1. On the founding ofHeart and Vessels — A new international journal

   • Atsuyoshi Takao

   Editorial Pages: 1 - 1

2. Mechanical efficiency of the left ventricle as a function of preload, afterload, and contractility

   • Hiroyuki Suga
   • Yuichiro Igarashi
   • Yoichi Goto

   Originals Pages: 3 - 8

3. Adaptations of the left ventricle to chronic volume overload induced by mitral regurgitation in conscious dogs

   • Jong Dae Lee
   • Shigetake Sasayama
   • Chuichi Kawai

   Originals Pages: 9 - 15

4. Evaluation of phasic blood flow velocity in the great cardiac vein by a laser Doppler method

   • Fumihiko Kajiya
   • Katsuhiko Tsujioka
   • Go Tomonaga

   Originals Pages: 16 - 23

5. Disturbances of flow through transparent dog aortic arch

   • Takayoshi Fukushima
   • Takeshi Karino
   • Harry L. Goldsmith

   Originals Pages: 24 - 28

6. Canine digitalis arrhythmia as a model for detecting Na-channel blocking antiarrhythmic drugs: A comparative study using other canine arrhythmia models and the new antiarrhythmic drugs, propafenone, tocainide, and SUN 1165

   • Keitaro Hashimoto
   • Masaaki Ishii
   • Harumi Mitsuhashi

   Originals Pages: 29 - 35

7. A new method of evaluating the degree of stenosis using a multisensor catheter

   • Shizuo Hanya
   • Motoaki Sugawara
   • Akira Ishihara

   Originals Pages: 36 - 42

8. Quantitative approach to the histopathology of the biopsied right ventricular myocardium in patients with diabetes mellitus

   • Shin-ichi Nunoda
   • Akira Genda
   • Ryoyu Takeda

   Originals Pages: 43 - 47

9. A problem in Fontan's operation: Sinus septal defect complicating tricuspid atresia

   • H. Kurosawa
   • Y. Yagi
   • A. Takao

   Case Reports Pages: 48 - 50

10. A case with bronchogenic cyst diagnosed by reconstruction CT prior to surgery which showed cardiac abnormalities

    • Naoya Fujita
    • Masako Tosaka
    • Atsushi Kono

    Case Reports Pages: 51 - 55

11. Real-time two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography (2-D Doppler)

    • Ryozo Omoto

    Graphic Reports Pages: 56 - 57

12. Double nuclei in endomyocardial biopsy: A comparative study of the incidence in myocarditis and chronic right ventricular overloading

    • Zu-Xi Yu
    • Morie Sekiguchi
    • Michiaki Hiroe

    Short Communications Pages: 58 - 59

13. Abstracts of papers presented at the Ninth Meeting of the Japanese Society for Microcirculation. Part I February 4 and 5, 1984, Komaba Eminence, Tokyo, Japan

    Conference Reports Pages: 60 - 63