Hibernation: a form of endogenous protection? Six questions for investigation David J. Hearse BriefCommunication Pages: 1 - 2
Some triggering mechanism, in addition to perfusion-contraction matching, may be essential to initiate hibernation X. A. van BinsbergenC. J. A. van EchteldT. J. C. Ruigrok OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 5
Resting myocardial blood flow in patients with hibernating myocardium quantified by positron emission tomography P. G. CamiciO. Rimoldi OriginalPaper Pages: 6 - 8
Can we distinguish clinically hibernation from stunning and does it matter? C. Ceconi OriginalPaper Pages: 12 - 15
Still looking for the ultimate mechanism of myocardial stunning M. Ovize BriefCommunication Pages: 16 - 17
Does calcium-driven mitochondrial oxygen radical formation play a role in cardiac stunning? C. GuarnieriC. MuscariC. M. Caldarera OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 25
Viewpoint: stunning and longterm perfusion-contraction matching are clinically indistinguishable components of clinical hibernation and separation, even if practical, is unlikely to matter M. Marber OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 29
Arguments in favor of protein kinase C playing an important role in ischemic preconditioning J. M. DowneyM. V. Cohen OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 39
Role of protein kinase C in preconditioning with ischemia against lethal cell injury R. B. Jennings OriginalPaper Pages: 40 - 42
The (still) unknown mechanism of ischemic preconditioning: possible involvement of reduced Na+/H+ exchange D. Garcia-DoradoM. Ruiz-Meana OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 45
Preconditioning: We do not need more experiments, because our current knowledge already permits us to develop pharmacological agents L. H. Opie OriginalPaper Pages: 46 - 47
Ischemic preconditioning—do we need more (pharmacological) experiments? J. W. de JongR. de Jonge OriginalPaper Pages: 48 - 50
On the relevance of ischemic preconditioning in humans P. D. VerdouwM. A. van den DoelD. J. Duncker OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 53
Myocardial K homeostasis in ischemia-importance of Na,K-ATPase T. A. SchmidtK. Kjeldsen OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 59
The new ischemic syndromes. Remodelling of the heart is due to a biochemical and not haemodynamic mechanism? S. HaunsøJ. CarlsenS. Sheikh BriefCommunication Pages: 60 - 61
Remodelling of the heart is not a proven clinical concept P. A. Poole-Wilson OriginalPaper Pages: 62 - 64