1. Proliferative response of human and minipig smooth muscle cells after coronary angioplasty to growth factors and platelets

   • C. Unterberg
   • T. Meyer
   • A. B. Buchwald

   Original Contribution Pages: 407 - 417

2. Effects of deferoxamine on H₂O₂-induced oxidative stress in isolated rat heart

   • S. A. Dulchavsky
   • S. B. Davidson
   • S. Dutta

   Original Contribution Pages: 418 - 424

3. Suppression of the degradation of adenine nucleotides during ischemia may not be a sufficient mechanism for infarct size limitation by preconditioning

   • T. Miura
   • K. Suzuki
   • O. Iimura

   Original Contribution Pages: 425 - 432

4. Cardioprotection associated with preconditioning in the anesthetized ferret

   • A. W. Gomoll

   Original Contribution Pages: 433 - 443

5. Ischaemic preconditioning protects against myocardial dysfunction caused by ischaemia in isolated hypertrophied rat hearts

   • C. I. Pantos
   • C. H. Davos
   • D. V. Cokkinos

   Original Contribution Pages: 444 - 449

6. Cell-type specificity of preconditioning in an in vitro model

   • Y. Liu
   • W. D. Gao
   • E. Marban

   Original Contribution Pages: 450 - 457

7. Mast cell degranulation does not contribute to ischemic preconditioning in isolated rabbit hearts

   • P. Wang
   • J. M. Downey
   • M. V. Cohen

   Original Contribution Pages: 458 - 467

8. Systolic coronary flow reduction in the canine heart in situ: Effects of left ventricular pressure and elastance

   • J. Baan Jr.
   • P. Steendijk
   • J. Baan

   Original Contribution Pages: 468 - 478

9. Inotropic reserve and histological appearance of hibernating myocardium in conscious pigs with ameroid-induced coronary stenosis

   • Y. T. Shen
   • R. K. Kudej
   • S. F. Vatner

   Original Contribution Pages: 479 - 485