1. Qi Y, Fan J, Liu J, Wang W, Wang M, Sun J, Liu J, Xie W, Zhao F, Li Y, Zhao D. Cholesterol-overloaded high-density lipoprotein particles are independently associated with the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in a CVD-free population: A community-based cohort study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015; 65(4):355-63. (IF=16.503)

2. Zhao D. Reply: HDL-C/HDL-P Ratio: A Measure of Reverse Cholesterol Transport Rather Than HDL Functionality. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015; 65(23):2576-2577. (IF=16.503)

3. Gu D, He J, Coxson PG, Rasmussen PW, Huang C, Thanataveerat A, Tzong KY, Xiong J, Wang M, Zhao D, Goldman L, Moran AE. The Cost-Effectiveness of Low-Cost Essential Antihypertensive Medicines for Hypertension Control in China: A Modelling Study. PLoS Med. 2015; 12(8):e1001860. (IF=14.429)

4. Zhao D, Liu J, Xie W, Qi Y. Cardiovascular risk assessment: a global perspective. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2015; 12(5):301-11. (IF=9.183)

5. Chang JR, Guo J, Wang Y, Hou YL, Lu WW, Zhang JS, Yu YR, Xu MJ, Liu XY, Wang XJ, Guan YF, Zhu Y, Du J, Tang CS, Qi YF. Intermedin 1-53 Attenuates Vascular Calcification in Rats with Chronic Kidney Disease via Upregulation of Klotho, Kidney International (accepted) (IF=8.562)

6. Lorenz MW, Price JF, Robertson C, Bots ML, Polak JF, Poppert H, Kavousi M, Dörr M, Stensland E, Ducimetiere P, Ronkainen K, Kiechl S, Sitzer M, Rundek T, Lind L, Liu J, Bergström G, Grigore L, Bokemark L, Friera A, Yanez D, Bickel H, Ikram MA, Völzke H, Johnsen SH, Empana JP, Tuomainen TP, Willeit P, Steinmetz H, Desvarieux M, Xie W, Schmidt C, Norata GD, Suarez C, Sander D, Hofman A, Schminke U, Mathiesen E, Plichart M, Kauhanen J, Willeit J, Sacco RL, McLachlan S, Zhao D, Fagerberg B, Catapano AL, Gabriel R, Franco OH, Bülbül A, Scheckenbach F, Pflug A, Gao L, Thompson SG. Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression and Risk of Vascular Events in People With Diabetes: Results From the PROG-IMT Collaboration. Diabetes Care. 2015; 38(10):1921-9. (IF=8.42)

7. Jia LX, Zhang WM, Zhang HJ, Li TT, Wang YL, Qin YW, Gu H, Du J. Mechanical stretch-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress, apoptosis and inflammation contribute to thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection. J Pathol. 2015; 236(3):373-83. (IF=7.429)

8. Qiu SL, Xiao ZC, Piao CM, Zhang J, Dong YJ, Cui W, Liu X, Zhang YY, Du J: AMPKα2 reduces renal epithelial transdifferentiation and inflammation after injury through interacting with CK2β. J Pathol. 2015; 237(3):330-42 (IF=7.429)

9. Peng X, Xiao Z, Zhang J, Li Y, Dong Y, Du J. IL-17A produced by both γδ T and Th17 cells promotes renal fibrosis via RANTES-mediated leukocyte infiltration after renal obstruction. J Pathol. 2015; 235(1):79-89. (IF=7.429)

10. Wang X, Wang HX, Li YL, Zhang CC, Zhou CY, Wang L, Xia YL, Du J, Li HH*. MicroRNA Let-7i Negatively Regulates Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis. Hypertension. 2015; 66(4):776-785. (IF=6.48)

11. Liang M, Wang Y, Liang AL, Dong JF, Du J, Cheng JZ, Impaired Integrin 3 Delays Endothelial Cell Regeneration and Contributes to Arteriovenous Graft Failure in Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol , 2015; 35(3):607-15(IF=6.00)

12. Liu Y, Wang Y, Shi H, Jia L, Cheng J, Cui W, Li H, Li P, Du J. CARD9 mediates necrotic smooth muscle cell-induced inflammation in macrophages contributing to neointima formation of vein grafts. Cardiovasc Res. 2015; 108(1):148-58. (IF=5.94)

13. Kan X, Wu Y, Ma Y, Zhang C, Li P, Wu L, Zhang S, Li Y, Du J. Deficiency of IL-12p35 Improves Cardiac Repair after Myocardial Infarction by Promoting Angiogenesis. Cardiovasc Res. 2015 [Epub ahead of print] (IF=5.94)

14. Longde W, Ling Y, Yang H, Yi Z, Yongjun W, Xunming J, Xiaoyuan N, Qiumin Q, Li H, Yuming X, Mei L, Jiayi S, Jing L, Zhao D. Fixed-dose combination treatment after stroke for secondary prevention in China: a national community-based study. Stroke. 2015; 46(5):1295-300. (IF=5.723)

15. Han QY, Wang HX, Liu XH, Guo CX, Hua Q, Yu XH, Li N, Yang YZ, Du J, Xia YL*, and Li HH*. Circulating E3 ligases are novel and sensitive biomarkers for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Clinical Science (Lond), 2015; 128(11): 751-60. (IF=5.598)

16. Xi L, Hao YC, Liu J, Wang W, Wang M, Li GQ, Qi Y, Zhao F, Xie WX, Li Y, Sun JY, Liu J, Qin LP, Zhao D. Associations between serum potassium and sodium levels and risk of hypertension: a community-based cohort study. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2015; 12(2):119-26. (IF=5.595)

17. Xie W, Li G, Zhao D, Xie X, Wei Z, Wang W, Wang M, Liu W, Sun J, Jia Z, Zhang Q, Liu J. Relationship between fine particulate air pollution and ischaemic heart disease morbidity and mortality. Heart. 2015; 101:257–263. (IF=5.595)

18. Guo J, Cai L, Jia LX, Li XY, Xi X, Zheng S, Liu XX, Piao CM, Liu TT , Sun ZS, Cai T, Du J. Wide mutation spectrum and frequent variant Ala27Thr of FBN1 identified in a large cohort of Chinese patients with sporadic TAAD. Scientific reports. 2015; 5:13115. (IF=5.578)

19. Liu XX, Jiang TY, Piao CM, Li XY, Guo J, Zheng S, Zhang XP, Cai T, Du J. Screening Mutations of MYBPC3 in 114 Unrelated Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Targeted Capture and Next-generation Sequencing. Scientific reports. 2015; 5:11411. (IF=5.578)

20. Wang L, Hao H, Wang J, Wang X, Zhang S, Du Y, T Lv, Zuo L, Li Y, Liu H, Decreased autophagy: a major factor for cardiomyocyte death induced by β1-adrenoceptor autoantibodies, Cell Death Dis; 2015; 237, 6:e1862. (IF=5.014)

21. Yang M, Liu J, Piao C, Shao J, Du J, ICAM-1 suppresses tumor metastasis by inhibiting macrophage M2 polarization through blockade of efferocytosis. Cell Death Dis; 2015; 6(6):e1780 (IF=5.014)

22. Peng X, Zhang J, Xiao Z, Dong Y, Du J. CX3CL1-CX3CR1 Interaction Increases the Population of Ly6C-CX3CR1hi Macrophages Contributing to Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction-Induced Fibrosis. J Immunol. 2015; 195(6):2797-805. (IF=4.922)

23. Yang J, Li L, Shang JY, Cai L, Song L, Zhang SL, Li H, Li X, Lau WB, Ma XL, Liu HR, Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Autoantibody as a Novel Negative Regulator of Aldosterone independent of Preeclampsia, Journal of Hypertension; 2015, 33(5):1046-56 (IF=4.72)

24. Li N, Wang HX, Han QY, Du J, Xia YL*, Li HH*. Activation of the Cardiac Proteasome Promotes Angiotension II-Induced Hypertrophy by Down-regulation of ATRAP. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2015; 79:303-14.(IF=4.655)

25. Piao CM, Cai L, Qiu SL, Jia LX, Song WC, Du J: Complement 5a Enhances Hepatic Metastases of Colon Cancer via Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1-Mediated Inflammatory Cell Infiltration. J Biol Chem, 2015; 290(17):10667-76 (IF=4.573)

26. Wang Y, Qu A, Wang H. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 in liver diseases. Int J Biol Sci. 2015; 11: 448-55. (IF= 4.509)

27. Zuo L, Du YH, Ma JH, Wang K, Zhao YH, Bai F, Wu BW, Ma XL, Liu HR, Pro-Arrhythmic Action of Autoantibodies against the Second Extracellular Loop of β1-Adrenoceptor and its Underlying Molecular Mechanisms, Intel J of Cardiology, 2015, 198: 251-258 (IF=4.036)

28. Jiao J, Jiang L, Yang SW, Mi HZ, Wang LY, Wang Q. Use of (18)F-FDG PET and MPI with (99m)Tc-MIBI in a patient with delayed diagnosis of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Int J Cardiol. 2015 Dec 15;201:145-7. (IF=4.036)

29. Yang H, Li N, Song LN, Wang L, Tian C, Tang CS, Du J, and Li HH. Yu XH* and Wang HX*. Activation of NOD1 by DAP contributes to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via multiple signaling pathways. Apoptosis, 2015; 20(4):512-22. (IF=3.685)

30. Zhao WJ, Wei SN, Zeng XJ, Xia YL, Du J, Li HH*. Gene expression profiling identifies the novel role of immunoproteasome in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Toxicology. 2015; 333:76-88. (IF=3.621)

31. Wang Y, Liu J, Wang W, Wang M, Qi Y, Xie W, Li Y, Sun J, Zhao D. Lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease in a Chinese population: The Chinese Multi-Provincial Cohort Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2015; 22(3):380-388. (IF=3.319)

32. Zhang SL, He ZM, Wang J, Wang L, Wu Y, Wang J, Lu TT, Liu HR, Mitochondrial Ultrastructural Alterations and Declined M2 Receptor Density Were Involvedin Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats after LongTerm Treatment with Autoantibodies against M2 Muscarinic Receptor, PLoS One; 2015, 10(6):e0129563 (IF=3.234)

33. Yang N, Yao Z, Miao L, Liu J, Gao X, Fan H, Hu Y, Zhang H, Xu Y, Qu A*, Wang G*. Novel Clinical Evidence of an Association between Homocysteine and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Hypothyoidism or subhypothroidism. PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0125922. (IF=3.234)

34. Gong YL, Xiong HY, Du YH, Wu Y, Zhang SL, Li X, Liu HR, Autoantibodies against β1-adrenoceptor induce blood glucose enhancement and insulin insufficient via T lymphocytes. Immunologic Research. (accepted) (IF=3.098)

35. Li Y, Liu Y, Shi D, Yang L, Liang J, Zhou Y. Insulin Resistance Increases the Risk of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Intervention. Angiology. 2015. pii: 0003319715578997. (IF=2.97)

36. Liang J, Wang Z, Shi D, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Han H, Li Y, Liu W, Zhang L, Yang L, Zhou Y. High clopidogrel dose in patients with chronic kidney disease having clopidogrel resistance after percutaneous coronary intervention. Angiology. 2015;66(4):319-25. (IF=2.97)

37. Meng Y, Chen C, Tian C, Du J, Li HH*. Angiotensin II-induced Egr-1 expression is suppressed by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ ligand 15d-PGJ2 in macrophages. Cell Physiol Biochem 2015; 35(2):689-98. (IF=2.875)

38. Gong Z, Zhao D. Cardiovascular diseases and risk factors among Chinese immigrants. Intern Emerg Med. 2015 [Epub ahead of print] (IF=2.624)

39. Wei SN, ZhaoWJ, Zeng XJ, Kang YM, Du J, Li HH*. Microarray and co-expression network analysis of genes associated with acute doxorubicin cardiomyopathy in mice. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2015; 15(4):377-393.(IF=1.721)