Cardiovascular Research

Cardiovascular Conundra Series

Karl T Weber

Crimson scalenes in Indigo Apple
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 553-556; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00049-8 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Shigetake Sasayama, Akira Matsumori, and Yasuki Kihara

New insights into the pathophysiological role for cytokines in heart failure
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 557-564; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00050-4 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David E Euler

Cardiac alternans: mechanisms and pathophysiological significance
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 583-590; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00011-5 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gordon W Moe and Paul Armstrong

Pacing-induced heart failure: a model to study the mechanism of disease progression and novel therapy in heart failure
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 591-599; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00032-2 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabella Tritto and Giuseppe Ambrosio

Spotlight on microcirculation: an update
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 600-606; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00020-6 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

Stephan C.U Marsch and Wolfgang Studer

Guidelines to the use of laboratory animals: what about neuromuscular blocking agents?
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 565-566; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00041-3 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Gibbs

Respiratory control in normal and hypertrophic hearts
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 567-570; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00027-9 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jos M.J. Lamers

Preconditioning and limitation of stunning: one step closer to the protected protein(s)?
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 571-575; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00086-3 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ghassan Bkaily and Pedro D’orléans-Juste

Cytokine-induced free radicals and their roles in myocardial dysfunctions
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 576-577; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00048-6 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sagar N. Doshi, Jonathan Goodfellow, Malcolm J. Lewis, and Ian F.W. McDowell

Homocysteine and endothelial function
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 578-582; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00029-2 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Article

Get checked abstract Rajat Sethi, Ken S. Dhalla, Pallab K. Ganguly, Roberto Ferrari, and Naranjan S. Dhalla

Beneficial effects of propionyl L-carnitine on sarcolemmal changes in congestive heart failure due to myocardial infarction
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 607-615; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00089-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Robert J. Bache, Jianyi Zhang, Yo Murakami, Yi Zhang, Yong K. Cho, Helmut Merkle, Guangrong Gong, Arthur H.L. From, and Kamil Ugurbil

Myocardial oxygenation at high workstates in hearts with left ventricular hypertrophy
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 616-626; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00332-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mohamed A. Gaballa, Thomas E. Raya, Craig A. Hoover, and Steven Goldman

Effects of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases inhibition on circulatory function in rats after myocardial infarction
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 627-635; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00343-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Néstor Gustavo Pérez, Eduardo Marbán, and Horacio E Cingolani

Preservation of myofilament calcium responsiveness underlies protection against myocardial stunning by ischemic preconditioning
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 636-643; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00299-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Li Feng Wang, Ravichandran Ramasamy, and Saul Schaefer

Regulation of glycogen utilization in ischemic hearts after 24 hours of fasting
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 644-650; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00334-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Xiao-Shu Cheng, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Hidetoshi Momii, Jun-ichi Oyama, Naoto Fukuyama, Kensuke Egashira, Hiroe Nakazawa, and Akira Takeshita

Role of superoxide anion in the pathogenesis of cytokine-induced myocardial dysfunction in dogs in vivo
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 651-659; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00317-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bryan K. Slinker, Yiming Wu, Adam J. Brennan, Kenneth B. Campbell, and Joseph W. Harding

Angiotensin IV has mixed effects on left ventricle systolic function and speeds relaxation
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 660-669; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00344-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Takehiko Yoshida, Tetsuya Fukuda, Masahiko Hatano, Haruhiko Koseki, Shin-ichiro Okabe, Kazuki Ishibashi, Satoko Kojima, Masafumi Arima, Issei Komuro, Genichiro Ishii, Tohru Miki, Shinsaku Hirosawa, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Masaru Taniguchi, Takenori Ochiai, Kaichi Isono, and Takeshi Tokuhisa

The role of Bcl6 in mature cardiac myocytes
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 670-679; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00007-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Diane L Miller and Donna M Van Winkle

Ischemic preconditioning limits infarct size following regional ischemia–reperfusion in in situ mouse hearts
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 680-684; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00005-X [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Georg Schett, Bernhard Metzler, Roman Kleindienst,, Albert Amberger, Heidrun Recheis, Qingbo Xu, and Georg Wick

Myocardial injury leads to a release of heat shock protein (hsp) 60 and a suppression of the anti-hsp65 immune response
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 685-695; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00012-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Farah Sheikh, Robert R. Fandrich, Elissavet Kardami, and Peter A. Cattini

Overexpression of long or short FGFR-1 results in FGF-2-mediated proliferation in neonatal cardiac myocyte cultures
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 696-705; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00008-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J van der Velden, L.J Klein, M van der Bijl, M.A.J.M Huybregts, W Stooker, J Witkop, L Eijsman, C.A Visser, F.C Visser, and G.J.M Stienen

Isometric tension development and its calcium sensitivity in skinned myocyte-sized preparations from different regions of the human heart
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 706-719; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00337-X [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Yap, T O’Brien, C Pellegrini, D.A Barber, H.D Tazelaar, S.R Severson, V.M Miller, and C.G.A McGregor

Distribution and function of recombinant endothelial nitric oxide synthase in transplanted hearts
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 720-727; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00010-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract George Sourvinos, John Parissis, Flora Sotsiou, Demetrios L. Arvanitis, and Demetrios A. Spandidos

Detection of microsatellite instability in sporadic cardiac myxomas
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 728-732; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00339-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Roland Willenbrock, Michaela Scheuermann, Gaetan Thibault, Markus Haass, Klaus Höhnel, Jürgen Bohlender, Friedrich C. Luft, and Rainer Dietz

Angiotensin inhibition and atrial natriuretic peptide release after acute volume expansion in rats with aortocaval shunt
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 733-742; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00335-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jan Lambert, Michiel van den Berg, Mieke Steyn, Jan A. Rauwerda, Ab J.M. Donker, and Coen D.A. Stehouwer

Familial hyperhomocysteinaemia and endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and arterial distensibility of large arteries
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 743-751; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00338-1 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marianne C. Verhaar, Marina L.H. Honing, Thea van Dam, Mirjam Zwart, Hein A. Koomans, John J.P. Kastelein, and Ton J. Rabelink

Nifedipine improves endothelial function in hypercholesterolemia, independently of an effect on blood pressure or plasma lipids
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 752-760; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00341-1 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David P. Wilson, Laura Saward, Peter Zahradka, and Po Kee Cheung

Angiotensin II receptor antagonists prevent neointimal proliferation in a porcine coronary artery organ culture model
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 761-772; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00340-X [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jarkko Kalliovalkama, Pasi Jolma, Jari-Petteri Tolvanen, Mika Kähönen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Xiumin Wu, Päivi Holm, and Ilkka Pörsti

Arterial function in nitric oxide-deficient hypertension: influence of long-term angiotensin II receptor antagonism
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 773-782; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00346-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Klaus Kusterer, Tilla Pohl, Hans-Peter Fortmeyer, Winfried März, Hubert Scharnagl, Anke Oldenburg, Sabine Angermüller, Ingrid Fleming, Klaus H. Usadel, and Rudi Busse

Chronic selective hypertriglyceridemia impairs endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in rats
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 783-793; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00331-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Derek Lang, John P Bell, Ulvi Bayraktutan, Gary R Small, Ajay M Shah, and Malcolm J Lewis

Phenotypic changes in rat and guinea pig coronary microvascular endothelium after culture: loss of nitric oxide synthase activity
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 794-804; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00336-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dayuan Li, Baichun Yang, and Jawahar L. Mehta

Tumor necrosis factor- enhances hypoxia–reoxygenation-mediated apoptosis in cultured human coronary artery endothelial cells: critical role of protein kinase C
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 805-813; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00342-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kay Barnes and Anthony J Turner

Endothelin converting enzyme is located on -actin filaments in smooth muscle cells
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 814-822; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00009-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor

U Ikeda, Y Hojo, T Katsuki, and K Shimada

Procoagulant and proinflammatory activity in acute coronary syndromes
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 823; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00065-6 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.P Jenkins

Aspirin and plasma interleukin-6 in acute coronary syndromes
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 824; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00066-8 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reply

Robbert J. de Winter and Annemieke Manten

Answer to letters to the editor
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 825; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00067-X [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Front-matter/Back-matter

Index
Cardiovasc Res 1999 42: 829-833; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00157-1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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