Cardiovascular Research

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Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: I-III; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00486-3 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 527; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00485-1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Board
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: CO2; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00482-6 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Spotlight Issue on Gap Junctions and Cell-Cell Communication in the Cardiovascular System
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: iii; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00491-7 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

Andreas Deussen

Adenosine—the missing link to understanding homocysteine pathogenicity or more smoke on the horizon?
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 259-261; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00478-4 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Enn K. Seppet

Negative inotropy starts with the β₃-adrenoceptor
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 262-265; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00477-2 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Taimor

Mitochondria as common endpoints in early and late preconditioning
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 266-267; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00465-6 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carla Pignatti and Claudio Stefanelli

Ischemia/reperfusion-induced apoptosis: connecting nitric oxide and cell cycle regulators
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 268-270; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00480-2 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract Niels P. Riksen, Gerard A. Rongen, Henk J. Blom, Frans G.M. Russel, Godfried H.J. Boers, and Paul Smits

Potential role for adenosine in the pathogenesis of the vascular complications of hyperhomocysteinemia
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 271-276; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00462-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marja J. VanWijk, E. VanBavel, A. Sturk, and R. Nieuwland

Microparticles in cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 277-287; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00367-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Article

Get checked abstract Geneviève Tavernier, Gilles Toumaniantz, Mortéza Erfanian, Marie-France Heymann, Karine Laurent, Dominique Langin, and Chantal Gauthier

β₃-Adrenergic stimulation produces a decrease of cardiac contractility ex vivo in mice overexpressing the human β₃-adrenergic receptor
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 288-296; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00359-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Katare Gopalrao Rajesh, Shiro Sasaguri, Zou Zhitian, Ryoko Suzuki, Rei Asakai, and Hironori Maeda

Second window of ischemic preconditioning regulates mitochondrial permeability transition pore by enhancing Bcl-2 expression
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 297-307; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00358-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yasuhiro Maejima, Susumu Adachi, Hiroshi Ito, Kiyoshi Nobori, Mimi Tamamori-Adachi, and Mitsuaki Isobe

Nitric oxide inhibits ischemia/reperfusion-induced myocardial apoptosis by modulating cyclin A-associated kinase activity
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 308-320; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00425-5 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Philipp S. Lange, Fikret Er, Natig Gassanov, and Uta C. Hoppe

Andersen mutations of KCNJ2 suppress the native inward rectifier current I_K1 in a dominant-negative fashion
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 321-327; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00434-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gernot Schram, Marc Pourrier, Zhiguo Wang, Michel White, and Stanley Nattel

Barium block of Kir2 and human cardiac inward rectifier currents: evidence for subunit-heteromeric contribution to native currents
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 328-338; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00366-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.N. Maria N. Obreztchikova, E.A. Eugene A. Sosunov, Alexei Plotnikov, E.P. Evgeny P. Anyukhovsky, Ravil Z. Gainullin, Peter Danilo, Jr., Zi-Ho Yeom, Richard B. Robinson, and Michael R. Rosen

Developmental changes in I_Kr and I_Ks contribute to age-related expression of dofetilide effects on repolarization and proarrhythmia
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 339-350; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00360-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marieke Schoenmakers, Christian Ramakers, Jurren M. van Opstal, Jet D.M. Leunissen, Camila Londoño, and Marc A. Vos

Asynchronous development of electrical remodeling and cardiac hypertrophy in the complete AV block dog
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 351-359; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00430-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chunhua Cao, Jeong Hee Han, Sung Zoo Kim, Kyung Woo Cho, and Suhn Hee Kim

Diverse regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide secretion by serotonin receptor subtypes
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 360-368; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00394-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Uwe Kirchhefer, Joachim Neumann, Donald M. Bers, Igor B. Buchwalow, Larissa Fabritz, Gabriela Hanske, Isabel Justus, Burkhard Riemann, Wilhelm Schmitz, and Larry R. Jones

Impaired relaxation in transgenic mice overexpressing junctin
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 369-379; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00432-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Oliver J. Müller, Mathias Lange, Henning Rattunde, Hans-Peter Lorenzen, Matthias Müller, Norbert Frey, Cordula Bittner, Warner Simonides, Hugo A. Katus, and Wolfgang-M. Franz

Transgenic rat hearts overexpressing SERCA2a show improved contractility under baseline conditions and pressure overload
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 380-389; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00429-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hideo A. Baba, Jörg Stypmann, Florian Grabellus, Paulus Kirchhof, Andrea Sokoll, Michael Schäfers, Atsushi Takeda, Markus J. Wilhelm, Hans H. Scheld, Nobuakira Takeda, Günter Breithardt, and Bodo Levkau

Dynamic regulation of MEK/Erks and Akt/GSK-3β in human end-stage heart failure after left ventricular mechanical support: myocardial mechanotransduction-sensitivity as a possible molecular mechanism
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 390-399; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00393-6 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rafal Grzeskowiak, Henning Witt, Mario Drungowski, Rolf Thermann, Steffen Hennig, Andreas Perrot, Karl J. Osterziel, Dirk Klingbiel, Stefanie Scheid, Rainer Spang, Hans Lehrach, and Patricia Ruiz

Expression profiling of human idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 400-411; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00426-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bernard Lambermont, Alexandre Ghuysen, Philippe Kolh, Vincent Tchana-Sato, Patrick Segers, Paul Gérard, Philippe Morimont, David Magis, Jean-Michel Dogné, Bernard Masereel, and Vincent D'Orio

Effects of endotoxic shock on right ventricular systolic function and mechanical efficiency
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 412-418; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00368-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masaya Takahashi, Miki Koshimizu, Kouichi Tanonaka, Ryo Oikawa, Teruhiko Toyo-oka, and Satoshi Takeo

Decrease in sarcoglycans and dystrophin in failing heart following acute myocardial infarction
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 419-427; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00385-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tetsuya Tatsumi, Jun Shiraishi, Natsuya Keira, Kazuko Akashi, Akiko Mano, Satoshi Yamanaka, Satoaki Matoba, Shinji Fushiki, Henry Fliss, and Masao Nakagawa

Intracellular ATP is required for mitochondrial apoptotic pathways in isolated hypoxic rat cardiac myocytes
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 428-440; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00391-2 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Thorsten Reffelmann and Robert A. Kloner

Effects of sildenafil on myocardial infarct size, microvascular function, and acute ischemic left ventricular dilation
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 441-449; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00435-8 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Boris Z. Simkhovich, Paul Marjoram, Coralie Poizat, Larry Kedes, and Robert A. Kloner

Brief episode of ischemia activates protective genetic program in rat heart: a gene chip study
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 450-459; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00399-7 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bao-Wei Wang, Hang Chang, Shankung Lin, Peiliang Kuan, and Kou-Gi Shyu

Induction of matrix metalloproteinases-14 and -2 by cyclical mechanical stretch is mediated by tumor necrosis factor- in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 460-469; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00428-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dursun Gündüz, Frank Hirche, Frauke Viola Härtel, Christoph Walter Rodewald, Matthias Schäfer, Gabriele Pfitzer, Hans Michael Piper, and Thomas Noll

ATP antagonism of thrombin-induced endothelial barrier permeability
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 470-478; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00427-9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Laure Favot, Sophie Martin, Thérèse Keravis, Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina, and Claire Lugnier

Involvement of cyclin-dependent pathway in the inhibitory effect of delphinidin on angiogenesis
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 479-487; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00433-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sibel Ülker, Dorothy McMaster, Pascal P. McKeown, and Ulvi Bayraktutan

Impaired activities of antioxidant enzymes elicit endothelial dysfunction in spontaneous hypertensive rats despite enhanced vascular nitric oxide generation
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 488-500; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00424-3 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Olivier Malo, Fanny Desjardins, Jean-François Tanguay, Jean-Claude Tardif, Michel Carrier, and Louis P. Perrault

Tetrahydrobiopterin and antioxidants reverse the coronary endothelial dysfunction associated with left ventricular hypertrophy in a porcine model
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 501-511; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00390-0 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jens Stanelle, Thorsten Stiewe, Florian Rödicker, Karin Köhler, Carmen Theseling, and Brigitte M. Pützer

Mechanism of E2F1-induced apoptosis in primary vascular smooth muscle cells
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 512-519; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00392-4 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrew L. McLeod, David E. Newby, David B. Northridge, Keith A.A. Fox, and Neal G. Uren

Influence of differential vascular remodeling on the coronary vasomotor response
Cardiovasc Res 2003 59: 520-526; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00396-1 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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