1. The role of cardiac mitochondria in the regulation of intracellular calcium during ischemia and reperfusion: X-ray microanalysis using freeze-dried sections

   • Yoshifumi Horikawa
   • Noboru Kaneko
   • Saichi Hosoda

   Originals Pages: 1 - 6

2. Effects of bidisomide (SC-40230), a new class I antiarrhythmic agent, on ventricular arrhythmias induced by coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion in anesthetized rats; comparison with mexiletine and disopyramide

   • Sadayoshi Komori
   • Soichi Sano
   • Kohji Tamura

   Originals Pages: 7 - 11

3. Mechanical characteristics of tachycardia-induced left-ventricular failure as evaluated in isolated dog hearts

   • Zifa Wang
   • William D. Denney
   • David E. Hansen

   Originals Pages: 12 - 23

4. A New methodology for non-invasive clinical assessment of cardiovascular system performance and of ventricular-arterial coupling during stress

   • Erez Nevo
   • Meir Marmor
   • Alon Marmor

   Originals Pages: 24 - 34

5. Detection of “pathologic” prosthetic valve stenosis via exercise Doppler echocardiography

   • Masaharu Shigenobu
   • Shunji Sano

   Originals Pages: 35 - 40

6. Time-Dependent thickening of the intima in aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts: Clinicopathological analysis of 24 patients

   • Takahiro Yamada
   • Tsuyoshi Itoh
   • Osamu Tokunaga

   Originals Pages: 41 - 45

7. Centrifugal and roller pumps — are there differences in coagulation and fibrinolysis during and after cardiopulmonary bypass?

   • Bernhard E. Steinbrueckner
   • Udo Steigerwald
   • Joerg Babin-Ebell

   Originals Pages: 46 - 53

8. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 54 - 54