Toll-like receptor-4 is upregulated in plaque debris of patients with acute coronary syndrome more than Toll-like receptor-2 Shinji SatohRyoko YadaKoji Hiyamuta Original Article Open access 02 September 2014 Pages: 1 - 5
Impact of circulating cathepsin K on the coronary calcification and the clinical outcome in chronic kidney disease patients Yusuke IzumiMutsuharu HayashiToyoaki Murohara Original Article 24 August 2014 Pages: 6 - 14
The influence of renal function on the association of rs854560 polymorphism of paraoxonase 1 gene with long-term prognosis in patients after myocardial infarction Anna SzpakowiczWitold PepinskiKarol A. Kaminski Original Article Open access 26 August 2014 Pages: 15 - 22
Long-term prognostic impact of the attenuated plaque in patients with acute coronary syndrome Hiroyuki OkuraToru KataokaKiyoshi Yoshida Original Article 03 September 2014 Pages: 23 - 28
Feasibility of tissue characterization of coronary plaques using 320-detector row computed tomography: comparison with integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound Shigekiyo TakahashiMasanori KawasakiShinya Minatoguchi Original Article 13 September 2014 Pages: 29 - 37
A preliminary feasibility study of simultaneous dual-isotope imaging with a solid-state dedicated cardiac camera for evaluating myocardial perfusion and fatty acid metabolism Toshiyuki KoYuko UtanoharaHitonobu Tomoike Original Article 13 September 2014 Pages: 38 - 45
Sleep-related autonomic overactivity in a general elderly population and its relationship to cardiovascular regulation Emilie Crawford-AchourFrédéric RocheFlorian Chouchou Original Article 24 August 2014 Pages: 46 - 51
High serum levels of thrombospondin-2 correlate with poor prognosis of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Yuichi KimuraYasuhiro IzumiyaHisao Ogawa Original Article 24 August 2014 Pages: 52 - 59
Impact of onset time of acute kidney injury on outcomes in patients with acute decompensated heart failure Yoichi TakayaFumiki YoshiharaYuhei Kawano Original Article 24 August 2014 Pages: 60 - 65
Association between circulating FGF23, α-Klotho, and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among patients with preserved ejection fraction Yusuke OkamotoShu-ichi FujitaNobukazu Ishizaka Original Article 16 September 2014 Pages: 66 - 73
Pulse wave analysis of the aortic pressure waveform in patients with vasovagal syncope Simon PechaSamer HakmiAli Aydin Original Article 28 August 2014 Pages: 74 - 79
Characterization of cardiac oxidative stress levels in patients with atrial fibrillation Ayako OkadaYuichiro KashimaUichi Ikeda Original Article 27 September 2014 Pages: 80 - 87
Effects of intracoronary melatonin on ischemia–reperfusion injury in ST-elevation myocardial infarction Sarah V. EkeløfNatalie L. HalladinIsmail Gögenur Original Article 16 October 2014 Pages: 88 - 95
Exogenous midkine administration prevents cardiac remodeling in pacing-induced congestive heart failure of rabbits Masahide HaradaMayumi HojoMitsuru Horiba Original Article 26 August 2014 Pages: 96 - 104
Hybrid stage I palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome has no advantage on ventricular energetics: a theoretical analysis Shuji ShimizuToru KawadaMasaru Sugimachi Original Article 29 November 2014 Pages: 105 - 113
Resting angina due to papillary fibroelastoma of the right coronary cusp Eiji TaguchiKoichi NakaoTouitsu Hirayama Case Report 01 August 2014 Pages: 114 - 117
Successful resolution of a left ventricular thrombus with apixaban treatment following acute myocardial infarction Yoshinori ManoKimi KoideTakahiro Ohki Case Report 01 August 2014 Pages: 118 - 123
A lotus root-like appearance in both the left anterior descending and right coronary arteries Hiromu KadowakiEiji TaguchiKoichi Nakao Case Report 21 August 2014 Pages: 124 - 128