1. Wave-intensity analysis: a new approach to left ventricular filling dynamics

   • Jennifer M. MacRae
   • Yi-Hui Sun
   • John V. Tyberg

   Originals Pages: 53 - 59

2. Anti-atherogenicity in women does not prevent restenosis after balloon angioplasty

   • Tsutomu Watanabe
   • Shogen Isoyama
   • Koichi Yokoyama

   Originals Pages: 60 - 66

3. Effects of levamisole, an immunomodulator, upon murine encephalomyocarditis virus myocarditis

   • Chiharu Kishimoto
   • Hitoshi Takada
   • Hiroshi Ochiai

   Originals Pages: 67 - 73

4. Activation of cardiac muscarinic receptor and ischemic preconditioning effects in in situ rat heart

   • Fuminari Yamaguchi
   • Yoshihisa Nasa
   • Satoshi Takeo

   Originals Pages: 74 - 83

5. Effects of methylprednisolone on hemodynamics and β-adrenergic receptor signaling in rabbits with acute left ventricular failure

   • Hiroshi Nishimura
   • Tsutomu Yoshikawa
   • Satoshi Ogawa

   Originals Pages: 84 - 91

6. Flow characteristics and required control algorithm of an implantable centrifugal left ventricular assist device

   • Yoshiyuki Takami
   • Goro Otsuka
   • Yukihiko Nosé

   Originals Pages: 92 - 97

7. Myocardial histological changes in dilated cardiomyopathy during a long-term left ventricular assist device support

   • Satoshi Taketani
   • Yoshiki Sawa
   • Hikaru Matsuda

   Case Report Pages: 98 - 100

8. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 101 - 101