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Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: i-v; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00802-7 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Editorial Board
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Editorial

Andrew F. James and Jules C. Hancox

Sex, drugs and arrhythmia: are gender differences in risk of torsades de pointes simply a matter of testosterone?
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 1-4; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00740-X [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wolfgang Schillinger and Harald Kögler

Altered phosphorylation and Ca²⁺-sensitivity of myofilaments in human heart failure
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 5-7; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00743-5 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract Karen A. Detillieux, Farah Sheikh, Elissavet Kardami, and Peter A. Cattini

Biological activities of fibroblast growth factor-2 in the adult myocardium
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 8-19; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00708-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Konrad F Frank, Birgit Bölck, Erland Erdmann, and Robert H.G Schwinger

Sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase modulates cardiac contraction and relaxation
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 20-27; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00694-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Article

Get checked abstract Xiao-Ke Liu, Alexander Katchman, Bernard H Whitfield, Grace Wan, Einsley M Janowski, Raymond L Woosley, and Steven N Ebert

In vivo androgen treatment shortens the QT interval and increases the densities of inward and delayed rectifier potassium currents in orchiectomized male rabbits
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 28-36; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00673-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J van der Velden, Z Papp, R Zaremba, N.M Boontje, J.W de Jong, V.J Owen, P.B.J Burton, P Goldmann, K Jaquet, and G.J.M Stienen

Increased Ca²⁺-sensitivity of the contractile apparatus in end-stage human heart failure results from altered phosphorylation of contractile proteins
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 37-47; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00606-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yasuhiro Nakamura, Minoru Yoshiyama, Takashi Omura, Ken Yoshida, Yasukatsu Izumi, Kazuhide Takeuchi, Shokei Kim, Hiroshi Iwao, and Junichi Yoshikawa

Beneficial effects of combination of ACE inhibitor and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker on cardiac remodeling in rat myocardial infarction
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 48-54; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00644-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Friedrich Brunner, Robert Maier, Penelope Andrew, Gerald Wölkart, Rudolf Zechner, and Bernd Mayer

Attenuation of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice with myocyte-specific overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 55-62; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00649-1 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Olaf M. Mühling, Ying Wang, Prasad Panse, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Mary M. Cayton, L.Samuel Wann, Mahmood M. Mirhoseini, and Norbert M. Wilke

Transmyocardial laser revascularization preserves regional myocardial perfusion: an MRI first pass perfusion study
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 63-70; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00647-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Wen Zhao, Konrad F Frank, Guoxiang Chu, Michael J Gerst, Albrecht G Schmidt, Yong Ji, Muthu Periasamy, and Evangelia G Kranias

Combined phospholamban ablation and SERCA1a overexpression result in a new hyperdynamic cardiac state
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 71-81; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00609-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C.Frank Starmer, Thomas J. Colatsky, and Augustus O. Grant

What happens when cardiac Na channels lose their function? 1 – Numerical studies of the vulnerable period in tissue expressing mutant channels
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 82-91; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00613-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yoshihiro Saburi, Kenji Okumura, Hideo Matsui, Kazunori Hayashi, Hiroki Kamiya, Ryotaro Takahashi, Kenichiro Matsubara, and Masafumi Ito

Changes in distinct species of 1,2-diacylglycerol in cardiac hypertrophy due to energy metabolic disorder
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 92-100; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00608-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrew D Pitt, Clyne Fernandes, Nerida L Bewick, Paul D Hemsworth, Kerrie A Buhagiar, Peter S Hansen, Helge H Rasmussen, Leigh Delbridge, and David W Whalley

Chronic amiodarone-induced inhibition of the Na⁺–K⁺ pump in rabbit cardiac myocytes is thyroid-dependent: comparison with dronedarone
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 101-108; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00650-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Laura Molero, Jeronimo Farré, Antonio García-Mendez, Petra Jiménez Mateos-Caceres, Carolina Carrasco Martín, Inmaculada Millás, Felipe Navarro, Manuel Córdoba, Santos Casado, and Antonio López-Farré

Endothelin-1 induced proinflammatory markers in the myocardium and leukocytes of guinea-pigs: Role of glycoprotein IIB/IIIA receptors
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 109-118; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00657-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joji Nitobe, Seiji Yamaguchi, Masaki Okuyama, Naoki Nozaki, Masataka Sata, Takuya Miyamoto, Yasuchika Takeishi, Isao Kubota, and Hitonobu Tomoike

Reactive oxygen species regulate FLICE inhibitory protein (FLIP) and susceptibility to Fas-mediated apoptosis in cardiac myocytes
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 119-128; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00646-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hala El-Adawi, Lili Deng, Anthony Tramontano, Steven Smith, Eduardo Mascareno, Kalyan Ganguly, Ricardo Castillo, and Nabil El-Sherif

The functional role of the JAK–STAT pathway in post-infarction remodeling
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 129-138; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00614-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yuke Zhang, Laura J. Bloem, Lan Yu, Thomas B. Estridge, Philip W. Iversen, Christine E. McDonald, James P. Schrementi, XuShan Wang, Chris J. Vlahos, and Jian Wang

Protein kinase C βII activation induces angiotensin converting enzyme expression in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 139-146; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00610-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dekui Zhang, Justin L. Mott, Patricia Farrar, Jan S. Ryerse, Shin-Wen Chang, Melissa Stevens, Grace Denniger, and Hans Peter Zassenhaus

Mitochondrial DNA mutations activate the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and cause dilated cardiomyopathy
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 147-157; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00695-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ying Zhang, Daniel Carreras, and Adolfo J. de Bold

Discoordinate re-expression of cardiac fetal genes in N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) hypertension
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 158-167; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00654-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Miguel Angel Hernández-Presa, Mónica Ortego, José Tuñón, José Luis Martín-Ventura, Sebastián Mas, Luis Miguel Blanco-Colio, César Aparicio, Luis Ortega, Juan Gómez-Gerique, Fernando Vivanco, and Jesús Egido

Simvastatin reduces NF-B activity in peripheral mononuclear and in plaque cells of rabbit atheroma more markedly than lipid lowering diet
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 168-177; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00619-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N van Royen, I Hoefer, I Buschmann, S Kostin, M Voskuil, Ch Bode, W Schaper, and J.J Piek

Effects of local MCP-1 protein therapy on the development of the collateral circulation and atherosclerosis in Watanabe hyperlipidemic rabbits
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 178-185; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00615-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Donghao Wang, Jolanta Gutkowska, Mieczyslaw Marcinkiewicz, Grazyna Rachelska, and Marek Jankowski

Genistein supplementation stimulates the oxytocin system in the aorta of ovariectomized rats
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 186-194; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00655-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Matthew C.P. Glyn, John G. Lawrenson, and Barbara J. Ward

A Rho-associated kinase mitigates reperfusion-induced change in the shape of cardiac capillary endothelial cells in situ
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 195-206; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00616-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sharmila Chauhan, Awahan Rahman, Holger Nilsson, Lucie Clapp, Raymond MacAllister, and Amrita Ahluwalia

NO contributes to EDHF-like responses in rat small arteries: a role for NO stores
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 207-216; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00611-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Violeta N. Mutafova-Yambolieva, Lisa Smyth, and Janette Bobalova

Involvement of cyclic AMP-mediated pathway in neural release of noradrenaline in canine isolated mesenteric artery and vein
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 217-224; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00648-X [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Zakaria Ahmed, Saeid Babaei, Graham F. Maguire, Dragomir Draganov, Arnis Kuksis, Bert N. La Du, and Philip W. Connelly

Paraoxonase-1 reduces monocyte chemotaxis and adhesion to endothelial cells due to oxidation of palmitoyl, linoleoyl glycerophosphorylcholine
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 225-231; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00659-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kousuke Marutsuka, Kinta Hatakeyama, Atsushi Yamashita, Yuichiro Sato, Akinobu Sumiyoshi, and Yujiro Asada

Adrenomedullin augments the release and production of tissue factor pathway inhibitor in human aortic endothelial cells
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 232-237; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00612-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dayuan Li, Robin M. Singh, Ling Liu, Hongjiang Chen, Balkrishna M. Singh, Nelly Kazzaz, and Jawahar L. Mehta

Oxidized-LDL through LOX-1 increases the expression of angiotensin converting enzyme in human coronary artery endothelial cells
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 238-243; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00674-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Karsten Sydow, Edzard Schwedhelm, Naoshi Arakawa, Stefanie M. Bode-Böger, Dimitrios Tsikas, Burkhard Hornig, Jürgen C. Frölich, and Rainer H. Böger

ADMA and oxidative stress are responsible for endothelial dysfunction in hyperhomocyst(e)inemia: effects of L-arginine and B vitamins
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 244-252; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00617-X [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Adriane Skaletz-Rorowski, Mohini Lutchman, Yasuko Kureishi, David J. Lefer, Jerry R. Faust, and Kenneth Walsh

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors promote cholesterol-dependent Akt/PKB translocation to membrane domains in endothelial cells
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 253-264; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00618-1 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Motoko Kotani, Noboru Fukuda, Hideyuki Ando, Wen-Yang Hu, Satoshi Kunimoto, Satoshi Saito, and Katsuo Kanmatsuse

Chimeric DNA–RNA hammerhead ribozyme targeting PDGF A-chain mRNA specifically inhibits neointima formation in rat carotid artery after balloon injury
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 265-276; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00607-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gian Paolo Rossi, Chiara Ganzaroli, Maurizio Cesari, Andrea Maresca, Mario Plebani, Gastone G. Nussdorfer, and Achille C. Pessina

Endothelin receptor blockade lowers plasma aldosterone levels via different mechanisms in primary aldosteronism and high-to-normal renin hypertension
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 277-283; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00658-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Reply to Letter to the Editor
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 286; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00742-3 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor

B.J. Boucher

Maternal and postnatal vitamin D ingestion influences rat aortic structure, function and elastin content: [Cardiovasc. Res. 2002;55:369–374]
Cardiovasc Res 2003 57: 284-285; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(02)00741-1 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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