Issue 3/2015
Content (20 Articles)
Effects of the PPARγ agonist pioglitazone on coronary atherosclerotic plaque composition and plaque progression in non-diabetic patients: a double-center, randomized controlled VH-IVUS pilot-trial
Marian Christoph, Joerg Herold, Anna Berg-Holldack, Thomas Rauwolf, Tjalf Ziemssen, Alexander Schmeisser, Sönke Weinert, Bernd Ebner, Samir Said, Ruth H. Strasser, Ruediger C. Braun-Dullaeus
Response of urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein to contrast media administration has a potential to predict one-year renal outcome in patients with ischemic heart disease
Daishi Fujita, Masao Takahashi, Kent Doi, Mitsuru Abe, Junichi Tazaki, Arihiro Kiyosue, Masahiro Myojo, Jiro Ando, Hideo Fujita, Eisei Noiri, Takeshi Sugaya, Yasunobu Hirata, Issei Komuro
Coronary atherosclerotic lesions in patients with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Atsuko Nakayama, Hiroyuki Morita, Akihiko Hamamatsu, Tetsuro Miyata, Katsuyuki Hoshina, Masatoshi Nagayama, Shuichiro Takanashi, Tetsuya Sumiyoshi, Issei Komuro
Temporal analysis of regional strain rate during adenosine triphosphate stress before and after percutaneous coronary interventions
Kazue Gunji, Atsushi Takagi, Kotaro Arai, Kyomi Ashihara, Nobuhisa Hagiwara
Impact of sleep-disordered breathing on myocardial damage and metabolism in patients with chronic heart failure
Makiko Miyata, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Hiroyuki Yamauchi, Takashi Owada, Takamasa Sato, Satoshi Suzuki, Koichi Sugimoto, Takayoshi Yamaki, Hiroyuki Kunii, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh, Yasuchika Takeishi
A prognostic index for risk stratification for acute heart failure and death in subjects with ischemic cardiomyopathy and cardiac defibrillator
Lanfranco Antonini, Cristina Mollica, Antonio Auriti, Christian Pristipino, Vincenzo Pasceri, Francesca Leone, Salvatore Greco
Prediction of left atrial thrombi in patients with atrial tachyarrhythmias during warfarin administration: retrospective study in Hyogo College of Medicine
Hideyuki Kishima, Takanao Mine, Takeshi Kodani, Tohru Masuyama
Prognostic impact of regional arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients
Tatsuo Kawai, Mitsuru Ohishi, Miyuki Onishi, Norihisa Ito, Yasushi Takeya, Ryosuke Oguro, Yoichi Takami, Koichi Yamamoto, Hiromi Rakugi
Assessment of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular hemodynamics by oscillometric method in psoriasis patients with normal cardiac functions
Murat Sunbul, Dilek Seckin, Erdal Durmus, Zuleyha Ozgen, Mehmet Bozbay, Ayfer Bozbay, Tarik Kivrak, Mustafa Oguz, Ibrahim Sari, Tulin Ergun, Mehmet Agirbasli
Lower heart rate in the early postoperative period does not correlate with long-term outcomes after repair of type A acute aortic dissection
Tetsu Ohnuma, Naoyuki Kimura, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Kayo Asaka, Junji Shiotsuka, Tetsuya Komuro, Hideyuki Mouri, Alan T. Lefor, Hideo Adachi, Masamitsu Sanui
Level of urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein is associated with cardiac markers and electrocardiographic abnormalities in type-2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease stage G1 and G2
Yoshiteru Maeda, Atsushi Suzuki, Junnichi Ishii, Sahoko Sekiguchi-Ueda, Megumi Shibata, Yasumasa Yoshino, Shogo Asano, Nobuki Hayakawa, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Yasukazu Akiyama, Fumihiko Kitagawa, Toshiaki Sakuishi, Takashi Fujita, Shuji Hashimoto, Yukio Ozaki, Mitsuyasu Itoh
Long-term follow-up of former world-class swimmers: evaluation of cardiovascular function
Christian Knackstedt, Klaus Schmidt, Lukas Syrocki, Andreas Lang, Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens, Ursula Hildebrandt, Hans-Georg Predel
The protective effect of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) in atrial fibrillation in various cardiomyopathy conditions
Too Jae Min, Won-Min Jo, Seung Yong Shin, Hong Euy Lim
Myocardial deformational adaptations to different forms of training: a real-time three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic study
Ines Paola Monte, Sarah Mangiafico, Sergio Buccheri, Vera Elena Bottari, Vincenzo Lavanco, Antonio Andrea Arcidiacono, Stefano Leggio, Wanda Deste, Corrado Tamburino
Humid heat exposure induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes through the angiotensin II signaling pathway
Xiaowu Wang, Binbin Yuan, Wenpeng Dong, Bo Yang, Yongchao Yang, Xi Lin, Gu Gong
Repeated occurrence of slow flow phenomenon during and late after sirolimus-eluting stent implantation
Kenji Sakata, Masanobu Namura, Toshimitsu Takagi, Naoto Tama, Isao Inoki, Hidenobu Terai, Yuki Horita, Masatoshi Ikeda, Masakazu Yamagishi
ECMO for pulmonary rescue in an adult with amiodarone-induced toxicity
Filippo Benassi, Alberto Molardi, Elena Righi, Rosaria Santangelo, Marco Meli
Hybrid epicardial and endocardial ablation of a persistent atrial tachycardia arising from the marshall bundle: the importance of a detailed analysis of the local potentials
Kenji Kuroki, Hiroshi Tada, Fusanori Kunugida, Yukio Sekiguchi, Takeshi Machino, Hiro Yamasaki, Miyako Igarashi, Kazutaka Aonuma
Aortoiliac aneurysm with congenital right pelvic kidney
Kazuma Date, Shuuichi Okada, Masahiko Ezure, Hitomi Takihara, Shuuichi Okonogi, Yutaka Hasegawa, Yasushi Sato, Tatsuo Kaneko