1. Endothelial dysfunction, intima-media thickness, ankle-brachial pressure index, and pulse pressure in young post-myocardial infarction patients with various expressions of classical risk factors

   • Barbara Eržen
   • Mišo Šabovič
   • Pavel Poredoš

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 215 - 222

2. Inpatients with coronary heart disease have a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in China

   • Hao Liu
   • Jinming Yu
   • Dayi Hu

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 223 - 228

3. High P-selectin expression and low CD36 occupancy on circulating platelets are strong predictors of restenosis after coronary stenting in patients with coronary artery disease

   • Kagari Murasaki
   • Masatoshi Kawana
   • Hiroshi Kasanuki

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 229 - 236

4. Tissue Doppler imaging adds incremental value in predicting exercise capacity in patients with congestive heart failure

   • Sait Terzi
   • Nurten Sayar
   • Kemal Yesilcimen

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 237 - 244

5. A noninvasive sizing method to choose fitted Amplatzer septal occluder by transthoracic echocardiography in patients with secundum atrial septal defects

   • Kuang-Jen Chien
   • Cheng-Liang Lee
   • Kai-Sheng Hsieh

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 245 - 250

6. Increased prevalence of ventricular fibrillation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

   • Mohammad-Reza Movahed
   • Mehrtash Hashemzadeh
   • Mazen Jamal

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 251 - 253

7. Aldosterone induces circadian gene expression of clock genes in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts

   • Kyoe Tanaka
   • Naoto Ashizawa
   • Katsusuke Yano

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 254 - 260

8. A novel approach to reduce catheter-related infection using sustained-release basic fibroblast growth factor for tissue regeneration in mice

   • Keiichi Hirose
   • Akira Marui
   • Masashi Komeda

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE 20 July 2007 Pages: 261 - 267

9. Coronary dilatation 10 weeks after paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation. No role of shear stress in lumen enlargement?

   • Michail I. Papafaklis
   • Christos S. Katsouras
   • Lampros K. Michalis

   CASE REPORT 20 July 2007 Pages: 268 - 273

10. Spontaneous slow flow in the saphenous vein graft: a relevant distinction of macrovascular endothelial dysfunction

    • Paul C. Ho

    CASE REPORT 20 July 2007 Pages: 274 - 277

11. Intracardiac thrombus, superior vena cava syndrome, and pulmonary embolism in a patient with Behçet's disease: a case report and literature review

    • Takashi Kajiya
    • Ryuichiro Anan
    • Chuwa Tei

    CASE REPORT 20 July 2007 Pages: 278 - 283

12. Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve

    • Mi Young Park
    • Jae Seung Shin
    • Woo Hyuk Song

    GRAPHIC REPORT 20 July 2007 Pages: 284 - 286

13. Assessment of mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis by live three-dimensional echocardiography: comparison with transesophageal echocardiography

    • Antonella Moreo
    • Elisabetta Lobiati
    • Francesco Mauri

    GRAPHIC REPORT 20 July 2007 Pages: 287 - 289