1. The role of infection in the genesis and complications of atherosclerosis

   • Joseph S. Alpert

   Editor’s Commentary Pages: 173 - 175

2. Web alert

   News Pages: 176 - 177

3. Literature alert

   Abstract Pages: 178 - 182

4. Clinical trials report

   • Barry H. Greenberg

   BriefCommunication Pages: 185 - 186

5. Is heart failure with preserved systolic function an overlooked enigma?

   • Mandeep R. Mehra
   • Patricia A. Uber
   • Hector O. Ventura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 193

6. Prevention of heart failure

   • Tamara B. Horwich
   • Gregg C. Fonarow

   OriginalPaper Pages: 194 - 199

7. The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of heart failure

   • Kevin A. Lisman
   • Sonny J. Stetson
   • Guillermo Torre-Amione

   OriginalPaper Pages: 200 - 205

8. The role of endothelin in the pathogenesis of heart failure

   • John R. Teerlink

   OriginalPaper Pages: 206 - 212

9. Clinical trials report

   • Sharon Hunt

   BriefCommunication Pages: 215 - 217

10. The role of race in heart failure therapy

    • Clyde W. Yancy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 218 - 225

11. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Management issues in the new millennium

    • Rajesh Thaman
    • Sami Firoozi
    • William J. McKenna

    OriginalPaper Pages: 226 - 232

12. New surgical treatments for heart failure

    • Mauricio J. Garrido
    • Mehmet C. Oz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 237

13. Current status and future expectations for multisite pacing in heart failure

    • Eduardo B. Saad
    • Bruce L. Wilkoff

    OriginalPaper Pages: 238 - 247