1. The effects of levosimendan on the left ventricular function and protein phosphorylation in post-isschemic guinea pig hearts

   • E. Kristof
   • G. Szigeti
   • I. Edes

   Original contribution Pages: 223 - 230

2. Reduction of oxygen delivery during post-ischemic reperfusion protects the isolated guinea pig heart

   • P. Massoudy
   • T. Mempel
   • B.F. Becker

   Original contribution Pages: 231 - 237

3. Ramiprilat prevents the development of acute coronary endothelial dysfunction in the dog

   • P.A. Martorana
   • H. Ruetten
   • M. Keil

   Original contribution Pages: 238 - 245

4. Ventricular remodeling and transforming growth factor-beta 1 mRNA expression after nontransmural myocardial infarction in rats: effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade

   • T.-J. Youn
   • H.-S. Kim
   • B.-H. Oh

   Original contribution Pages: 246 - 253

5. Hyperthyroidism is associated with preserved preconditioning capacity but intensified and accelerated ischaemic contracture in rat heart

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

   Original contribution Pages: 254 - 260

6. Uncoupling between left ventricular contractility and relaxation after direct-current counter shocks

   • S. Yasuda
   • Y. Goto
   • T. Shishido

   Original contribution Pages: 261 - 266

7. Endocardial versus epicardial differences of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase gene expression in the canine failing myocardium

   • K. Igarashi-Saito
   • H. Tsutsui
   • A. Takeshita

   Original contribution Pages: 267 - 273

8. Dilation and action potential lengthening in cardiomyopathic Syrian hamster heart

   • E. Deroubaix
   • D. Thuringer
   • E. Coraboeuf

   Original contribution Pages: 274 - 283

9. Load dependence of left ventricular contraction and relaxation.¶Effects of caffeine

   • A.F. Leite-Moreira
   • J. Correia-Pinto
   • T.C. Gillebert

   Original contribution Pages: 284 - 293

10. Erratum: Basic Res. Cardiol. 94 (2), 1999

    Pages: 294 - 294