Heart and Vessels

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Diagnostic accuracy of Murray law-based quantitative flow ratio in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement	32
Kidney function deterioration is dependent on blood pressure levels: 11.2 year follow-up in diabetic patients	26
Risk factor structure of heart failure in patients with cancer after treatment with anticancer agents’ assessment by big data from a Japanese electronic health record	25
Efficacy of tocilizumab for refractory Takayasu arteritis: a retrospective study and literature review	23
Coronary artery–bronchial artery fistula imaging characteristics and its correlation with pulmonary disease severity	19
Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope in patients with unexplained syncope after the implantation of an insertable cardiac monitor	15
Fractal geometry of culprit coronary plaque images within optical coherence tomography in patients with acute coronary syndrome vs stable angina pectoris	14
Copeptin plus troponin in the rapid rule out of acute myocardial infarction and prognostic value on post-myocardial infarction outcomes: a systematic review and diagnostic accuracy study	14
First clinical experience using a novel automated mapping algorithm for mapping of ventricular arrhythmias	13
Evaluation of lesion characteristics and baseline impedance on high-power short-duration radiofrequency catheter ablation using computer simulation	13
Preoperative decline in skeletal muscle strength of patients with cardiovascular disease affects postoperative pulmonary complication occurrence: a single-center retrospective study	13
Comment on “Overnight stiffness index from finger photoplethysmography in relation to markers of cardiovascular risk and vascular aging”	12
The impact of plaque morphology in patients with peripheral artery disease on vessel dissection: an intravascular ultrasound observational study	12
Major bleeding increases the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the SAKURA AF registry and RAFFINE registry	12
Downregulation of lncRNA SNHG16 inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration in cerebral atherosclerosis by targeting the miR-30c-5p/SDC2 axis	11
Usefulness of the patient-specific contrast enhancement optimizer simulation software during the whole-body computed tomography angiography	11
Effect of dapagliflozin on ventricular repolarization in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction	11
Evaluation of extracellular volume by computed tomography is useful for prediction of prognosis in dilated cardiomyopathy	11
Association between left ventricular ejection fraction and mortality after Bentall procedure	11
Sensitive detection of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease by a novel index of pressure–area relationship of the brachial artery	11
Incidence and characteristic of deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized chronic heart failure patients	10
Impact of “black rock” on clinical outcomes after endovascular therapy for de novo calcified femoropopliteal lesions	10
Correction: Matched comparison of catheter ablation versus conservative management for atrial fibrillation	10
Proposal criteria of paradoxical low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis for predicting prognosis in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation	10
Comparison of left ventricular pacing performance among pre-shaped guidewires designed for transfemoral-approach transcatheter aortic valve implantation	10

Correction: Association between pre-treatment with statin and its inhibitory effect on the onset of coronary artery disease at the time of coronary computed tomography angiography: a new look at an ol	10
Low troponin I levels predict the presence of arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy in patients with atrial fibrillation and left ventricular systolic dysfunction	10
Epicardial adipose tissue density predicts the presence of atrial fibrillation and its recurrence after catheter ablation: three-dimensional reconstructed image analysis	10
Comparative analysis of heart rate variability indices from ballistocardiogram and electrocardiogram: a study on measurement agreement	10
Liver fibrosis index as a novel prognostic factor in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension	10
Impact of nocturnal hypoxemia on the recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation	9
The prognostic value of systemic vascular resistance in heart failure patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study	9
Subcutaneous versus transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator among drug-induced type-1 ECG pattern Brugada syndrome: a propensity score matching analysis from IBRYD study	9
Intensive exercise therapy for restenosis after superficial femoral artery stenting: the REASON randomized clinical trial	9
Clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease and an analysis of the related influencing factors	9
Niclosamide downregulates LOX-1 expression in mouse vascular smooth muscle cells and changes the composition of atherosclerotic plaques in ApoE−/− mice	9
Reduced atrial conduction velocity is associated with the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation	9
High-risk imaging characteristics in left ventricular apex for the life-threatening arrhythmic events in Japanese hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients	9
Influence of myocardial bridge on atherosclerotic plaque distribution and characteristics evaluated by near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound	9
Impact of changes in tissue properties of neointimal tissue of in-stent lesion during excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) evaluated by integrated-backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS)	9
A long-term clinical comparative study of left bundle branch pacing versus biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and complete left bundle branch block	8
Imaging characteristics and clinical outcomes of hemodialysis vs. non-hemodialysis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a Japanese single-center experience	8
Impact of cryoballoon contact angle and acute myocardial injury on pulmonary vein reconnection	8
High plasma concentrations of vanin-1 in patients with coronary artery disease	8
Differences in oral anticoagulant prescriptions between specialists and non-specialists in patients with cardioembolic stroke caused by non-valvular atrial fibrillation	8
Unpacking the gender divide: a critical examination of sex disparities in chronic heart failure	8
Prognostic significance of cardiorenal dysfunction within 1 year after atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with systolic dysfunction	8
Atypical atrial flutter ablation: follow-up and predictors of arrhythmia recurrence	8
Flow pattern analysis of right ventricular outflow tract in repaired tetralogy of Fallot through 4D flow MRI	8
Atrioventricular block in the setting of cardiac sarcoidosis: further implications	8
Outcomes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Japanese children: a retrospective cohort study	8
Quantitative estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure from chest radiographs by a regression convolutional neural network	7
Comparison between transcatheter versus surgical intervention for pediatric aortic valvular stenosis: a multicenter study in Japan	7
Progression from paroxysmal to persistent atrial fibrillation in pacemaker patients with tachycardia–bradycardia syndrome: a multicenter study	7
Right ventricular myocardial fibrosis evaluated by extracellular volume fraction by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a meta-analysis	7
Comparative analysis of recurrence predictors and outcomes for atrial tachyarrhythmia following atrial fibrillation ablation: high-power short-duration vs. conventional pulmonary vein isolation	7
Utility of convolutional neural network-enhanced electrocardiogram to diagnose and predict mitral regurgitation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation	7
How to predict the presence of cardiac amyloidosis in patients with atrial fibrillation	7
Prognostic value of the liver fibrosis marker fibrosis-5 index in patients with severe isolated tricuspid regurgitation: comparison with fibrosis-4 index	7
Evaluation of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation: a non-invasive FFR computed tomography study	7
Left ventricular reverse remodeling following initiation of sacubitril/valsartan for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and low blood pressure	7
Effectiveness and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with non-valvular atrial fibrillation	7
Long-term outcome of tailored antithrombotic therapy based on platelet function testing in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a 5-year retrospective cohort study	7
Clinical value of the HATCH score for predicting adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure	7
Comparison of the incidence of depression before and after endovascular treatment in patients with lower limb peripheral artery disease	7
Agreement between single plane and biplane derived angiographic fractional flow reserve in patients with intermediate coronary artery stenosis	7
Reply to ‘patent foramen ovale device closure for patients with stroke and high-risk PFO morphology’	6
Comparing pharmacotherapy in MINOCA versus medically managed obstructive acute coronary syndrome	6
Predictive value of the prognostic nutritional index combined with serum chloride levels for the prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure	6
“Critical reflections on mid-range ejection fraction and outcomes in STEMI patients”	6
Timing of prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure with reduced/mildly reduced ejection fraction: a retro	6
Predicting residual pressure gradients after balloon angioplasty in patients with femoropopliteal artery lesions	6
Clinical value of echocardiography combined with serum Cav-1, NFATc1, and PAI-1 in the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease complicated with coronary artery lesions	6
Correction to: Late recovery of the cardiopulmonary exercise capacity after transcatheter amplatzer device closures for atrial septal defects in adults	6
Assessing relationship between hospital-acquired functional decline and non-lying time after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in elderly patients: methodological issues	6

Association of Nephronophthisis 4 genetic variation with cardiorenal syndrome and cardiovascular events in Japanese general population: the Yamagata (Takahata) study	6
Relationship between exercise tolerance and autonomic nervous system modulation after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation	6
Dual-energy CT plaque characteristics of post mortem thin-cap fibroatheroma in comparison to infarct-related culprit lesions	6
Bilateral pulmonary artery banding facilitates the systemic ventricular outflow tract growth for biventricular and univentricular repair candidates of complex arch anomaly	6
Diuretic and renal effects of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure	6
Reply to the comments regarding “Overnight stiffness index from finger photoplethysmography in relation to markers of cardiovascular risk and vascular ageing”	6
Relationship between physical function at discharge and hospital meal intake in elderly patients with heart failure	6
Bone morphogenetic protein-4 system expression in human coronary artery endothelial and smooth muscle cells under dynamic flow: effect of medicated bioresorbable vascular scaffolds at low and normal s	6
Predictive impact of the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) on perioperative outcomes in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia with isolated below-the-knee lesions	6
Circulating level of β-aminoisobutyric acid (BAIBA), a novel myokine-like molecule, is inversely associated with fat mass in patients with heart failure	6
Comparison between contrast-guided and pressure-guided ablation using the novel pressure visualization tool for cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation	6
Comparison of prognostic impact of anticoagulants in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation and renal dysfunction: direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists	6
The safety and feasibility of retrograde balloon aortic valvuloplasty using the INOUE-BALLOON with severe aortic stenosis	6
Long-term clinical outcomes of drug-coated balloon angioplasty for de novo coronary lesions in patients with diabetes mellitus	6
Clinical significance of the albumin–bilirubin score in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy	6
Clinical implication of device-based algorithm that optimize atrioventricular delay during cardiac resynchronization therapy: author’s reply	6
Comment on “Effect of basic activities of daily living independence on home discharge and long-term outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure”	5
Trends in prognosis after hospitalization for acute heart failure in Kurashiki Central hospital 2015–2018: single-center prospective study	5
Multi-parametric speckle tracking analyses to characterize cardiac amyloidosis: a comparative study of systolic left ventricular longitudinal myocardial mechanics	5
Healed neointima of in-stent restenosis lesions in patients with stable angina pectoris: an intracoronary optical coherence tomography study	5
Left atrial strain time integral evaluated by two-dimensional speckle tracking predicts left atrial appendage dysfunction in patients with acute ischemic stroke	5
Long-term results following off-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting in left ventricular dysfunction	5
Efficacy and safety of atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with aged 80 years or older. Letter to the editor (response to Kataoka N, et al.)	5
Early discharging patients with chest pain using EDACS-ADP and COMPASS-MI risk predictors	5
Relationship between abdominal visceral adipose tissue and cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome	5
Association of peak C-reactive protein with long-term clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	5
Current conditions and significance of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation and home nursing-care services in heart failure patients with mid-range or preserved ejection fraction: post-hoc analysis of th	5
Response to the letter to the editor: characteristics of cardiac rehabilitation progress during hospitalization and in‑hospital outcomes after mitral transcatheter edge‑to‑edge repair	5
Which plantar region can predict peripheral arterial disease by using laser speckleflowgraphy?	5
Characteristics and outcomes in elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and high bleeding risk: subanalysis of the J-RHYTHM Registry	5
Two-year clinical outcomes and predictors of restenosis following the use of polymer-coated paclitaxel-eluting stents or drug-coated balloons in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease	5
The impact of statins treatments for plaque characteristics in stable angina pectoris patients with very low and high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: an intracoronary optical coherence tom	5
Biomarker array for prediction of acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention for patients who had acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction	5
Relationships between sodium levels, haemodynamics and metalloproteinases in heart failure patients	5
Prognostic value of infarct-related-lead Tpeak–Tend/QT ratio in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	5
Reply to letter to the editor: “Long-term clinical outcomes after alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy in Japan: a retrospective study”	5
The impact of time-of-day reperfusion on remote ischemic conditioning in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a RIC-STEMI substudy	5
Comparison of long-term outcomes of the Bentall procedure between patients with and without Marfan syndrome	5
Impact of quantitative flow ratio on outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion	5
Stenting of branch pulmonary artery stenosis in children: initial experience and mid-term follow-up of the pul-stent	5
Possibility of steroid therapy without pacemaker implantation in patients with sarcoidosis presenting atrioventricular block	4
Systemic arterial pulsatility (SAPi) in advanced heart failure: a novel hemodynamic risk stratification tool	4
Assessment of sex differences in associations between sleep duration and lipid/glucose metabolism in urban Japan: a cross-sectional study	4
Response to letter by Dr. Mumtaz: critical reflections on mid-range ejection fraction and outcomes in STEMI patsients	4
Effect of basic activities of daily living independence on home discharge and long-term outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure	4
Lack of right ventricular hypertrophy is associated with right heart failure in patients with left ventricular failure	4
Chest-CT-based radiomics feature of epicardial adipose tissue for screening coronary atherosclerosis	4
Transaortic and transfemoral stent deployment approaches related morphological and clinical outcomes after type II hybrid arch repair for type A aortic dissection	4
Pd/Pa fluctuation with continuous ATP administration indicates inaccurate FFR measurement caused by insufficient hyperemia	4
Effect of in-patient cardiac rehabilitation at rehabilitation hospital for cardiology patients: two-center trial	4
Cluster analysis of extracellular matrix biomarkers predicts the development of impaired systolic function within 1 year of acute myocardial infarction	4
Perioperative junctional ectopic tachycardia associated with congenital heart disease: risk factors and appropriate interventions	4
Efficacy of a 16 Fr sheath strategy during Impella support to reduce access site bleeding in patients with cardiogenic shock	4
Effects of cardiac surgical support on long-term outcomes of emergent or complex percutaneous coronary intervention cases: a sub-analysis of the SHINANO 5-year registry	4
Evaluating convolutional neural network-enhanced electrocardiography for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy detection in a specialized cardiovascular setting	4
Improvements of cardiac function and metabolic parameters by sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors with no significant effects on sympathetic or parasympathetic activity in chronic heart failure	4
Acute myocardial injury after radiofrequency catheter ablation: impact on pulmonary vein reconnection and relevant factors	4
Relationship between platelet aggregation and stroke risk after percutaneous coronary intervention: a PENDULUM analysis	4
Prognostic value of combining cardiac myosin-binding protein C and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients without acute coronary syndrome treated at medical cardiac intensive care units	4
Comparison of left atrial appendage measurements between conventional transesophageal echocardiography and “Virtual TEE” reconstructed from computed tomography for pre-procedural planning of device cl	4
Malnutrition, hemodynamics and inflammation in heart failure with reduced, mildly reduced and preserved ejection fraction	4
Exercise-induced brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity changes before and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	4
Clinical characteristics and risk factors of cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus patients	4
Efficacy of early administration of sacubitril/valsartan after coronary artery revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation: a	4
Atrial electrical remodeling and function after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis	4
The role of arterial stiffness in the onset of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy observed with noradrenaline administration and intracranial blood injection in rabbits	4
Towards a point-of-care multimodal spectroscopy instrument for the evaluation of human cardiac tissue	4
Implication of modified MELD scores for postdischarge prognosis in hospitalized patients with heart failure	4
Acknowledgement to reviewers	4
Efficacy of a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor on the pulmonary artery index and postoperative hemodynamics after a Fontan operation	4
Myocardial contractility characteristics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with and without sarcomere mutation	4
Mid- and long-term results of open repair for chronic type B aortic dissection in endovascular era	4
Clinical impact of perioperative atrial fibrillation on long-term recurrence of malignancy	4
Left bundle branch block cardiomyopathy (LBBB-CMP): from the not-so-benign finding of idiopathic LBBB to LBBB-CMP diagnosis and treatment	4
Differences in major limb outcomes by indication for lower extremity endovascular revascularization in patients receiving hemodialysis	4
Brain natriuretic peptide levels and short physical performance battery scores independently influence short-term readmission rates in older patients with heart failure	4
Initial experience of hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors in patients with heart failure and renal anemia	4
Response to letter to the editor regarding “HELT-E2S2 score is a promising marker for predicting left atrial appendage dysfunction in patients with ischemic stroke”	4
Cardiac acoustic biomarkers as surrogate markers to diagnose the phenotypes of pulmonary hypertension: an exploratory study	4
Reply to: Comment on “Safety and efficacy of high- and very high-power short-duration ablation in overweight and obese patients with atrial fibrillation”	4

Heart-rate reduction during microaxial flow pump support and short-term outcomes in patients with cardiogenic shock	4
Association between red blood cell transfusion and subsequent cardiovascular events in patients admitted to the cardiovascular intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective study	4
Dabigatran plasma concentration indicated the risk of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation	4
Impact of the intra-aortic balloon pump on the reliability of the fourth-generation FloTrac/EV1000 system in patients undergoing robotic-assisted off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery	4
Acknowledgement to reviewers	4
Effect of sacubitril/valsartan on natriuretic peptide in patients with compensated heart failure	4
Changes in lung fluid levels with variations in the respiratory cycle	4
Relationship of maximum walking speed with peak oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold in male patients with heart failure	4
Predictors of success and puncture site complications in the distal radial approach	4
Late gadolinium enhancement in areas with electrically fractionated potentials during sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation	4
Albumin-to-globulin ratio predicts clinical outcomes of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in women	4
Evaluation of intrarenal vein flow patterns during routine echocardiography	4
Native T1 heterogeneity for predicting reverse remodeling in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy	4
Right atrial strain measured by 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography is associated with poor cardiac outcomes in patients with heart failure	4
Assessment of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in childhood cancer survivors during long-term follow-up using strain analysis and intraventricular pressure gradient measurements	4
Efficacy and safety of the urate-lowering agent febuxostat in chronic heart failure patients with hyperuricemia: results from the LEAF-CHF study	3
Correction to: Subcutaneous versus transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator among drug-induced type-1 ECG pattern Brugada syndrome: a propensity score matching analysis from IBRYD study	3
Efficacy of shear wave elasticity for predicting clinical outcomes in patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation	3
Relationship between the spread of COVID-19, social frailty, and depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure	3
Impact of minimum contrast media volumes during percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion lesion	3
Clinical outcomes and risk factors associated with drug-coated balloon treatment for femoropopliteal artery disease in patients on maintenance hemodialysis	3
Modified ablation index: a novel determinant of a successful first-pass left atrial posterior wall isolation	3
Visceral adiposity in patients with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum	3
Predictors of physical frailty improvement in older patients enrolled in a multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation program	3
Integrating platelet reactivity in the age, creatinine and ejection fraction score to predict clinical outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic coronary syndrome:	3
Health insurance and clinical outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure in Latin America: an observational study of the Colombian Heart Failure Registry (RECOLFACA)	3
Letter response to “Predictor of deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized chronic heart failure patients”	3
Timing of acute decompensated heart failure in patients with heart failure and mildly reduced ejection fraction	3
A change in strategy for filter choice leads to improved filter retrieval rates	3
Outcomes of duct stenting and modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in cyanotic congenital heart disease with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation	3
Left-atrial volume reduction reflects improvement of cardiac sympathetic nervous function in patients with severe aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	3
Reply to “Enhancing PCI strategies for severely calcified coronary lesions: gaps and new directions”	3
Outcome and microbiological findings of patients with cardiac implantable electronic device infection	3
Clinical and prognostic implications of hyaluronic acid in hospitalized patients with heart failure	3
Impact of cerebrovascular comorbidity on prognosis in Japanese patients undergoing PCI: 1-year data from Japanese multicenter registry (KICS)	3
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the brachial artery in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a case series and literature review	3
Diagnostic accuracy of diastolic pressure ratio using a pressure microcatheter for intracoronary physiological assessment	3
Comparison of outcomes with low-power long duration versus high-power short duration of ablation: the role of the acute change in sinus rhythm after the ablation as a predictor of long-term success	3
Acknowledgement to reviewers	3
Clinical outcomes of grafted vs. percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support as a bridge to transplantation: a propensity score-matched analysis	3
Comparison of phrenic nerve injury and its effect on the extrapulmonary vein structures with cryoballoon and hot-balloon ablation systems: considering the lesion created on the superior vena cava as a	3
Anti-inflammatory effects of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 inhibitor therapy in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction	3
Characterization of baseline clinical factors associated with incident worsening kidney function in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry	3
Dynapenia is an independent predictor of cardio-cerebrovascular events in patients undergoing hemodialysis	3
The use of beta-blockers for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the era of SGLT2 inhibitors – are we still afraid to up-titrate?	3
Clinical application of artificial intelligence algorithm for prediction of one-year mortality in heart failure patients	3
Clinical impact of Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding-Risk scores on clinical outcomes in patients with stable coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention	3
Impact of diabetes and ejection fraction on non-ST-Segment elevation myocardial infarction outcomes	3
Elevated arginine vasopressin levels surrogate acute lung injury in acute decompensated heart failure	3
The ability and optimal cutoff value of serum cell division cycle 42 in estimating major adverse cardiac event in STEMI patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention	3
TRAIL inhibition by soluble death receptor 5 protects against acute myocardial infarction in rats	3
Childhood cardiovascular morphology and function following abnormal fetal growth	3
Application of the proximal isovelocity surface area method for estimation of the effective orifice area in aortic stenosis	3
Assessing the efficacy of saline flush in frequency-domain optical coherence tomography for intracoronary imaging	3
Proper use of fentanyl facilitates anesthesia during pulmonary vein isolation	3
Correction: Association between plasma concentration of edoxaban determined by direct and indirect methods in Japanese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (CVI ARO 7)	3
Impact of irrigation flow rates on lesion size and safety of ablation catheters: an ex vivo porcine heart study	3
Efficacy of a novel method: VaSodilator injection via the Over-the-wire lumen during drug-coated balloon dilatation to Prevent the slow-flow phenomenon in treatment of femoropopliteal lesions	3
Surgical explantation of failed transcatheter heart valves: indications and results	3
Coronary arterial dominance in patients with congenital heart disease	3
Hemoglobin is an independent predictor of improvement exercise tolerance in male patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy	3
Prognostic impact of polypharmacy and discharge medications in octogenarians and nonagenarian patients with acute heart failure	3
Effectiveness of the repeated 3-time-balloon-inflation method in reducing coronary stent edge dissection	3
Combined assessment of frailty and nutritional status can be a prognostic indicator after percutaneous coronary intervention	3
Real-world clinical outcomes of percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation for patients with drug-refractory hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: results from a retrospective multicenter	3
The epidemiology of postoperative dobutamine and phosphodiesterase inhibitors after adult elective cardiac surgery and its impact on the length of hospital stay: a post hoc analysis from the multicent	3
Differential proteome profile, biological pathways, and network relationships of osteogenic proteins in calcified human aortic valves	3
Investigation of the predictive value of a novel algorithm based on coronary CT angiography regarding fractional flow reserve and revascularization in patients with stable coronary artery disease	3
The effect of serum albumin levels before IMPELLA insertion on mortality risk in patients with cardiogenic shock	3
Thirty-year outcomes of low-intensity anticoagulation for mechanical aortic valve	3
Impact of pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation and coronary microvascular dysfunction on cardiac remodeling and dysfunction	3
Long-term outcomes of PCI in CTO patients with multi-vessel disease	3
Age and sex differences in the risk of cardiovascular diseases by chronic kidney disease in a general Japanese population	3
Right bundle branch block and risk of cardiovascular mortality: the Ibaraki Prefectural Health Study	3
Impact of directional coronary atherectomy followed by drug-coated balloon strategy to avoid the complex stenting for bifurcation lesions	3
Effects of trehalose on recurrence of remodeling after ventricular reconstruction in rats with ischemic cardiomyopathy	2
Author’s reply: Efficacy of a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor on the pulmonary artery index and postoperative hemodynamics after a Fontan operation	2
Preoperative hyperamylasemia relates to renal dysfunction and hyperamylasemia in cardiac surgery: an observational study	2
Reply to the letter to the editor “Is TEVAR the best method for thoracic aortic pathologies?”	2
Correction: Impact of the clinical frailty scale on clinical outcomes and bleeding events in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	2
Prognostic value of 1,5-anhydro-d-glucitol incorporating syntax score in acute coronary syndrome	2
Matched comparison of catheter ablation versus conservative management for atrial fibrillation	2
Assessment of left atrial deformation in patients with total anomalous pulmonary venous connection by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography	2
A new technique of anterograde puncture for chronic limb-threatening ischemia with superficial femoral artery flush occlusion: vascular sheath fenestration	2
Macro- and microcirculation characteristics in the territory of the anterior cerebral artery in infants with congenital heart diseases	2
The effect of off-label use of reduced-dose direct oral anticoagulants therapy in the treatment of pulmonary embolism comparable to standard-dose therapy	2
Correction: Characterization of baseline clinical factors associated with incident worsening kidney function in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: the Hokuriku-Plus AF Registry	2
Authors’ reply: clinical implication of thyroid status in patients with atrial fibrillation	2
Maintenance mechanism of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation from the activation occurring within the pulmonary vein: analysis using non-contact mapping	2
Publisher Correction to: Safety, effectiveness and mid-term follow-up in 136 consecutive patients with moderate to severely calcified lesions undergoing phoenix atherectomy	2
Outcomes of ultra-high-pressure balloon angioplasty for congenital heart disease in single-center experience	2
Impact of intravascular ultrasound parameters and platelet reactivity on primary patency after drug-coated balloon angioplasty for femoropopliteal artery disease	2
Plasma catestatin levels are related to metabolic parameters in patients with essential hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus	2
Association of left pulmonary vein trunk and subclinical atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic device	2
The efficacy and safety of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients with hypotension	2