1. Positive Inotropes—A New Horizon or Still a Dead End?

   • Willem J. Remme

   Editorial Board Pages: 375 - 377

2. Na⁺ Channel Activators as Positive Inotropic Agents for the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure

   • Markus Flesch
   • Erland Erdmann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 386

3. Phospholamban: A Promising Therapeutic Target in Heart Failure?

   • Albrecht G. Schmidt
   • Istvan Edes
   • Evangelia G. Kranias

   OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 396

4. Mechanism of Action of Ca²⁺ Sensitizers—Update 2001

   • Masao Endoh

   OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 403

5. Energetic Stimulation of the Heart

   • Hans-Peter Hermann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 405 - 411

6. Pharmacotherapy of Dyslipidemia

   • James M. McKenney

   ReviewPaper Pages: 413 - 422

7. Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes without Persistent ST-Segment Elevation

   • Deepak Jain
   • Hugo A. Katus
   • Gert Richardt

   ReviewPaper Pages: 423 - 436

8. Quantitation of Cell Migration in a Rat Carotid Artery Balloon Injury Model. Indications for a Perivascular Origin of the Neointimal Cells

   • Juhana Frösen
   • Lazaro Calderon-Ramirez
   • Marjukka Myllärniemi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 437 - 444

9. Insulin in Combination with Vanadate Stimulates Glucose Transport in Isolated Cardiomyocytes from Obese Zucker Rats

   • Barbara Huisamen
   • Rajakumar V. Donthi
   • Amanda Lochner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 445 - 452

10. Short Term Effect of Atorvastatin and Vitamin E on Serum Levels of C3, a Sensitive Marker of the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Men

    • Antonio Muscari
    • Luciana Bastagli
    • Paolo Puddu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 458

11. Effect of Cibenzoline, a Class Ia Antiarrhythmic Agent, on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    • Isao Kondo
    • Katsufumi Mizushige
    • Hirohide Matsuo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 459 - 465

12. Effect of Nifedipine and Verapamil on the Peripheral Resistance of Isolated Perfused Guinea Pig Hind Limbs

    • Marianne Brodmann
    • Ulrike Lischnig
    • Gerhard Stark

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 467 - 468