Ischemic preconditioning: a brief review K. A. ReimerR. B. Jennings Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 1 - 4
Preconditioning —a reappraisal of protection L. M. KingL. H. Opie Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 5 - 7
Ischemic preconditioning, remembrances of things past and future W. Schaper Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 8 - 11
Three questions about preconditioning M. ConnaughtonD. J. Hearse Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 12 - 15
Preconditioning-induced protection against post-ischemic contractile dysfunction: Inhibitory effect of tissue washout A. C. CaveC. S. Apstein Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 16 - 19
Adenosine and bradykinin: Are they independent triggers of preconditioning? T. Miura Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 20 - 22
Activation of Ecto-5′-nucleotidase and cardioprotection by ischemic preconditioning M. KitakazeT. MinaminoM. Hori Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 23 - 26
Endothelial cells, nitric oxide and ischaemic preconditioning J. R. ParrattA. Vegh Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 27 - 30
Criteria for a mediator or effector of myocardial preconditioning: Do KATP channels meet the requirements? G. J. GrossD. A. MeiT. Mizumura Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 31 - 34
Preconditioning: Markers vs. epiphenomena J. M. DowneyM. V. Cohen Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 35 - 37
Limitation of infarct size by myocardial ischemic preconditioning D. M. Van Winkle Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 38 - 40
Role of protein kinase C in ischemic preconditioning: in search of the “pure and simple truth” K. PrzyklenkR. A. Kloner Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 41 - 43
Cardioprotection by organs in stress or distress P. D. VerdouwB. C. G. GhoD. J. Duncker Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 44 - 46
An alternative perspective on ischemic preconditioning derived from mathematical modeling P. Whittaker Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 47 - 49
Ischemic preconditioning and myocardial hibernation: Is there a common mechanism? R. SchulzG. Heusch Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 50 - 52
Delayed myocardial protection following ischaemic preconditioning G. F. BaxterD. M. Yellon Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 53 - 56
The early and late phases of preconditioning against myocardial stunning and the essential role of oxyradicals in the late phase: an overview R. Bolli Focussed Issue: Ischemic Preconditioning Pages: 57 - 63
Substrate effects on sarcolemmal permeability in the normoxic and hypoxic perfused rat heart A. LochnerA. PentzI. S. Harper Original Contributions Pages: 64 - 78
The ability of heat stress and metabolic preconditioning to protect primary rat cardiac myocytes D. V. E. CummingR. J. HeadsD. S. Latchman Original Contributions Pages: 79 - 85
Influence of endothelin 1 on human atrial myocardium—myocardial function and subcellular pathways M. MeyerS. LehnartG. Hasenfuss Original Contributions Pages: 86 - 93
Time to dP/dtmax, a preload-independent index of contractility: open-chest dog study D. AdlerS. D. NikolicE. L. Yellin Original Contributions Pages: 94 - 100
Comparison of a new intravenous echo contrast agent (BY 963) with albunex for opacification of left ventricular cavity R. LeischikK. D. BellerR. Erbel Original Contributions Pages: 101 - 109