1. T-Type Calcium Channel Blockade in the Management of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

   • James D. Marsh
   • Elliott M. Antman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 459 - 461

2. Effect of Vanadate and Insulin on Glucose Transport in Isolated Adult Rat Cardiomyocytes

   • Rajakumar V. Donthi
   • Barbara Huisamen
   • Amanda Lochner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 463 - 470

3. Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Reduces the Severe Consequences of Coronary Artery Occlusion in Anaesthetized Dogs

   • Mohamed Ali Rastegar
   • Ágnes Végh
   • James R. Parratt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 471 - 479

4. Isosorbide-2-Mononitrate Reduces the Consequences of Myocardial Ischaemia, Including Arrhythmia Severity: Implications for Preconditioning

   • Katalin György
   • Ágnes Végh
   • James R. Parratt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 481 - 488

5. The Cardioprotective Effects of a New 1,4-Benzothiazepine Derivative, JTV519, on Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Ca2+ Overload in Isolated Rat Hearts

   • Koichi Inagaki
   • Yasuki Kihara
   • Shigetake Sasayama

   OriginalPaper Pages: 489 - 495

6. Infarct Size Limitation by Bradykinin Receptor Activation Is Mediated by the Mitochondrial But Not by the Sarcolemmal KATP Channel

   • Hiroyuki Kita
   • Tetsuji Miura
   • Kazuaki Shimamoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 497 - 502

7. The Effect of Mibefradil on Ischemic Episodes With and Without Increase in Heart Rate

   • Dan Tzivoni
   • Zvi Gilula
   • Isaac Kobrin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 509

8. Hemodynamic, Antiischemic, and Neurohumoral Effects of Tedisamil and Atenolol in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

   • Veselin Mitrovic
   • Aleksandra Miskovic
   • Christian Hamm

   OriginalPaper Pages: 511 - 521

9. Calcium Channel Blockers Reduce Blood Pressure in Part by Inhibiting Vascular Smooth Muscle Carbonic Anhydrase I

   • Ioan Puscas
   • Ludovic Gilau
   • Alex Hecht

   OriginalPaper Pages: 523 - 528

10. Effect of Long-Term Losartan Administration on Renal Haemodynamics and Function in Hypertensive Patients

    • Salvatore Paterna
    • Gaspare Parrinello
    • Giuseppe Licata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 529 - 532

11. Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis Induces Coronary Vascular Remodeling and Cardiac Hypertrophy Associated with the Activation of p70 S6 Kinase in Rats

    • Tetsuo Minamino
    • Masafumi Kitakaze
    • Masatsugu Hori

    OriginalPaper Pages: 533 - 542

12. Prediction of the Effect of Bisoprolol in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    • Noémi Nyolczas
    • Miklós Dékány
    • István Préda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 543 - 550