1. Ejecting volume, filling volume and stroke volume gains: New indexes of inotropism and lusitropism

   • Toshiyuki Takasago
   • Yoichi Goto
   • Hiroyuki Suga

   Originals Pages: 57 - 65

2. Cardiovascular actions of OPC-18790: A novel positive inotropic agent with little chronotropic action

   • Tetsumi Hosokawa
   • Toyoki Mori
   • Youichi Yabuuchi

   Originals Pages: 66 - 75

3. Intracardiac thrombus in murine coxsackievirus B3 myocarditis

   • Chiharu Kishimoto
   • Hiroshi Ochiai
   • Shigetake Sasayama

   Originals Pages: 76 - 81

4. Pharmacological properties of α₁-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstrictions in dog and monkey lingual arteries: Evidence for subtypes of α₁-adrenoceptors

   • Ranko Skrbic
   • Shigetoshi Chiba

   Originals Pages: 82 - 90

5. Unroofed coronary sinus syndrome: Diagnostic consideration by contrast echocardiography and usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging

   • Kanji Iga
   • Kenjiro Hori
   • Shuichi Takahashi

   Graphic report Pages: 91 - 94

6. Usefulness of ultrasonography and Doppler color flow imaging in the diagnosis of internal jugular phlebectasia

   • Masami Shimizu
   • Yoshinori Takagi
   • Osamu Matsui

   Case reports Pages: 95 - 98

7. Color Doppler and transesophageal echocardiography of vascular sling

   • Hiromichi Nakajima
   • Gengi Satomi
   • Kazuo Momma

   Case reports Pages: 99 - 103

8. Acute hemorrhagic myocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus

   • Paul Dickens
   • John Nicholls
   • Chu-Pak Lau

   Case reports Pages: 104 - 106

9. Deep negative T waves associated with reversible left ventricular dysfunction in acute adrenal crisis

   • Kanji Iga
   • Kenjiro Hori
   • Hiromitu Gen

   Case reports Pages: 107 - 111