AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology -- Table of Contents (January 1 2007, 292 [1])

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Elizabeth M. Cherry and Flavio H. Fenton: A tale of two dogs: analyzing two models of canine ventricular electrophysiology
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H43-H55, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00955.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Stefania Vecchietti, Eleonora Grandi, Stefano Severi, Ilaria Rivolta, Carlo Napolitano, Silvia G. Priori, and Silvio Cavalcanti: In silico assessment of Y1795C and Y1795H SCN5A mutations: implication for inherited arrhythmogenic syndromes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H56-H65, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00270.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Colleen E. Clancy, Zheng I. Zhu, and Yoram Rudy: Pharmacogenetics and anti-arrhythmic drug therapy: a theoretical investigation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H66-H75, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00312.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edgar A. Jaimes, Run-Xia Tian, and Leopoldo Raij: Nicotine: the link between cigarette smoking and the progression of renal injury?
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H76-H82, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00693.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Armin Just, Andrea J. M. Olson, Christina L. Whitten, and William J. Arendshorst: Superoxide mediates acute renal vasoconstriction produced by angiotensin II and catecholamines by a mechanism independent of nitric oxide
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H83-H92, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00715.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shane A. Phillips, O. A. Hatoum, and David D. Gutterman: The mechanism of flow-induced dilation in human adipose arterioles involves hydrogen peroxide during CAD
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H93-H100, 2007. First published October 13, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00819.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David L. Hoffman, Jason D. Salter, and Paul S. Brookes: Response of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation to steady-state oxygen tension: implications for hypoxic cell signaling
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H101-H108, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00699.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jason D. Stoner, Thomas L. Clanton, Sverre E. Aune, and Mark G. Angelos: O₂ delivery and redox state are determinants of compartment-specific reactive O₂ species in myocardial reperfusion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H109-H116, 2007. First published October 6, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00925.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

INVITED REVIEW:

Gina C. Schatteman, Martine Dunnwald, and Chunhua Jiao: Biology of bone marrow-derived endothelial cell precursors
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H1-H18, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00662.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Roberto Bolli: Preconditioning: a paradigm shift in the biology of myocardial ischemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H19-H27, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00712.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Philip M. Cummins, Nicholas von Offenberg Sweeney, Maria T. Killeen, Yvonne A. Birney, Eileen M. Redmond, and Paul A. Cahill: Cyclic strain-mediated matrix metalloproteinase regulation within the vascular endothelium: a force to be reckoned with
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H28-H42, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00304.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Marc P. Kaufman: Mechanoreceptors and central command
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H117-H118, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01020.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]

Karen Y. Stokes: NAD(P)H oxidase: where there's smoke, there's fire
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H119-H120, 2007. First published October 27, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01142.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

Kanji Matsukawa, Tomoko Nakamoto, and Atsushi Inomoto: Gadolinium does not blunt the cardiovascular responses at the onset of voluntary static exercise in cats: a predominant role of central command
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H121-H129, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00028.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zsuzsanna Orosz, Anna Csiszar, Nazar Labinskyy, Kira Smith, Pawel M. Kaminski, Peter Ferdinandy, Michael S. Wolin, Aracelie Rivera, and Zoltan Ungvari: Cigarette smoke-induced proinflammatory alterations in the endothelial phenotype: role of NAD(P)H oxidase activation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H130-H139, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00599.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael F. Allard, Hannah L. Parsons, Ramesh Saeedi, Richard B. Wambolt, and Roger Brownsey: AMPK and metabolic adaptation by the heart to pressure overload
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H140-H148, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00424.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Maram K. Reddy, Harold D. Schultz, Hong Zheng, and Kaushik P. Patel: Altered nitric oxide mechanism within the paraventricular nucleus contributes to the augmented carotid body chemoreflex in heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H149-H157, 2007. First published August 4, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00117.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xavier Monnet, Laurence Lucats, Patrice Colin, Geneviève Derumeaux, Jean-Luc Dubois-Rande, Luc Hittinger, Bijan Ghaleh, and Alain Berdeaux: Reduction in postsystolic wall thickening during late preconditioning
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H158-H164, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00406.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

H. Zhang, Y. Zhao, M. Lei, H. Dobrzynski, J. H. Liu, A. V. Holden, and M. R. Boyett: Computational evaluation of the roles of Na⁺ current, i_Na, and cell death in cardiac pacemaking and driving
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H165-H174, 2007. First published July 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01101.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dinko Susic, Jasmina Varagic, Jwari Ahn, Luis Matavelli, and Edward D. Frohlich: Long-term mineralocorticoid receptor blockade reduces fibrosis and improves cardiac performance and coronary hemodynamics in elderly SHR
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H175-H179, 2007. First published August 11, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00660.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ali Baher, Zhilin Qu, Ashkan Hayatdavoudi, Scott T. Lamp, Ming-Jim Yang, Fagen Xie, Stephen Turner, Alan Garfinkel, and James N. Weiss: Short-term cardiac memory and mother rotor fibrillation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H180-H189, 2007. First published August 4, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00944.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kevin D. Monahan, Urs A. Leuenberger, and Chester A. Ray: Aldosterone impairs baroreflex sensitivity in healthy adults
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H190-H197, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00622.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Arti B. Sharma, Jie Sun, Linda L. Howard, Arthur G. Williams, Jr., and Robert T. Mallet: Oxidative stress reversibly inactivates myocardial enzymes during cardiac arrest
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H198-H206, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00698.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Julie Balch Samora, Jefferson C. Frisbee, and Matthew A. Boegehold: Growth-dependent changes in endothelial factors regulating arteriolar tone
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H207-H214, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00677.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Julian M. Stewart, Leslie D. Montgomery, June L. Glover, and Marvin S. Medow: Changes in regional blood volume and blood flow during static handgrip
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H215-H223, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00681.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Frantisek Kolár, Jana Jezková, Patricie Balková, Jirí Breh, Jan Neckár, Frantisek Novák, Olga Nováková, Helena Tomásová, Martina Srbová, Bohuslav Ost’ádal, Jirí Wilhelm, and Jan Herget: Role of oxidative stress in PKC- ${delta}$ upregulation and cardioprotection induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H224-H230, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00689.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lusha Xiang, Jay S. Naik, Sean R. Abram, and Robert L. Hester: Chronic hyperglycemia impairs functional vasodilation via increasing thromboxane-receptor-mediated vasoconstriction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H231-H236, 2007. First published August 11, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00623.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

René Wörner, Robert Lukowski, Franz Hofmann, and Jörg W. Wegener: cGMP signals mainly through cAMP kinase in permeabilized murine aorta
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H237-H244, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00079.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zheng F. Ba, Ailing Lu, Tomoharu Shimizu, László Szalay, Martin G. Schwacha, Loring W. Rue, III, Kirby I. Bland, and Irshad H. Chaudry: 17 $beta$ -Estradiol modulates vasoconstriction induced by endothelin-1 following trauma-hemorrhage
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H245-H250, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00809.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hordur S. Hardarson, J. Scott Baker, Zhao Yang, Enkhsaikhan Purevjav, Chien-Hua Huang, Lena Alexopoulou, Na Li, Richard A. Flavell, Neil E. Bowles, and Jesus G. Vallejo: Toll-like receptor 3 is an essential component of the innate stress response in virus-induced cardiac injury
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H251-H258, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00398.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Samuel Y. Boateng, Rashad J. Belin, David L. Geenen, Kenneth B. Margulies, Jody L. Martin, Masahiko Hoshijima, Pieter P. de Tombe, and Brenda Russell: Cardiac dysfunction and heart failure are associated with abnormalities in the subcellular distribution and amounts of oligomeric muscle LIM protein
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H259-H269, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00766.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jibin Zhou, Jiaxiang Qu, Xian Ping Yi, Kelly Graber, Lu Huber, Xuejun Wang, A. Martin Gerdes, and Faqian Li: Upregulation of ${gamma}$ -catenin compensates for the loss of $beta$ -catenin in adult cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H270-H276, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00576.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Kiyohiro Oshima, Guanggen Cui, Thomas Tung, Onisuru Okotie, Hillel Laks, and Luyi Sen: Exogenous IL-10 overexpression reduces perforin production by activated allogenic CD8⁺ cells and prolongs cardiac allograft survival
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H277-H284, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00441.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edmond O’Riordan, Natalia Mendelev, Susann Patschan, Daniel Patschan, Jonathan Eskander, Leona Cohen-Gould, Praveen Chander, and Michael S. Goligorsky: Chronic NOS inhibition actuates endothelial-mesenchymal transformation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H285-H294, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00560.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takao Namiki, Ronald W. Joyner, and Mary B. Wagner: Developmental changes in time course of recovery from inactivation in L-type calcium currents of rabbit ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H295-H303, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00719.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mary E. J. Lott, Cynthia Hogeman, Michael Herr, Robert Gabbay, and Lawrence I. Sinoway: Effects of an oral glucose tolerance test on the myogenic response in healthy individuals
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H304-H310, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00940.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E. M. Southerland, D. M. Milhorn, R. D. Foreman, B. Linderoth, M. J. L. DeJongste, J. A. Armour, V. Subramanian, M. Singh, K. Singh, and J. L. Ardell: Preemptive, but not reactive, spinal cord stimulation mitigates transient ischemia-induced myocardial infarction via cardiac adrenergic neurons
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H311-H317, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00087.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kenneth C. Bilchick, Jennifer G. Duncan, Rajashree Ravi, Eiki Takimoto, Hunter C. Champion, Wei Dong Gao, Linda B. Stull, David A. Kass, and Anne M. Murphy: Heart failure-associated alterations in troponin I phosphorylation impair ventricular relaxation-afterload and force-frequency responses and systolic function
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H318-H325, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00283.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

F. Spencer Gaskin, Kazuhiro Kamada, Mozow Yusof, and Ronald J. Korthuis: 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase activation prevents postischemic leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesive interactions
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H326-H332, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00744.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xue-Han Ning, Shi-Han Chen, Norman E. Buroker, Cheng-Su Xu, Fu-Ren Li, Shu-Ping Li, De-Song Song, Ming Ge, Outi M. Hyyti, Min Zhang, and Michael A. Portman: Short-cycle hypoxia in the intact heart: hypoxia-inducible factor 1 ${alpha}$ signaling and the relationship to injury threshold
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H333-H341, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00078.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Table]

John W. Elrod, James J. M. Greer, and David J. Lefer: Sildenafil-mediated acute cardioprotection is independent of the NO/cGMP pathway
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H342-H347, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00306.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yan-Xia Wang, Ying-Jiong Ding, Yi-Zhun Zhu, Ying Shi, Tai Yao, and Yi-Chun Zhu: Role of PKC in the novel synergistic action of urotensin II and angiotensin II and in urotensin II-induced vasoconstriction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H348-H359, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00512.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Isamu Ito, Yagna P. R. Jarajapu, Maria B Grant, and Harm J Knot: Characteristics of myogenic tone in the rat ophthalmic artery
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H360-H368, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00630.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shuji Joho, Shinji Ishizaka, Richard Sievers, Elyse Foster, Paul C. Simpson, and William Grossman: Left ventricular pressure-volume relationship in conscious mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H369-H377, 2007. First published August 11, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00704.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Richard Southworth, Katherine A. B. Davey, Alice Warley, and Pamela B. Garlick: A reevaluation of the roles of hexokinase I and II in the heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H378-H386, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00664.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M. Y. Maslov, V. P. Chacko, M. Stuber, A. L. Moens, D. A. Kass, H. C. Champion, and R. G. Weiss: Altered high-energy phosphate metabolism predicts contractile dysfunction and subsequent ventricular remodeling in pressure-overload hypertrophy mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H387-H391, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00737.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Darren S. DeLorey, Jason J. Hamann, Zoran Valic, Heidi A. Kluess, Philip S. Clifford, and John B. Buckwalter: ${alpha}$ -Adrenergic receptor responsiveness is preserved during prolonged exercise
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H392-H398, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00787.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zhu-Shan Zhang, Joseph Tranquillo, Valentina Neplioueva, Nenad Bursac, and Augustus O. Grant: Sodium channel kinetic changes that produce Brugada syndrome or progressive cardiac conduction system disease
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H399-H407, 2007. First published July 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01025.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

Tadachika Koganezawa and Naohito Terui: Differential responsiveness of RVLM sympathetic premotor neurons to hypoxia in rabbits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H408-H414, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00881.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jin Zhang, Roberto Berra-Romani, Martina J. Sinnegger-Brauns, Jõrg Striessnig, Mordecai P. Blaustein, and Donald R. Matteson: Role of Ca_v1.2 L-type Ca²⁺ channels in vascular tone: effects of nifedipine and Mg²⁺
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H415-H425, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01214.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert D. Lasley, Gentian Kristo, Byron J. Keith, and Robert M. Mentzer, Jr.: The A_2a/A_2b receptor antagonist ZM-241385 blocks the cardioprotective effect of adenosine agonist pretreatment in in vivo rat myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H426-H431, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00675.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brittany Kolb, Diane L. Rotella, and Harald M. Stauss: Frequency response characteristics of cerebral blood flow autoregulation in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H432-H438, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00794.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eva Zebedin, Markus Mille, Maria Speiser, Touran Zarrabi, Walter Sandtner, Birgit Latzenhofer, Hannes Todt, and Karlheinz Hilber: C₂C₁₂ skeletal muscle cells adopt cardiac-like sodium current properties in a cardiac cell environment
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H439-H450, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00119.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Marie-Ève Gendron, Nathalie Thorin-Trescases, Louis Villeneuve, and Eric Thorin: Aging associated with mild dyslipidemia reveals that COX-2 preserves dilation despite endothelial dysfunction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H451-H458, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00551.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Feilim Mac Gabhann and Aleksander S. Popel: Interactions of VEGF isoforms with VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, and neuropilin in vivo: a computational model of human skeletal muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H459-H474, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00637.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mathieu Gautier, Jean-Marc Hyvelin, Valérie de Crescenzo, Véronique Eder, and Pierre Bonnet: Heterogeneous Kv1 function and expression in coronary myocytes from right and left ventricles in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H475-H482, 2007. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00774.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Guo Zhang, Fan Zhang, Rachel Muh, Fan Yi, Karel Chalupsky, Hua Cai, and Pin-Lan Li: Autocrine/paracrine pattern of superoxide production through NAD(P)H oxidase in coronary arterial myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H483-H495, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00632.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Catalin Loghin, Stefano Sdringola, and K. Lance Gould: Does coronary vasodilation after adenosine override endothelin-1-induced coronary vasoconstriction?
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H496-H502, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00818.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yasushi Sakata, Jian-Wen Dong, Jesus G. Vallejo, Chien-Hua Huang, J. Scott Baker, Kevin J. Tracey, Osamu Tacheuchi, Shizuo Akira, and Douglas L. Mann: Toll-like receptor 2 modulates left ventricular function following ischemia-reperfusion injury
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H503-H509, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00642.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jacopo M. Legramante, Ferdinando Iellamo, Michele Massaro, Sergio Sacco, and Alberto Galante: Effects of residential exercise training on heart rate recovery in coronary artery patients
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H510-H515, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00748.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David L. Basi, Neeta Adhikari, Ami Mariash, Qinglu Li, Esther Kao, Sureni V. Mullegama, and Jennifer L. Hall: Femoral artery neointimal hyperplasia is reduced after wire injury in Ref-1^+/– mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H516-H521, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00246.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fabrice Prunier, Otmar Pfister, Lahouria Hadri, Lifan Liang, Federica del Monte, Ronglih Liao, and Roger J. Hajjar: Delayed erythropoietin therapy reduces post-MI cardiac remodeling only at a dose that mobilizes endothelial progenitor cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H522-H529, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00357.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yasuyuki Onai, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Maejima, Go Haraguchi, Susumu Muto, Akiko Itai, and Mitsuaki Isobe: Inhibition of NF- ${kappa}$ B improves left ventricular remodeling and cardiac dysfunction after myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H530-H538, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00549.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Masatoshi Yamazaki, Haruo Honjo, Harumichi Nakagawa, Yuko S. Ishiguro, Yusuke Okuno, Mari Amino, Ichiro Sakuma, Kaichiro Kamiya, and Itsuo Kodama: Mechanisms of destabilization and early termination of spiral wave reentry in the ventricle by a class III antiarrhythmic agent, nifekalant
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H539-H548, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00640.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables and Videos]

Gunnar Seemann, Frank B. Sachse, Daniel L. Weiss, Louis J. Ptácek, and Martin Tristani-Firouzi: Modeling of I_K1 mutations in human left ventricular myocytes and tissue
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H549-H559, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00701.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Xian-Sheng Liu, Min Jiang, Mei Zhang, Daniel Tang, Henry F. Clemo, Robert S. D. Higgins, and Gea-Ny Tseng: Electrical remodeling in a canine model of ischemic cardiomyopathy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H560-H571, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00616.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Surovi Hazarika, Michael R. Van Scott, and Robert M. Lust: Severity of myocardial injury following ischemia-reperfusion is increased in a mouse model of allergic asthma
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H572-H579, 2007. First published August 11, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01361.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jordan D. Miller, Curtis A. Smith, Sarah J. Hemauer, and Jerome A. Dempsey: The effects of inspiratory intrathoracic pressure production on the cardiovascular response to submaximal exercise in health and chronic heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H580-H592, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00211.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Helio C. Salgado, Álvaro R. Barale, Jaci A. Castania, Benedito H. Machado, Mark W. Chapleau, and Rubens Fazan, Jr.: Baroreflex responses to electrical stimulation of aortic depressor nerve in conscious SHR
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H593-H600, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00181.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ryan P. Taylor, Marissa E. Olsen, and Joseph W. Starnes: Improved postischemic function following acute exercise is not mediated by nitric oxide synthase in the rat heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H601-H607, 2007. First published September 1, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00094.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tsung-Ming Lee, Mei-Shu Lin, Chang-Her Tsai, Chen-Ling Huang, and Nen-Chung Chang: Effects of sulfonylureas on left ventricular mass in type 2 diabetic patients
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H608-H613, 2007. First published August 25, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00516.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Björn C. Knollmann, Tilmann Schober, Andreas O. Petersen, Syevda G. Sirenko, and Michael R. Franz: Action potential characterization in intact mouse heart: steady-state cycle length dependence and electrical restitution
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H614-H621, 2007. First published September 8, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01085.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Guillermo Avila, Irma M. Medina, Esperanza Jiménez, Guillermo Elizondo, and Citlalli I. Aguilar: Transforming growth factor- $beta$ 1 decreases cardiac muscle L-type Ca²⁺ current and charge movement by acting on the Ca_v1.2 mRNA
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H622-H631, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00781.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Min-ho Kim, Patsy R. Carter, and Norman R. Harris: P-selectin-mediated adhesion impairs endothelium-dependent arteriolar dilation in hypercholesterolemic mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H632-H638, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00780.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Norihiko Ono, Hideki Hayashi, Ayaka Kawase, Shien-Fong Lin, Hongmei Li, James N. Weiss, Peng-Sheng Chen, and Hrayr S. Karagueuzian: Spontaneous atrial fibrillation initiated by triggered activity near the pulmonary veins in aged rats subjected to glycolytic inhibition
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H639-H648, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00445.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nóra Erdei, Zsolt Bagi, István Édes, Gabor Kaley, and Akos Koller: H₂O₂ increases production of constrictor prostaglandins in smooth muscle leading to enhanced arteriolar tone in Type 2 diabetic mice
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Shuji Sasaki, Toyoshi Inoguchi, Koichiro Muta, Yasunobu Abe, Min Zhang, Kenichi Hiasa, Kensuke Egashira, Noriyuki Sonoda, Kunihisa Kobayashi, Ryoichi Takayanagi, and Hajime Nawata: Therapeutic angiogenesis by ex vivo expanded erythroid progenitor cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H657-H665, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00343.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ibrahim F. Benter, Mariam H. M. Yousif, Constantin Cojocel, May Al-Maghrebi, and Debra I. Diz: Angiotensin-(1–7) prevents diabetes-induced cardiovascular dysfunction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H666-H672, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00372.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Venkateswaran Subramanian, Prasanna Krishnamurthy, Krishna Singh, and Mahipal Singh: Lack of osteopontin improves cardiac function in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice
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Jeff Z. He, Adrian Quan, Yi Xu, Hwee Teoh, Guilin Wang, Jason E. Fish, Brent M. Steer, Shigeyoshi Itohara, Philip A. Marsden, Sandra T. Davidge, and Michael E. Ward: Induction of matrix metalloproteinase-2 enhances systemic arterial contraction after hypoxia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H684-H693, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00538.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

David B. Nahey and John P. Collister: ANG II-induced hypertension and the role of the area postrema during normal and increased dietary salt
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H694-H700, 2007. First published September 15, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00998.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yasutaka Kurata, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Ichiro Hisatome, and Toshishige Shibamoto: Effects of pacemaker currents on creation and modulation of human ventricular pacemaker: theoretical study with application to biological pacemaker engineering
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H701-H718, 2007. First published September 22, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00426.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY:

Habib R. Ansari, Ahmed Nadeem, M. A. Hassan Talukder, Shilpa Sakhalkar, and S. Jamal Mustafa: Evidence for the involvement of nitric oxide in A_2B receptor-mediated vasorelaxation of mouse aorta
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H719-H725, 2007. First published August 18, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00593.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRIGENDUM:

: Corrigendum
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H726-H726, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.zh4-7283-corr.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]

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Cover: Trichrome stain of a transmural section at the left atrial-pulmonary vein junction in an old rat. Epicardium is at top. Increased interstitial fibrosis (blue stain) is evident causing separation of myocardial bundles and myocytes (red stain). From: Ono N, Hayashi H, Kawase A, Lin S-F, Li H, Weiss JN, Chen P-S, Karagueuzian HS. “Spontaneous atrial fibrillation initiated by triggered activity near the pulmonary veins in aged rats subjected to glycolytic inhibition.” Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 292: H639–H648, 2007.