INVITED REVIEW:

Mark T. Gladwin, Nicolaas J. H. Raat, Sruti Shiva, Cameron Dezfulian, Neil Hogg, Daniel B. Kim-Shapiro, and Rakesh P. Patel

Nitrite as a vascular endocrine nitric oxide reservoir that contributes to hypoxic signaling, cytoprotection, and vasodilation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2026-H2035, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00407.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL:

Marc A. Pfeffer and Edward D. Frohlich

Improvements in clinical outcomes with the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: cross-fertilization between clinical and basic investigation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2021-H2025, 2006. First published July 7, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00647.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Jean-Louis Bény, Michèle Koenigsberger, and Roger Sauser

Editorial Focus  Role of myoendothelial communication on arterial vasomotion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2036-H2038, 2006. First published July 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00709.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Munir Boodhwani and Frank W. Sellke

Editorial Focus  Myometrium: another candidate for cell-based myocardial angiogenesis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2039-H2040, 2006. First published July 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00765.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rakesh C. Kukreja

Editorial Focus  Mechanism of reactive oxygen species generation after opening of mitochondrial K_ATP channels
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2041-H2043, 2006. First published July 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00772.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johnathan D. Tune

Editorial Focus  Withdrawal of vasoconstrictor influences in local metabolic coronary vasodilation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2044-H2046, 2006. First published July 14, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00653.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Rebecca E. Haddock, T. Hilton Grayson, Therese D. Brackenbury, Kate R. Meaney, Craig B. Neylon, Shaun L. Sandow, and Caryl E. Hill

Endothelial coordination of cerebral vasomotion via myoendothelial gap junctions containing connexins 37 and 40
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2047-H2056, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00484.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ming-Li Huang, Hai Tian, Jun Wu, Keiji Matsubayashi, Richard D. Weisel, and Ren-Ke Li

Myometrial cells induce angiogenesis and salvage damaged myocardium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2057-H2066, 2006. First published June 16, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00494.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anastasia Andrukhiv, Alexandre D. Costa, Ian C. West, and Keith D. Garlid

Opening mitoK_ATP increases superoxide generation from complex I of the electron transport chain
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2067-H2074, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00272.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daphne Merkus, Oana Sorop, Birgit Houweling, Frans Boomsma, Anton H. van den Meiracker, and Dirk J. Duncker

NO and prostanoids blunt endothelin-mediated coronary vasoconstrictor influence in exercising swine
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2075-H2081, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01109.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daphne Merkus, David B. Haitsma, Oana Sorop, Frans Boomsma, Vincent J. de Beer, Jos M. J. Lamers, Pieter D. Verdouw, and Dirk J. Duncker

Coronary vasoconstrictor influence of angiotensin II is reduced in remodeled myocardium after myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2082-H2089, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00861.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daphne Merkus, Oana Sorop, Birgit Houweling, Bas A. Hoogteijling, and Dirk J. Duncker

K_Ca⁺ channels contribute to exercise-induced coronary vasodilation in swine
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2090-H2097, 2006. First published May 12, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00315.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Dumka, J. Talent, I. Akopova, G. Guzman, D. Szczesna-Cordary, and J. Borejdo

E22K mutation of RLC that causes familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in heterozygous mouse myocardium: effect on cross-bridge kinetics
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2098-H2106, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00396.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nóra Erdei, Attila Tóth, Eniko T. Pásztor, Zoltán Papp, István Édes, Akos Koller, and Zsolt Bagi

High-fat diet-induced reduction in nitric oxide-dependent arteriolar dilation in rats: role of xanthine oxidase-derived superoxide anion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2107-H2115, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00389.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronen Sumagin and Ingrid H. Sarelius

TNF- activation of arterioles and venules alters distribution and levels of ICAM-1 and affects leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2116-H2125, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00248.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan B. Moy, Ken Blackwell, Mack H. Wu, and Harris J. Granger

Growth factor- and heparin-dependent regulation of constitutive and agonist-mediated human endothelial barrier function
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2126-H2135, 2006. First published May 5, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00185.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Marxen, J. G. Sled, L. X. Yu, C. Paget, and R. M. Henkelman

Comparing microsphere deposition and flow modeling in 3D vascular trees
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2136-H2141, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00146.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shigeki Shibata, Rong Zhang, Jeff Hastings, Qi Fu, Kazunobu Okazaki, Ken-ichi Iwasaki, and Benjamin D. Levine

Cascade model of ventricular-arterial coupling and arterial-cardiac baroreflex function for cardiovascular variability in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2142-H2151, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00157.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. van Heusden, J. Gisolf, W. J. Stok, S. Dijkstra, and J. M. Karemaker

Mathematical modeling of gravitational effects on the circulation: importance of the time course of venous pooling and blood volume changes in the lungs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2152-H2165, 2006. First published April 21, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01268.2004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jewell A. Jessup, Patricia E. Gallagher, David B. Averill, K. Bridget Brosnihan, E. Ann Tallant, Mark C. Chappell, and Carlos M. Ferrario

Effect of angiotensin II blockade on a new congenic model of hypertension derived from transgenic Ren-2 rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2166-H2172, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00061.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geoffrey Gilmartin, Renaud Tamisier, Amit Anand, David Cunnington, and J. Woodrow Weiss

Evidence of impaired hypoxic vasodilation after intermediate-duration hypoxic exposure in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2173-H2180, 2006. First published April 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01021.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William B. Farquhar, Megan M. Wenner, Erin P. Delaney, Allen V. Prettyman, and Michael E. Stillabower

Sympathetic neural responses to increased osmolality in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2181-H2186, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00191.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toru Kawada, Toji Yamazaki, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Kazunori Uemura, Atsunori Kamiya, Toshiaki Shishido, Hidezo Mori, and Masaru Sugimachi

Effects of Ca²⁺ channel antagonists on nerve stimulation-induced and ischemia-induced myocardial interstitial acetylcholine release in cats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2187-H2191, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00175.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arun Sridhar, Spencer J. Dech, Veronique A. Lacombe, Terry S. Elton, Sylvia A. McCune, Ruth A. Altschuld, and Cynthia A. Carnes

Abnormal diastolic currents in ventricular myocytes from spontaneous hypertensive heart failure rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2192-H2198, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01146.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy L. Tucker, Jianliang Song, Xue-Qian Zhang, JuFang Wang, Belinda A. Ahlers, Lois L. Carl, J. Paul Mounsey, J. Randall Moorman, Lawrence I. Rothblum, and Joseph Y. Cheung

Altered contractility and [Ca²⁺]_i homeostasis in phospholemman-deficient murine myocytes: role of Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchange
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2199-H2209, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01181.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hua Hong, Jin-Sheng Zeng, David L. Kreulen, David I. Kaufman, and Alex F. Chen

Atorvastatin protects against cerebral infarction via inhibition of NADPH oxidase-derived superoxide in ischemic stroke
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2210-H2215, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01270.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rupak Mukherjee, Joseph T. Mingoia, James A. Bruce, Jeffrey S. Austin, Robert E. Stroud, G. Patricia Escobar, David M. McClister, Jr, Claire M. Allen, Maria A. Alfonso-Jaume, M. Elizabeth Fini, David H. Lovett, and Francis G. Spinale

Selective spatiotemporal induction of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 transcription after myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2216-H2228, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01343.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carol A. Gibbons Kroeker, Samer Adeeb, John V. Tyberg, and Nigel G. Shrive

A 2D FE model of the heart demonstrates the role of the pericardium in ventricular deformation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2229-H2236, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00077.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shouji Matsushima, Shintaro Kinugawa, Tomomi Ide, Hidenori Matsusaka, Naoki Inoue, Yukihiro Ohta, Takashi Yokota, Kenji Sunagawa, and Hiroyuki Tsutsui

Overexpression of glutathione peroxidase attenuates myocardial remodeling and preserves diastolic function in diabetic heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2237-H2245, 2006. First published July 14, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00427.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. H. Deo, S. Johnson-Davis, M. A. Barlow, D. Yoshishige, and J. L. Caffrey

Repeated ₁-opioid receptor stimulation reduces ₂-opioid receptor responses in the SA node
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2246-H2254, 2006. First published June 16, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00122.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascale Gluais, Jerôme Paysant, Cécile Badier-Commander, Tony Verbeuren, Paul M. Vanhoutte, and Michel Félétou

In SHR aorta, calcium ionophore A-23187 releases prostacyclin and thromboxane A₂ as endothelium-derived contracting factors
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2255-H2264, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01115.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. C. Bopassa, David Vandroux, M. Ovize, and R. Ferrera

Controlled reperfusion after hypothermic heart preservation inhibits mitochondrial permeability transition-pore opening and enhances functional recovery
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2265-H2271, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00209.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James E. Faber, Caroline L. Szymeczek, Sundeep S. Salvi, and Hua Zhang

Enhanced ₁-adrenergic trophic activity in pulmonary artery of hypoxic pulmonary hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2272-H2281, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00404.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hongying Zhang, DaLiao Xiao, Lawrence D. Longo, and Lubo Zhang

Regulation of ₁-adrenoceptor-mediated contractions of uterine arteries by PKC: effect of pregnancy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2282-H2289, 2006. First published May 12, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00321.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Coutu, Denis Chartier, and Stanley Nattel

Comparison of Ca²⁺-handling properties of canine pulmonary vein and left atrial cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2290-H2300, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00730.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiang Fang, Frank M. Faraci, Terry L. Kaduce, Shawn Harmon, Mary L. Modrick, Shanming Hu, Steven A. Moore, J. R. Falck, Neal L. Weintraub, and Arthur A. Spector

20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid is a potent dilator of mouse basilar artery: role of cyclooxygenase
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2301-H2307, 2006. First published June 16, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00349.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xian-Liang Tang, Hiroshi Sato, Sumit Tiwari, Buddhadeb Dawn, Qiuli Bi, Qianhong Li, Gregg Shirk, and Roberto Bolli

Cardioprotection by postconditioning in conscious rats is limited to coronary occlusions <45 min
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2308-H2317, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00479.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shavsha Davis, Shekhar H. Deo, Matthew Barlow, Darice Yoshishige, Martin Farias, and James L. Caffrey

The monosialosyl ganglioside GM-1 reduces the vagolytic efficacy of ₂-opioid receptor stimulation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2318-H2326, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00455.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynne Speirs, Aisling Donnelly, Joanne Lynch, C. Norman Scholfield, and Christopher Johnson

ATP and norepinephrine contributions to sympathetic vasoconstriction of tail artery are altered in streptozotocin-diabetic rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2327-H2333, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01298.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xin Yang, Vanishree Murthy, Kelly Schultz, Jeffrey B. Tatro, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, and Debbie Beasley

Toll-like receptor 3 signaling evokes a proinflammatory and proliferative phenotype in human vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2334-H2343, 2006. First published June 16, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00252.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rashad J. Belin, Marius P. Sumandea, Tomoyoshi Kobayashi, Lori A. Walker, Veronica L. Rundell, Dalia Urboniene, Milana Yuzhakova, Stuart H. Ruch, David L. Geenen, R. John Solaro, and Pieter P. de Tombe

Left ventricular myofilament dysfunction in rat experimental hypertrophy and congestive heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2344-H2353, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00541.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. Guo, M. J. Oldham, M. T. Kleinman, R. F. Phalen, and G. S. Kassab

Effect of cigarette smoking on nitric oxide, structural, and mechanical properties of mouse arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2354-H2361, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00376.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott A. Grandy and Susan E. Howlett

Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling is altered in myocytes from aged male mice but not in cells from aged female mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2362-H2370, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00070.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luciana A. Campos, Radu Iliescu, Marco Antonio Peliky Fontes, Wolfgang-Peter Schlegel, Michael Bader, and Ovidiu C. Baltatu

Enhanced isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2371-H2376, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01145.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abdul Al-Hesayen and John D. Parker

Adverse effects of atrioventricular synchronous right ventricular pacing on left ventricular sympathetic activity, efficiency, and hemodynamic status
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2377-H2379, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00254.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Alexander Quinn, George Berberian, Santos E. Cabreriza, Lauren J. Maskin, Alan D. Weinberg, Jeffrey W. Holmes, and Henry M. Spotnitz

Effects of sequential biventricular pacing during acute right ventricular pressure overload
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2380-H2387, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00446.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryota Fukunaga, Katsuya Hirano, Mayumi Hirano, Naohisa Niiro, Junji Nishimura, Yoshihiko Maehara, and Hideo Kanaide

Upregulation of proteinase-activated receptors and hypercontractile responses precede development of arterial lesions after balloon injury
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2388-H2395, 2006. First published July 14, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01313.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Guazzi, Marco Berti, Sebastiano Belletti, Giuseppe Reina, and Maurizio D. Guazzi

Exercise metaboreflex activation and endothelial function impairment in atrial fibrillation
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2396-H2402, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00437.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura C. Duling, Tom W. Cherng, Jason R. Griego, Michael F. Perrine, and Nancy L. Kanagy

Loss of _2B-adrenoceptors increases magnitude of hypertension following nitric oxide synthase inhibition
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2403-H2408, 2006. First published June 30, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01066.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alie Kanu, John Whitfield, and Charles W. Leffler

Carbon monoxide contributes to hypotension-induced cerebrovascular vasodilation in piglets
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2409-H2414, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01368.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles S. Chung, Audrey Strunc, Rachel Oliver, and Sándor J. Kovács

Diastolic ventricular-vascular stiffness and relaxation relation: elucidation of coupling via pressure phase plane-derived indexes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2415-H2423, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00257.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marleen H. M. Hessel, Paul Steendijk, Brigit den Adel, Cindy I. Schutte, and Arnoud van der Laarse

Characterization of right ventricular function after monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in the intact rat
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2424-H2430, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00369.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaowei Sun and David D. Ku

Allicin in garlic protects against coronary endothelial dysfunction and right heart hypertrophy in pulmonary hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2431-H2438, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00384.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Danielle J. Padilla, Paul McDonough, Brad J. Behnke, Yutaka Kano, K. Sue Hageman, Timothy I. Musch, and David C. Poole

Effects of Type II diabetes on capillary hemodynamics in skeletal muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2439-H2444, 2006. First published July 14, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00290.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pedro Cabrales and Amy G. Tsai

Plasma viscosity regulates systemic and microvascular perfusion during acute extreme anemic conditions
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2445-H2452, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00394.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadeusz J. Scislo and Donal S. O'Leary

Adenosine receptors located in the NTS contribute to renal sympathoinhibition during hypotensive phase of severe hemorrhage in anesthetized rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2453-H2461, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00158.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason A. Wall, Jing Wei, Mimi Ly, Peter Belmont, Joshua J. Martindale, Diem Tran, Jun Sun, Wenqiong J. Chen, Wen Yu, Paul Oeller, Steve Briggs, Asa B. Gustafsson, M. R. Sayen, Roberta A. Gottlieb, and Christopher C. Glembotski

Alterations in oxidative phosphorylation complex proteins in the hearts of transgenic mice that overexpress the p38 MAP kinase activator, MAP kinase kinase 6
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2462-H2472, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01311.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul A. Rogers, Gregory M. Dick, Jarrod D. Knudson, Marta Focardi, Ian N. Bratz, Albert N. Swafford, Jr., Shu-ichi Saitoh, Johnathan D. Tune, and William M. Chilian

H₂O₂-induced redox-sensitive coronary vasodilation is mediated by 4-aminopyridine-sensitive K⁺ channels
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2473-H2482, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00172.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jefferson C. Frisbee, Julie Balch Samora, Jonathan Peterson, and Randall Bryner

Exercise training blunts microvascular rarefaction in the metabolic syndrome
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2483-H2492, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00566.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. L. Tharp, B. R. Wamhoff, J. R. Turk, and D. K. Bowles

Upregulation of intermediate-conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel (IKCa1) mediates phenotypic modulation of coronary smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2493-H2503, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01254.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geeta D. Thakker, Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis, Marcin Bujak, Paul Zymek, John W. Gaubatz, Anilkumar K. Reddy, George Taffet, Lloyd H. Michael, Mark L. Entman, and Christie M. Ballantyne

Effects of diet-induced obesity on inflammation and remodeling after myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2504-H2514, 2006. First published May 26, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00322.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei Liu, Marvin W. Ashford, Junjie Chen, Mary P. Watkins, Todd A. Williams, Samuel A. Wickline, and Xin Yu

MR tagging demonstrates quantitative differences in regional ventricular wall motion in mice, rats, and men
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2515-H2521, 2006. First published June 2, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01016.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoko Umeji, Seiji Umemoto, Shinichi Itoh, Masakazu Tanaka, Shinji Kawahara, Tohru Fukai, and Masunori Matsuzaki

Comparative effects of pitavastatin and probucol on oxidative stress, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, PPAR-, and aortic stiffness in hypercholesterolemia
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2522-H2532, 2006. First published July 14, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01198.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY:

Tobias Eckle, Almut Grenz, David Köhler, Andreas Redel, Melanie Falk, Bernd Rolauffs, Hartmut Osswald, Franz Kehl, and Holger K. Eltzschig

Systematic evaluation of a novel model for cardiac ischemic preconditioning in mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2533-H2540, 2006. First published June 9, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00472.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

B. Wandt, L. A. Brodin, and S. Lundbäck

Misinterpretation About the Contribution of the Left Ventricular Long-Axis Shortening to the Stroke Volume
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2550-H2550, 2006. First published June 16, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00530.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Carlhäll, L. Wigström, E. Heiberg, M. Karlsson, A. F. Bolger, and E. Nylander

REPLY
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2551-H2552, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00618.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRIGENDA:

Corrigendum
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Corrigendum
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2554-H2554, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.zh4-7150-corr.2006 [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPORTS:

Brid Callaghan, Juming Zhong, and Kathleen D. Keef

Signaling pathway underlying stimulation of L-type Ca²⁺ channels in rabbit portal vein myocytes by recombinant G subunits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2541-H2546, 2006. First published July 28, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00420.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel M. Ninio and David A. Saint

Passive pericardial constraint protects against stretch-induced vulnerability to atrial fibrillation in rabbits
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 291: H2547-H2549, 2006. First published June 23, 2006; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01248.2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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