1. Effects of high molecular weight solutes on fluid flux across the arterial wall

   • Nivedita Karmakar
   • M. John Lever

   Originals Pages: 275 - 282

2. Chelation of copper reduces inhibition by oxidized lipoproteins of endothelium-dependent relaxation in porcine coronary arteries

   • Toshio Hayashi
   • Tomohiko Ishikawa
   • Akihisa Iguchi

   Originals Pages: 283 - 291

3. Determinants of collateral development in a canine model with repeated coronary occlusion

   • Masatoshi Fujita
   • Kazuto Yamanishi
   • Dean Franklin

   Originals Pages: 292 - 299

4. Rate-Dependent prolongation of action potential duration in single ventricular myocytes obtained from hearts of rats with streptozotocin-induced chronic diabetes sustained for 30–32 weeks

   • Sakuji Shigematsu
   • Toru Maruyama
   • Makoto Arita

   Originals Pages: 300 - 306

5. Asynchronous volume changes of the two ventricles after Fontan operation in patients with a biventricular heart

   • Hideshi Yamamura
   • Makoto Nakazawa
   • Yasuharu Imai

   Originals Pages: 307 - 314

6. Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography for guiding pulmonary artery catheter placement in the operating room

   • Kazumasa Orihashi
   • Yasushi Nakashima
   • Yuichiro Matsuura

   Originals Pages: 315 - 321

7. Echocardiographic evaluation of hearts with twisted atrioventricular connections (criss-cross heart)

   • Heon-Suk Han
   • Jeong Wook Seo
   • Jung Yun Choi

   Originals Pages: 322 - 326

8. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 327 - 327

9. Acknowledgement to Reviewers

   Acknowledgments Pages: 328 - 328