Objectives. This study assessed the clinical utility of mitral annulus velocity in the evaluation
of left ventricular diastolic function. Background. Mitral inflow velocity recorded by Doppler …

Objective— Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in one study group is not the same as EPC in
other investigators, suggesting that EPC is not a single type of cell population. In this study, …

Background Bone-marrow stem-cell transplantation has been shown to improve cardiac
function in patients with myocardial infarction. We examined the feasibility and efficacy of …

Objectives : This study was performed to evaluate the feasibility of the physiologic assessment
of jailed side branches using fractional flow reserve (FFR) and to compare the measured …

Objectives : This study sought to compare the nephrotoxicity of iodixanol and ioxaglate in
patients with renal impairment undergoing coronary angiography. Background : Iodixanol, a …

Background: Clopidogrel is a prodrug requiring metabolism by cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A)
isoenzymes, including CYP3A5, in order to be active. It is controversial whether …

Background— Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a pivotal role in repair and regeneration
of damaged vessels. We investigated the role of mobilized EPCs in the healing process …

Background: Although the acute increase of arterial stiffness and blood pressure (BP) after
cigarette smoking in healthy smokers is considered a possible mechanism of increased …

Background. There is concern that a hypercoagulable status is caused after coronary artery
bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, …

Background— Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported to be a predisposing factor for the
progression of TR in patients with previous mitral or combined mitral/aortic valve surgery. We …