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Carmine Morisco, Junichi Sadoshima, Bruno Trimarco, Rohit Arora, Dorothy E. Vatner, and Stephen F. Vatner

Is treating cardiac hypertrophy salutary or detrimental: the two faces of Janus
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1043-H1047, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00990.2002 [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

Petras P. Dzeja, Peter Bast, Cevher Ozcan, Arturo Valverde, Ekshon L. Holmuhamedov, David G. L. Van Wylen, and Andre Terzic

Targeting nucleotide-requiring enzymes: implications for diazoxide-induced cardioprotection
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1048-H1056, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00847.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sheng-Xing Ma, Qun Fang, Brian Morgan, Michael G. Ross, and Conrad R. Chao

Cardiovascular regulation and expressions of NO synthase-tyrosine hydroxylase in nucleus tractus solitarius of ovine fetus
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1057-H1063, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00718.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ares Pasipoularides, Ming Shu, Ashish Shah, Michael S. Womack, and Donald D. Glower

Diastolic right ventricular filling vortex in normal and volume overload states
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1064-H1072, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00804.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elisa Fiumana, Helena Parfenova, Jonathan H. Jaggar, and Charles W. Leffler

Carbon monoxide mediates vasodilator effects of glutamate in isolated pressurized cerebral arterioles of newborn pigs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1073-H1079, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00881.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

John J. Bosnjak, Ken Terata, Hiroto Miura, Atsushi Sato, Alfred C. Nicolosi, Monica McDonald, Sara A. Manthei, Takashi Saito, Ossama A. Hatoum, and David D. Gutterman

Mechanism of thrombin-induced vasodilation in human coronary arterioles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1080-H1086, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00465.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yue-Kun Ju and David G. Allen

Early effects of metabolic inhibition on intracellular Ca²⁺ in toad pacemaker cells: involvement of Ca²⁺ stores
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1087-H1094, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00755.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jaswinder Kaur, Richard C. Woodman, and Paul Kubes

P38 MAPK: critical molecule in thrombin-induced NF-B-dependent leukocyte recruitment
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1095-H1103, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00016.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lynne Turnbull, Diana T. McCloskey, Timothy D. O'Connell, Paul C. Simpson, and Anthony J. Baker

₁-Adrenergic receptor responses in _1AB-AR knockout mouse hearts suggest the presence of _1D-AR
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1104-H1109, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00441.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kathy A. Clow, George D. Giraud, Bryan E. Ogden, and Virginia L. Brooks

Pregnancy alters hemodynamic responses to hemorrhage in conscious rabbits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1110-H1118, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00626.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Satoshi Mohri, Juichiro Shimizu, Yuval Mika, Itzhak Shemer, Jie Wang, Shlomo Ben-Haim, and Daniel Burkhoff

Electric currents applied during refractory period enhance contractility and systolic calcium in the ferret heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1119-H1123, 2003. First published November 21, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00378.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Julian H. Lombard, Francis A. Sylvester, Shane A. Phillips, and Jefferson C. Frisbee

High-salt diet impairs vascular relaxation mechanisms in rat middle cerebral arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1124-H1133, 2003. First published November 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00835.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thorsten Reffelmann and Robert A. Kloner

Is microvascular protection by cariporide and ischemic preconditioning causally linked to myocardial salvage?
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1134-H1141, 2003. First published October 10, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00563.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daliao Xiao, Xiaohui Huang, William J. Pearce, Lawrence D. Longo, and Lubo Zhang

Effect of cortisol on norepinephrine-mediated contractions in ovine uterine arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1142-H1151, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00834.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David Sedmera, Maria Reckova, Angela deAlmeida, Martina Sedmerova, Martin Biermann, Jiri Volejnik, Alexandre Sarre, Eric Raddatz, Robert A. McCarthy, Robert G. Gourdie, and Robert P. Thompson

Functional and morphological evidence for a ventricular conduction system in zebrafish and Xenopus hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1152-H1160, 2003. First published November 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00870.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Movie]  

Christopher P. Cheng, Robert J. Herfkens, and Charles A. Taylor

Inferior vena caval hemodynamics quantified in vivo at rest and during cycling exercise using magnetic resonance imaging
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1161-H1167, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00641.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yakhin Shimoni and Xiu-Fang Liu

Role of PKC in autocrine regulation of rat ventricular K⁺ currents by angiotensin and endothelin
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1168-H1181, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00748.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hwee Teoh, Mary Zacour, Avraham D. Wener, Lakshman Gunaratnam, and Michael E. Ward

Increased myofibrillar protein phosphatase-1 activity impairs rat aortic smooth muscle activation after hypoxia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1182-H1189, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00680.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephane Delépine, Alain P. Furber, Farzin Beygui, Fabrice Prunier, Philippe Balzer, Jean-Jacques Le Jeune, and Philippe Geslin

3-D MRI assessment of regional left ventricular systolic wall stress in patients with reperfused MI
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1190-H1197, 2003. First published October 10, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00106.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. S. Kimmerly and J. K. Shoemaker

Hypovolemia and MSNA discharge patterns: assessing and interpreting sympathetic responses
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1198-H1204, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00229.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hobe J. Schröder, Mikhail Tchirikov, and Christian Rybakowski

Pressure pulses and flow velocities in central veins of the anesthetized sheep fetus
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1205-H1211, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00969.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. I. New, A. M. S. Chesser, R. C. Thuraisingham, and M. M. Yaqoob

Cerebral artery responses to pressure and flow in uremic hypertensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1212-H1216, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00644.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Samhita S. Rhodes, Kristina M. Ropella, Said H. Audi, Amadou K. S. Camara, Leo G. Kevin, Paul S. Pagel, and David F. Stowe

Cross-bridge kinetics modeled from myoplasmic [Ca²⁺] and LV pressure at 17°C and after 37°C and 17°C ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1217-H1229, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00816.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen R. Thom, Donald Fisher, Jie Zhang, Veena M. Bhopale, S. Tsuyoshi Ohnishi, Yashige Kotake, Tomoko Ohnishi, and Donald G. Buerk

Stimulation of perivascular nitric oxide synthesis by oxygen
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1230-H1239, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.01043.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bingmei M. Fu, Bin Chen, and Wenhao Chen

An electrodiffusion model for effects of surface glycocalyx layer on microvessel permeability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1240-H1250, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00467.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. G. Poole, L. Lawrenson, J. Kim, C. Brown, and R. S. Richardson

Vascular and metabolic response to cycle exercise in sedentary humans: effect of age
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1251-H1259, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00790.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shakil H. Merchant, Debbie M. Gurule, and Richard S. Larson

Amelioration of ischemia-reperfusion injury with cyclic peptide blockade of ICAM-1
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1260-H1268, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00840.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pinggang Liu, Derek A. Misurski, and Venkat Gopalakrishnan

Cysteinyl leukotriene-dependent [Ca²⁺]_i responses to angiotensin II in cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1269-H1276, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00303.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Keith L. Herrmann, Andrew D. McCulloch, and Jeffrey H. Omens

Glycated collagen cross-linking alters cardiac mechanics in volume-overload hypertrophy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1277-H1284, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00168.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shunichiro Miyoshi, Hideo Mitamura, Kana Fujikura, Yukiko Fukuda, Kojiro Tanimoto, Yoko Hagiwara, Makoto Ita, and Satoshi Ogawa

A mathematical model of phase 2 reentry: role of L-type Ca current
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1285-H1294, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00849.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pauline Dan, Joyce C. Y. Cheung, David R. L. Scriven, and Edwin D. W. Moore

Epitope-dependent localization of estrogen receptor, but not -, in en face arterial endothelium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1295-H1306, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00781.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. H. Laughlin, J. R. Turk, W. G. Schrage, C. R. Woodman, and E. M. Price

Influence of coronary artery diameter on eNOS protein content
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1307-H1312, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00792.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yong-Mei Cha, Petras P. Dzeja, Win K. Shen, Arshad Jahangir, Chari Y. T. Hart, Andre Terzic, and Margaret M. Redfield

Failing atrial myocardium: energetic deficits accompany structural remodeling and electrical instability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1313-H1320, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00337.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cassana M. Littler, Kenneth G. Morris, Jr., Karen A. Fagan, Ivan F. McMurtry, Robert O. Messing, and Edward C. Dempsey

Protein kinase C--null mice have decreased hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1321-H1331, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00795.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adelino F. Leite-Moreira, Carmen Brás-Silva, Carla A. Pedrosa, and Amândio A. Rocha-Sousa

ET-1 increases distensibility of acutely loaded myocardium: a novel ET_A and Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger-mediated effect
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1332-H1339, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00715.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey E. Squires, Jie Sun, James L. Caffrey, Darice Yoshishige, and Robert T. Mallet

Acetoacetate augments -adrenergic inotropism of stunned myocardium by an antioxidant mechanism
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1340-H1347, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00473.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carmen Gonzalez-Castillo, Rafael Rubio, and Tania Zenteno-Savin

Coronary flow-induced inotropism is modulated by binding of dextrans to the endothelial luminal surface
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1348-H1357, 2003. First published January 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00323.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jiun-Jr Wang, Aoife B. O'Brien, Nigel G. Shrive, Kim H. Parker, and John V. Tyberg

Time-domain representation of ventricular-arterial coupling as a windkessel and wave system
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1358-H1368, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cleusa V. R. de Oliveira, M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano, L. Pastor Solano-Flores, and John Ciriello

Cardiovascular effects of hypocretin-1 in nucleus of the solitary tract
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1369-H1377, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00877.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James W. E. Rush, James R. Turk, and M. Harold Laughlin

Exercise training regulates SOD-1 and oxidative stress in porcine aortic endothelium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1378-H1387, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00190.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hyun Kook, Hiroshi Itoh, Bong Seok Choi, Naoki Sawada, Kentaro Doi, Tae Ju Hwang, Kyung Keun Kim, Hiroshi Arai, Yung Hong Baik, and Kazuwa Nakao

Physiological concentration of atrial natriuretic peptide induces endothelial regeneration in vitro
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1388-H1397, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00414.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rui Xu, Ye-Shih Ho, Raquel P. Ritchie, and Li Li

Human SM22 BAC encompasses regulatory sequences for expression in vascular and visceral smooth muscles at fetal and adult stages
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1398-H1407, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00737.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trinity J. Bivalacqua, Jeffrey S. Armstrong, John Biggerstaff, Asim B. Abdel-Mageed, Philip J. Kadowitz, Wayne J. G. Hellstrom, and Hunter C. Champion

Gene transfer of extracellular SOD to the penis reduces O· and improves erectile function in aged rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1408-H1421, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00770.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michiel Voskuil, Niels van Royen, Imo E. Hoefer, Randolph Seidler, Brian D. Guth, Christoph Bode, Wolfgang Schaper, Jan J. Piek, and Ivo R. Buschmann

Modulation of collateral artery growth in a porcine hindlimb ligation model using MCP-1
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1422-H1428, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00506.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. J. Su, C. L. Cioffi, S. Stefansson, N. Mittereder, M. Garay, D. Hreniuk, and G. Liau

Gene therapy vector-mediated expression of insulin-like growth factors protects cardiomyocytes from apoptosis and enhances neovascularization
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1429-H1440, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00885.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xian-Liang Tang, Eitaro Kodani, Hitoshi Takano, Michael Hill, Ken Shinmura, Thomas M. Vondriska, Peipei Ping, and Roberto Bolli

Protein tyrosine kinase signaling is necessary for NO donor-induced late preconditioning against myocardial stunning
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1441-H1448, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00789.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael E. Davis, Hua Cai, Louise McCann, Tohru Fukai, and David G. Harrison

Role of c-Src in regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression during exercise training
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1449-H1453, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00918.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. Shivakumar, David E. Dostal, Kenneth Boheler, Kenneth M. Baker, and Edward G. Lakatta

Differential response of cardiac fibroblasts from young adult and senescent rats to ANG II
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1454-H1459, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00766.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Agnès Maurel, Carole Hernandez, Oksana Kunduzova, Guy Bompart, Claudie Cambon, Angelo Parini, and Bernard Francés

Age-dependent increase in hydrogen peroxide production by cardiac monoamine oxidase A in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1460-H1467, 2003. First published December 12, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00700.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. A. Glass and D. O. Bates

Role of endothelial Ca²⁺ stores in the regulation of hydraulic conductivity of Rana microvessels in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1468-H1478, 2003. First published January 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00585.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mauro Ursino and Elisa Magosso

Role of short-term cardiovascular regulation in heart period variability: a modeling study
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1479-H1493, 2003. First published December 19, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00850.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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Errata for vol. 284, p. H960
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: Ha2-Ha2, 2003 [Full Text]  

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