Japanese Circulation Journal

Contents of Vol. 62, No. 6; June 1998

Clinical Studies

Hirohiko Shinomiya, MD; Nobuo Fukuda, MD; Naoki Takeichi, MD; Takeshi Soeki, MD; Hisanori Shinohara, MD; Yasuko Yui, MD; Yoshiyuki Tamura, MD; Takashi Oki, MD: Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Atrial Function in Patients With Myocardial Infarction With Reference to Obstructive Lesions of the Coronary Arteries
Takashi Shima, MD; Yoshio Ohnishi, MD; Tomoo Inoue, MD; Akihiro Yoshida, MD; Hiroki Shimizu, MD; Takeshi Itagaki, MD; Junichi Sekiya, MD; Kouhei Yamashiro, MD; Asumi Takei, MD; Kazumasa Adachi, MD; Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, MD: The Relation Between the Pacing Sites in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract and QRS Morphology in the 12-Lead ECG
Hideki Sugihara, MD; Nagara Tamaki, MD; Kenichi Mitsunami, MD; Masahiko Kinoshita, MD: Prognostic Value of 1-Day Stress/Rest Electrocardiogram-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using Tc-99m-Labeled Methoxy-Isobutyl Isonitrile
Yuichi Numata, MD; Yasuhiro Ogata, MD; Yuichi Oike, MD; Toshiyuki Matsumura, MD; Kazuyuki Shimada, MD: A Psychobehavioral Factor, Alexithymia, is Related to Coronary Spasm
Isao Kubota, MD; Hiroshi Ito, MD; Koichi Yokoyama, MD; Seiji Yasumura, MD; Hitonobu Tomoike, MD: Early Mortality After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Observational Study in Yamagata, 1993-1995
Kenji Misumi, MD; Hisao Ogawa, MD; Hirofumi Yasue, MD; Hirofumi Soejima, MD; Hisakazu Suefuji, MD; Koichi Nishiyama, MD; Keiji Takazoe, MD; Kiyotaka Kugiyama, MD; Ichiro Tsuji, Ph D; Kousuke Kumeda: Circadian Variation in Plasma Levels of Free-Form Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor Antigen in Patients With Coronary Spastic Angina
Bunji Kaku, MD; Sumio Mizuno, MD; Kazuo Ohsato, MD; Tatsuaki Murakami, MD; Ikuo Moriuchi, MD; Yoshiyuki Arai, MD; Yutaka Nio, MD; Hiroaki Hirase, MD; Mitsuru Nagata, MD; Yoshifumi Takahashi, MD; Masateru Ohnaka, MD: The Correlation Between Coronary Stenosis Index and Flow-Mediated Dilation of the Brachial Artery
Satoshi Sasaki, MD; Ryoko Yanagibori, Ph D; Keiko Amano, MD: Validity of a Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaire for Assessment of Sodium and Potassium: Comparison With Single 24-hour Urinary Excretion

Experimental Studies

Naruhito Shimizu, MD; Minoru Yoshiyama, MD; Kazuhide Takeuchi, MD; Akihisa Hanatani, MD; Shokei Kim, MD; Takashi Omura, MD; Hiroshi Iwao, MD; Junichi Yoshikawa, MD: Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment and Cardiac Gene Expression Analysis of the Left Ventricle in Myocardial Infarcted Rats
Shuji Ishida, MD; Naohiko Takahashi, MD; Tetsunori Saikawa, MD; Tetsu Iwao, MD; Takao Fujino, MD; Mikiko Nakagawa, MD; Hidetoshi Yonemochi, MD; Morio Ito, MD: Postrest Shortening of the Action Potential Duration in Rabbits: In Vitro and In Vivo Correlation
Katsumichi Iijima, MD; Eiichi Geshi, MD; Akihiko Nomizo, MD; Yoshihisa Arata, MD; Takashi Katagiri, MD: Alterations in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Gene Expression After Myocardial Infarction in Rats

Case Reports

Yoshiaki Taoka, MD; Masahiro Nomura, MD; Masafumi Harada, MD; Tomomi Mitani, MD; Junko Endo, MD; Yuki Kondo, MD; Michiko Yukinaka, MD; Susumu Ito, MD; Yutaka Nakaya, MD; Hiromu Nishitani, MD: Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistulae Depicted by Multiplanar Reconstruction Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Yuichiro Kawamura, MD; Ayumi Yoshida, MD; Eri Toyoshima, MD; Nobuyuki Sato, MD; Eiji Kawashima, MD; Naoyuki Hasebe, MD; Kenjiro Kikuchi, MD; Hironobu Matsuhashi, MD: A Case of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Significance of Ventricular Tachycardia Originating From the Septum
Hiroyuki Mihara, MD; Mari Araki, MD; Tomoo Yasuda, MD; Koichi Handa, MD; Keiichi Tanaka, MD: Use of Temporary Vena Cava Filters After Catheter-Directed Fragmentation and Thrombolysis in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Yoshikazu Yazaki, MD; Mitsuaki Isobe, MD; Muneharu Hayasaka, MD; Masao Tanaka, MD; Tadashige Fujii, MD; Morie Sekiguchi, MD: Cardiac Sarcoidosis Mimicking Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Clinical Utility of Radionuclide Imaging for Differential Diagnosis

Rapid Communication

Satoshi Nakatani, MD; Toshio Imanishi, MD; Izuru Nakasone, BS; Kenji Sunagawa, MD; Kunio Miyatake, MD: Preload and Incident Angle Independent Index of Left Ventricular Contractility Determined by Continuous Wave Doppler Echocardiography