Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Masakazu TeragakiShuhei NishiguchiJunichi Yoshikawa ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 167 - 170
The role of inflammation markers in triggering acute coronary events Mehmet TokaÇAli ÖzerenHasan GÖk ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 171 - 176
High plasma level of asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with acutely exacerbated congestive heart failure: role in reduction of plasma nitric oxide level Masayuki SaitohTomohiro OsanaiKen Okumura ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 177 - 182
C-reactive protein-induced production of interleukin-18 in human endothelial cells: a mechanism of orchestrating cytokine cascade in acute coronary syndrome Minako Yamaoka-TojoTaiki TojoTohru Izumi ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 183 - 187
Metoprolol, a Β-1 selective blocker, can be used safely in coronary artery disease patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Ahmet ÇamsarıSerpil ArıkanSinan Aydogˇdu ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 188 - 192
Changes in the peripheral eosinophil count in patients with acute eosinophilic myocarditis Shin-ichiro MorimotoNatsuko KuboHitoshi Hishida ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 193 - 196
Thrombus removal with a temporary vena caval filter in patients with acute proximal deep vein thrombosis Manabu NoguchiKiyoyuki EishiKazuyoshi Tanigawa ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 197 - 201
Wave intensity analysis from the common carotid artery: a new noninvasive index of cerebral vasomotor tone Robert A. BleasdaleCatherine E. MumfordMichael P. Frenneaux ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 202 - 206
Effects of cobalt-60 Γ-radiation on the synthesis of adrenomedullin and endothelin in rat vascular smooth muscle cells Guangzhen ZhongFengrong ChenChaoshu Tang ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 207 - 212
The morphological significance of the human sinuatrial nodal branch (artery) Tomokazu KawashimaHiroshi Sasaki ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 213 - 219
Complications of pulmonary vein isolation by catheter ablation evaluated by ECG-gated multislice computed tomography Nobusada FunabashiMasayori YonezawaIssei Komuro CASE REPORT Pages: 220 - 223
Regression of an atherosclerotic coronary artery plaque demonstrated by multislice spiral computed tomography in a patient with stable angina pectoris Yuichi SatoFumio InoueKatsuo Kanmatsuse GRAPHIC REPORT Pages: 224 - 226