1. Ketamine and midazolam differently impact post-intubation hemodynamic profile when used as induction agents during emergency airway management in hemodynamically stable patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction

   • Marco Zuin
   • Gianluca Rigatelli
   • Loris Roncon

   Original Article 09 September 2017 Pages: 213 - 225

   

2. Determinants of slow flow following stent implantation in intravascular ultrasound-guided primary percutaneous coronary intervention

   • Yusuke Watanabe
   • Kenichi Sakakura
   • Shin-ichi Momomura

   Original Article 08 September 2017 Pages: 226 - 238

   

3. Stent unzipping using an ultra-high-pressure balloon: in vitro and animal experiments

   • Kazuto Fujimoto
   • Takanari Fujii
   • Hideshi Tomita

   Original Article 14 October 2017 Pages: 239 - 245

   

4. Chronic phase improvements in electrocardiographic and echocardiographic manifestations of left ventricular hypertrophy after alcohol septal ablation for drug-refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

   • Junya Matsuda
   • Mitsunobu Kitamura
   • Wataru Shimizu

   Original Article 30 September 2017 Pages: 246 - 254

   

5. Plasma l-arginine levels distinguish pulmonary arterial hypertension from left ventricular systolic dysfunction

   • Anna Sandqvist
   • Jörn Schneede
   • Gerhard Wikström

   Original Article Open access 03 October 2017 Pages: 255 - 263

   

6. Prognostic benefit of maintaining the hemoglobin level during the acute phase in patients with severely decompensated acute heart failure

   • Akihiro Shirakabe
   • Noritake Hata
   • Wataru Shimizu

   Original Article 27 September 2017 Pages: 264 - 278

   

7. Pulse wave travel distance as a novel marker of ventricular-arterial coupling

   • Yurie Obata
   • Pavel Ruzankin
   • Viachaslau Barodka

   Original Article 03 October 2017 Pages: 279 - 290

   

8. Correlation between endothelial dysfunction and myocardial damage in acute phase of Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy: brachial flow mediated dilation as a potential marker for assessment of patient with Tako-Tsubo

   • Rosa Carbonara
   • Francesco Giardinelli
   • Marco Matteo Ciccone

   Original Article 13 October 2017 Pages: 291 - 298

   

9. Impact of simple electrocardiographic markers as predictors for deterioration of left ventricular function in patients with frequent right ventricular apical pacing

   • Yusuke Hayashi
   • Masahiko Takagi
   • Minoru Yoshiyama

   Original Article 26 September 2017 Pages: 299 - 308

   

10. High incidence of progressive stenosis in aberrant left subclavian artery with right aortic arch

    • Mamoru Muraoka
    • Hazumu Nagata
    • Shouichi Ohga

    Original Article 30 September 2017 Pages: 309 - 315

    

11. Pulmonary annular motion velocity reflects right ventricular outflow tract function in children with surgically repaired congenital heart disease

    • Yasunobu Hayabuchi
    • Akemi Ono
    • Shoji Kagami

    Original Article 12 October 2017 Pages: 316 - 326

    

12. Polyamine concentration is increased in thoracic ascending aorta of patients with bicuspid aortic valve

    • Amalia Forte
    • Mario Grossi
    • Alessandro Della Corte

    Original Article 17 November 2017 Pages: 327 - 339