Annals ofCardiology

Volume: 10 - Number: 104 - January 14, 2010

Outstanding

Aggressive Therapy Is Not Always the Best Therapy

A Meta-Analysis of 17 Randomized Trials of a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention-Based Strategy in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

CCR2-Mediated Antiinflammatory Effects of Endothelial Tetrahydrobiopterin Inhibit Vascular Injury-Induced Accelerated Atherosclerosis

Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy

Arrhythmia / electrophysiology

Atrial fibrillation in stroke-free patients is associated with memory impairment and hippocampal atrophy

Arrhythmia Surgery

Epicardial Ultrasonic Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Concomitant Cardiac Surgery Is a Valid Option in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Cell Transplantation and Tissue Regeneration

Endothelial Cell Coculture Within Tissue-Engineered Cardiomyocyte Sheets Enhances Neovascularization and Improves Cardiac Function of Ischemic Hearts

Clinical vignetes

Asymptomatic coronary artery aneurysms: echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and coronariography assessment

Editorial

Atrial fibrillation is associated with impaired cognitive function and hippocampal atrophy: silent cerebral ischaemia vs. Alzheimer\'s disease?

Editorial Commentary

Aggressive Therapy Is Not Always the Best Therapy

Interventionist cardiology

A Meta-Analysis of 17 Randomized Trials of a Percutaneous Coronary Intervention-Based Strategy in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Myocardial Protection, Perioperative Management, and Vascular Biology

Progesterone Induces Human Leukocyte Antigen-G Expression in Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells

Local Delivery of Imatinib Mesylate (STI571)-Incorporated Nanoparticle Ex Vivo Suppresses Vein Graft Neointima Formation

CCR2-Mediated Antiinflammatory Effects of Endothelial Tetrahydrobiopterin Inhibit Vascular Injury-Induced Accelerated Atherosclerosis

Preclinical research

Aldosterone synthase inhibition improves cardiovascular function and structure in rats with heart failure: a comparison with spironolactone

Review

Acute viral myocarditis

Surgery for Aortic Diseases

Risk Model of Thoracic Aortic Surgery in 4707 Cases From a Nationwide Single-Race Population Through a Web-Based Data Entry System: The First Report of 30-Day and 30-Day Operative Outcome Risk Models for Thoracic Aortic Surgery

Ascending and Transverse Aortic Arch Repair: The Impact of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion

Tight Heart Rate Control Reduces Secondary Adverse Events in Patients With Type B Acute Aortic Dissection

Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

Factors Associated With Prolonged Recovery After the Fontan Operation

Performance of Cavopulmonary Palliation at Elevated Altitude: Midterm Outcomes and Risk Factors for Failure

Biventricular Response After Pulmonary Valve Replacement for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Dysfunction: Is Age a Predictor of Outcome?

Ventricular–Vascular Stiffening in Patients With Repaired Coarctation of Aorta: Integrated Pathophysiology of Hypertension

Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease

Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary-Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease in the Bare-Metal Stent Era