Ausgabe 2/2013
Inhalt (18 Artikel)
A decrease in the percentage of circulating mDC precursors in patients with coronary heart disease: a relation to the severity and extent of coronary artery lesions?
Jin Wen, Yan Wen, Li Zhiliang, Chen Lingling, Cao Longxing, Wang Ming, Fu Qiang
Comparative reproducibility of the noninvasive ultrasound methods for the assessment of vascular function
Stefania L. Magda, Andrea O. Ciobanu, Maria Florescu, Dragos Vinereanu
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide could be a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes
Takafumi Senmaru, Michiaki Fukui, Muhei Tanaka, Kazumi Sakabe, Emi Ushigome, Mai Asano, Masahiro Yamazaki, Goji Hasegawa, Naoto Nakamura
Characterization of the effect of serum bilirubin concentrations on coronary endothelial function via measurement of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
Satoshi Yoshino, Shuichi Hamasaki, Sanemasa Ishida, Tetsuro Kataoka, Akiko Yoshikawa, Naoya Oketani, Keishi Saihara, Hitoshi Ichiki, So Kuwahata, Shoji Fujita, Takuro Takumi, Issei Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro Nakazaki, Chuwa Tei
The maximum necrotic core area is most often located proximally to the site of most severe narrowing: a virtual histology intravascular ultrasound study
Michiel A. de Graaf, Joella E. van Velzen, Fleur R. de Graaf, Joanne D. Schuijf, Jouke Dijkstra, Jeroen J. Bax, Johan H. C. Reiber, Martin J. Schalij, Ernst E. van der Wall, J. Wouter Jukema
Hyperthermia by bathing in a hot spring improves cardiovascular functions and reduces the production of inflammatory cytokines in patients with chronic heart failure
Jun-ichi Oyama, Yoshihiro Kudo, Toyoki Maeda, Koichi Node, Naoki Makino
Evaluation of exercise capacity using wave intensity in chronic heart failure with normal ejection fraction
Yoichi Takaya, Manabu Taniguchi, Motoaki Sugawara, Saori Nobusada, Kengo Kusano, Teiji Akagi, Hiroshi Ito
Typical coronary appearance of dilated cardiomyopathy versus left ventricular concentric hypertrophy: coronary volumes measured by multislice computed tomography
Shoichi Ehara, Kenji Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Shirai, Koki Nakanishi, Kenichiro Otsuka, Tomokazu Iguchi, Takao Hasegawa, Shinji Nakata, Junichi Yoshikawa, Minoru Yoshiyama
Left ventricular dyssynchrony in pre-excitation syndrome: effect of accessory pathway location and reversibility after ablation therapy
Hyo Eun Park, Sung-A Chang, Ji-Hyun Kim, Il-Young Oh, Eue-Keun Choi, Seil Oh
Relationship between status of plasma atrial natriuretic peptide and heart rate variability in human subjects
Yuji Kasamaki, Yoichi Izumi, Yukio Ozawa, Masakatsu Ohta, Ayako Tano, Ichiro Watanabe, Atsushi Hirayama, Tomohiro Nakayama, Hiroshi Kawamura, Dilxat Himit, Maisumu Mahemuti, Akira Sezai
Candidates and major determinants for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Korean patients
Joo Myung Lee, Cheong Lim, Tae-Jin Youn, Eun Ju Chun, Sang-Il Choi, Young-Seok Cho, Goo-Yeong Cho, In-Ho Chae, Kay-Hyun Park, Dong-Ju Choi
Vascular aging of common carotid artery and abdominal aorta in clinically normal individuals and preclinical patients with cardiovascular risk factors: diagnostic value of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography
Yoshifumi Oishi, Hirokazu Miyoshi, Arata Iuchi, Norio Nagase, Nusrat Ara, Takashi Oki
Acute kidney injury after composite valve-graft replacement for ascending aorta aneurysms
Giovanni Mariscalco, Francesco Nicolini, Antonio Scannapieco, Riccardo Gherli, Filiberto Serraino, Carmelo Dominici, Attilio Renzulli, Tiziano Gherli, Andrea Sala, Cesare Beghi
Pressure applied during surgery alters the biomechanical properties of human saphenous vein graft
Necla Ozturk, Nehir Sucu, Ulku Comelekoglu, Banu Coskun Yilmaz, Barlas Naim Aytacoglu, Ozden Vezir
Low-dose atorvastatin, losartan, and particularly their combination, provide cardiovascular protection in isolated rat heart and aorta
Mojca Lunder, Lovro Žiberna, Miodrag Janić, Aleš Jerin, Milan Skitek, Mišo Šabovič, Gorazd Drevenšek
Endomyocardial biopsy in a patient with hemorrhagic pheochromocytoma presenting as inverted Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Kohei Iio, Shunpei Sakurai, Tamon Kato, Shigeki Nishiyama, Takeki Hata, Eiichiro Mawatari, Chihiro Suzuki, Kazuhiro Takekoshi, Kayoko Higuchi, Toru Aizawa, Uichi Ikeda
A successful surgical repair of pulmonary stenosis caused by isolated pulmonary Takayasu’s arteritis
Kishu Fujita, Kuniki Nakashima, Hiroyoshi Kanai, Hisao Kumakura, Kazutomo Minami
Anti-correlation between longevity gene SirT1 and Notch signaling in ascending aorta biopsies from patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease
Sergio Sciacca, Michele Pilato, Gianluigi Mazzoccoli, Valerio Pazienza, Manlio Vinciguerra