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◆Message From the Editor-in-Chief◆

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Message From the Editor-in-Chief

Editorial Statistics and Best Reviewers Awards for 2009
Hiroaki Shimokawa

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Reviews

Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: Transition From Theory to Practice
Peter Libby, Yoshihisa Okamoto, Viviane Z. Rocha, Eduardo Folco

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The Initiation of the Heart Beat
Peng-Sheng Chen, Boyoung Joung, Tetsuji Shinohara, Mithilesh Das, Zhenhui Chen, Shien-Fong Lin

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Coordination of Vasomotor Responses by the Endothelium
Kim A. Dora

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Characteristics of Chronic Rejection in Heart Transplantation: Important Elements of Pathogenesis and Future Treatments
Jun-ichi Suzuki, Mitsuaki Isobe, Ryuichi Morishita, Ryozo Nagai

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Coronary Angioscopic Evaluation for Serial Changes of Luminal Appearance After Pharmacological and Catheter Interventions
Masamichi Takano, Kyoichi Mizuno

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Editorials

Inflammation and Atrial Fibrillation
Nobuhisa Hagiwara

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Green Tea Consumption and Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease
Shinichi Kuriyama

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Is Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea a Potential Screening Tool?
Masaaki Uematsu

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Can an Intravascular Imaging Modality Detect Really Vulnerable Plaque?
Tadateru Takayama

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Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Makoto Sata

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Original Articles

Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology

Novel ECG Predictor of Difficult Cases of Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachycardia: Peak Deflection Index on an Inferior Lead
Hitoshi Hachiya, Kenzo Hirao, Takeshi Sasaki, Koji Higuchi, Tatsuya Hayashi, Yasuaki Tanaka, Mihoko Kawabata, Mitsuaki Isobe

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Recruitment of Immune Cells Across Atrial Endocardium in Human Atrial Fibrillation
Takeshi Yamashita, Akiko Sekiguchi, Yu-ki Iwasaki, Taro Date, Koichi Sagara, Hiroaki Tanabe, Hisayoshi Suma, Hitoshi Sawada, Tadanori Aizawa

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Prevalence of the Brugada-Type Electrocardiogram and Incidence of Brugada Syndrome in Patients With Sick Sinus Syndrome
Hidemori Hayashi, Masataka Sumiyoshi, Masayuki Yasuda, Kaoru Komatsu, Gaku Sekita, Yasunobu Kawano, Takashi Tokano, Yuji Nakazato, Hiroyuki Daida

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Cardiovascular Surgery

Tricuspid Annuloplasty Using the MC³ Ring for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation
Dong Seop Jeong, Kyung-Hwan Kim

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Optimal Placement of a Superior Vena Cava Cannula in Minimally Invasive Robot-Assisted Cardiac Surgery
Yoon Kyung Lee, Ji Yeon Sim, Jung Wook Seo, In Cheol Choi, Kyung Don Hahm, Jae Woong Choi

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Critical Care

Latest Management and Outcomes of Major Pulmonary Embolism in the Cardiovascular Disease Early Transport System: Tokyo CCU Network
Tokyo CCU Network Scientific Committee

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Epidemiology

Association Between Green Tea Intake and Coronary Artery Disease in a Chinese Population
Qi-Ming Wang, Qing-Yue Gong, Jian-Jun Yan, Jun-Zhu, Jian-Jin Tang, Ming-Wei Wang, Zhi-Jian Yang, Lian-Sheng Wang

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Heart Failure

Iron Regulatory Hormone Hepcidin Decreases in Chronic Heart Failure Patients With Anemia
Mika Matsumoto, Takeshi Tsujino, Masaaki Lee-Kawabata, Yoshiro Naito, Hirokuni Akahori, Tsuyoshi Sakoda, Mitsumasa Ohyanagi, Naohisa Tomosugi, Tohru Masuyama

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Hypertension and Circulatory Control

Clinical Characteristics of Defecation Syncope Compared With Micturition Syncope
Kaoru Komatsu, Masataka Sumiyoshi, Haruhiko Abe, Ritsuko Kohno, Hidemori Hayashi, Gaku Sekita, Takashi Tokano, Yuji Nakazato, Hiroyuki Daida

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Imaging

Evaluation of Subclinical Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Using Velocity Vector Imaging
Aylin Tugcu, Ozlem Yildirimt?rk, Yelda Tayyareci, Cemsid Demiroglu, Saide Aytekin

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Comparison of Neointimal Coverage of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents and Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Using Optical Coherence Tomography at 9 Months After Implantation
Jin-Sun Kim, Jung-Sun Kim, Tae Hoon Kim, Chunyu Fan, Jung Myung Lee, Woong Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Myeong-Ki Hong, Yangsoo Jang

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Ischemic Heart Disease

Fasting Serum Level of Fatty-Acid-Binding Protein 4 Positively Correlates With Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Bang-Gee Hsu, Yu-Chih Chen, Ru-Ping Lee, Chia-Chi Lee, Chung-Jen Lee, Ji-Hung Wang

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Relationship Between Multiple Plasma Biomarkers and Vulnerable Plaque Determined by Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound
Jong-Pil Park, Byoung Kwon Lee, Jae-Min Shim, Sung-Hwan Kim, Cheol Whan Lee, Duk-Hyun Kang, Myeong-Ki Hong

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Upregulation of Fractalkine and Its Receptor, CX3CR1, is Associated With Coronary Plaque Rupture in Patients With Unstable Angina Pectoris
Hideyuki Ikejima, Toshio Imanishi, Hiroto Tsujioka, Manabu Kashiwagi, Akio Kuroi, Takashi Tanimoto, Hironori Kitabata, Kohei Ishibashi, Kenichi Komukai, Tatsuya Takeshita, Takashi Akasaka

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Documentation of Impaired Coronary Blood Flow in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Hatice Selcuk, Orhan Maden, Mehmet Timur Selcuk, Mehmet Kutlu Celenk, Bilal Geyik, Omac Tüfekcioglu

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Molecular Cardiology

Age-Induced Reduction in Mitochondrial Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Activity and Tolerance of Macrophages Against Apoptosis Induced by Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein
Hajime Fujimoto, Hisae Kobayashi, Minoru Ohno

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Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Transcatheter Closure of Moderate-to-Large Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Infants Using Amplatzer Duct Occluder
Jou-Kou Wang, Mei-Hwan Wu, Ming-Tai Lin, Shuenn-Nan Chiu, Chun-An Chen, Hsin-Hui Chiu

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Peripheral Vascular Disease

Patient-Based Outcomes Using the Walking Impairment Questionnaire for Patients With Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Treated With Lipo-PGE₁
Hiroshi Matsuo, Hiroshi Shigematsu

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Pulmonary Circulation

Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Children and Adolescents With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Mari Satoh, Keiko Aso, Tomotaka Nakayama, Kazuyuki Naoi, Satoshi Ikehara, Yumiko Uchino, Hiromitsu Shimada, Shinichi Takatsuki, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Tsutomu Saji

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Valvular Heart Disease

Long-Term Prognosis of Isolated Significant Tricuspid Regurgitation
Jeong-Woo Lee, Jong-Min Song, Jong Pil Park, Jae Won Lee, Duk-Hyun Kang, Jae-Kwan Song

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Images in Cardiovascular Medicine

Unique Myocardial Fibrosis Pattern by Late Gadolinium Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient With Isolated Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium
Tairo Kurita, Koji Matsuoka, Kyoko Hoshida, Shiro Nakamori, Yasutaka Ichikawa, Takashi Tanigawa, Katsuya Onishi, Tomoaki Nakamura, Hajime Sakuma, Masaaki Ito

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Letters to the Editor

Validity of Using Body Mass Index as a Surrogate Measure of Abdominal Obesity
Toshiaki Otsuka, Tomoyuki Kawada

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Validity of Using Body Mass Index as a Surrogate Measure of Abdominal Obesity: Reply
Fujiko Irie

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Corrigendum

Dose-Dependent Prognostic Effect of Carvedilol in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure:Special Reference to Ranscardiac Gradient of Norepinephrine
Keizo Nishiyama, Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Masayuki Yamaji, Chiho Kawahara, Takashi Yamamoto, Masanori Fujii and Minoru Horie

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Pitavastatin, an HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor, Ameliorates Endothelial Function in Chronic Smokers
Osamu Yoshida, Takahisa Kondo, Yasuko Kureishi-Bando, Tomonori Sugiura, Kengo Maeda, Kenji Okumura and Toyoaki Murohara

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