original Article 22 April 2016 Pages: 22 - 29

   

5. Significance of the percentage of cholesterol efflux capacity and total cholesterol efflux capacity in patients with or without coronary artery disease

   • Kenji Norimatsu
   • Takashi Kuwano
   • Keijiro Saku

   Original Article 22 April 2016 Pages: 30 - 38

   

6. Characterization of gut microbiota profiles in coronary artery disease patients using data mining analysis of terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism: gut microbiota could be a diagnostic marker of coronary artery disease

   • Takuo Emoto
   • Tomoya Yamashita
   • Ken-ichi Hirata

   Original Article 28 April 2016 Pages: 39 - 46

   

7. Ezetimibe enhances and stabilizes anticoagulant effect of warfarin

   • Takehiro Hashikata
   • Minako Yamaoka-Tojo
   • Junya Ako

   Original Article 06 April 2016 Pages: 47 - 54

   

8. The efficacy of a multidisciplinary team approach in critical limb ischemia

   • Hiroshi Suzuki
   • Atsuo Maeda
   • Yoshitaka Iso

   Original Article 22 April 2016 Pages: 55 - 60

   

9. Outcomes of plasma exchange for severe dilated cardiomyopathy in children

   • Keiichi Koizumi
   • Minako Hoshiai
   • Kanji Sugita

   Original Article 27 April 2016 Pages: 61 - 67

   

10. Prognostic value of diastolic wall strain in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

    • Yuko Soyama
    • Toshiaki Mano
    • Tohru Masuyama

    Original Article 26 April 2016 Pages: 68 - 75

    

11. Single center experience of aortic bypass graft for aortic arch obstruction in children

    • Takeshi Shinkawa
    • Carl Chipman
    • Michiaki Imamura

    Original Article 27 April 2016 Pages: 76 - 82

    

12. Longer coronary anastomosis provides lower energy loss in coronary artery bypass grafting

    • Hiroyuki Tsukui
    • Manabu Shinke
    • Kenji Yamazaki

    Original Article 02 August 2016 Pages: 83 - 89

    

13. Aliskiren suppresses atrial electrical and structural remodeling in a canine model of atrial fibrillation

    • Akira Satoh
    • Shinichi Niwano
    • Junya Ako

    Original Article 11 July 2016 Pages: 90 - 100

    

14. Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect protects from pulmonary edema: septal occluder device gradually reduces LR shunt

    • Tsutomu Murakami
    • Gaku Nakazawa
    • Yuji Ikari

    Case Report 17 June 2016 Pages: 101 - 104

    

15. L/N-type Ca²⁺ channels blocker cilnidipine ameliorated the repolarization abnormality in a chronic hemodialysis patient

    • Xin Cao
    • Yuji Nakamura
    • Atsushi Sugiyama

    Case Report 20 June 2016 Pages: 105 - 108