1. Paradoxical impact of decreased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level at baseline on the long-term prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome

   • Takuya Nakahashi
   • Hayato Tada
   • Masa-aki Kawashiri

   Original Article 29 December 2017 Pages: 695 - 705

   

2. Endothelial function estimated by digital reactive hyperemia in patients with atherosclerotic risk factors or coronary artery disease

   • Jeehoon Kang
   • Hack-Lyoung Kim
   • Woo-Young Chung

   Original Article 19 January 2018 Pages: 706 - 712

   

3. The comparison of clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction and advanced chronic kidney disease on chronic hemodialysis versus off hemodialysis

   • Naoyuki Akashi
   • Kenichi Sakakura
   • Hideo Fujita

   Original Article 16 January 2018 Pages: 713 - 721

   

4. ZBTB17 loss-of-function mutation contributes to familial dilated cardiomyopathy

   • Yu-Min Sun
   • Jun Wang
   • Yi-Qing Yang

   Original Article 14 February 2018 Pages: 722 - 732

   

5. The impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score on cardiac prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure

   • Tetsuya Takahashi
   • Tetsu Watanabe
   • Isao Kubota

   Original Article 29 December 2017 Pages: 733 - 739

   

6. Portal congestion and intestinal edema in hospitalized patients with heart failure

   • Yuki Ikeda
   • Shunsuke Ishii
   • Junya Ako

   Original Article 11 January 2018 Pages: 740 - 751

   

7. High-intensity aerobic interval training can lead to improvement in skeletal muscle power among in-hospital patients with advanced heart failure

   • Masanobu Taya
   • Eisuke Amiya
   • Issei Komuro

   Original Article 15 January 2018 Pages: 752 - 759

   

8. Correction to: High-intensity aerobic interval training can lead to improvement in skeletal muscle power among in-hospital patients with advanced heart failure

   • Masanobu Taya
   • Eisuke Amiya
   • Issei Komuro

   Correction 20 February 2018 Pages: 760 - 761

   

9. Interatrial septal motion as a novel index to predict left atrial pressure

   • Kumiko Masai
   • Hideyuki Kishima
   • Tohru Masuyama

   Original Article 22 January 2018 Pages: 762 - 769

   

10. Atrial fibrillation diagnosed by a medical checkup is associated with a poor outcome of catheter ablation

    • Ryohsuke Narui
    • Teiichi Yamane
    • Michihiro Yoshimura

    Original Article 22 January 2018 Pages: 770 - 776

    

11. 3D-computed tomography to compare the dimensions of the left atrial appendage in patients with normal sinus rhythm and those with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

    • Maiko Hozawa
    • Yoshihiro Morino
    • Kunihiro Yoshioka

    Original Article 12 January 2018 Pages: 777 - 785

    

12. Effect of fibrillatory wave amplitude on coronary blood flow as assessed by thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count in patients with atrial fibrillation

    • Yoji Sumimoto
    • Satoshi Kurisu
    • Yasuki Kihara

    Original Article 18 January 2018 Pages: 786 - 792

    

13. Suppression of aortic expansion and contractile recovery in a rat abdominal aortic aneurysm model by biodegradable gelatin hydrogel sheet incorporating basic fibroblast growth factor

    • Norikazu Kawai
    • Hisashi Iwata
    • Kiyoshi Doi

    Original Article 28 December 2017 Pages: 793 - 801

    

14. A mutant HCN4 channel in a family with bradycardia, left bundle branch block, and left ventricular noncompaction

    • Ryosuke Yokoyama
    • Koshi Kinoshita
    • Toshihide Tabata

    Original Article 18 January 2018 Pages: 802 - 819

    

15. Influence of dietary iron intake restriction on the development of hypertension in weanling prehypertensive rats

    • Keisuke Okuno
    • Yoshiro Naito
    • Tohru Masuyama

    Short Communication 07 February 2018 Pages: 820 - 825