Title	Publication Date	Language	Citations
Development of atherosclerosis in osteopontin transgenic mice	2002/04/01		52
Taurine prevents myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in prolonged hypothermic rat heart preservation	2005/11/01	English	52
Comparative effects of levosimendan and dobutamine on right ventricular function in patients with biventricular heart failure	2009/01/01	English	52
Urinary KIM-1, NGAL and L-FABP for the diagnosis of AKI in patients with acute coronary syndrome or heart failure undergoing coronary angiography	2014/07/03	English	51
Prognostic significance of early diagnosis in acute pulmonary thromboembolism with circulatory failure	2002/11/01		50
Enhanced expression of TLR4 in smooth muscle cells in human atherosclerotic coronary arteries	2007/11/26	English	49
Chronic systemic inflammation accompanies impaired ventricular diastolic function, detected by Doppler imaging, in patients with newly diagnosed systolic heart failure (Hellenic Heart Failure Study)	2009/01/01	English	48
Left atrial thickness under the catheter ablation lines in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: insights from 64-slice multidetector computed tomography	2012/04/22	English	47
Comparison of two diets of varying glycemic index on carotid subclinical atherosclerosis in obese children	2009/11/01	English	47
Comparison between metalloproteinases-2 and -9 in healthy subjects, diabetics, and subjects with acute coronary syndrome	2007/11/26	English	46
Olmesartan reduces arterial stiffness and serum adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein in hypertensive patients	2010/11/10	English	46
Safety and efficacy of sustained release of basic fibroblast growth factor using gelatin hydrogel in patients with critical limb ischemia	2015/04/11	English	46
High plasma level of asymmetric dimethylarginine in patients with acutely exacerbated congestive heart failure: role in reduction of plasma nitric oxide level	2003/09/01		46
The presence of mu-, delta-, and kappa-opioid receptors in human heart tissue	2014/01/05	English	46
Randomized and double-blind controlled clinical trial of extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy for coronary heart disease	2012/03/30	English	45
Atrial natriuretic peptide exerts protective action against angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling by attenuating inflammation via endothelin-1/endothelin receptor A cascade	2013/01/01	English	45
Effects on bone metabolism markers and arterial stiffness by switching to rivaroxaban from warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation	2017/02/23	English	44
Internet-based training of coronary artery patients: the Heart Cycle Trial	2016/10/11	English	44
Comparative reproducibility of the noninvasive ultrasound methods for the assessment of vascular function	2012/01/13	English	44
Improvement of arterial stiffness by the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of short-term statin therapy in patients with hypercholesterolemia	2005/02/01	English	44
Rapid atrial pacing induces myocardial fibrosis by down-regulating Smad7 via microRNA-21 in rabbit	2016/03/11	English	43
Uric acid is an independent predictor of arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients	2009/09/01	English	43
The first multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of home telemonitoring for Japanese patients with heart failure: home telemonitoring study for patients with heart failure (HOMES-HF)	2018/02/15	English	42
Galectin-3 levels are associated with right ventricular functional and morphologic changes in pulmonary arterial hypertension	2015/05/15	English	42
Cardiac hemangioma: a report of two cases and review of the literature	2003/07/01		42
Enhanced angiogenesis by gelatin hydrogels incorporating basic fibroblast growth factor in rabbit model of hind limb ischemia	2007/03/01	English	42
Risk factors for acute shunt blockage in children after modified Blalock-Taussig shunt operations	2010/07/31	English	41
A new ECG criterion to identify takotsubo cardiomyopathy from anterior myocardial infarction: role of inferior leads	2009/03/01	English	41
Clinical application of wave intensity for the treatment of essential hypertension	2004/01/01		41
Synergistic effect of amlodipine and atorvastatin on blood pressure, left ventricular remodeling, and C-reactive protein in hypertensive patients with primary hypercholesterolemia	2008/03/01	English	41