1. Glasgow prognostic score can be a prognostic indicator after percutaneous coronary intervention: a two-center study in Japan

   • Ryota Noike
   • Hideo Amano
   • Takanori Ikeda

   Original Article 22 November 2021 Pages: 903 - 910

   

2. Impact of cerebrovascular comorbidity on prognosis in Japanese patients undergoing PCI: 1-year data from Japanese multicenter registry (KICS)

   • Khlood Ahmed
   • Yuichiro Arima
   • Kenichi Tsujita

   Original Article 11 January 2022 Pages: 911 - 918

   

3. Impact of directional coronary atherectomy followed by drug-coated balloon strategy to avoid the complex stenting for bifurcation lesions

   • Masaaki Okutsu
   • Satoru Mitomo
   • Sunao Nakamura

   Original Article 04 January 2022 Pages: 919 - 930

   

4. Intracoronary ergonovine testing among 505 consecutive Japanese patients with angina-like chest pain and unobstructed coronary artery disease

   • Shozo Sueda
   • Tomoki Sakaue

   Original Article 21 January 2022 Pages: 931 - 941

   

5. Relationship between platelet aggregation and stroke risk after percutaneous coronary intervention: a PENDULUM analysis

   • Yuji Matsumaru
   • Takanari Kitazono
   • Masato Nakamura

   Original Article Open access 01 January 2022 Pages: 942 - 953

   

6. Reduction of bleeding complications on puncture site after percutaneous coronary intervention using a 6.5-French sheathless guiding catheter

   • Hidefumi Akioka
   • Kunio Yufu
   • Naohiko Takahashi

   Original Article 13 January 2022 Pages: 954 - 960

   

7. The impact of plaque morphology in patients with peripheral artery disease on vessel dissection: an intravascular ultrasound observational study

   • Aya Nakata
   • Masashi Fukunaga
   • Daizo Kawasaki

   Original Article 19 November 2021 Pages: 961 - 968

   

8. Differences in needs for community collaboration for heart failure between medical and nursing care staff

   • Yoshiharu Kinugasa
   • Masaharu Fukuki
   • Toshiaki Adachi

   Original Article 23 November 2021 Pages: 969 - 975

   

9. Pectoralis major muscle quantification by cardiac MRI is a strong predictor of major events in HF

   • Gonçalo J. L. Cunha
   • Bruno M. L. Rocha
   • António M. Ferreira

   Original Article 30 November 2021 Pages: 976 - 985

   

10. Relationships between sodium levels, haemodynamics and metalloproteinases in heart failure patients

    • Tetsuji Morishita
    • Hiroyasu Uzui
    • Hiroshi Tada

    Original Article 15 January 2022 Pages: 986 - 993

    

11. Sleep-disordered breathing is independently associated with elevated natriuretic peptide levels in patients with cardiovascular diseases

    • Kohei Sugiura
    • Takashi Kohno
    • Keiichi Fukuda

    Original Article 30 November 2021 Pages: 994 - 1002

    

12. High-power short-duration versus standard-power standard-duration settings for repeat atrial fibrillation ablation

    • Joey Junarta
    • Sean J. Dikdan
    • Daniel R. Frisch

    Original Article Open access 30 November 2021 Pages: 1003 - 1009

    

13. Effect of the recording condition on the quality of a single-lead electrocardiogram

    • Satomi Hamada
    • Kanae Sasaki
    • Tetsuo Sasano

    Original Article 02 December 2021 Pages: 1010 - 1026

    

14. Fibrillation cycle length predicts cardiovascular events in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

    • Hironori Nakamura
    • Shinichi Niwano
    • Junya Ako

    Original Article 19 November 2021 Pages: 1027 - 1033

    

15. Proper use of fentanyl facilitates anesthesia during pulmonary vein isolation

    • Sachiko Takamatsu
    • Motomi Tachibana
    • Kimikazu Banba

    Original Article 07 January 2022 Pages: 1034 - 1043

    

16. Proposal criteria of paradoxical low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis for predicting prognosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

    • Tomomi Tanino
    • Kunio Yufu
    • Naohiko Takahashi

    Original Article 25 November 2021 Pages: 1044 - 1054

    

17. Impact of tapered-shape left ventricular outflow tract on pacemaker rate after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

    • Kenichi Ishizu
    • Naoto Murakami
    • Kenji Ando

    Original Article 07 January 2022 Pages: 1055 - 1065

    

18. Dynapenia is an independent predictor of cardio-cerebrovascular events in patients undergoing hemodialysis

    • Hiroya Hayashi
    • Yasuhiro Izumiya
    • Minoru Yoshiyama

    Original Article 21 January 2022 Pages: 1066 - 1074

    

19. Outcomes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Japanese children: a retrospective cohort study

    • Hiroki Mori
    • Tadahiro Yoshikawa
    • Toshio Nakanishi

    Original Article 19 November 2021 Pages: 1075 - 1084

    

20. Downregulation of lncRNA SNHG16 inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration in cerebral atherosclerosis by targeting the miR-30c-5p/SDC2 axis

    • Sheng-Nan Yang
    • Li-Ying Zhong
    • Shun-Dong Li

    Original Article 23 March 2022 Pages: 1085 - 1096