Annals ofTransplants

Volume: 3 - Number: 15 - January 15, 2005

Outstanding

Rapamycin for Cardiac Transplant Rejection and Vasculopathy: One Stone, Two Birds?

Long-Term Treatment With Oral Sildenafil Is Safe and Improves Functional Capacity and Hemodynamics in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Angiotensin-(1-7) Formation in the Intact Human Heart: In Vivo Dependence on Angiotensin II as Substrate

Assessment of the Tissue Distribution of Transplanted Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Radioactive Labeling

Basic science reports

Assessment of the Tissue Distribution of Transplanted Human Endothelial Progenitor Cells by Radioactive Labeling

Direct Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms Contribute to Attenuation of Experimental Allograft Arteriosclerosis by Statins

Display of Fas Ligand Protein on Cardiac Vasculature as a Novel Means of Regulating Allograft Rejection

Prevention of Chronic Deterioration of Heart Allograft by Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Transfer

Failure of Thrombus to Resolve in Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Gene–Knockout Mice: Rescue by Normal Bone Marrow–Derived Cells

Relevance of Monocytic Features for Neovascularization Capacity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Inactivation of Macrophage Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I Promotes Atherosclerotic Lesion Development in Apolipoprotein E–Deficient Mice

Serial Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Injected Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Sirolimus (Rapamycin) Monotherapy Prevents Graft Vascular Disease in Nonhuman Primate Recipients of Orthotopic Aortic Allografts

Contractile Reserve and Calcium Regulation Are Depressed in Myocytes From Chronically Unloaded Hearts

A20 Protects From CD40-CD40 Ligand-Mediated Endothelial Cell Activation and Apoptosis

Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Cardiomyocytes: Role of Coculture With Visceral Endoderm-Like Cells

Rapamycin Attenuates Load-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice

Briefs Communications

Elevated Serum Levels of the CXCR3 Chemokine ITAC Are Associated With the Development of Transplant Coronary Artery Disease

Long-Term Treatment With Oral Sildenafil Is Safe and Improves Functional Capacity and Hemodynamics in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Angiotensin-(1-7) Formation in the Intact Human Heart: In Vivo Dependence on Angiotensin II as Substrate

Human Aortic Valve Calcification Is Associated With an Osteoblast Phenotype

Clinical investigation and reports

Simultaneous Assessment of Fractional and Coronary Flow Reserves in Cardiac Transplant Recipients: Physiologic Investigation for Transplant Arteriopathy (PITA Study)

Identification of Serum Soluble ST2 Receptor as a Novel Heart Failure Biomarker

Infarct Remodeling After Intracoronary Progenitor Cell Treatment in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI): Mechanistic Insights From Serial Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Uric Acid and Survival in Chronic Heart Failure: Validation and Application in Metabolic, Functional, and Hemodynamic Staging

Cardiac Troponin I Is Associated With Impaired Hemodynamics, Progressive Left Ventricular Dysfunction, and Increased Mortality Rates in Advanced Heart Failure

Inhibitory Cardiac Transcription Factor, SRF-N, Is Generated by Caspase 3 Cleavage in Human Heart Failure and Attenuated by Ventricular Unloading

ß-Blockers Restore Calcium Release Channel Function and Improve Cardiac Muscle Performance in Human Heart Failure

Prolonged QTc Interval and High B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Together Predict Mortality in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

Editorial

Rapamycin for Cardiac Transplant Rejection and Vasculopathy: One Stone, Two Birds?

Expert reviews

Stem Cell Therapy in Perspective

Stem Cells: The Chameleon Fountain of Youth

Adult Stem Cell Therapy in Perspective

Special Reviews

Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure: Part I: Obstructive Sleep Apnea