Annals ofCardiology

Volume: 5 - Number: 56 - December 15, 2005

Outstanding

Are Anti–Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Antibodies Pathogenic or Protective?

Relation of Postural Vasovagal Syncope to Splanchnic Hypervolemia in Adolescents

Left Ventricular Mass in Relation to Genetic Variation in Angiotensin II Receptors, Renin System Genes, and Sodium Excretion

Serum Triglycerides as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region

Editorial

Are Anti–Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Antibodies Pathogenic or Protective?

Cellular Basis for Therapeutic Choices in Heart Failure

Original Articles/ Imaging

Predictive Value of 16-Slice Multidetector Spiral Computed Tomography to Detect Significant Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients at High Risk for Coronary Artery Disease: Patient- Versus Segment-Based Analysis

Original Articles/Arrhythmia/Electrophysiology

Tachycardia-Related Channel in the Scar Tissue in Patients With Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardias: Influence of the Voltage Scar Definition

Relation of Postural Vasovagal Syncope to Splanchnic Hypervolemia in Adolescents

Right Bundle-Branch Block Ventricular Tachycardias: Septal Versus Lateral Ventricular Origin Based on Activation Time to the Right Ventricular Apex

Association of Anti–Heat Shock Protein 65 Antibodies With Development of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

Prospective Randomized Multicenter Trial of Empirical Antitachycardia Pacing Versus Shocks for Spontaneous Rapid Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Pacing Fast Ventricular Tachycardia Reduces Shock Therapies

Extraction of Pulmonary Vascular Compliance, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, and Right Ventricular Work From Single-Pressure and Doppler Flow Measurements in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension: a New Method for Evaluating Reactivity: In Vitro and Clinica

Original Articles/Heart Failure

Mortality and Morbidity Reduction With Candesartan in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Results of the CHARM Low-Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Trials

Maternal Hyperglycemia Improves Fetal Cardiac Function During Tachycardia-Induced Heart Failure in Pigs

Pressure Overload Induces Cardiac Dysfunction and Dilation in Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 6–Deficient Mice

Original Articles/Molecular Cardiology

Left Ventricular Mass in Relation to Genetic Variation in Angiotensin II Receptors, Renin System Genes, and Sodium Excretion

L-Type Ca2+ Current Downregulation in Chronic Human Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Increased Activity of Protein Phosphatases

Differentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Into the Cardiac Phenotype Requires Intercellular Communication With Myocytes

Cardiomyocyte-Restricted Overexpression of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS3) Attenuates ß-Adrenergic Stimulation and Reinforces Vagal Inhibition of Cardiac Contraction

Integrin Profile and In Vivo Homing of Human Smooth Muscle Progenitor Cells

Original Articles/Preventive Cardiology

Serum Triglycerides as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region

Comparison of the Associations of Apolipoprotein B and Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol With Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

Original Articles/Transplantation:

Sirolimus in De Novo Heart Transplant Recipients Reduces Acute Rejection and Prevents Coronary Artery Disease at 2 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial