Vol.147 (2012.1.5) Impact Factor 2010 : 3.225  In 2011 (January to December), the average time for primary review for all original manuscripts submitted to Circulation Journal was 12.0 days. Circulation Journal Vol.76 No.1 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

Enhancing the Scientific and Internationalization Levels of the Circulation Journal
Hiroaki Shimokawa

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Cardiology Societies in the Asian/Pacific Region

The Korean Society of Cardiology
Chong Yun Rhim

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Reviews

Value of Real-Time Transesophageal 3-Dimensional Echocardiography in Guiding Ablation of Isthmus- Dependent Atrial Flutter and Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Francesco F. Faletra, François Regoli, Marta Acena, Angelo Auricchio

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Nitroglycerin Use in Myocardial Infarction Patients – Risks and Benefits –
Julio C.B. Ferreira, Daria Mochly-Rosen

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Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Single Right Ventricle in Congenital Heart Disease – Results of New Techniques –
Clifford L. Cua, Timothy F. Feltes

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Clinical Implications of Electrocardiograms for Patients With Anterior Wall ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Interventional Era
Masami Kosuge, Kazuo Kimura

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Editorials

Proton-Pump Inhibitors – The Devil or the Savior for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention? –
Ken Kozuma

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The Role of Right Ventricular Function in the Development of Heart Failure – What Should We Solve? –
Yasushi Sakata

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Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction and Non-Contrast Multidetector Computed Tomography
Akira Kurata, Hiroshi Higashino, Teruhito Mochizuki

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Be Concise to Find the Candidate for Intensive Care – Importance of Risk Stratification of Ischemic Heart Disease –
Kazuya Takehana

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Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Lowering Therapy and Established Atherosclerosis
Ren Kawaguchi

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Plakophilin-2 Gene Could Be a Causative Factor in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Susumu Adachi, Mitsuaki Isobe

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Early Detection and Prediction by Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Kentaro Kohagura, Yusuke Ohya

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Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy With Statins for Primary Prevention
Masaharu Ishihara

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Original Articles

Cardiovascular Intervention

Impact of Calcification on the Long-Term Outcomes of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation – Subanalysis of the Cypher Post-Marketing Surveillance Registry –
Hajime Fujimoto, Masato Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Yokoi

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Three-Year Follow-up of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents vs. Bare Metal Stents for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Kentaro Ejiri, Masaharu Ishihara, Kazuoki Dai, Takashi Miki, Ichiro Inoue, Takuji Kawagoe, Yuji Shimatani, Fumiharu Miura, Yasuharu Nakama, Takayuki Otani, Hiroki Ikenaga, Nozomu Oda, Masayuki Nakamura

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Clinical Outcomes Following Coronary Stenting in Japanese Patients Treated With and Without Proton Pump Inhibitor
Tadasuke Chitose, Seiji Hokimoto, Shuichi Oshima, Koichi Nakao, Kazuteru Fujimoto, Yuji Miyao, Hideki Shimomura, Ryusuke Tsunoda, Hideki Maruyama, Toyoki Hirose, Koichiro Yamamoto, Michio Mizobe, Koichi Kaikita, Sunao Nakamura, Hisao Ogawa on behalf of Kumamoto Intervention Conference Study (KICS) Investigators

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Cardiac Rehabilitation

Abnormal End-Tidal PO₂ and PCO₂ at the Anaerobic Threshold Correlate Well With Impaired Exercise Gas Exchange in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Hiroto Kano, Akira Koike, Masayo Hoshimoto-Iwamoto, Osamu Nagayama, Koji Sakurada, Takeya Suzuki, Hidekazu Tsuneoka, Hitoshi Sawada, Tadanori Aizawa, Karlman Wasserman

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Cardiovascular Surgery

Impact of Preoperative Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Support on Outcome Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Koichi Toda, Tomoyuki Fujita, Junjiro Kobayashi, Yusuke Shimahara, Soichiro Kitamura, Osamu Seguchi, Yoshihiro Murata, Masanobu Yanase, Takeshi Nakatani

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Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Transfusion Requirement in Dual Antiplatelet-Treated Anemic Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery – A Randomized Controlled Study –
So Woon Ahn, Jae Kwang Shim, Young Nam Youn, Jong Wook Song, So Young Yang, Sung Chan Chung, Young Lan Kwak

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Clinical Outcomes and Hemodynamics of the 19-mm Perimount Magna Bioprosthesis in an Aortic Position – Comparison With the 19-mm Medtronic Mosaic Ultra Valve –
Homare Okamura, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Takamichi Yoshizaki, Hiroshi Nagano, Satoshi Itoh, Hideki Morita, Kazuhiro Naito, Koichi Yuri, Hideo Adachi

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Heart Failure

Prognostic Value of Change in Red Cell Distribution Width 1 Month After Discharge in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients
Jaewon Oh, Seok-Min Kang, Hoyoun Won, Namki Hong, Soo-Young Kim, Sungha Park, Sang-Hak Lee, Yangsoo Jang, Namsik Chung

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Urinary 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine as a Novel Biomarker for Predicting Cardiac Events and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Carvedilol Treatment in Patients With Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
Takehisa Susa, Shigeki Kobayashi, Takeo Tanaka, Wakako Murakami, Shintaro Akashi, Ichiro Kunitsugu, Shinichi Okuda, Masahiro Doi, Yasuaki Wada, Tomoko Nao, Jutaro Yamada, Takeshi Ueyama, Takayuki Okamura, Masafumi Yano, Masunori Matsuzaki

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Prognostic Significance and Normal Values of 2D Strain to Assess Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Chronic Heart Failure
Soulef Guendouz, Stéphane Rappeneau, Julien Nahum, Jean-Luc Dubois-Randé, Pascal Gueret, Jean-Luc Monin, Pascal Lim, Serge Adnot, Luc Hittinger, Thibaud Damy

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Cardioprotective Effect of Apelin-13 on Cardiac Performance and Remodeling in End-Stage Heart Failure
Wataru Koguchi, Naohiko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Takeshima, Mayuko Ishikawa, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Toshihiko Ishimitsu

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Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcome in Patients Hospitalized With Congestive Heart Failure
Kimiaki Komukai, Kosuke Minai, Satoshi Arase, Takayuki Ogawa, Tokiko Nakane, Tomohisa Nagoshi, Yosuke Kayama, Yuichi Abe, Satoshi Morimoto, Kazuo Ogawa, Shinya Fujii, Hiroshi Sekiyama, Taro Date, Makoto Kawai, Kenichi Hongo, Ikuo Taniguchi, Michihiro Yoshimura

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Hypertension and Circulatory Control

Medetomidine, an α₂-Adrenergic Agonist, Activates Cardiac Vagal Nerve Through Modulation of Baroreflex Control
Shuji Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Toru Kawada, Yusuke Sata, Masaki Mizuno, Atsunori Kamiya, Toshiaki Shishido, Masashi Inagaki, Mikiyasu Shirai, Shunji Sano, Masaru Sugimachi

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Imaging

Assessment of Coronary Vasoreactivity by Multidetector Computed Tomography – Feasibility Study With Rubidium-82 Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography –
Vincent Dunet, Salah D. Qanadli, Gilles Allenbach, Amin Dabiri, Lucia Mazzolai, Bernard Waeber, François Feihl, John O. Prior

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Cardiac Event Risk in Japanese Subjects Estimated Using Gated Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, in Conjunction With Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease
Kenichi Nakajima, Shinro Matsuo, Chio Okuyama, Tsuguru Hatta, Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Shigeyuki Nishimura, Akira Yamashina, Hideo Kusuoka, Tsunehiko Nishimura

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Ischemic Heart Disease

Virtual Histology Evaluation of Atherosclerosis Regression During Atorvastatin and Ezetimibe Administration – HEAVEN Study –
Tomas Kovarnik, Gary S. Mintz, Hana Skalicka, Ales Kral, Jan Horak, Roman Skulec, Jana Uhrova, Pavel Martasek, Richard W. Downe, Andreas Wahle, Milan Sonka, Vratislav Mrazek, Michael Aschermann, Ales Linhart

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Molecular Cardiology

Significant Association of rs13376333 in KCNN3 on Chromosome 1q21 With Atrial Fibrillation in a Taiwanese Population
Shu-Hsuan Chang, Sheng-Nan Chang, Juey-Jen Hwang, Fu-Tien Chiang, Chuen-Den Tseng, Jen-Kuang Lee, Ling-Ping Lai, Jiunn-Lee Lin, Cho-Kai Wu, Chia-Ti Tsai

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PKP2 Mutations in Sudden Death From Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and Sudden Unexpected Death With Negative Autopsy (SUDNA)
Mingchang Zhang, Fabio Tavora, Joao Bosco Oliveira, Ling Li, Marcello Franco, David Fowler, Ziqin Zhao, Allen Burke

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Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Long-Term Serial Aerobic Exercise Capacity and Hemodynamic Properties in Clinically and Hemodynamically Good, "Excellent", Fontan Survivors
Hideo Ohuchi, Shin Ono, Yuka Tanabe, Kazuto Fujimoto, Hideya Yagi, Heima Sakaguchi, Aya Miyazaki, Osamu Yamada

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Regenerative Medicine

Delta-Opioid Receptor Activation Promotes Mesenchymal Stem Cell Survival via PKC/STAT3 Signaling Pathway
Sayaka Higuchi, Masaaki Ii, Ping Zhu, Muhammad Ashraf

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Renal Disease

Usefulness of Urinary Biomarkers in Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery in Adults
Katsuomi Matsui, Atsuko Kamijo-Ikemori, Takeshi Sugaya, Takashi Yasuda, Kenjiro Kimura

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Vascular Medicine

Effect of Intensive Lipid-Lowering Therapy With Rosuvastatin on Progression of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Japanese Patients – Justification for Atherosclerosis Regression Treatment (JART) Study –
Ryuji Nohara, Hiroyuki Daida, Mitsumasa Hata, Kohei Kaku, Ryuzo Kawamori, Junji Kishimoto, Masahiko Kurabayashi, Izuru Masuda, Ichiro Sakuma, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Hiroyoshi Yokoi, Masayuki Yoshida for the Justification for Atherosclerosis Regression Treatment (JART) Investigators

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Inhibition of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Potentiates Relaxation of Porcine Coronary Arteries Induced by Nitroglycerin by Decreasing Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Activity
Dou Dou, Yixuan Guo, Lei Ying, Juan Liu, Xiaojian Xu, Xiaoxing Yu, Yuansheng Gao

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Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

Right Atrial Late Gadolinium Enhancement on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pulmonary Hypertension
Takahiro Sato, Ichizo Tsujino, Hiroshi Ohira, Noriko Oyama-Manabe, Yosuke Yamada, Noriyuki Otsuka, Masaharu Nishimura

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JCS Guidelines

Guidelines for Indication and Management of Pregnancy and Delivery in Women With Heart Disease (JCS 2010) – Digest Version –
JCS Joint Working Group

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