Blood Pressure Control and Antihypertensive Treatment
Guido Grassi, Gino Seravalle and Giuseppe Mancia

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Anti-Thrombotic Therapy Targeted to Von Willebrand Factor
Zhou Zhou and Jing-Fei Dong

Vascular Pathology from Smoking: Look at the Microcirculation!
Aurelio Leone and Linda Landini

Cytochrome P450 1B1 and 2C9 Genotypes and Risk of Ischemic Vascular Disease, Cancer, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Diljit Kaur-Knudsen, Stig E. Bojesen and Børge G. Nordestgaard

Interrupting the Natural History of Diabetes Mellitus: Lifestyle, Pharmacological and Surgical Strategies Targeting Disease Progression
Kaivan Khavandi, Jack Brownirgg, Mohammed Hankir, Harpreet Sood, Naveed Younis, Joy Worth, Adam Greenstein, Handrean Soran, Anthony Wierzbicki and David J. Goldsmith

Molecular Link between Intravascular Hemolysis and Vascular Occlusion in Sickle Cell Disease
Zhou Zhou, Donald L. Yee and Prasenjit Guchhait

The Effects of Incretins on Energy Homeostasis: Physiology and Implications for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity
Spyridon Karras, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Gesthimani Mintziori, Niki Katsiki and Themistoklis Tzotzas

In the Bivalirudin Era, are we still Looking for a Potent Antiplatelet Agent?
Bernardo Cortese, Antonino Pitì, Adnan Kastrati and Dirk Sibbing

Cilostazol and Primary-PCI: Mirage or Good Alternative?
Italo Porto, Domenico D’Amario and Filippo Crea

Drug Coated Balloons in Acute Coronary Syndromes - Opportunities and Limitations
Bruno Scheller, Yvonne Clever, Michael Böhm and Bodo Cremers

Prasugrel During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Evidence from Clinical Data
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Antonio Abbate, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, Marzia Lotrionte and Maria G. Modena

Intracoronary Use of GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Maria De Vita, Valentina Coluccia, Francesco Burzotta, Enrico Romagnoli and Carlo Trani

GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors for STEMI: Still the Gold Standard or an Old Survivor?
Giuseppe Musumeci,  Matteo Baroni and Roberta Rossini

Ticagrelor in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Gregory A. Sgueglia and Giampaolo Niccoli

Statins and Portal Hypertension: A New Pharmacological Challenge
Gonzalo Ramírez, Jimmy Briceño and Armando Rojas

Perioperative/Periprocedural Effects of Statin Treatment for Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery or Endovascular Procedures: An Update
Kosmas I. Paraskevas, Frank J. Veith, Christos D. Liapis and Dimitri P. Mikhailidis

Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Erik L. Grove and Soren Gregersen

Association of platelet activation with vascular cognitive impairment: implications in dementia development?
Konstantinos Stellos, Niki Katsiki, Prokopia Tatsidou, Boris Bigalke and Christoph Laske

Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Beata Skóra, Anna Gluba, Maciej Banach, Piotr Rozentryt, Lech Poloński and Jacek Rysz

Rationale of Statin Therapy in Septic Patients
Mariusz Piechota, Marcin Barylski, Simon Hannam, Magdalena Piechota-Urbańska and Maciej Banach

Milk Fat Globule Epidermal Growth Factor VIII Signaling in Arterial Wall Remodeling
Mingyi Wang, Hejia H. Wang and Edward G. Lakatta

Angiogenesis and Hypertension: The Dual Role of Anti-Hypertensive and Anti-Angiogenic Therapies
Patrizia Ferroni, David Della-Morte, Raffaele Palmirotta, Tatjana Rundek, Fiorella Guadagni and Mario Roselli

Sex Differences in Biomarkers for Predicting Cardiovascular and Coronary Events
Erjon Agushi, Raffaele Bugiardini and Borejda Xhyheri

Current Evidence for Antithrombotic Therapy after Peripheral Vascular Interventions
Sibu P. Saha, Thomas F. Whayne, Jr and Debabrata Mukherjee

Editorial: Inflammation, Coagulation, Vascular Permeability and Thrombosis
Massimo Cugno

Interactions between Inflammation and Coagulation in Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases
Angelo V. Marzano, Alberto Tedeschi, Ilaria Polloni, Carlo Crosti and Massimo Cugno

Involvement of Coagulation and Hemostasis in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Antoni Stadnicki

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome, Churg-Strauss Syndrome and Parasitic Diseases: Possible Links between Eosinophilia and Thrombosis
Alberto Maino, Raffaella Rossio, Massimo Cugno, Angelo V. Marzano and Alberto Tedeschi

Potential Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Treatment on Reducing the Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cecilia Chighizola, Tommaso Schioppo, Francesca Ingegnoli and Pier Luigi Meroni

Inflammation and Coagulation in Urticaria and Angioedema
Massimo Cugno, Riccardo Asero, Alberto Tedeschi, Riccardo Lazzari and Angelo V. Marzano

Crosstalk between Inflammation and Coagulation: The Lessons of Sepsis
Tom van der Poll and Marcel Levi

Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Diseases
Zhen-He Wang, Benjamin B. Davis, De-Qian Jiang, Ting-Ting Zhao and Dan-Yan Xu

Efficacy and Tolerability of Aliskiren/Amlodipine Single-Pill Combinations in Patients who did not Respond Fully to Amlodipine Monotherapy
Dietrich Pfeiffer, Nicola Rennie, Cheraz C. Papst and Jack Zhang

Antihypertensive Efficacy and Tolerability of Aliskiren/Amlodipine Single-Pill Combinations in Patients with an Inadequate Response to Aliskiren Monotherapy
Nicola Glorioso, Mathew Thomas, Chiara Troffa, Giuseppe Argiolas, Samir Patel, Inyoung Baek and Jack Zhang

MicroRNAs in Platelet Biogenesis and Function: Implications in Vascular Homeostasis and Inflammation
Aikaterini Gatsiou, Niels Boeckel, Voahanginirina Randriamboavonjy and Konstantinos Stellos

Platelet Function and Signaling in Diabetes Mellitus
Voahanginirina Randriamboavonjy and Ingrid Fleming

Platelet-Mediated Inflammation in Cardiovascular Disease. Potential Role of Platelet-Endothelium Interactions
Maria E. Tsoumani, Kallirroi I. Kalantzi, Ioannis A. Goudevenos and Alexandros D. Tselepis

Therapeutic Potential and Strategies against Leukocyte-Platelet Interaction in Atherosclerosis
Peter Seizer and Andreas E. May

Platelets and Platelet Interaction with Progenitor Cells in Vascular Homeostasis and Inflammation
Kateryna Sopova, Prokopia Tatsidou and Konstantinos Stellos

Platelet-Derived Chemokines in Atherogenesis: What's New?
Christian A. Gleissner

Platelets in Angiogenesis
Johannes Patzelt and Harald F. Langer

Mechanisms of Platelet Activation in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dimitrios A. Stakos, Dimitrios N. Tziakas and Konstantinos Stellos

Platelets in Atherothrombosis - Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Platelet Activation in Patients with Atherosclerotic Diseases
Boris Bigalke, Andreas Schuster, Kateryna Sopova, Thomas Wurster and Konstantinos Stellos

Platelet Hyperreactivity and Stent Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting
Katharina Mayer and Dirk Sibbing

Platelets in Cardiovascular Imaging
Andreas Schuster, Marcus R. Makowski, Christian H.P. Jansen, Meinrad Gawaz, Rene M. Botnar, Eike Nagel and Boris Bigalke

Platelet Activation in Alzheimer's Disease: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Value
Christoph Laske, Kateryna Sopova and Konstantinos Stellos

HDL-Related Mechanisms of Olive Oil Protection in Cardiovascular Disease
José M. Lou-Bonafonte, Montse Fitó, María-Isabel Covas, Marta Farràs and Jesús Osada

Proteomics Investigations of HDL: Challenges and Promise
Tomáš Vaisar

Lipid and Apoprotein Composition of HDL in Partial or Complete CETP Deficiency
Eric J. Niesor, Elisabeth von der Mark, Laura Calabresi, Maurizio Averna, Angelo B. Cefalù, Patrizia Tarugi, Peter Nilsson and Gregor Dernick

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and HDL. How do they Work in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease?
Elena Burillo, Paula Martín-Fuentes, Rocío Mateo-Gallego, Lucía Baila-Rueda, Ana Cenarro, Emilio Ros and Fernando Civeira

Omentin: Linking Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease
Ji-Yin Zhou, Lawrence Chan and Shi-Wen Zhou

Glycosaminoglycan Sulodexide Inhibition of MMP-9 Gelatinase Secretion and Activity: Possible Pharmacological Role against Collagen Degradation in Vascular Chronic Diseases
Ferdinando Mannello, Virginia Medda, Daniela Ligi and Joseph D. Raffetto

Use of Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibiting Anticoagulants in Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety Profiles Compared with those of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins
Mohammed As-Sultany, Joseph Pagkalos, Cheryl L. Craigs, Nectarios Korres, M. Robert West and Eleftherios Tsiridis

Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) and Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) Evaluation in Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Lacquaniti Antonio, Giardina Massimiliano, Lucisano Silvia, Messina Roberto, Buemi Antoine, Risitano Domenica Claudia, Chirico Valeria, Buemi Michele and David Antonio

Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Vein Graft Performance in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Physiological or Pathophysiological Role?
Michael R. Dashwood and Andrzej Loesch

Combination Therapies of DPP4 Inhibitors and GLP1 Analogues with Insulin in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review
Evangelos C. Rizos, Evangelia E. Ntzani, Nikolaos Papanas, Vasilis Tsimihodimos, Zoi Mitrogianni, Efstratios Maltezos and Moses S. Elisaf

Review of Trans-Atlantic Cardiovascular Best Medical Therapy Guidelines – Recommendations for Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis
Kerry J. Davies, Ankur Thapar, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Joseph Shalhoub and Alun H. Davies

Cardiac Side Effects of Chemotherapy: State of Art and Strategies for a Correct Management
Cinzia Perrino, Gabriele G. Schiattarella, Fabio Magliulo, Federica Ilardi, Giuseppe Carotenuto, Giuseppe Gargiulo, Federica Serino, Marco Ferrone, Fernando Scudiero, Andreina Carbone, Bruno Trimarco and Giovanni Esposito