Japanese Circulation Journal 66(3)
Review Article
Dilated cardiomyopathy: Concepts derived from gene deficient and transgenic animal models
Ross J Jr. Univ. of California, San Diego, USA

Special Article
Proliferative signaling and disease progression in heart failure
Katz AM Univ. of Connecticut Health Center, USA

Clinical Investigations
Triggers and circadian distribution of the onset of acute aortic dissection
Kojima S Juntendo Univ. Izunagaoka Hospital, Shizuoka

Atrial components contributing to pseudo r’ deflection in lead V1 in slow/fast atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: Analysis of the atrial activation sequence by basket catheter isochronal mapping
Kuga K Univ. of Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Effects of a single oral dose of cilostazol on epicardial coronary arteries and hemodynamics in humans
Yasutake M Nippon Medical School, Tokyo

Relationship between cardiac sympathetic function and baroreceptor sensitivity after acute myocardial infarction
Ando M Kobe Univ. School of Medicine

Hepatocyte growth factor production may be related to the inflammatory response in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Shimada Y Tsukazaki Memorial Hospital, Hyogo

Incidence and clinical characteristics of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism in Japan compared with acute pulmonary thromboembolism: Results of a multicenter registry of the Japanese Society of Pulmonary Embolism Research
Nakamura M Mie Univ., Tsu

Prognostic significance of exercise plasma noradrenaline levels for cardiac death in patients with mild heart failure
Kinugawa T Tottori Univ.

Association between plasma lipoprotein’s) and endothelial dysfunction in normocholesterolemic and non-diabetic patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries
Ioka T Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu

Experimental Investigations
In vivo echocardiographic detection of cardiovascular lesions in apolipoprotein e-knockout mice using a novel high-frequency high-speed echocardiography technique
Onozuka H Hokkaido Univ.

Vasopressin inhibits sarcolemmal ATP^sensitive K+ channels via V1 receptors activation in the guinea pig heart
Tsuchiya M Gifu Univ.

Inhomogeneous derangement of cardiac autonomic nerve control in diabetic rats
Sanyal SN Oita Medical Univ.

Nipradilol can prevent left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction in rats
Izutani S Osaka City Univ.

Case Reports
Recovery of cardiac function after living-donor lung transplantation in a patient with primary pulmonary hypertension
Fukushima Kusano K Okayama Univ.

Hyponatremic-hypertensive syndrome associated with renovascular hypertension: A case report
Tsukada Tetsuou Y Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Tokyo

Percutaneous transseptal mitral valvuloplasty in the presence of undegenerated septum primum
Chung C-M Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Infected papillary ficroelastoma attached to the atrial septum
Koji T Yamamoto General Hospital, Mie

Journal of Cardiology 39(3)
原著
ステント植え込み後の初期および遠隔期成績における糖尿病の影響
谷川高士 虎ノ門循環器センター

血液透析患者における左室機能の評価：Midwall Fractional Shorteningによる検討
本多勇晴 独協医科大学

Serum calcium concentration and carotid artery plaque: A population-based study
Ishizaka N 東京大学大学院

Antiarrhythmic effect of nifekalant on atrial tachyarrhythmia in four patients with severe heart failure
Shiga T 東京女子医科大学付属日本心臓血圧研究所

症例報告
両心室ペーシングにより心筋糖代謝が改善した心不全の1例：2-Deoxy-2[18F] Fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomographyを用いた検討
大楠泰生 横浜市立大学医学部

両眼の細菌性眼内炎を合併した感染性心内膜炎の1例
妹尾健 関西医科大学

Cardiovascular Imaging In-a-Month
冠動脈ステント後にV1-V3誘導で著明なST上昇を認めた急性下壁梗塞
荒木勉 済生会金沢病院

心筋梗塞後の心エコー図検査で発見された大動脈弁腫瘤
品田敬子 川崎幸病院

Book　Review
心エコー・ドプラ法の臨床　第2版 大木崇　編 医学書院

循環器治療薬ファイル：薬物治療のセンスを身につける
村川裕二 メディカル・サイエンス・インターナショナル

医用X線装置発達史 青柳泰司 恒星社厚生閣

Circulation 105(2)
Cardiovascular News
Ruth SoRelle
Editorials
Eligibility for Lipid-Lowering Drug Therapy in Primary Prevention: How Do the Adult Treatment Panel II and Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines Compare?
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr

Metabolic Modulation: A Means to Mend a Broken Heart
Gary D. Lopaschuk
Brief Rapid Communications
Slow Breathing Increases Arterial Baroreflex Sensitivity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Luciano Bernardi

Shortened Head-Up Tilting Test Guided by Systolic Pressure Reductions in Neurocardiogenic Syncope
Mariavittoria Pitzalis

Sonodynamic Therapy Decreased Neointimal Hyperplasia After Stenting in the Rabbit Iliac Artery
Koh Arakawa
Clinical Investigations and Reports
New National Cholesterol Education Program III Guidelines for Primary Prevention Lipid-Lowering Drug Therapy: Projected Impact on the Size, Sex, and Age Distribution of the Treatment-Eligible Population
Donald O. Fedder

Determination of Successful Reperfusion After Thrombolysis for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Noninvasive Method Using Ultrasonic Tissue Characterization That Can Be Applied Clinically
J. E. Hancock

Assessment of Myocardial Viability With Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Comparison With Positron Emission Tomography
Christoph Klein

Coronary Collateral Size, Flow Capacity, and Growth: Estimates From the Angiogram in Patients With Obstructive Coronary Disease
Julia Rockstroh

Activated Monocytes Induce Smooth Muscle Cell Death: Role of Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor and Cell Contact
Puvi N. Seshiah

Identification of Fibrous Cap Rupture With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Highly Associated With Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Stroke
Chun Yuan

Prognostic Role of Myocardial Blood Flow Impairment in Idiopathic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Danilo Neglia

Influence of Pyruvate on Contractile Performance and Ca2+ Cycling in Isolated Failing Human Myocardium
Gerd Hasenfuss

Predicting Death in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Rajendra H. Mehta

Fenestration Improves Clinical Outcome of the Fontan Procedure: A Prospective, Randomized Study
Matthew S. Lemler
Basic Science Reports
Nitric Oxide Regulates Local Arterial Distensibility In Vivo
Ian B. Wilkinson

Detection of Noncritical Coronary Stenosis at Rest Without Recourse to Exercise or Pharmacological Stress
運動負荷または薬物的ストレスのない、安静状態における非致命的な冠動脈狭窄の検知
Kevin Wei

Myocardial Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent Concentrations After Reversible and Irreversible Ischemic Injury
Wolfgang G. Rehwald

In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Oral Heparin_Loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles in Rabbits
Yuyan Jiao

Role of Myocardial Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Contractile Dysfunction and _-Adrenergic Hyporesponsiveness in Rats With Experimental Volume-Overload Heart Failure
Olga Gealekman

Dichloroacetate, a Metabolic Modulator, Prevents and Reverses Chronic Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats: Role of Increased Expression and Activity of Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels
Evangelos D. Michelakis

Consequences of Atrial Tachycardia-Induced Remodeling Depend on the Preexisting Atrial Substrate
Kaori Shinagawa

Electrical Remodeling of the Atrium in an Anatomic Model of Atrial Flutter: Relationship Between Substrate and Triggers for Conversion to Atrial Fibrillation
Joseph B. Morton
Clinical Cardiology: Physician Update
Dietary Prescriptions to Control Dyslipidemias
Margo A. Denke

Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Mouse Coronary Angiograph Using Synchrotron Radiation Microangiography
マウスに対する、シンクロトロン放射微小アンギオを用いた冠動脈造影
Tomoya Yamashita

Left Main Coronary Artery Compression by the Pulmonary Trunk in Pulmonary Hypertension
Diana Bonderman
Correspondence
Effect of Ramipril and Vitamin E on Atherosclerosis ･ Response
L. Iuliano

Consider Cardiomyopathy in Subjects With Familial Partial Lipodystrophy ･ Response
Hartmut H.-J. Schmidt

Randomized Assessment of Syncope Trial ･ Response
Brian J. Carey

Isoprotrenol Activates Extracellular Signal-Regulated Protein Kinases in Cardiomyocytes Through Calcineurin ･ Response
Yukitaka Shizukuda

C-Reactive Protein and Cardiovascular Diseases in Andean Population
Patricio L_pez-Jaramillo

Does Reduced Vascular Stiffening Fully Explain Preserved Cardiovagal Baroreflex Function in Older Physically Active Men? ･ Response
Michael F. O’Rourke

Stent Strut Thickness and Restenosis ･ Response
ステントストラットの厚みと再狭窄：質問への回答
John A. Ormiston

Circulation 105(3)
Cardiovascular News
Ruth SoRelle
Editorials
Reduced Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor-1 After Pharmacological Thrombolysis: An Epiphenomenon or Potential Culprit in Rethrombosis?
Prediman K. Shah

Progression of Heart Failure: Is Protein Kinase A Hyperphosphorylation of the Ryanodine Receptor a Contributing Factor?
Andrew R. Marks

New Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation: A Conceptual Breakthrough at Last?
Francisco G. Cos_o
In Memoriam
Jeffrey M. Isner, MD
Douglas W. Losordo
Brief Rapid Communications
Proteolysis of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor-1 by Thrombolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Ilka Ott

TIMI Myocardial Perfusion Grade and ST Segment Resolution: Association With Infarct Size as Assessed by Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging
Brad G. Angeja

Neutral Endopeptidase Is Activated in Cardiomyocytes in Human Aortic Valve Stenosis and Heart Failure
Jens Fielitz

Oral Administration of an Apo A-I Mimetic Peptide Synthesized From D-Amino Acids Dramatically Reduces Atherosclerosis in Mice Independent of Plasma Cholesterol
Mohamad Navab

Pivotal Role of a gp91phox-Containing NADPH Oxidase in Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice
Jennifer K. Bendall
Clinical Investigations and Reports
Morphological Predictors of Arterial Remodeling in Coronary Atherosclerosis
冠動脈アテローム性硬化症における血管リモデリングの形態学的予測因子
Allen P. Burke

Comparative Effects of Estrogen and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Healthy Postmenopausal Women
Nancy J. Brown

Simple Scoring Scheme for Calculating the Risk of Acute Coronary Events Based on the 10-Year Follow-Up of the Prospective Cardiovascular M_nster (PROCAM) Study
Gerd Assmann

Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Titrated Intravenous Lamifiban for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results From the Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in Unstable Angina: Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy (PURSUIT) Trial
Marino Labinaz

Detection of Vein Graft Disease Using High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Susan E. Langerak

Loss of Preconditioning by Attenuated Activation of Myocardial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Angioplasty
冠動脈形成術を施行中の高齢患者における心筋ATP感受性K+チャンネルの弱力活性化によるプレコンディショニングの損失
Tsung-Ming Lee

Clinical, Genetic, and Biophysical Characterization of SCN5A Mutations Associated With Atrioventricular Conduction Block
Dao W. Wang

Selective Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibition as a Human Model of Orthostatic Intolerance
Christoph Schroeder
Basic Science Reports
Social Environment Influences the Progression of Atherosclerosis in the Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic Rabbit
Philip M. McCabe

Targeting Kinin B1 Receptor for Therapeutic Neovascularization
Costanza Emanueli

Mitochondrial Preference for Short Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation During Coronary Artery Constriction
E. Douglas Lewandowski

Decreased Cardiac Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Its Receptors in Insulin-Resistant and Diabetic States: A Possible Explanation for Impaired Collateral Formation in Cardiac Tissue
Eva Chou

Bone Marrow_Derived Regenerated Cardiomyocytes (CMG Cells) Express Functional Adrenergic and Muscarinic Receptors
Daihiko Hakuno

Antioxidative Properties of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Vascular Tissues From Normotensive and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Rong Wu
Current Perspectives
The AT1-Type Angiotensin Receptor in Oxidative Stress and Atherogenesis: Part I: Oxidative Stress and Atherogenesis
Georg Nickenig
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Multiple Effusions and Lymphedema in the Yellow Nail Syndrome
Martin Riedel

Sequential Saphenous Vein Coronary Bypass Graft With Patency of 22 Years
Qiang Li

Circulation 105 (4)
Cardiovascular News
Cardiovascular News
Ruth SoRelle
Editorials
Strengthening Commitment to Clinical Research: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Specialized Centers of Research Program
Claude Lenfant

Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase/Nuclear FactorB: A Novel Signaling Pathway Regulates Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy
Thomas Force

New Insights Into the World of Matrix Metalloproteinases
Victor J. Ferrans

Ubiquitin, Proteasome, and Restenosis: A Brave New World for Cardiovascular Research
Edward T.H. Yeh
Brief Rapid Communications
Passage of Inhaled Particles Into the Blood Circulation in Humans
A. Nemmar

Simvastatin Preserves the Structure of Coronary Adventitial Vasa Vasorum in Experimental Hypercholesterolemia Independent of Lipid Lowering
Stephanie H. Wilson
Clinical Investigations and Reports
Traditional Risk Factors and the Incidence of Sudden Coronary Death With and Without Coronary Thrombosis in Blacks
Allen P. Burke

Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Microcirculatory Function in Postmenopausal Women and Effects of Short-Term and Long-Term Estrogen Administration
Roxana Campisi

Metavinculin Mutations Alter Actin Interaction in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Timothy M. Olson

Tissue Doppler Echocardiographic Evidence of Reverse Remodeling and Improved Synchronicity by Simultaneously Delaying Regional Contraction After Biventricular Pacing Therapy in Heart Failure
Cheuk-Man Yu

Sarcomere Protein Gene Mutations in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy of the Elderly
Hideshi Niimura

Improved Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation After Blockade of Endothelin Receptors in Patients With Essential Hypertension
Carmine Cardillo

Fosinopril Versus Amlodipine Comparative Treatments Study: A Randomized Trial to Assess Effects on Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1
Marco Pahor

Electroanatomic Substrate of Idiopathic Left Ventricular Tachycardia: Unidirectional Block and Macroreentry Within the Purkinje Network
Feifan Ouyang

Mechanisms of Coronary Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Patients With Aortic Stenosis and Angiographically Normal Coronary Arteries
Kim Rajappan

Stromelysin-1 (Matrix Metalloproteinase-3) and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 Are Overexpressed in the Wall of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Tom W.G. Carrell

Basic Science Reports
Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway as a New Target for the Prevention of Restenosis
最狭窄予防における新しいターゲットとしてのユビキチン−プロテアソ−ム
Silke Meiners

Augmented Expression of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Atria Parasympathetically Decreases Heart Rate During Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats
Yoshihito Takimoto

Na,K-ATPase Overexpression Improves Alveolar Fluid Clearance in a Rat Model of Elevated Left Atrial Pressure
Zaher S. Azzam

Restoration of Deficient Membrane Proteins in the Cardiomyopathic Hamster by In Vivo Cardiac Gene Transfer
Yasuhiro Ikeda

Involvement of Nuclear FactorB and Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 in G-Protein_Coupled Receptor Agonist_Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy
Shinichi Hirotani

Overexpression of the Serine Elastase Inhibitor Elafin Protects Transgenic Mice From Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension
Syed H.E. Zaidi

Electrophysiological Modulation of Cardiomyocytic Tissue by Transfected Fibroblasts Expressing Potassium Channels: A Novel Strategy to Manipulate Excitability
Yair Feld
Current Perspectives
The AT1-Type Angiotensin Receptor in Oxidative Stress and Atherogenesis: Part II: AT1 Receptor Regulation
Georg Nickenig
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Occult Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage: The Clinical Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ru-San Tan

Magnetic Resonance Angiography of Criss-Cross Heart
Philip A. Araoz

Correspondence
Coating Stents With Antirestenotic Drugs: The Blunderbuss or the Magic Bullet? ･ Response
抗再狭窄剤コーティングステント：大砲か？魔法の弾丸か？：質問への回答
Harry C. Lowe

Cerivastatin, a Hydroxymethylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor, Improves Endothelial Function in Elderly Diabetic Patients Within 3 Days ･ Response
Masayoshi Hashimoto

Cerivastatin and Endothelial Function in Elderly Patients With Diabetes Mellitus ･ Response
James H. Stein

Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and Atherosclerosis: Methodological Considerations ･ Response
C. C. Kuo

Iron Contributes to Endothelial Dysfunction in Acute Ischemic Syndromes
Valeri S. Chekanov
AHA Scientific Statements
Standardized Myocardial Segmentation and Nomenclature for Tomographic Imaging of the Heart: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Cardiac Imaging Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association
Manuel D. Cerqueira

Circulation 105(5)
Cardiovascular News
Meeting Highlights: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2001
James J. Ferguson, III

Cardiovascular News
Ruth SoRelle
In Memoriam
Victor J. Ferrans, MD, PhD: 1937_2001
L. Maximilian Buja
Brief Rapid Communications
Angiographical Follow-Up After Radioactive "Cold Ends" Stent Implantation: A Multicenter Trial
放射性「コールドエンド」ステント植え込み後のアンギオフォローアップ：多施設試験
A.J. Wardeh

Minor Myocardial Damage and Prognosis: Are Spontaneous and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention_Related Events Different?
軽度の心筋損傷と予後：自発的PCIに関連した事象は異なっているか？
K. Martijn Akkerhuis
Clinical Investigations and Reports
Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Trial Comparing Combined Warfarin and Aspirin With Aspirin Alone in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Primary Results of the CHAMP Study
Louis D. Fiore

Weight Loss Reduces C-Reactive Protein Levels in Obese Postmenopausal Women
Andr_ Tchernof

T-Cell_Mediated Lysis of Endothelial Cells in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Takako Nakajima

Insulin Causes Endothelial Dysfunction in Humans: Sites and Mechanisms
Guido Arcaro

Rotational Atherectomy Does Not Reduce Recurrent In-Stent Restenosis: Results of the Angioplasty Versus Rotational Atherectomy for Treatment of Diffuse In-Stent Restenosis Trial (ARTIST)
回転性切除術はステント再々狭窄を減少し得ない：ARTIST試験結果
Juergen vom Dahl

Quality of Life in the Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators Trial: Impact of Therapy and Influence of Adverse Symptoms and Defibrillator Shocks
Eleanor B. Schron

Utility of B-Natriuretic Peptide in Detecting Diastolic Dysfunction: Comparison With Doppler Velocity Recordings
Emily Lubien
Basic Science Reports
Gene Therapy Strategy for Long-Term Myocardial Protection Using Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Delivery of Heme Oxygenase Gene
Luis G. Melo

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-AB Limits the Extent of Myocardial Infarction in a Rat Model: Feasibility of Restoring Impaired Angiogenic Capacity in the Aging Heart
Jay M. Edelberg

Accelerated Cardiomyopathy in Mice With Overexpression of Cardiac Gs and a Missense Mutation in the -Myosin Heavy Chain
Stefan E. Hardt

Dynamic Changes in Three-Dimensional Architecture and Vascular Volume of Transmural Coronary Microvasculature Between Diastolic- and Systolic-Arrested Rat Hearts
Eiji Toyota

Induction of Functional Bradykinin B1-Receptors in Normotensive Rats and Mice Under Chronic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment
Maria E. Marin-Casta_o

Activation of Nuclear Factor-B Significantly Contributes to Lumen Loss in a Rabbit Iliac Artery Balloon Angioplasty Model
J.M. Breuss

Differential Actions of Vasopeptidase Inhibition Versus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition on Diuretic Therapy in Experimental Congestive Heart Failure
Alessandro Cataliotti

Importance of Continuous Chest Compressions During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Improved Outcome During a Simulated Single Lay-Rescuer Scenario
Karl B. Kern

Monocyte/Macrophage Regulation of Vascular Calcification In Vitro
Yin Tintut
Clinician Update
Fundamentals of Endothelial Function for the Clinical Cardiologist
Subodh Verma
Current Perspectives
No-Reflow Phenomenon
ノーリフロー現象
Shereif H. Rezkalla
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
3D-Magnetic Resonance Angiogram of Heterotopic Heart Transplant
Scott D. Flamm

Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Showing Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Complicated by the Scimitar Syndrome
Teruo Inoue

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 55(1)
Angiographic outcome after intracoronary X-Sizer helical atherectomy and thrombectomy: First use in humans
冠動脈内X-サイザー螺旋型切除術および血栓除去術後のアンギオ成績
On-Hing Kwok
Thrombo-atherectomy: Hope for pesky thrombus-containing lesions?
血栓切除術：厄介な血栓性病変治療への見込みは？
Andrew J. Carter
Late coronary stent thrombosis: Early vs. late stent thrombosis in the stent era
遠隔期冠動脈ステント血栓症：ステント時代における早期　vs.　遠隔期ステント血栓症
Fenwei Wang
Stent thrombosis: It's never too late!
ステント血栓症：「治療を行うには遅すぎる」ということはない！
John M. Lasala
Aspirin alone antiplatelet regimen after intracoronary placement of the CarbostentTM: The Antares study
冠動脈内へのCarbostent植え込み後のアスピリンのみによる抗血小板療法：Antaresスタディー
Antonio L. Bartorelli
Patterns of in-stent restenosis after placement of NIR gold-coated stents in unselected patients
非選択的患者に対するゴールドコーティングNIRステント植え込み後の最狭窄パターン
Gian Battista Danzi
Intra-aortic balloon pump placement following aorto-iliac angioplasty and stent placement
William R. Colyer Jr

A protocol for prevention of radiographic contrast nephropathy during percutaneous coronary intervention: Effect of selective dopamine receptor agonist fenoldopam
Annapoorna S. Kini
Prognostic value of cardiac troponin I elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic renal insufficiency: A 12-month outcome analysis
慢性腎不全患者に対するPCI後の心性トロポニン　I上昇の予後的価値：12ヶ月成績分析
Luis Gruberg
Biomarkers, biometrics, and biology
Warren K. Laskey
Multicenter Palmaz stent renal artery stenosis revascularization registry report: Four-year follow-up of 1,058 successful patients
Gerald Dorros
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with paradoxical embolism: Intermediate-term risk of recurrent neurological events
Zhong-Dong Du
The case for closing PFOs
Jonathan Tobis
Noncoronary transradial angioplasty with coronary equipment: A less invasive technique
G.L. Sharma
Transradial approach for coronary angioplasty in the setting of acute myocardial infarction: A dual-center registry
AMIにおける経橈骨アプローチによる冠動脈形成術：２施設レジストリー
Yves Louvard
Transcatheter treatment of muscular ventricular septal defect and pulmonary valvar stenosis in an infant
Gianfranco Butera
Infective endocarditis resulting from CardioSEAL closure of a patent foramen ovale
Jeffrey A. Goldstein
Hello Dr. Semmelweiss!
Peter C. Block
New stent design for autologous venous graft-covered stent preparation: First human application for sealing of a coronary aneurysm
自家静脈グラフト被覆ステントにおける新しいステントデザイン：ヒト冠動脈瘤封鎖の初回経験
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Extraction of large intracoronary thrombus in acute myocardial infarction by percutaneous fogarty maneuver: Intentional abuse of a novel interventional device
AMIにおいて、フォガ−ティ静脈塞栓摘出用カテーテルを用いて行った大きな冠動脈内血栓摘出
Holger Eggebrecht
Repeated intracoronary beta radiation for recurrent in-stent restenosis
ステント再々狭窄に対する再冠動脈ベータ線照射
Edoardo De Benedetti
Intracoronary radiation: Are the frequent flyers still around?
冠動脈内放射線療法：定期的ユーザーはいるのか？
Christoph Hehrlein
Mechanical thrombectomy to the RESCUE
Theodore A. Bass
Severe intravascular hemolysis after transcatheter closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus using the Amplatzer duct occluder: Successful resolution by intradevice coil deployment
George Joseph
Prevention of distal embolization following the treatment of late stent occlusion
遠隔期ステント閉塞に対する治療後の遠位部塞栓の予防
C.S.R. Baker
Management of intracoronary thrombus in 2002
冠動脈内血栓への対処法：2002年の現状
Lowell F. Satler
Simultaneous intracoronary pressure and Doppler guidewires to assess coronary stenosis: If one is enough, are two too much?
冠動脈内におけるプレッシャーガイドワイヤーとドプラ−ガイドワイヤーの同時使用により狭窄評価：どちらか１本でよいのか？
Rafael J. Ruiz-Salmer�n
Flow wire fouls pressure wire: Red card for both
Bernhard Meier
Intracoronary retrieval of the dehisced radiopaque ring of a guiding catheter: An unusual complication of coronary angioplasty
冠動脈内において裂開したX線不透過性ガイドカテリングの回収：冠動脈形成術におけるまれな合併症
Yi Chen
Coronary restenosis: A review of current insights and therapies
冠動脈再狭窄：現状使用可能な療法とその検討
Steven R. Bailey
Is it just the money?
Morton J. Kern
Reply to the letter
Stephen J. Duffy

Journal of Interventional Cardiology 15(1)

Clinical/Investigational Reports
Predictors of clinical outcome following NIR stent implantation for coronary artery disease: Analysis of the results of the first international new intravascular rigid-flex endovascular stent study (FINESS Trial)
冠疾患に対するNIRステント植え込み後の臨床成績の予測因子：FINESS試験結果の分析
Feld S

Catheter-based transendocardial myocardial gene transfer
Sylven C

Exposure of the operator to ionizing radiation during intracoronary radiation therapy
冠動脈内放射線療法中における術者への電離放射線による被爆
Chie EK

Acute cardiogenic shock immediately after successful intervention for failed thrombolysis
Constantinides S

Fractional flow reserve in a patient with intermediate coronary stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Tsukamoto M

Stent placement for coronary stenosis in Kawasaki disease: Case report and literature review
川崎病における冠動脈狭窄へのステント植え込み：症例報告および文献調査
Iliadis EA

Interventional History
Evolution of interventional cardiology in Germany
ドイツにおけるインターベンショナル・カーディオロジ−の発展
Kaltenbach M

Antiplatelet therapy Part I
抗血小板療法　Part１
Kleiman NS

Antiplatelet therapy and coronary interventions: Childhood friends or permanent partners?
抗血小板療法と冠動脈インターベンション：幼なじみか？永遠のパートナーか？
Kleiman NS

The pharmacodynamics of parenteral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors
糖蛋白IIb/IIIa阻害剤の非経口投与における薬力学
Jennings LK

Monitoring of platelet function in the setting of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists during percutaneous coronary intervention
PCI中の糖蛋IIb/IIIa受容体環境における白血小板機能のモニタリング
Marmur JD

The Thienopyridines
Lubbe DF

American Journal of Cardiology 89(4)
Timing of aspirin administration as a determinant of survival of patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with thrombolysis
Dov Freimark
Effects of atorvastatin on oxidized low-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein subfraction distribution, and remnant lipoprotein in patients with mixed hyperlipoproteinemia
Susumu Sasaki
Tolerability of statin-fibrate and statin-niacin combination therapy in dyslipidemic patients at high risk for cardiovascular events
Taha H. Taher
Effect of age and overweight on the QT interval and the prevalence of long QT syndrome in children
Toshiro Fukushige
Correlates of pulse pressure reduction during antihypertensive treatment ( losartan or atenolol ) in hypertensive patients with electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (the LIFE study)
Eva Gerdts
Relation of aldosterone escape” despite angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor administration to impaired exercise capacity in chronic congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Mariantonietta Cicoira
Regression of left ventricular mass one year after aortic valve replacement for pure severe aortic stenosis
Harald P. K u _ hl
Power-law behavior of heart rate variability in Chagas_ disease
Antonio Luiz P
Inflammation and coagulation factors in persons >65 years of age with symptoms of depression but without evidence of myocardial ischemia
Willem J. Kop
Comparison of thromboembolic events in patients treated with Celecoxib , a Cyclooxygenase-2 specific inhibitor, versus Ibuprofen or Diclofenac
William B. White
Effect of insulin therapy on endothelium-dependent dilation in type 2 diabetes mellitus
Hannes Gaenzer
Watkins Proctor Harvey, MD: a conversation with the editor

Comparison of efficacy and complication rates after percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with and without renal insufficiency treated with abciximab
Abciximabにて治療した腎不全患者　vs.　その他の患者に対するPCI後の有効性および合併症率の比較
Birgit Frilling
Resolution of ST-segment elevation following intravenous administration of nitroglycerin and verapamil
John F. Beltrame
Different circumstances, timing, and symptom presentation at onset of Q-wave versus non_Q-wave acute myocardial infarction
Viktor C _ uli c
Changes in plasma lipids and low-density lipoprotein peak particle size during and after acute myocardial infarction
Carlo M. Barbagallo
Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-atrial and pro-brain natriuretic peptide in patients with acute coronary syndromes
Torbj_rn Omland
Intravascular ultrasound assessment of spontaneous coronary artery dissection
突発性冠動脈解離のIVUS評価
Akiko Maehara
Effects of simvastatin (40 and 80 mg) on highly sensitive C-reactive protein in patients with combined hyperlipidemia
Michael Miller
Analysis of age of onset of accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia in men and women
Hiroshi Tada
Clinical outcomes of children with normal cardiac anatomy having radiofrequency catheter ablation _10 years earlier
Kathryn K. Collins
Association of diverticular disease of the colon and vagal atrial fibrillation
Jorge Gonz a _ lez-Zuelgaray
Prevalence of cytomegalovirus in nonrheumatic stenotic aortic valves
Peter W. Radke
Continuous-wave Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of the changes in pulmonary arterial pressure during the first seven days of life
Tomoharu Akiba
Cervical origin of the subclavian artery as a specific marker for monosomy 22q11
Ralf Rauch

Effect of the Race Across The Alps” in elite cyclists on plasma cardiac troponins I and T
Guenther Neumayr
A novel deletion mutation in the cardiac myosin-binding protein C gene as a cause of Maron_s type IV hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Ryuichiro Anan
Persistent myocardial sinusoids of the left ventricle
Thomas St o _ rk
Correction [ Readers comments]
Effect of red versus white wine on the heart [ Readers comments]
Tsung O. Cheng

Journal of American College of Cardiology 39(3)
Initial experience with hyperoxemic reperfusion after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction : Results of a pilot study utilizing intracoronary aqueous oxygen therapy [ Clinical study: interventional cardiology]
AMIに対するプライマリー血管形成術後の初回経験
Simon R. Dixon
A randomized comparison of the value of additional stenting after optimal balloon angioplasty for long coronary lesions : Final results of the additional value of nir stents for treatment of long coronary lesions (ADVANCE) study [ Clinical study: interventional cardiology]
長い冠動脈病変に対する至適POBA後の追加的NIRステント植え込みの有用性に関する無作為化比較：ADVANCEスタディーの最終結果
Patrick W. Serruys
Vascular morphometric changes after radioactivestent implantation: a dose-response analysis [ Clinical study: interventional cardiology]

Paul Wexberg
Ethnic differences in coronary atherosclerosis [ Clinical study: coronary artery disease]
Matthew J. Budoff
Acute effects of heparin administration on the ischemic threshold of patients with coronary artery disease : Evaluation of the protective role of the metabolic modulator trimetazidine [ Clinical study: coronary artery disease]
Gabriele Fragasso
Absolute blood flow and oxygenconsumption in stunned myocardiumin patients with coronary artery disease [ Clinical study: myocardial ischemia]
Edward Barnes
The histology of viable and hibernating myocardium in relation to imaging characteristics [ Clinical study: myocardial ischemia]
Mark G. Gunning
Cardiac sympathetic denervationmodulates the sympathoexcitatoryresponse to acute myocardial ischemia [ Clinical study: myocardial ischemia]
Shuji Joho
Strain rate measurement by doppler echocardiography allows improvedassessment of myocardial viability inpatients with depressed left ventricular function [ Clinical study: myocardial ischemia]
Rainer Hoffmann
Isolated ventricular noncompaction is associated with coronary microcirculatory dysfunction [ Clinical study: cardiomyopathy]
Rolf Jenni
Immunohistologic evidence of myocardial disease in apparently healthy relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy [ Clinical study: cardiomyopathy]
Niall G. Mahon
Angiotensin receptor blockers in heart failure: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [ Clinical stud: heart failure]
Philip Jong
A randomized trial of the efficacy of multidisciplinary care in heart failure outpatients at high risk of hospital readmission [ Clinical study: heart failure]
Edward K. Kasper
Apoptotic pathway activation from mitochondria and death receptors without caspase-3 cleavage in failing human myocardium : Fragile balance of myocyte survival? [ Clinical study: heart failure]
Robert J. Scheubel
Doppler myocardial imaging to evaluate the effectiveness of pacing sites in patients receiving biventricular pacing [ Clinical study: heart failure]
Gerardo Ansalone
Repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia originating from the aortic sinus cusp : Electrocardiographic characterization for guiding catheter ablation [ Clinical study: electrophysiology]
Feifan Ouyang
Intracardiac phased-array imaging: methods and initial clinical experience with high resolution, under blood visualization : Initial experience with intracardiac phased-array ultrasound [ Clinical study: new methods]
Douglas L. Packer
Flecainide and sotalol: a new combination therapy for refractory supraventricular tachycardia in children <1 year of age [ Clinical study: pediatric cardiology]
Jack F. Price
Why do cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors cause cardiovascular events? [ Perspective]
Richard J. Bing
Detection of coronary stenosis andmyocardial viability using a singleintravenous bolus injection of BR14 [ Experimental study]
BR14静注（１ボーラス）による冠動脈狭窄の検知および心筋機能評価
Nicholas G. Fisher
Myocardial and microcirculatory kinetics of BR14, a novel third-generation intravenous ultrasound contrast agent [ Experimental study]
Nicholas G. Fisher
Life goes on [ Editor_s page]
William W. Parmley
President_s page: dollars without the sense [ ACC news]
Douglas P. Zipes
ACC/AHA guideline update for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery―executive summary : A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery) 1 2 3 1 When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association would appreciate the following citation format: Eagle KA, Berger PB, Calkins H, Chaitman BR, Ewy GA, Fleischmann KE, Fleisher LA, Froehlich JB, Gusberg RJ, Leppo JA, Ryan T, Schlant RC, Winters WL, Jr. ACC/AHA guideline update for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery). J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:542_53. 2 The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential conflicts of interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest. These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. 3 Single reprints of this document are available by calling 800-253-4636 (US only) or writing the American College of Cardiology, Educational Services, 9111 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-1699 (product code 71-0220). This document and the companion full-text guidelines (product code 71-0219), are available on the ACC Web site at www.acc.org and the AHA Web site at www.americanheart.org . To purchase additional reprints (specify version): up to 999 copies, call 800-611-6083 (US only) or fax 413-665-2671; 1000 or more copies, call 214-706-1466, fax 214-691-6342; or E-mail pubauth@heart.org. [ ACC/AHA practice guidelines]
Kim A. Eagle
Vasomotor effects and pathophysiologic relevance of F 2 -isoprostane formation in vascular diseases [ Letter to the editor]
Jean-Luc Cracowski
Reply [ Letter to the editor]
Francesco Violi
Percutaneous revascularization versus beating heart CABG or CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with refractory myocardial ischemia [ Letter to the editor]
難治性心筋虚血患者における経皮的血管再建術vs.拍動下CABG/CABG+人工心肺
（編集者への書簡）
Hratch L. Karamanoukian
Reply [ Letter to the editor]
Douglass A. Morrison
Perpetuation of the myth of the Q-wave versus the non_Q-wave myocardial infarction [ Letter to the editor]
Brendan P. Phibbs
Reply [ Letter to the editor]
Mark I. Furman
A stent with extent―fiction or prophecy? [ Letter to the editor]
Ariel Roguin

Journal of American College of Cardiology 39(4)
In vivo early and mid-termflow-mediated endothelial functionof the radial artery used as a coronary bypass graft [ Clinical study: bypass surgery]
Mahmoud H. Al-Bustami
The impact of obesity on the short-term andlong-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: the obesity paradox? [ Clinical study: interventional cardiology]
PCI後の短期および長期成績への肥満の影響：パラドクスか？
Luis Gruberg
Increased plasma levels of the soluble form of fas ligand in patients with acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris [ Clinical study: myocardial infarction]
Masumi Shimizu
Impact of normalized myocardial perfusion after successful angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction [ Clinical study: myocardial infarction]
AMIにおける血管形成術成功後の心筋灌流正常化の影響
Gregg W. Stone
Primary angioplasty reduces the risk of left ventricular free wall rupture compared with thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction [ Clinical study: myocardial infarction]
プライマリー血管形成術は血栓溶解療法に比してAMI患者における左室自由壁破裂のリスクを減少し得る
Ra u _ l Moreno
Visualization of coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients using optical coherence tomography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound [ Clinical study: atherosclerosis]
Ik-Kyung Jang
Effects of probucol and pravastatin on common carotid atherosclerosis in patients with asymptomatic hypercholesterolemia : Fukuoka atherosclerosis trial (FAST) [ Clinical study: atherosclerosis]
Yasunori Sawayama
Predictors of aneurysmal formation after surgical correction of aortic coarctation [ Clinical study: aortic aneurism]
Yskert von Kodolitsch
Prognostic value of exercise echocardiographyin 5,798 patients: is there a gender difference? [ Clinical study: stress testing]
Adelaide M. Arruda-Olson

C-reactive protein and angiographic coronary artery disease: independent and additive predictors of risk in subjects with angina [ Clinical study: coronary artery disease]
James S. Zebrack
Long-term outcome in patients with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [ Clinical study: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]
Maria J. Eriksson
Removal of cardiodepressant antibodies in dilated cardiomyopathy by immunoadsorption [ Clinical study: dilated cardiomyopathy]
Stephan B. Felix
Physical training modulates proinflammatory cytokines and the soluble Fas/soluble Fasligand system in patients with chronic heart failure [ Clinical study: heart failure]
Stamatis Adamopoulos
Heart failure in pressure overload hypertrophy : The relative roles of ventricularremodeling and myocardial dysfunction [ Clinical study: heart failure]
Gavin R. Norton
Pressure overload hypertrophy and congestive heart failure : Where is the Achilles_ heel”? [ Clinical study: heart failure]
Kirk L. Peterson
Postexercise blood pressure reduction in elderly hypertensive patients [ Clinical study: hypertension]
Maria Urbana P. Brand a _ o Rondon
Sympathetic activation markedly reduces endothelium-dependent, flow-mediated vasodilation [ Clinical study: endothelial function]
Michel L. Hijmering
Is electrical stimulation during administration of catecholamines required for the evaluation of success after ablation of atrioventricular node re-entrant tachycardias? [ Clinical study: electrophysiology]
Peter Weism u _ ller
Cardiac calcification in adult hemodialysis patients : A link between end-stage renal disease and cardiovascular disease? [ Clinical study: end-stage renal design]
Paolo Raggi
Bedside quantification of atherosclerosis severity for cardiovascular risk stratification: a prospective cohort study [ Experimental study: new techniques]
Patrick R. Hunziker
Crosstalk of endothelin-1 and platelet-derived growth factor in cardiac allograft arteriosclerosis [ Experimental study]
Roope K. Sihvola

High levels of fatty acids delay the recoveryof intracellular pH and cardiac efficiency inpost-ischemic hearts by inhibiting glucose oxidation [ Experimental study]
Que Liu
Influence of injection site, microvascular pressureand ultrasound variables on microbubble-mediated delivery of microspheres to muscle [ Experimental study]
Ji Song
Decoy oligodeoxynucleotide againstactivator protein-1 reducesneointimal proliferation after coronaryangioplasty in hypercholesterolemic minipigs [ Experimental study]
対活性体プロテイン−１おとりオリゴデオキシヌクレオチドは高脂血症ミニブタに対する冠動脈形成術後の新生内膜増殖を減少し得る
Arnd B. Buchwald
President_s page: fighting terrorism: our role as physicians [ ACC news]
Douglas P. Zipes
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning without coronary artery stenosis: a form of stunning-like phenomenon? [ Letter to the editor]
Junya Ako
Transient left ventricular apical ballooning without coronary artery stenosis: a form of stunning-like phenomenon? Reply [ Letter to the editor]
Kazufumi Tsuchihashi
Anasarca and low electrocardiogram voltage [ Letter to the editor]
F. James Brennan
Anasarca and low electrocardiogram voltage: Reply [ Letter to the editor]
John E. Madias
Pulse wave reflection in pulmonary hypertension [ Letter to the editor]
Denis Chemla
Pulse wave reflection in pulmonary hypertension: Reply [ Letter to the editor]
Yasunori Nakayama
Scopolamine? [ Letter to the Editor]
David Selman
Scopolamine? Reply [ Letter to the editor]
David Selman