● Circulation Journal Award of the Year 2007

[ First Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Dr. Kyoichi Wada (National Cardiovascular Center)
Relationship Between Acute Rejection and Cyclosporine or Mycophenolic Acid Levels in Japanese Heart Transplantation (Circ J 2007; 71: 289 - 293)

[ Second Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Dr. Tatsuro Kitahara (Yamagata University School of Medicine)
Serum Carboxy-Terminal Telopeptide of Type I Collagen (ICTP) Predicts Cardiac Events in Chronic Heart Failure Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function (Circ J 2007; 71: 929 - 935)

[ Second Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Dr. Tetsuya Tatsumi (Kyoto Prefectural University School of Medicine)
Intracoronary Transplantation of Non-Expanded Peripheral Blood-Derived Mononuclear Cells Promotes Improvement of Cardiac Function in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (Circ J 2007; 71: 1199 - 1207)

[ First Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Dr. Eiji Toyota (Kawasaki Medical School)
Novel Rat Model of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Induced by Repetitive Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury While Conscious (Circ J 2007; 71: 788 - 795)

[ Second Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Dr. Mutsuo Harada (Yamagata University School of Medicine)
Diacylglycerol Kinase ξ Attenuates Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy (Circ J 2007; 71: 276 - 282)


● Circulation Journal Award of the Year 2006

[ First Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Masahito Sato (Cardiovascular Center, Tachikawa General Hospital)
Increased Incidence of Transient Left Ventricular Apical Ballooning (So-Called `Takotsubo' Cardiomyopathy) After the Mid-Niigata Prefecture Earthquake (Circ J 2006; 70: 947 -953)

[ Second Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Kenichi Tsujita (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University )
Long-Term Efficacy of Edaravone in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (Circ J 2006; 70: 832 - 837)


[ First Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Takahiro Tokuhisa (Department of Medical Bioregulation, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine)
AT1 Receptor Antagonist Restores Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor Function, Rendering Isoproterenol-Induced Failing Heart Less Susceptible to Ca2+-Leak Induced by Oxidative Stress (Circ J 2006; 70: 777 - 786)

[ Second Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Hideyuki Yamawaki (Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute, National Cardiovascular Center)
Mechanisms Underlying Nano-Sized Air-Pollution-Mediated Progression of Atherosclerosis
Carbon Black Causes Cytotoxic Injury/Inflammation and Inhibits Cell Growth in Vascular Endothelial Cells (Circ J 2006; 70: 129 - 140)


● Circulation Journal Award of the Year 2005

[ First Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Yasuyuki Hadano (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine )
Can Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography Predict the Discrepancy Between Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure and Mean Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure in Patients With Heart Failure?
(Circ J 2005; 69: 432 - 438)

[ Second Place in the Clinical Investigation Section ]
Noriaki Nakaya (Nakaya Clinic)
Large-Scale Cohort Study on the Relationship Between Serum Lipid Concentrations and Risk of Cerebrovascular Disease Under Low-Dose Simvastatin in Japanese Patients With Hypercholesterolemia
- Sub-Analysis of the Japan Lipid Intervention Trial (J-LIT)- (Circ J 2005; 69: 1016 - 1021)

[ First Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Yoshiyuki Ikeda (Department of Cardiovascular、Respiratory and Metabolic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine、Kagoshima University)
Repeated Sauna Therapy Increases Arterial Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Nitric Oxide Production in Cardiomyopathic Hamsters (Circ J 2005; 69: 722 - 729)

[ Second Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Mari Amino (Department of Cardiology, Tokai University School of Medicine)
Combined Effects of Nifekalant and Lidocaine on the Spiral-Type Re-Entry in a Perfused 2-Dimensional Layer of Rabbit Ventricular Myocardium (Circ J 2005; 69: 576 - 584)

[ Second Place in the Experimental Investigation Section ]
Keiji Tanimoto (Departments of Cmedicine and Clinical Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine)
SOCS1/JAB Likely Mediates the Protective Effects of Cardiotrophin-1 Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Vivo (Circ J 2005; 69: 1412 - 1417)



● Circulation Journal Award of the Year 2004

[ First Place ]
Miwa Ryo (Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University)
Adiponectin as a Biomarker of the Metabolic Syndrome (Circ J 2004; 68: 975 - 981)

[ Second Place]
Kazuhiko Nishigaki (Second Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine)
Assessment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Japan by the Japanese Coronary Intervention Study (JCIS) Group (Circ J 2004; 68: 515 - 519)

[ Second Place]
Satoko Takata (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine)
Identification of Autoantibodies With the Corresponding Antigen for Repetitive Coxsackievirus Infection-Induced Cardiomyopathy (Circ J 2004; 68: 677 - 682)