1. Extracellular Matrix and Growth Factors During Heart Growth

   • Stefano Corda
   • Jane-Lise Samuel
   • Lydie Rappaport

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 130

2. Cell Death, Tissue Hypoxia and the Progression of Heart Failure

   • Hani N. Sabbah
   • Victor G. Sharov
   • Sidney Goldstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 138

3. Regulation of Ion Channels in Myocardial Cells and Protection of Ischemic Myocardium

   • N. Sperelakis
   • M. Sunagawa
   • M. Nakamura

   OriginalPaper Pages: 139 - 166

4. Incidence and Epidemiology of Heart Failure

   • William B. Kannel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 173