Mechanism of Plaque Formation and Instability in Atherosclerosis
Goro Asano
President, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan

Gene Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Ryuichi Morishita
Division of Gene Therapy Science, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

Bypasses for High-Risk Patients with Lower Limb Ischemia
Tadahiro Sasajima
Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan

Ca²⁺ Signaling from Caveolae and Regulation of NO Production
Masashi Isshiki, et al.
Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of the Blood Flow in the Thoracic Aorta on the Development of Aneurysm
Daisuke Mori, et al.
Department of Mechatronics and Precision Engineering, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan