1. Public funding for medical research in relation to the burden of disease caused by cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms in Germany

   • Manuel Krone
   • Vera Dufner
   • Peter U. Heuschmann

   Original Paper 13 April 2018 Pages: 737 - 744

   

2. Patent foramen ovale closure or medical therapy for cryptogenic ischemic stroke: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

   • Volker Schulze
   • Yingfeng Lin
   • Georg Wolff

   Original Paper 02 March 2018 Pages: 745 - 755

   

3. Risk factors and outcome of postoperative delirium after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

   • Peter Stachon
   • Klaus Kaier
   • Constantin von zur Mühlen

   Original Paper 13 April 2018 Pages: 756 - 762

   

4. Predictors for target lesion microcalcifications in patients with stable coronary artery disease: an optical coherence tomography study

   • Sebastian Reith
   • Andrea Milzi
   • Mathias Burgmaier

   Original Paper 13 April 2018 Pages: 763 - 771

   

5. Inflammation and the risk of atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

   • Daniele Pastori
   • Kazuo Miyazawa
   • Gregory Y. H. Lip

   Original Paper Open access 17 April 2018 Pages: 772 - 777

6. Underestimated prevalence of heart failure in hospital inpatients: a comparison of ICD codes and discharge letter information

   • Mathias Kaspar
   • Georg Fette
   • Stefan Störk

   Original Paper Open access 17 April 2018 Pages: 778 - 787

   

7. Patent foramen ovale closure versus medical therapy for prevention of recurrent cryptogenic embolism: updated meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

   • Brunilda Alushi
   • Alexander Lauten
   • Adnan Kastrati

   Original Paper 11 April 2018 Pages: 788 - 798

   

8. NOAC monotherapy in patients with concomitant indications for oral anticoagulation undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

   • Nicolas A. Geis
   • Christina Kiriakou
   • Raffi Bekeredjian

   Original Paper 11 April 2018 Pages: 799 - 806

   

9. Efficacy and safety of bivalirudin for percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndromes: a meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

   • Thomas G. Nührenberg
   • Willibald Hochholzer
   • Franz-Josef Neumann

   Original Paper 13 April 2018 Pages: 807 - 815

   

10. Stent thrombosis rates the first year and beyond with new- and old-generation drug-eluting stents compared to bare metal stents

    • Christoph Varenhorst
    • Martin Lindholm
    • Bo Lagerqvist

    Original Paper Open access 17 April 2018 Pages: 816 - 823

    

11. Automatically computed ECG algorithm for the quantification of myocardial scar and the prediction of mortality

    • Patrick Badertscher
    • Ivo Strebel
    • Tobias Reichlin

    Original Paper 17 April 2018 Pages: 824 - 835

    

12. Regional variations in hospital management and post-discharge mortality in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

    • Héctor Bueno
    • Xavier Rossello
    • Yong Huo

    Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 836 - 844

    

13. Creation of a restrictive atrial communication in heart failure with preserved and mid-range ejection fraction: effective palliation of left atrial hypertension and pulmonary congestion

    • Anna Bauer
    • Markus Khalil
    • Dietmar Schranz

    Original Paper 16 April 2018 Pages: 845 - 857

    

14. Quantitative flow ratio derived from diagnostic coronary angiography in assessment of patients with intermediate coronary stenosis: a wire-free fractional flow reserve study

    • Łukasz Kołtowski
    • Martyna Zaleska
    • Janusz Kochman

    Original Paper 20 August 2018 Pages: 858 - 867

    

15. Beta-blockers do not protect against cardiac toxicity of hyperkalemia

    • Christian de Tymowski
    • Enora Atchade
    • Sophie Provenchère

    Letter to the Editors 12 March 2018 Pages: 868 - 869