Metabolic Syndrome Impairs Longevity in Okinawa, Japan
Yusuke Ohya
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, and Neurology, University of the Ryukyus, School of Medicine, Okinawa, Japan

The First Strategy for Metabolic Syndrome: Healthy Habits
“Give up One, Reduce Two, and Increase Three”
Takashi Wada, et al.
Health Science Center, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

Therapeutic Target of the Metabolic Syndrome
—Molecular Basis for Adypocyte Dysfunction and Visceral Fat Accumulation—
Hiroaki Masuzaki, et al.
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Significance of Insulin Resistance to Metabolic Syndrome in Japan
Katsuhiro Higashiura, et al.
The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan

Abnormalities in Membrane Function and the Metabolic Syndrome
—An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Study—
Kazushi Tsuda
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan

Effects of Retinoic Acid on Vascular Endothelial Cells and Angiogenesis
Akira Sugawara, et al.
Department of Comprehensive Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of a Novel Interacting Molecule with AT₁ Receptor
Kouichi Tamura, et al.
Department of Medicine, Yokohama City University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

Cerebroprotection Mechanisms by Angiotensin II Type-1 Receptor Blockers
Masaki Mogi, et al.
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Division of Medical Biochemistry and Cardiovascular Biology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan

Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Disease: Surgical Treatment and Transluminal Endovascular Grafting
Shinichi Suzuki, et al.
Cardiovascular Center, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan

Outcome of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Naoki Unno, et al.
Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan

The Changes in Our Strategy for Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Trial for Early Discharge
Takatoshi Furuya, et al.
Department of Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Prevalence and Outcomes of Thrombophilia Defects in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
Hiroyoshi Komai, et al.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saiseikai Wakayama Hospital, Wakayama, Japan

Short and Long-term Changes of the Transcutaneous Oxygen Pressure (tcPO₂) during Carbon Dioxide Foot Bathing in Patients with Ischemic Limbs
Hisae Hayashi, et al.
Department of ASO Center, Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital, Aichi, Japan