Postprocedural resistance of the target lesion is a strong predictor of subsequent revascularization: assessment by a novel lesion-specific physiological parameter, the epicardial resistance index Kazuhito SuzukiYukio TsurumiHiroshi Kasanuki ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 139 - 145
Efficacy and safety of low-dose pioglitazone after primary coronary angioplasty with the use of bare metal stent in patients with acute myocardial infarction and with type 2 diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance Jin YokoyamaNaoyuki SutohKen Okumura ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 146 - 151
Impact of post-dilatation with a focal expanding balloon for optimization of intracoronary stenting Fumiaki MoriYukio TsurumiHiroshi Kasanuki ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 152 - 157
The role of paraoxonase (PON) enzyme in the extent and severity of the coronary artery disease in type-2 diabetic patients Zeynep TartanGokcen OrhanNese Cam ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 158 - 164
Insulin resistance and acute coronary syndrome in the young Japanese population have a strong association Nobutaka IkedaRintaro NakajimaKaoru Sugi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 165 - 169
Altered left ventricular–arterial coupling precedes pump dysfunction in early heart failure Sumanth D. Prabhu ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 170 - 177
Expression of interferon-g and interleukin-4 production in CD4+ T cells in patients with chronic heart failure Takashi FukunagaHirofumi SoejimaHisao Ogawa ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 178 - 183
Outcome of cardioverter–defibrillator implant in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Giuseppe BorianiPaolo ArtaleAngelo Branzi ORIGINAL ARTICLE 21 May 2007 Pages: 184 - 192
Percutaneous stenting of bilateral central venous occlusions in a hemodialysis patient Yoshinobu MurasatoTakuo TsurugiYoshiyuki Suzuki CASE REPORT 21 May 2007 Pages: 193 - 198
Double-filter technique for deployment of a permanent inferior vena cava filter while avoiding the risk of pulmonary embolism from a thrombus trapped by a temporary filter Tetsuya NomuraSumio KomatsuHiroaki Matsubara CASE REPORT 21 May 2007 Pages: 199 - 201
Resolution of acromegalic cardiomyopathy in mild acromegalic physical abnormality after short-term octreotide therapy Myung-Woo HwangAkira ShimatsuChuichi Kawai CASE REPORT 21 May 2007 Pages: 202 - 207
Right atrial blood cyst with total occlusion of the right coronary artery Kaoru OtsukaFumio TerasakiTakahiro Katsumata CASE REPORT 21 May 2007 Pages: 208 - 210
The dogma that gadolinium contrast media are less nephrotoxic than iodine agents for X-ray angiography is a misconception Ulf NymanBarbara ElmståhlMats Nilsson LETTER TO THE EDITOR 21 May 2007 Pages: 211 - 213