Vol. 73 años. 2009 No. 3

 Circulation Journal Award of the Year 2008

• Circulation Journal Award of the Year 2008.pág 391-393  

Reviews

• Role of Coronary Vasoconstriction in Ischemic Heart Disease and Search for Novel Therapeutic Targets.pág 394-403
• Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction What is Known and Unknown.pág 404-410
• Endothelial Function and Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Diseases.pág 411-418
• The Pathological Role of Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Heart Disease.pág 419-427

Editorials

·         Metabolic Syndrome and Catheter Ablation in Atrial  Fibrillation.pág428-429

·         A Less Invasive Examination for Atrial Tachycardias After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease.pág 430-431

·         A New Mechanism and Strategy for Inhibiting Thrombus Formation in the Artery.pág 432-433

·         New Approaches to the Evaluation of Coronary Endothelial Function:
Direct Measurement of Intra-Arterial NO Concentration In Vivo.pág 434-435

·         How Useful is the 3-Dimensional Image for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation?pág 436-437

Original Articles

Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology

• Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation.pág 438-443
• Electrophysiological Characteristics of the Marshall Potential in Dogs:
  Based on Anatomic Propertiespág 444-450
• Noninvasive Characterization of Intra-Atrial Reentrant Tachyarrhythmias After Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart Diseasespág 451-460
• In Vivo Effect of a Dominant Negative Kv4.2 Loss-of-Function Mutation Eliminating I_to,f on Atrial Refractoriness and Atrial Fibrillation in Micepág 461-467
• Influence of Autonomic Stimulation on the Genesis of Atrial Fibrillation in Remodeled Canine Atria not the Same as in Normal Atria.pág 468-475

Cardiac Rehabilitation

• Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease After Residential vs Ambulatory Cardiac Rehabilitationpág 476-483

Critical Care

• Current Status of Emergency Care for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in an Urban Setting in Japanpág 484-489
• Comparison of Arterial Blood Gases of Laryngeal Mask Airway and Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrestspág 490-496

Imaging

• Relationship Between Thin Cap Fibroatheroma Identified by Virtual Histology and Angioscopic Yellow Plaque in Quantitative Analysis With Colorimetry.pág 497-502

Ischemic Heart Disease

• Elevation of Plasma Granzyme B Levels After Acute Myocardial Infarction : Correlation With Left Ventricular Remodeling.pág 503-507
• Angiographic Patterns of Restenosis After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantationpág508-511
• High Incidence of Repeat Anginal Attacks Despite Treatment With Calcium-Channel Blockers in Patients With Coronary Spastic Angina.pág 512-515

Pediatric Cardiology

·         Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defects and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries : 18-Year Clinical Experience and Angiographic Follow-up of Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteriespág516-522

Pulmonary Circulation

·         Long-Term Epoprostenol Therapy in Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
Sequence of Changes in Hemodynamic Effects.pág 523-529

Stroke

·         Asymptomatic Cerebral Microbleeds Seen in Healthy Subjects Have a Strong Association With Asymptomatic Lacunar Infarction.pág530-533

Vascular Medicine

·         Lipoprotein Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, and Adipocytokine Levels in Japanese Female Adolescents With a Normal Body Mass Index and High Body Fat Mass.pág534-539

·         Important Regulatory Role of Activated Platelet-Derived Procoagulant Activity in the Propagation of Thrombi Formed Under Arterial Blood Flow Conditions.pág540-548

·         Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Middle-Aged and Elderly Japanese Men.pág 549-553

·         Nicorandil Attenuates FeCl₃-Induced Thrombus Formation Through the Inhibition of Reactive Oxygen Species Production.pág 554-561

·         Evaluation of Coronary Endothelial Function by Catheter-Type NO Sensor in High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obese Dogs.pág 562-567

·         Chronic Smoking Prevents Amelioration of Endothelial Function in the Course of the Menstrual Cycle.pág 568-572

Case Reports

• Long-Term Electrocardiographic Follow-up From Childhood of an Adult Patient With Brugada Syndrome Associated With Sick Sinus Syndrome
  A Case Report.pág 575-579
• Action Potential Alternans in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in a Patient With Asymptomatic Brugada Syndrome.pág 580-583
• Dynamic Change in ST-Segment and Spontaneous Occurrence of Ventricular Fibrillation in Brugada Syndrome With a Novel Nonsense Mutation in the SCN5A Gene During Long-Term Follow-up.pág 584-588
• Complete Atrioventricular Block Associated With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.pág 589-592

Letters to the Editor

• T Wave Alternans Detected in Defibrillator Electrograms.pág 593

Authors Reply

• T Wave Alternans Detected in Defibrillator Electrograms: Reply.pág 594