We are pleased to announce that the following 4 articles have been selected for the the UEDA Heart Awards for the Year 2017.First PlaceGeneration of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells From Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Their Induction to CardiomyocytesAkihito Hashimoto, Atsuhiko T. Naito, Jong-Kook Lee, Rika Kitazume-Taneike, Masamichi Ito, Toshihiro Yamaguchi, Ryo Nakata, Tomokazu Sumida, Katsuki Okada, Akito Nakagawa, Tomoaki Higo, Yuki Kuramoto, Taku Sakai, Koji Tominaga, Takeshi Okinaga, Shigetoyo Kogaki, Keiichi Ozono, Shigeru Miyagawa, Yoshiki Sawa, Yasushi Sakata, Hiroyuki Morita, Akihiro Umezawa, Issei KomuroInt Heart J 2016 ; 57 (1) : 112-117Second PlaceEffect of Allopurinol on Myocardial Energy Metabolism in Chronic Heart Failure Rats After Myocardial InfarctZhenzhen Wang, Juan Ding, Xiang Luo, Siliang Zhang, Gang Yang, Que Zhu, Dichuan LiuInt Heart J 2016 ; 57 (6) : 753-759Third PlacePlasma Levels of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products and High-Mobility Group Box 1 in Patients With Pulmonary HypertensionSatoshi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Koichi Sugimoto, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Takayoshi Yamaki, Hiroyuki Kunii, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh, Yasuchika TakeishiInt Heart J 2016 ; 57 (2) : 234-240Tolvaptan Reduces Long-Term Total Medical Expenses and Length of Stay in Aquaporin-Defined RespondersTeruhiko Imamura, Koichiro Kinugawa, Daisuke Nitta, Issei KomuroInt Heart J 2016 ; 57 (5) : 593-599November 2017International Heart Journal Association.