INVITED REVIEW:

William T. Clusin

Mechanisms of calcium transient and action potential alternans in cardiac cells and tissues
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H1-H10, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00802.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL FOCUS:

David F. Wilson

Quantifying the role of oxygen pressure in tissue function
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H11-H13, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01293.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John G. Edwards

Cardiac MHC gene expression: more complexity and a step forward
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H14-H15, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01297.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew L. Wit and Heather S. Duffy

Drug development for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias: targeting the gap junctions
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H16-H18, 2008. First published September 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01031.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rolando E. Rumbaut and Dragan Mirkovic

Magnetic therapy for edema in inflammation: a physiological assessment
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H19-H20, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01342.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Aleksander S. Golub, Matthew C. Barker, and Roland N. Pittman

Microvascular oxygen tension in the rat mesentery
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H21-H28, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00861.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fadia Haddad, Anqi X. Qin, Paul W. Bodell, Weihua Jiang, Julia M. Giger, and Kenneth M. Baldwin

Intergenic transcription and developmental regulation of cardiac myosin heavy chain genes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H29-H40, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01125.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure and Table]  

Anne Louise Kjølbye, Maria Dikshteyn, Benjamin C. Eloff, Isabelle Deschênes, and David S. Rosenbaum

Maintenance of intercellular coupling by the antiarrhythmic peptide rotigaptide suppresses arrhythmogenic discordant alternans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H41-H49, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01089.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cassandra E. Morris and Thomas C. Skalak

Acute exposure to a moderate strength static magnetic field reduces edema formation in rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H50-H57, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00529.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joyce W. Lin, Libet Garber, Yue Rosa Qi, Marvin G. Chang, Joshua Cysyk, and Leslie Tung

Region of slowed conduction acts as core for spiral wave reentry in cardiac cell monolayers
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H58-H65, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00631.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chong Wang, Wei Zhang, and Ghassan S. Kassab

The validation of a generalized Hooke's law for coronary arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H66-H73, 2008. First published October 12, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00703.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gefeng Li, Imtiaz S. Ali, and R. William Currie

Insulin-induced myocardial protection in isolated ischemic rat hearts requires p38 MAPK phosphorylation of Hsp27
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H74-H87, 2008. First published September 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00675.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmad Y. Sheikh, Hyung J. Chun, Alexander J. Glassford, Ramendera K. Kundu, Ingo Kutschka, Diego Ardigo, Stephen L. Hendry, Roger A. Wagner, Mary M. Chen, Ziad A. Ali, Patrick Yue, Diem T. Huynh, Andrew J. Connolly, Marc P. Pelletier, Philip S. Tsao, Robert C. Robbins, and Thomas Quertermous

In vivo genetic profiling and cellular localization of apelin reveals a hypoxia-sensitive, endothelial-centered pathway activated in ischemic heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H88-H98, 2008. First published September 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00935.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Videos]  

Diana C. Parrish, Kurt Gritman, Donna M. Van Winkle, William R. Woodward, Michael Bader, and Beth A. Habecker

Postinfarct sympathetic hyperactivity differentially stimulates expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and norepinephrine transporter
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H99-H106, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00533.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debebe Gebremedhin, Ken Yamaura, and David R. Harder

Role of 20-HETE in the hypoxia-induced activation of Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel currents in rat cerebral arterial muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H107-H120, 2008. First published September 28, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01416.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Corrigendum]  

Toshiharu Oba, Yoshitaka Maeno, Masataka Nagao, Nagahiko Sakuma, and Takashi Murayama

Cellular redox state protects acetaldehyde-induced alteration in cardiomyocyte function by modifying Ca²⁺ release from sarcoplasmic reticulum
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H121-H133, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00520.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rishi Arora, Joseph S. Ulphani, Roger Villuendas, Jason Ng, Laura Harvey, Sarah Thordson, Firdous Inderyas, Yi Lu, David Gordon, Pablo Denes, Rodney Greene, Susan Crawford, Robert Decker, Alexander Morris, Jeffrey Goldberger, and Alan H. Kadish

Neural substrate for atrial fibrillation: implications for targeted parasympathetic blockade in the posterior left atrium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H134-H144, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00732.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ting-Ting Hong, Jinbao Huang, Terrance D. Barrett, and Benedict R. Lucchesi

Effects of cyclooxygenase inhibition on canine coronary artery blood flow and thrombosis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H145-H155, 2008. First published October 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00646.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Girouard, A. Lessard, C. Capone, T. A. Milner, and C. Iadecola

The neurovascular dysfunction induced by angiotensin II in the mouse neocortex is sexually dimorphic
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H156-H163, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01137.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Table]  

Andrew W. Subudhi, Matthew C. Lorenz, Charles S. Fulco, and Robert C. Roach

Cerebrovascular responses to incremental exercise during hypobaric hypoxia: effect of oxygenation on maximal performance
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H164-H171, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01104.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadeusz J. Scislo, Tomoko K. Ichinose, and Donal S. O'Leary

Stimulation of NTS A₁ adenosine receptors differentially resets baroreflex control of regional sympathetic outputs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H172-H182, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01099.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heather Macarthur, Thomas C. Westfall, and Gerald H. Wilken

Oxidative stress attenuates NO-induced modulation of sympathetic neurotransmission in the mesenteric arterial bed of spontaneously hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H183-H189, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01040.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jill M. Wecht, Joseph P. Weir, David S. Goldstein, Annmarie Krothe-Petroff, Ann M. Spungen, Courtney Holmes, and William A. Bauman

Direct and reflexive effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on blood pressure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H190-H197, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00366.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason D. Gardner, Gregory L. Brower, Tetyana G. Voloshenyuk, and Joseph S. Janicki

Cardioprotection in female rats subjected to chronic volume overload: synergistic interaction of estrogen and phytoestrogens
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H198-H204, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00281.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diana T. McCloskey, Sally Turcato, Guan-Ying Wang, Lynne Turnbull, Bo-Qing Zhu, Thomas Bambino, Anita P. Nguyen, David H. Lovett, Robert A. Nissenson, Joel S. Karliner, and Anthony J. Baker

Expression of a G_i-coupled receptor in the heart causes impaired Ca²⁺ handling, myofilament injury, and dilated cardiomyopathy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H205-H212, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00829.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Voisine, Audrey Rosinberg, Joanna J. Wykrzykowska, Yulia Shamis, Gui Fu Wu, Evan Appelbaum, Jian Li, Frank W. Sellke, Duane Pinto, C. Michael Gibson, Eduardo Mitrani, and Roger J. Laham

Skin-derived microorgan autotransplantation as a novel approach for therapeutic angiogenesis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H213-H219, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00112.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minlin Xu, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Ayako Makino, Wolfgang H. Dillmann, Katerina Akassoglou, Carmelle V. Remillard, and Jason X.-J. Yuan

Characterization of agonist-induced vasoconstriction in mouse pulmonary artery
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H220-H228, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00968.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristen M. S. O'Connell, Jennifer D. Whitesell, and Michael M. Tamkun

Localization and mobility of the delayed-rectifer K⁺ channel Kv2.1 in adult cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H229-H237, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01038.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Movies]  

Patricia N. Banfor, Lee C. Preusser, Thomas J. Campbell, Kennan C. Marsh, James S. Polakowski, Glenn A. Reinhart, Bryan F. Cox, and Ryan M. Fryer

Comparative effects of levosimendan, OR-1896, OR-1855, dobutamine, and milrinone on vascular resistance, indexes of cardiac function, and O₂ consumption in dogs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H238-H248, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01181.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Courtney L. Williamson, Erinne R. Dabkowski, Wolfgang H. Dillmann, and John M. Hollander

Mitochondria protection from hypoxia/reoxygenation injury with mitochondria heat shock protein 70 overexpression
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H249-H256, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00775.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynn C. Huffman, Sheryl E. Koch, and Karyn L. Butler

Coronary effluent from a preconditioned heart activates the JAK-STAT pathway and induces cardioprotection in a donor heart
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H257-H262, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00769.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cherry Ballard-Croft, Adam C. Locklar, Byron J. Keith, Robert M. Mentzer, Jr, and Robert D. Lasley

Oxidative stress and adenosine A₁ receptor activation differentially modulate subcellular cardiomyocyte MAPKs
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H263-H271, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01067.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vsevolod Telezhkin, Tara Goecks, Adrian D. Bonev, George Osol, and Natalia I. Gokina

Decreased function of voltage-gated potassium channels contributes to augmented myogenic tone of uterine arteries in late pregnancy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H272-H284, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00216.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroto Tsujikawa, Yumei Song, Makino Watanabe, Haruko Masumiya, Sachin A. Gupte, Rikuo Ochi, and Takao Okada

Cholesterol depletion modulates basal L-type Ca²⁺ current and abolishes its β-adrenergic enhancement in ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H285-H292, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00824.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaoxiao Chen, Jong-Kyung Kim, Javier A. Sala-Mercado, Robert L. Hammond, Rafat I. Elahi, Tadeusz J. Scislo, Gokul Swamy, Donal S. O'Leary, and Ramakrishna Mukkamala

Estimation of the total peripheral resistance baroreflex impulse response from spontaneous hemodynamic variability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H293-H301, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00852.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhiping Cao, Lijuan Liu, William Packwood, Matthias Merkel, Patricia D. Hurn, and Donna M. Van Winkle

Sex differences in the mechanism of Met⁵-enkephalin-induced cardioprotection: role of PI3K/Akt
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H302-H310, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00845.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satoshi Koba, Jihong Xing, Lawrence I. Sinoway, and Jianhua Li

Sympathetic nerve responses to muscle contraction and stretch in ischemic heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H311-H321, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00835.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marko Gujic, Céline Dreyfuss, Jean-François Argacha, Sofia Beloka, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Olivier Xhaët, Atul Pathak, and Philippe van de Borne

Effects of enoximone on peripheral and central chemoreflex responses in humans
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H322-H329, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00790.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janusz H. Hankiewicz, Paul H. Goldspink, Peter M. Buttrick, and E. Douglas Lewandowski

Principal strain changes precede ventricular wall thinning during transition to heart failure in a mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H330-H336, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01109.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.-K. Jin, R. Whittaker, M. S. Glassy, S. B. Barlow, R. A. Gottlieb, and C. C. Glembotski

Localization of phosphorylated B-crystallin to heart mitochondria during ischemia-reperfusion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H337-H344, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00881.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daxiang Li, Changjun Yang, Ying Chen, Jiang Tian, Lijun Liu, Qiuping Dai, Xiaochun Wan, and Zijian Xie

Identification of a PKC-dependent regulation of myocardial contraction by epicatechin-3-gallate
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H345-H353, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00785.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

J. K. Choate, S. M. Murphy, R. Feldman, and C. R. Anderson

Sympathetic control of heart rate in nNOS knockout mice
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H354-H361, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00898.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaoxiao Chen and Ramakrishna Mukkamala

Selective quantification of the cardiac sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems by multisignal analysis of cardiorespiratory variability
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H362-H371, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01061.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gavin R. Norton, Demetri G. A. Veliotes, Oleg Osadchii, Angela J. Woodiwiss, and D. Paul Thomas

Susceptibility to systolic dysfunction in the myocardium from chronically infarcted spontaneously hypertensive rats
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H372-H378, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01024.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johnson Haynes, Jr., Boniface Obiako, Raymond B. Hester, B. Surendra Baliga, and Troy Stevens

Hydroxyurea attenuates activated neutrophil-mediated sickle erythrocyte membrane phosphatidylserine exposure and adhesion to pulmonary vascular endothelium
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H379-H385, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01068.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurent Argaud, Odile Gateau-Roesch, Lionel Augeul, Elisabeth Couture-Lepetit, Joseph Loufouat, Ludovic Gomez, Dominique Robert, and Michel Ovize

Increased mitochondrial calcium coexists with decreased reperfusion injury in postconditioned (but not preconditioned) hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H386-H391, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01035.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Volonte, Charles F. McTiernan, Marek Drab, Michael Kasper, and Ferruccio Galbiati

Caveolin-1 and caveolin-3 form heterooligomeric complexes in atrial cardiac myocytes that are required for doxorubicin-induced apoptosis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H392-H401, 2008. First published November 2, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01039.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric W. Dickson, Christopher P. Hogrefe, Paula S. Ludwig, Laynez W. Ackermann, Lynn L. Stoll, and Gerene M. Denning

Exercise enhances myocardial ischemic tolerance via an opioid receptor-dependent mechanism
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H402-H408, 2008. First published October 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00280.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikki L. Jernigan, Babette LaMarca, Josh Speed, Lauren Galmiche, Joey P. Granger, and Heather A. Drummond

Dietary salt enhances benzamil-sensitive component of myogenic constriction in mesenteric arteries
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H409-H420, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00571.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon L. Hale, Ankur Mehra, Justin Leeka, and Robert A. Kloner

Postconditioning fails to improve no reflow or alter infarct size in an open-chest rabbit model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H421-H425, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00962.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takeshi Soeki, Ichiro Kishimoto, Daryl O. Schwenke, Takeshi Tokudome, Takeshi Horio, Morikatsu Yoshida, Hiroshi Hosoda, and Kenji Kangawa

Ghrelin suppresses cardiac sympathetic activity and prevents early left ventricular remodeling in rats with myocardial infarction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H426-H432, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00643.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos de Diego, Fuhua Chen, Lai-Hua Xie, Amish S. Dave, Mya Thu, Christine Rongey, James N. Weiss, and Miguel Valderrábano

Cardiac alternans in embryonic mouse ventricles
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H433-H440, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01165.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Video]  

Toyotaka Yada, Hiroaki Shimokawa, Keiko Morikawa, Aya Takaki, Yoshiro Shinozaki, Hidezo Mori, Masami Goto, Yasuo Ogasawara, and Fumihiko Kajiya

Role of Cu,Zn-SOD in the synthesis of endogenous vasodilator hydrogen peroxide during reactive hyperemia in mouse mesenteric microcirculation in vivo
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H441-H448, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01021.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Pingitore, Angelo Gemignani, Danilo Menicucci, Gianluca Di Bella, Daniele De Marchi, Mirko Passera, Remo Bedini, Brunello Ghelarducci, and Antonio L'Abbate

Cardiovascular response to acute hypoxemia induced by prolonged breath holding in air
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H449-H455, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00607.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena M. V. de Cavanagh, León Ferder, Jorge E. Toblli, Bárbara Piotrkowski, Inés Stella, Cesar G. Fraga, and Felipe Inserra

Renal mitochondrial impairment is attenuated by AT₁ blockade in experimental Type I diabetes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H456-H465, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00926.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julian M. Stewart, Indu Taneja, June Glover, and Marvin S. Medow

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade corrects cutaneous nitric oxide deficit in postural tachycardia syndrome
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H466-H473, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01139.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cara M. Hildreth, James R. Padley, Paul M. Pilowsky, and Ann K. Goodchild

Impaired serotonergic regulation of heart rate may underlie reduced baroreflex sensitivity in an animal model of depression
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H474-H480, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01009.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel J. Penny, Jonathan P. Mynard, and Joseph J. Smolich

Aortic wave intensity analysis of ventricular-vascular interaction during incremental dobutamine infusion in adult sheep
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H481-H489, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00962.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sri Sundaram, Mercedes Carnethon, Karla Polito, Alan H. Kadish, and Jeffrey J. Goldberger

Autonomic effects on QT-RR interval dynamics after exercise
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H490-H497, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00046.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ganesh Acharya, Juha Räsänen, Kaarin Mäkikallio, Tiina Erkinaro, Tomi Kavasmaa, Mervi Haapsamo, Luc Mertens, and James C. Huhta

Metabolic acidosis decreases fetal myocardial isovolumic velocities in a chronic sheep model of increased placental vascular resistance
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H498-H504, 2008. First published November 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00492.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuichi Notomi, Zoran B. Popovic, Hirotsugu Yamada, Don W. Wallick, Maureen G. Martin, Stephanie J. Oryszak, Takahiro Shiota, Neil L. Greenberg, and James D. Thomas

Ventricular untwisting: a temporal link between left ventricular relaxation and suction
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H505-H513, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00975.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi Liu, Wei Zhang, and Ghassan S. Kassab

Effects of myocardial constraint on the passive mechanical behaviors of the coronary vessel wall
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H514-H523, 2008. First published November 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00670.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY:

Glenn C. Rodrigo and Nilesh J. Samani

Ischemic preconditioning of the whole heart confers protection on subsequently isolated ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H524-H531, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00980.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obaida R. Rana, Carsten Zobel, Esra Saygili, Klara Brixius, Felix Gramley, Thomas Schimpf, Karl Mischke, Dirk Frechen, Christian Knackstedt, Robert H. G. Schwinger, Patrick Schauerte, and Erol Saygili

A simple device to apply equibiaxial strain to cells cultured on flexible membranes
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 294: H532-H540, 2008. First published October 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00649.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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