1. Letter from the Editors

   • Jennifer L. Hall
   • Nabil Dib
   • Kathleen Lyons

   EditorialNotes 16 October 2008 Pages: 241 - 241

2. Letter to the Editors

   • David Durenberger

   Letter 13 September 2008 Pages: 242 - 243

3. Minnesota Model

   • Marc Pritzker

   EditorialNotes 25 October 2008 Pages: 244 - 245

4. The FDA and the New Biology

   • Robert D. Simari
   • Horng Chen
   • John C. Burnett Jr.

   OriginalPaper 23 September 2008 Pages: 246 - 247

5. Innovations in the Development of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices with Defibrillation Capability—the Boston Scientific Experience

   • Patrick Yong
   • Erdulfo DePeralta

   OriginalPaper 09 September 2008 Pages: 248 - 251

   

6. Fifty Years of Pacemaker Advancements

   • David Steinhaus

   EditorialNotes 04 November 2008 Pages: 252 - 253

7. Implantable Cardiac Rhythm Device Batteries

   • Michael J. Root

   OriginalPaper 12 September 2008 Pages: 254 - 257

   

8. Innovation Focus: the Patient with Arrhythmia

   • Samuel J. Asirvatham

   OriginalPaper 30 September 2008 Pages: 258 - 272

   

9. The Lillehei Heart Institute: Building on the Shoulders of Giants

   • Daniel J. Garry

   OriginalPaper 13 October 2008 Pages: 273 - 277

   

10. Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property—Exploring and Encouraging Invention and Innovation Through Unique Mayo Clinic Funding Opportunities

    • Kathleen Anderson

    Innovation, Translation, Education 26 September 2008 Pages: 278 - 280

11. How to Translate Technology: from Bench to Bedside at the University of Minnesota

    • Barbara Nelsen

    Innovation, Translation, Education 07 October 2008 Pages: 281 - 282

12. Building a Program in Translational Genomics

    • Jennifer L. Hall

    OriginalPaper 11 November 2008 Pages: 283 - 287

    

13. Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Minnesota: Lost and then Found in Translation

    • Robert F. Wilson

    OriginalPaper 05 November 2008 Pages: 288 - 291

14. Translating Clinical Research to the Bedside: The Minnesota Model

    • Jennifer L. Hall
    • Leslie W. Miller
    • Soon J. Park

    OriginalPaper 21 October 2008 Pages: 292 - 294

15. Perfecting Patient-Centered Care: The Needs of the Patient Come First

    • Henry H. Ting
    • Steve R. Ommen
    • David L. Hayes

    EditorialNotes 07 October 2008 Pages: 295 - 300

    

16. Minnesota, A Good Place For Your Heart: Trends in Cardiovascular Disease

    • Russell V. Luepker

    OriginalPaper 24 September 2008 Pages: 301 - 304

    

17. Update on Cardiovascular Genetic Counseling 2008

    • Heather MacLeod
    • Amy Sturm

    Innovation, Translation, Education 23 September 2008 Pages: 305 - 307

18. Spotlight on Genetic Counseling and Professional Preparation at the Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota

    • Bonnie S. LeRoy

    Innovation, Translation, Education 01 October 2008 Pages: 308 - 309

19. The Heart of New Ulm: A Vision for the Future

    • Jackie L. Boucher
    • Raquel Franzini Pereira
    • Timothy D. Henry

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2008 Pages: 310 - 316

    

20. Molecular Cardiology in Translation: Gene, Cell and Chemical-Based Experimental Therapeutics for the Failing Heart

    • Immanuel Turner
    • Fikru Belema-Bedada
    • Joseph M. Metzger

    OriginalPaper 01 October 2008 Pages: 317 - 327

    

21. Hibernating Myocardium: A Mitochondrial Adaptation that may be Destined to Heart Failure

    • Sabu Thomas
    • Edward O. McFalls

    EditorialNotes 17 October 2008 Pages: 328 - 331

    

22. Committed to Cardiovascular Disease Research

    • Mark S. Paller

    Innovation, Translation, Education 03 September 2008 Pages: 332 - 333

23. Preview of Special Issue in 2009

    • Geoffrey Ginsburg

    Announcement 08 November 2008 Pages: 334 - 335