1. Logistic character of myocardial twitch force curve: Simulation

   • Taisuke Sakamoto
   • Hiromi Matsubara
   • Hiroyuki Suga

   Originals Pages: 171 - 179

2. Flow patterns in dog aortic arch under a steady flow condition simulating mid-systole

   • Shunsuke Endo
   • Yasunori Sohara
   • Takeshi Karino

   Originals Pages: 180 - 191

3. K_ATP channel opening does not contribute significantly to the vasodilatory effect of SH-group-containing ACE inhibitors

   • H. Köppel
   • S. Holzmann
   • R. Gasser

   Originals Pages: 192 - 196

4. A congenitally “poor” pulmonary artery is a major reason for exclusion from Fontan operation

   • Makoto Nakazawa
   • Insam Park
   • Yasuharu Imai

   Originals Pages: 197 - 202

5. Collateral vessels assessed by myocardial contrast echocardiography in patients with coronary artery lesions after Kawasaki disease

   • Yoshihisa Kinoshita
   • Atsuko Suzuki
   • Tetsuro Kamiya

   Originals Pages: 203 - 210

6. Interferon-α therapy for multiple hemangiomas associated with coarctation of the aorta

   • Takayuki Hijii
   • Junichiro Fukushige
   • Kohji Ueda

   Case Reports Pages: 211 - 214

7. Combined aortic and mitral valve replacement in an adult with mucopolysaccharidosis (Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome)

   • Mitsuhiro Hachida
   • Masaki Nonoyama
   • Hitoshi Koyanagi

   Case Reports Pages: 215 - 217

8. Elevated circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor in patients with mitral valve disease and ventricular septum defect

   • Yukihito Sato
   • Yoshiki Takatsu
   • Akira Matsumori

   Short Communication Pages: 218 - 220

9. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 221 - 222