Efficacy and safety of low-dose clopidogrel in Japanese patients after drug-eluting stent implantation: a randomized pilot trial Kenji OhkuboYoshihide FujimotoYoshio Kobayashi Original Article 30 December 2012 Pages: 1 - 6
Accelerated decline in renal function after acute myocardial infarction in patients with high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol ratio Satoshi OkumuraMasaki SakakibaraToyoaki Murohara Original Article 29 January 2013 Pages: 7 - 14
Impact of advanced age on myocardial perfusion, distal embolization, and mortality patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary angioplasty and glycoprotein IIb–IIIa inhibitors Giuseppe De LucaArnoud W. J. van’t HofDariusz Dudek Original Article 14 March 2013 Pages: 15 - 20
Effects of statin treatment in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease Hidehiro KanekoJunji YajimaTakeshi Yamashita Original Article Open access 21 February 2013 Pages: 21 - 28
Zotarolimus-eluting stent utilization in small-vessel coronary artery disease (ZEUS) Man-Hong JimKai-Hang YiuWing-Hing Chow Original Article 24 February 2013 Pages: 29 - 34
Low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is a residual risk factor associated with long-term clinical outcomes in diabetic patients with stable coronary artery disease who achieve optimal control of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol Manabu OgitaKatsumi MiyauchiHiroyuki Daida Original Article 21 March 2013 Pages: 35 - 41
Inflammatory profile in subcutaneous and epicardial adipose tissue in men with and without diabetes Clara BambaceAnna SepeMauro Zamboni Original Article 08 January 2013 Pages: 42 - 48
Anatomical variations affect radial artery spasm and procedural achievement of transradial cardiac catheterization Yohei NumasawaAkio KawamuraKeiichi Fukuda Original Article 21 February 2013 Pages: 49 - 57
Remote ischemic preconditioning in hemodialysis: a pilot study Jongha ParkSoe Hee AnnEun-Seok Shin Original Article 27 March 2013 Pages: 58 - 64
Predictors of mortality after emergency or elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a Japanese population Atsuko NakayamaHiroyuki MoritaRyozo Nagai Original Article 30 December 2012 Pages: 65 - 70
Outcomes following endovascular or open repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a Chinese population Chao-Ying WuChih-Yang ChanI-Hui Wu Original Article 11 January 2013 Pages: 71 - 77
Impact of shear stress and atherosclerosis on entrance-tear formation in patients with acute aortic syndromes Eiji TaguchiKazuhiro NishigamiKoichi Nakao Original Article Open access 10 March 2013 Pages: 78 - 82
Progressive aortic dilation and aortic stiffness in children with repaired tetralogy of Fallot Mitsuru SekiClara KurishimaHideaki Senzaki Original Article 24 February 2013 Pages: 83 - 87
Clinical significance of heart rate during acute decompensated heart failure to predict left ventricular reverse remodeling and prognosis in response to therapies in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy Shunsuke IshiiTakayuki InomataTohru Izumi Original Article 22 March 2013 Pages: 88 - 96
Effect of myocardial contractility on hemodynamic end points under concomitant microvascular disease in a porcine model Srikara Viswanath PeelukhanaKranthi K. KolliRupak K. Banerjee Original Article 30 April 2013 Pages: 97 - 109
Diacylglycerol kinase α exacerbates cardiac injury after ischemia/reperfusion Toshiki SasakiTetsuro ShishidoIsao Kubota Original Article 30 May 2013 Pages: 110 - 118
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in siblings Masayasu IkutomiMasao YamasakiSatoshi Ohnishi Case Report 07 April 2013 Pages: 119 - 122
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the heart Takayoshi KatoShinji TomitaYasuhide Okawa Case Report 11 April 2013 Pages: 123 - 128