Long-term outcome and chest pain in patients with true versus non-true bifurcation lesions treated with second-generation drug-eluting stents in the TWENTE trial K. Gert van HouwelingenLiefke C. van der HeijdenClemens von Birgelen Original Article Open access 08 January 2016 Pages: 1731 - 1739
Current characteristics and management of ST elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in the Tokyo metropolitan area: from the Tokyo CCU network registered cohort Hideki MiyachiAtsushi TakagiMorimasa Takayama Original Article Open access 12 January 2016 Pages: 1740 - 1751
Impact of catheter size on reliability of quantitative coronary angiographic measurements (comparison of 4Fr and 6Fr catheters) Shigenori ItoKanako KinoshitaToshiya Muramatsu Original Article 05 February 2016 Pages: 1752 - 1757
Measurement of epicardial fat thickness by transthoracic echocardiography for predicting high-risk coronary artery plaques Motomi TachibanaToru MiyoshiHiroshi Ito Original Article 01 February 2016 Pages: 1758 - 1766
Gender differences in plaque characteristics of culprit lesions in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction Soe Hee AnnCai De JinEun-Seok Shin Original Article 13 February 2016 Pages: 1767 - 1775
Preventive effect of oral nicorandil on contrast-induced nephropathy in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing elective cardiac catheterization Yanming FanQingmin WeiRuijuan Du Original Article 13 February 2016 Pages: 1776 - 1782
Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis valve implantation and bicuspid valve anatomy: an unsolved dilemma? Marco VolaJean-Baptiste GuichardVito Giovani Ruggieri Original Article 12 January 2016 Pages: 1783 - 1789
Global area strain is a sensitive marker of subendocardial damage in adults after optimal repair of aortic coarctation: three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography data Ewa KowalikMirosław KowalskiPiotr Hoffman Original Article Open access 03 February 2016 Pages: 1790 - 1797
Predictive factors of long-term survival in the octogenarian undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement: 12-year single-centre follow-up Giangiuseppe CappabiancaSandro FerrareseCesare Beghi Original Article 03 February 2016 Pages: 1798 - 1805
No association of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with abdominal aortic aneurysm growth Hisato TakagiTakuya Umemoto Original Article 21 January 2016 Pages: 1806 - 1816
Cardiac fibrosis detected by magnetic resonance imaging on predicting time course diversity of left ventricular reverse remodeling in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Yuki IkedaTakayuki InomataJunya Ako Original Article 03 February 2016 Pages: 1817 - 1825
Long-term effects of L- and N-type calcium channel blocker on uric acid levels and left atrial volume in hypertensive patients Mitsuru MasakiToshiaki ManoTohru Masuyama Original Article 29 January 2016 Pages: 1826 - 1833
Prognostic value of multiple biomarkers for cardiovascular mortality in adult congenital heart disease: comparisons of single-/two-ventricle physiology, and systemic morphologically right/left ventricles Kenji MiyamotoDaiji TakeuchiToshio Nakanishi Original Article 08 February 2016 Pages: 1834 - 1847
The impact of left atrial pressure on filtered P-wave duration in patients with atrial fibrillation Hideyuki KishimaTakanao MineTohru Masuyama Original Article 05 January 2016 Pages: 1848 - 1854
Clinicopathological study on penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers and aortic dissection: distinct pattern of development of initial event Hideichi WadaNoriyuki SakataTadashi Tashiro Original Article 18 February 2016 Pages: 1855 - 1861
Decellularized aortic conduits: could their cryopreservation affect post-implantation outcomes? A morpho-functional study on porcine homografts Michele GalloAntonella BonettiGino Gerosa Original Article 26 April 2016 Pages: 1862 - 1873
Decellularized ovine arteries as biomatrix scaffold support endothelial of mesenchymal stem cells Wenbo ZhangYanhong HuoYuanyuan Liu Original Article 29 April 2016 Pages: 1874 - 1881
Impending rupture of saphenous vein graft aneurysm with floating fractured bare metal stent treated by coil embolization and covered stent implantation Atsuko KodamaTairo KuritaTakahiko Suzuki Case Report 27 January 2016 Pages: 1882 - 1885
Axillo-femoral bypass steal due to subclavian artery stenosis Hideya ShigyoOsami KawaradaSatoshi Yasuda Case Report 05 March 2016 Pages: 1886 - 1888
The development of a pseudo-chamber after balloon pulmonary angioplasty: long-term complications of balloon pulmonary angioplasty Hisashi SugiyamaHiroaki KiseMinako Hoshiai Case Report 30 April 2016 Pages: 1889 - 1893