Vol.135 (2011.9.1) Impact Factor 2010 : 3.225  In 2011 (January to August), the average time for primary review for all original manuscripts submitted to Circulation Journal is 10.4 days. Circulation Journal Vol.75 No.9 目次 Circulation Journalの目次を掲載した JCS Newsletter目次号を配信しています。 オンラインジャーナルと合わせてご利用ください。

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Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Message From the Editor-in-Chief
Hiroaki Shimokawa

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Reviews

Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Therapy for Heart Failure
Robert J. Mentz, G. Michael Felker

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How to Treat Stage D Heart Failure? – When to Implant Left Ventricular Assist Devices in the Era of Continuous Flow Pumps? –
Koichiro Kinugawa

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Editorials

Is “Strict” Conventional Therapy Enough for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease?
Yasuhiko Sakata

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A Unique Warfarin Therapy in Japan – Is It Appropriate or Eccentric? –
Hideo Mitamura

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Influence of Platelet Reactivity on Outcome of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Angioplasty
Giuseppe Patti, Annunziata Nusca

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Is Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (hANP) Effective as an Additive to Cardioplegic Solution During Cardiac Surgery?
Hitoshi Yaku

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Careful Echocardiographic Analysis of Right Ventricular Function as a Long-Term Prognostic Variable in Systolic Heart Failure
Pavan Atluri

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Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin-I in Congenital Heart Disease
Shigetoyo Kogaki

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Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index Is a Non-Invasive Useful Marker of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Progression
Yoshihiro Fukumoto

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Adipose Tissue or Bone Marrow, Store for Purchasing Mesenchymal Stem Cells?
Yikuan Chen, Gang Wang, Lingfang Zeng

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Late Breaking Clinical Trials (JCS 2011)

Intensively Lowering Both Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Does Not Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Japanese Coronary Artery Disease Patients
Takahide Kohro, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Tohru Izumi, Hiroyuki Daida, Masahiko Kurabayashi, Katsumi Miyauchi, Taiki Tojo, Ryozo Nagai on behalf of the JCADII Investigators

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Original Articles

Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology

Molecular and Functional Changes in Voltage-Gated Na⁺ Channels in Cardiomyocytes During Mouse Embryogenesis
Liangzhu Yu, Shijun Gao, Li Nie, Ming Tang, Weifeng Huang, Hongyan Luo, Xinwu Hu, Jiaoya Xi, Minjie Zhu, Yunjie Zheng, Linlin Gao, Lanqiu Zhang, Yuanlong Song, Jürgen Hescheler, Huamin Liang

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Effects of Quinidine on the Action Potential Duration Restitution Property in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in Patients With Brugada Syndrome
Sonoko Ashino, Ichiro Watanabe, Masayoshi Kofune, Koichi Nagashima, Kimie Ohkubo, Yasuo Okumura, Hiroaki Mano, Toshiko Nakai, Satoshi Kunimoto, Yuji Kasamaki, Atsushi Hirayama

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Time in the Therapeutic Range During Warfarin Therapy in Japanese Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation – A Multicenter Study of Its Status and Influential Factors –
Ken Okumura, Takashi Komatsu, Takeshi Yamashita, Yuji Okuyama, Masahiko Harada, Yoshiyuki Konta, Toru Hatayama, Daisuke Horiuchi, Eiki Tsushima

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Impact of Pacing and High-Pass Filter Settings on Ventricular Bipolar Electrograms in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Systems – Implication of Predictors for Inappropriate Therapy Caused by Oversensing of Repolarization Electrograms –
Akira Maesato, Satoshi Higa, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Ichiro Chinen, Sugako Ishigaki, Machiko Yajima, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Shih-Ann Chen

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Cardiovascular Intervention

Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Loading in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing an Unexpectedly Delayed Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – Impact on Intracoronary Thrombus Burden and Myocardial Perfusion –
Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitrios A. Vrachatis, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Stefanos Archontakis, Konstantinos I. Kalogeras, Maria G. Kariori, Anthi Gafou, Carmen Moldovan, Panagiotis Tzamalis, Christodoulos Stefanadis

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Impact of Acute Gain on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Treated With Sirolimus-Eluting Stent – A Sub- Analysis Study From the STLLR Trial –
Satoko Tahara, Hiram G. Bezerra, Hiroyuki Kyono, Thomas Carrigan, Emile Mehanna, Wei Wang, Marco A. Costa

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Comparison of Paclitaxel-, Sirolimus-, and Zotarolimus-Eluting Stents in Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Metabolic Syndrome
Min Goo Lee, Myung Ho Jeong, Youngkeun Ahn, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park, Jung Chaee Kang, Shung Chull Chae, Seung Ho Hur, Taek Jong Hong, Young Jo Kim, In Whan Seong, Jei Keon Chae, Jay Young Rhew, In Ho Chae, Myeong Chan Cho, Jang Ho Bae, Seung Woon Rha, Chong Jin Kim, Donghoon Choi, Yang Soo Jang, Junghan Yoon, Wook Sung Chung, Ki Bae Seung, Seung Jung Park other Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators

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Cardiac Rehabilitation

Evaluation of Patient Compliance, Quality of Life Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of a “Test In-Train Out” Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Intermittent Claudication
Anna Maria Malagoni, Emidia Vagnoni, Michele Felisatti, Simona Mandini, Mahdi Heidari, Francesco Mascoli, Nino Basaglia, Roberto Manfredini, Paolo Zamboni, Fabio Manfredini

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Cardiovascular Surgery

Early- and Long-Term Outcomes After Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Patients Aged 45 Years and Younger
Naoyuki Kimura, Masashi Tanaka, Koji Kawahito, Satoshi Itoh, Homare Okamura, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Takashi Ino, Hideo Adachi

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Myocardial Protective Effect of Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Cardiac Surgery – “hANP Shot” in Clinical Safety Trial –
Akira Sezai, Shinji Wakui, Kenji Akiyama, Mitsumasa Hata, Isamu Yoshitake, Satoshi Unosawa, Motomi Shiono, Atsushi Hirayama

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Heart Failure

A Natural p300-Specific Histone Acetyltransferase Inhibitor, Curcumin, in Addition to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, Exerts Beneficial Effects on Left Ventricular Systolic Function After Myocardial Infarction in Rats
Yoichi Sunagawa, Tatsuya Morimoto, Hiromichi Wada, Tomohide Takaya, Yasufumi Katanasaka, Teruhisa Kawamura, Shigeki Yanagi, Akira Marui, Ryuzo Sakata, Akira Shimatsu, Takeshi Kimura, Hideaki Kakeya, Masatoshi Fujita, Koji Hasegawa

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Effect of Atorvastatin vs. Rosuvastatin on Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Non-Diabetic Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Hiroshi Sakai, Kunihiro Ibe, Masayuki Yamaji, Chiho Kawahara, Ichiro Nakae, Masanori Fujii, Takashi Yamamoto, Minoru Horie

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Novel Strain Rate Index of Contractility Loss Caused by Mechanical Dyssynchrony – A Predictor of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy –
Hiroyuki Iwano, Satoshi Yamada, Masaya Watanabe, Hirofumi Mitsuyama, Hisao Nishino, Shinobu Yokoyama, Sanae Kaga, Mutsumi Nishida, Hisashi Yokoshiki, Hisao Onozuka, Taisei Mikami, Hiroyuki Tsutsui

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Role of Right Ventricular Systolic Function on Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Systolic Heart Failure
Christina Chrysohoou, Christos-Konstantinos Antoniou, Iason Kotrogiannis, George Metallinos, Athanasios Aggelis, Ioannis Andreou, Stella Brili, Christos Pitsavos, Christodoulos Stefanadis

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Hypertension and Circulatory Control

Genetic Variation in Gsα Protein as a New Indicator in Screening Test for Vasovagal Syncope
Malgorzata Lelonek, Monika Zelazowska, Tadeusz Pietrucha

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Imaging

Validation of Automated Quantitation of Myocardial Perfusion and Fatty Acid Metabolism Abnormalities on SPECT Images
Keiichiro Yoshinaga, Takayuki Matsuki, Akiyoshi Hashimoto, Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Tomoaki Nakata, Nagara Tamaki

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Ischemic Heart Disease

Effect of Long-Term Nitrate Treatment on Cardiac Events in Patients With Vasospastic Angina
Munenori Kosugi, Akihiro Nakagomi, Toshiyuki Shibui, Katsuhito Kato, Yoshiki Kusama, Hirotsugu Atarashi, Kyoichi Mizuno

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Importance of the Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women With Diabetes Without Anginal Pain
Yuko Igarashi, Taishiro Chikamori, Satoshi Hida, Hirokazu Tanaka, Chie Shiba, Yasuhiro Usui, Tuguhisa Hatano, Akira Yamashina

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Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Volume Overload and Pressure Overload due to Left-to-Right Shunt-Induced Myocardial Injury – Evaluation Using a Highly Sensitive Cardiac Troponin-I Assay in Children With Congenital Heart Disease –
Masaya Sugimoto, Kei Ota, Aya Kajihama, Kouichi Nakau, Hiromi Manabe, Hiroki Kajino

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Status and Future Needs of Regional Adult Congenital Heart Disease Centers in Japan – A Nationwide Survey –
Ryota Ochiai, Atsushi Yao, Koichiro Kinugawa, Ryozo Nagai, Isao Shiraishi, Koichiro Niwa

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Idiopathic Cardiomyopathies in Korean Children – 9-Year Korean Multicenter Study –
Jin Hee Oh, Young Mi Hong, Jae Young Choi, Soo Jin Kim, Jo Won Jung, Sejung Sohn, Myung Chul Hyun, Chung Il Noh, Joo Won Lee, In Sook Park

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Preventive Medicine

Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled, Comparative Trial of Formula Food Containing Soy Protein vs. Milk Protein in Visceral Fat Obesity – FLAVO Study –
Masaya Takahira, Keita Noda, Mikio Fukushima, Bo Zhang, Ryoko Mitsutake, Yoshinari Uehara, Masahiro Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Keijiro Saku

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Pulmonary Circulation

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Derived Pulmonary Artery Distensibility Index Correlates With Pulmonary Artery Stiffness and Predicts Functional Capacity in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Ki-Woon Kang, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Young-Jin Kim, Byoung-Wook Choi, Hye Sun Lee, Woo-In Yang, Chi- Young Shim, Jongwon Ha, Namsik Chung

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Regenerative Medicine

A Uremic Solute, P-Cresol, Inhibits the Proliferation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells via the p38 Pathway
Yuan Ying, Ke Yang, Yan Liu, Qiu J Chen, Wei F Shen, Lin Lu, Rui Y Zhang

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Gene and Protein Expression Analysis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Rat Adipose Tissue and Bone Marrow
Chiaki Nakanishi, Noritoshi Nagaya, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Kenichi Yamahara, Shu Takabatake, Tetsuo Konno, Kenshi Hayashi, Masa-aki Kawashiri, Toshinari Tsubokawa, Masakazu Yamagishi

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Vascular Medicine

Atherosclerosis Amelioration by Moderate Alcohol Consumption Is Associated With Increased Circulating Levels of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1
Paloma Gil-Bernabe, Daniel Boveda-Ruiz, Corina D’Alessandro-Gabazza, Masaaki Toda, Yasushi Miyake, Rumi Mifuji-Moroka, Motoh Iwasa, John Morser, Esteban C. Gabazza, Yoshiyuki Takei

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Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

Thrombus Attached to the Left Atrial Septal Pouch Assessed on 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
Hiroshi Kuwaki, Masaaki Takeuchi, Kyoko Kaku, Nobuhiko Haruki, Hidetoshi Yoshitani, Masahito Tamura, Masahiro Okazaki, Haruhiko Abe, Yutaka Otsuji

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Letters to the Editor

Intravascular Ultrasound Parameters in Non-Inferiority Trial
Ji Ma, Toshihiro Morita, Hideaki Kaneda

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Intravascular Ultrasound Parameters in Non-Inferiority Trial – Reply –
Katsumi Miyauchi, Hiroyuki Daida

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