SPECIAL MEDICAL EDITORIALS:

María A. Fortuño, Arantxa González, Susana Ravassa, Begoña López, and Javier Díez

Clinical implications of apoptosis in hypertensive heart disease
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1495-H1506, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00025.2003 [Full Text]  

TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY:

Daniel J. Lenihan, Abdulfatah Osman, Vissa Sriram, Julius Aitsebaomo, and Cam Patterson

Evidence for association of coronary sinus levels of hepatocyte growth factor and collateralization in human coronary disease
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1507-H1512, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00429.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

YingJie Chen, Jay H. Traverse, Mingxiao Hou, Yunfang Li, Ruisheng Du, and Robert J. Bache

Effect of PDE5 inhibition on coronary hemodynamics in pacing-induced heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1513-H1520, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00529.2001 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pedro N. Chavez, William C. Stanley, Tracy A. McElfresh, Hazel Huang, Joseph P. Sterk, and Margaret P. Chandler

Effect of hyperglycemia and fatty acid oxidation inhibition during aerobic conditions and demand-induced ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1521-H1527, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00974.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sandra L. Amaral, Kristopher G. Maier, Daniela N. Schippers, Richard J. Roman, and Andrew S. Greene

CYP4A metabolites of arachidonic acid and VEGF are mediators of skeletal muscle angiogenesis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1528-H1535, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00406.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ning Lu, Yan Wang, Frank Blecha, Richard J. Fels, Heather P. Hoch, and Michael J. Kenney

Central interleukin-1 antibody increases renal and splenic sympathetic nerve discharge
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1536-H1541, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00891.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Galen M. Pieper, Vani Nilakantan, Gail Hilton, Nadine L. N. Halligan, Christopher C. Felix, Bal Kampalath, Ashwani K. Khanna, Allan M. Roza, Christopher P. Johnson, and Mark B. Adams

Mechanisms of the protective action of diethyldithiocarbamate-iron complex on acute cardiac allograft rejection
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1542-H1551, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00913.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric R. Gross, John F. LaDisa, Jr., Dorothee Weihrauch, Lars E. Olson, Tobias T. Kress, Douglas A. Hettrick, Paul S. Pagel, David C. Warltier, and Judy R. Kersten

Reactive oxygen species modulate coronary wall shear stress and endothelial function during hyperglycemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1552-H1559, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01013.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria A. Cavasin, Steadman S. Sankey, Ai-Li Yu, Shreevidya Menon, and Xiao-Ping Yang

Estrogen and testosterone have opposing effects on chronic cardiac remodeling and function in mice with myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1560-H1569, 2003. First published January 30, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01087.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David J. Rademacher, Sachin Patel, Francis A. Hopp, Caron Dean, Cecilia J. Hillard, and Jeanne L. Seagard

Microinjection of a cannabinoid receptor antagonist into the NTS increases baroreflex duration in dogs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1570-H1576, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00772.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Melek Bor-Kucukatay, Rosalinda B. Wenby, Herbert J. Meiselman, and Oguz K. Baskurt

Effects of nitric oxide on red blood cell deformability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1577-H1584, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00665.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nicholas D. Giardino, Robb W. Glenny, Soo Borson, and Leighton Chan

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia is associated with efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange in healthy humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1585-H1591, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00893.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Savio P. D'Souza, Derek M. Yellon, Claus Martin, Rainer Schulz, Gerd Heusch, Annamaria Onody, Peter Ferdinandy, and Gary F. Baxter

B-type natriuretic peptide limits infarct size in rat isolated hearts via K_ATP channel opening
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1592-H1600, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00902.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria Maliszewska-Scislo, Tadeusz J. Scislo, and Noreen F. Rossi

Effect of blockade of endogenous angiotensin II on baroreflex function in conscious diabetic rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1601-H1611, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00578.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hongjiang Chen, Dayuan Li, Tom Saldeen, and Jawahar L. Mehta

TGF-₁ attenuates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibition of upregulation of MMP-1
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1612-H1617, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00992.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Zhongyi Chen, Chu Chang Chua, Jinping Gao, Ronald C. Hamdy, and Balvin H. L. Chua

Protective effect of melatonin on myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1618-H1624, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00874.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Serge Brimioulle, Pierre Wauthy, Patricia Ewalenko, Benoît Rondelet, Françoise Vermeulen, François Kerbaul, and Robert Naeije

Single-beat estimation of right ventricular end-systolic pressure-volume relationship
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1625-H1630, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01023.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey J. Iliff, Raimondo D'Ambrosio, Al C. Ngai, and H. Richard Winn

Adenosine receptors mediate glutamate-evoked arteriolar dilation in the rat cerebral cortex
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1631-H1637, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00909.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Torbjörn Söderström, Aneta Stefanovska, Mitja Veber, and Henry Svensson

Involvement of sympathetic nerve activity in skin blood flow oscillations in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1638-H1646, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00826.2000 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jean-Philippe Fortin, Johanne Bouthillier, and François Marceau

High agonist-independent clearance of rabbit kinin B₁ receptors in cultured cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1647-H1654, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00884.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Scott Earley and Benjimen R. Walker

Increased nitric oxide production following chronic hypoxia contributes to attenuated systemic vasoconstriction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1655-H1661, 2003. First published January 2, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00964.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lacy A. Holowatz, Belinda L. Houghton, Brett J. Wong, Brad W. Wilkins, Aaron W. Harding, W. Larry Kenney, and Christopher T. Minson

Nitric oxide and attenuated reflex cutaneous vasodilation in aged skin
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1662-H1667, 2003. First published December 27, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00871.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pamela G. Lloyd, Barry M. Prior, Hsiao T. Yang, and Ronald L. Terjung

Angiogenic growth factor expression in rat skeletal muscle in response to exercise training
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1668-H1678, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00743.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Muthuvel Jayachandran, Whyte G. Owen, and Virginia M. Miller

Effects of ovariectomy on aggregation, secretion, and metalloproteinases in porcine platelets
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1679-H1685, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00958.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mauricio Di Fulvio, Peter K. Lauf, Shalin Shah, and Norma C. Adragna

NONOates regulate KCl cotransporter-1 and -3 mRNA expression in vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1686-H1692, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00710.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin Farias, III, Keith E. Jackson, Darice Yoshishige, and James L. Caffrey

Cardiac enkephalins interrupt vagal bradycardia via ₂-opioid receptors in sinoatrial node
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1693-H1701, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00730.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dominique Erni, Reto Wettstein, Sören Schramm, Claudio Contaldo, Hiromi Sakai, Shinji Takeoka, Eishun Tsuchida, Michael Leunig, and Andrej Banic

Normovolemic hemodilution with Hb vesicle solution attenuates hypoxia in ischemic hamster flap tissue
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1702-H1709, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00821.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael J. Kenney, Mark L. Weiss, Tammy Mendes, Yan Wang, and Richard J. Fels

Role of paraventricular nucleus in regulation of sympathetic nerve frequency components
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1710-H1720, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00673.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karel Tyml, Donald Anderson, Darcy Lidington, and Hanif M. Ladak

A new method for assessing arteriolar diameter and hemodynamic resistance using image analysis of vessel lumen
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1721-H1728, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00741.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chang-seng Liang, Akito Yatani, Yoshihiro Himura, Michihiro Kashiki, and Susanne Y. Stevens

Desipramine attenuates loss of cardiac sympathetic neurotransmitters produced by congestive heart failure and NE infusion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1729-H1736, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00853.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alyson P. McKee, Dee A. Van Riper, Cathy A. Davison, and Harold A. Singer

Gender-dependent modulation of ₁-adrenergic responses in rat mesenteric arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1737-H1743, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00779.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Caroline Rugale, Sandrine Delbosc, Jean-Paul Cristol, Albert Mimran, and Bernard Jover

Sodium restriction prevents cardiac hypertrophy and oxidative stress in angiotensin II hypertension
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1744-H1750, 2003. First published December 5, 2002; 10.1152/ajpheart.00864.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sylvan S. Shank and Deborah A. Scheuer

Glucocorticoids reduce responses to AMPA receptor activation and blockade in nucleus tractus solitarius
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1751-H1761, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01033.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yoshiteru Morio, Ethan P. Carter, Masahiko Oka, and Ivan F. McMurtry

EDHF-mediated vasodilation involves different mechanisms in normotensive and hypertensive rat lungs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1762-H1770, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00831.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chee Ping Ng and Melody A. Swartz

Fibroblast alignment under interstitial fluid flow using a novel 3-D tissue culture model
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1771-H1777, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01008.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kazuhiko Asanuma, Richard Magid, Chad Johnson, Robert M. Nerem, and Zorina S. Galis

Uniaxial strain upregulates matrix-degrading enzymes produced by human vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1778-H1784, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00494.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toyotaka Yada, Masami Goto, Osamu Hiramatsu, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Eiji Toyota, Hiroshi Nakamoto, Yasuo Ogasawara, Hiroto Matsuda, Koki Arakawa, Koichi Hayashi, Hiromichi Suzuki, and Fumihiko Kajiya

In vivo visualization of subendocardial arteriolar response in renovascular hypertensive hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1785-H1792, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00819.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Justin H. Kuo, Richard O. Speakman, Aletia G. Sprinkle, Sheng-Gang Li, David R. Brown, and David C. Randall

Effects of nicotine and dietary salt on a learned blood pressure response in Dahl-S rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1793-H1799, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00767.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jun Ren, Kadon K. Hintz, Z. K. Fariba Roughead, Jinhong Duan, Peter B. Colligan, Bonnie H. Ren, Kap J. Lee, and Huawei Zeng

Impact of estrogen replacement on ventricular myocyte contractile function and protein kinase B/Akt activation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1800-H1807, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00866.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard P. Burt

Phasic contractions of the rat portal vein depend on intracellular Ca²⁺ release stimulated by depolarization
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1808-H1817, 2003. First published February 13, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00637.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hao Qin, Matthew W. Kay, Nipon Chattipakorn, David T. Redden, Raymond E. Ideker, and Jack M. Rogers

Effects of heart isolation, voltage-sensitive dye, and electromechanical uncoupling agents on ventricular fibrillation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1818-H1826, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00923.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xin Chu, Ju Chen, Mary C. Reedy, Carlos Vera, K.-L. Paul Sung, and Lanping Amy Sung

E-Tmod capping of actin filaments at the slow-growing end is required to establish mouse embryonic circulation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1827-H1838, 2003. First published January 23, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00947.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text] ]Supplemental Videos[  

Jeremy Goldman, Lin Zhong, and Shu Q. Liu

Degradation of -actin filaments in venous smooth muscle cells in response to mechanical stretch
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1839-H1847, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00470.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Marxen and R. M. Henkelman

Branching tree model with fractal vascular resistance explains fractal perfusion heterogeneity
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1848-H1857, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00510.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Takahiro Koshino, Yoshitaka Kimura, Yoshinobu Kameyama, Takeshi Takahashi, Tomoharu Yasui, Hiroshi Chisaka, Junichi Sugawara, and Kunihiro Okamura

Fractal and periodic heart rate dynamics in fetal sheep: comparison of conventional and new measures based on fractal analysis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1858-H1864, 2003. First published January 9, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00268.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yuri Nakae, Wai-Meng Kwok, Zeljko J. Bosnjak, and Ming Tao Jiang

Isoflurane activates rat mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K⁺ channels reconstituted in lipid bilayers
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1865-H1871, 2003. First published February 6, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.01031.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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Lois Jane Heller, David E. Mohrman, Juline A. Smith, and Kendall B. Wallace

Multitrack system for superfusing isolated cardiac myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284: H1872-H1878, 2003. First published January 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00914.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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