1. Role of K+ATP Channels in Ischemic Preconditioning and Cardioprotection

   • Dirk J. Duncker
   • Pieter D. Verdouw

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 16

2. KATP Channel Openers, Myocardial Ischemia, and Arrhythmias—Should the Electrophysiologist Worry?

   • Carol Ann Remme
   • Arthur A.M. Wilde

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 22

3. Vascular ATP-Dependent Potassium Channels, Nitric Oxide, and Human Forearm Reactive Hyperemia

   • Alan J. Bank
   • Ron Sih
   • Paul C. Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 29

4. Coordinate Regulation of Metabolic Enzyme Encoding Genes During Cardiac Development and Following Carvedilol Therapy in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

   • Michael N. Sack
   • Louise S. Harrington
   • Derek M. Yellon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 39

5. Mesenteric Cyclooxygenase Products After Combined Antihypertensive Treatment in Uninephrectomized SHRs

   • Francisco J. López-Hernández
   • María J. Montero
   • Rosalía Carrón

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 48

6. Benefit of Antihypertensive Treatment in the diabetic patients enrolled in the Systolic Hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) Trial

   • Jerzy Gasowski
   • Willem H. Birkenhäger
   • Peter W. de Leeuw

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 53

7. Angiotensin II Formation in Human Vasculature after Chronic ACE Inhibition: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

   • Margreeth Oosterga
   • Adriaan A. Voors
   • Wiek H. van Gilst

   OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 60

8. Guanabenz Combination Therapy Inhibits Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Regresses Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

   • Eiji Miyajima
   • Tomohiko Shigemasa
   • Yoshiyuki Kawano

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 66

9. Long-Term Celiprolol Therapy Lowers Fasting Plasma Leptin Levels

   • Kimmo Malminiemi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 75

10. Hemodynamic Effects of a Novel Sodium Channel Activator in Dogs With Chronic Heart Failure

    • Mitsuhiro Tanimura
    • Takayuki Mishima
    • Hani N. Sabbah

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 82

11. Efficacy of Rescue Thrombolysis in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Preliminary Findings

    • Filippo Maria Sarullo
    • Luigi Americo
    • Francesco Mauri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 89

12. Calcium Channel Antagonist Controversy: Symposium at the Congress of the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy on March 30, 1999, in Amsterdam

    • Wilhelm Rutishauser

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 92

13. Letter to the Editor: Low-Dose Glucose–Insulin–Potassium is Ineffective in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Negative Study with a Positive View

    • Hab Leszek Ceremuzynski

    OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 94

14. Letter to the Editor: Effects of the Ayurvedic Drug Cholesteronil on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

    • S.R. Mittal
    • Anil Mathur
    • GG Paldecha Santosh Kaushik

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 96

15. Erratum: Verapamil in Acute Myocardial Infarction. The Rationales of the VAMI and DAVIT III Trials

    • Christian M. Jespersen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 106