1. Drugs to Promote Sinus Rhythm Reversion and Maintenance in Atrial Fibrillation—Why Amiodarone is Better

   • Stanley Nattel

   Editorial Board Pages: 5 - 6

2. Exercise Intolerance During Post-MI Heart Failure in Rats: Prevention with Supplemental Dietary Propionyl-L-Carnitine

   • Stanley G. Koh
   • Daniel A. Brenner
   • Kurt W. Saupe

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 14

3. Drugs Modifying Nitric Oxide Metabolism Affect Plasma Cholesterol Levels, Coagulation Parameters, Blood Pressure Values and the Appearance of Plasma Myocardial Necrosis Markers in Rabbits: Opposite Effects of L-NAME and Nitroglycerine

   • Arnaldo Pinelli
   • Silvio Trivulzio
   • Roberto Accinni

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 23

4. Reduction of Infarct Size by Short-Term Pretreatment with Atorvastatin

   • Yochai Birnbaum
   • Taras Ashitkov
   • Massoud Motamedi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 30

5. Effects of Amiodarone and Diltiazem on Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Conversion and Recurrence Rates: A Randomized Controlled Study

   • Emmanuel G. Manios
   • Hercules E. Mavrakis
   • Panos E. Vardas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 39

6. Cardiovascular Effects of Natriuretic Peptides and Their Interrelation with Endothelin-1

   • Bo Han
   • Yonathan Hasin

   ReviewPaper Pages: 41 - 52

7. HDL-C and Triglyceride Levels: Relationship to Coronary Heart Disease and Treatment with Statins

   • Allan Gaw

   ReviewPaper Pages: 53 - 62

8. Angiotensin-Receptor Blockers: Revival of the Systemic Prevention of Restenosis?

   • Robert L. Wilensky

   ReviewPaper Pages: 63 - 73

9. Genetic Polymorphisms in Emerging Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Response to Statin Therapy

   • Kimberly A. Dornbrook-Lavender
   • John A. Pieper

   ReviewPaper Pages: 75 - 82

10. PERTINENT—PERindopril–Thrombosis, InflammatioN, Endothelial Dysfunction and Neurohormonal Activation Trial: A Sub-Study of the EUROPA Study

    • Roberto Ferrari

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 91

11. Effect of 17β-Estradiol on Soluble P-Selectin in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

    • Minxin Wei
    • Jari Laurikka
    • Matti Tarkka

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 93 - 94

12. Low-Dose Flecainide Infusion Followed by Oral Pilsicainide is Highly Effective and Safe for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

    • Shunichi Nagai
    • Yasuchika Takeishi
    • Isao Kubota

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 95 - 97