1. Congestive Heart Failure and Genomic Medicine: A Look into the 21st Century

   • Giora Z. Feuerstein
   • Robert R. Ruffolo Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 713 - 717

2. New Developments in Cardiovascular Drugs: Vitamin E and Antioxidants—An Informal and Personal Viewpoint

   • Lionel H. Opie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 719 - 721

3. T-Type Ca²⁺ Channels and Pharmacological Blockade: Potential Pathophysiological Relevance

   • Sylvie I. Ertel
   • Eric A. Ertel
   • Jean-Paul Clozel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 723 - 739

4. Verapamil Normalizes the Response of Left Ventricular Early Diastolic Filling to Cold Pressor Test in Asymptomatic and Mildly Symptomatic Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

   • Pawel Petkow Dimitrow
   • Andrzej Surdacki
   • Jacek Stefan Dubiel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 741 - 746

5. Effects of Monatepil, a Novel Calcium Antagonist with α₁-Adrenergic Blocking Activity, on the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor in Human Skin Fibroblasts

   • Akira Matsunaga
   • Tadao Inoue
   • Kikuo Arakawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 747 - 750

6. Bradycardia Induced by Mivazerol, a Selective α₂-Adrenoceptor Agonist, Is Amplified During Mild Hypothermia in the Pentobarbital-Anesthetized Rat

   • Seong Yun Kim
   • Kiril Raikoff
   • Israel Hanin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 751 - 755

7. Nicorandil Improves Ischemic Changes in Epicardial ECG During Short-Term Coronary Occlusion by Opening ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Pigs

   • Atsushi Takaoka
   • Ichiro Nakae
   • Masahiko Kinoshita

   OriginalPaper Pages: 757 - 766

8. Different Effects of Flecainide on Atrioventricular Conduction Properties in the Adult and Immature Rabbit Heart

   • Heon-Seok Han
   • Kenneth W. Hewett
   • Christopher L. Case

   OriginalPaper Pages: 767 - 776

9. A New Platelet-Activating Factor Antagonist (CV-6209) in Preservation of Heart and Lung for Transplantation

   • Karim A. Qayumi
   • John C. English
   • Maryam Nikbakht-Sangari

   OriginalPaper Pages: 777 - 785

10. Short-Term Treatment with Low-Dose Pravastatin Attenuates Oxidative Susceptibility of Low-Density Lipoprotein in Hypercholesterolemic Patients

    • Ming-Fong Chen
    • Hsiu-Ching Hsu
    • Yuan-Teh Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 787 - 793

11. Effect of Hypotensive Drugs on the Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern in Essential Hypertension: a Comparative Study

    • Nikolaos Zakopoulos
    • Stamatios Stamatelopoulos
    • Spyridon Moulopoulos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 795 - 799

12. Neuropeptide Y Y1 Receptor Antagonist (BIBP 3226) Attenuates Stress Evoked Tachycardia in Conscious Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

    • Weiguo Zhang
    • Jan M. Lundberg
    • Peter Thorén

    OriginalPaper Pages: 801 - 806