1. Preface

   • Finn Waagstein Göteburg
   • Krishna Somers Perth

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. The role of G-proteins in transduction of the β-adrenergic response in heart failure

   • Lennart A. Ransnäs

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 5

3. The effect of beta-adrenergic blockade in dilated cardiomyopathy — a questionnaire study in Japan

   • Akira Matsumori
   • Makoto Tominaga
   • Chuichi Kawai

   OriginalPaper Pages: 6 - 10

4. Detrimental effects of beta-adrenergic stimulation on beta-adrenoceptors and microtubules in the heart

   • Masatsugu Hori
   • Yukihiro Koretsune
   • Takenobu Kamada

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 17

5. Beta-adrenergic blockade in dilated cardiomyopathy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and other secondary cardiomyopathies

   • Finn Waagstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 18 - 28

6. Therapy of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy with chronic β-adrenergic blockade

   • Edward M. Gilbert
   • John B. O'Connell
   • Michael R. Bristow

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 39