1. Introduction to focused section on new developments in beta blockade

   • J. D. Fitzgerald

   Focused Subsection on New Developments in Beta-Blockade Pages: 545 - 547

2. Some aspects of heart beta adrenoceptor function

   • Alberto Julio Kaumann

   Focused Subsection on New Developments in Beta-Blockade Pages: 549 - 560

3. The applied pharmacology of beta-adrenoceptor antagonists (beta blockers) in relation to clinical outcomes

   • J. D. Fitzgerald

   Focused Subsection on New Developments in Beta-Blockade Pages: 561 - 576

4. Newer beta blockers and the treatment of hypertension

   • D. McAreavey
   • R. Vermeulen
   • J. I. S. Robertson

   Focused Subsection on New Developments in Beta-Blockade Pages: 577 - 587

5. Beta receptor antagonists in the treatment of heart failure

   • Hans Persson
   • Leif Erhardt

   Focused Subsection on New Developments in Beta-Blockade Pages: 589 - 604

6. Acute and chronic hemodynamic effects of drugs with different actions on adrenergic receptors: A comparison between alpha blockers and different types of beta blockers with and without vasodilating effect

   • Per Lund-Johansen
   • Per Omvik

   Focused Subsection on New Developments in Beta-Blockade Pages: 605 - 615

7. The pharmacologic treatment of atrial fibrillation

   • Roberto Bolognesi

   Review Pages: 617 - 628

8. Hemodynamic evaluation of bisoprolol after coronary artery surgery in patients with altered left ventricular function

   • Marcelo Goldstein
   • Jean-Louis Vincent
   • Robert J. Kahn

   Beta-Blockers Pages: 629 - 633

9. Hemodynamic effects of benazepril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, as studied in conscious normotensive dogs

   • Takaharu Ishibashi
   • Shoh Tatebe
   • Shoichi Imai

   ACE Inhibitors Pages: 635 - 641

10. Calcium channel blocker prevents stress-induced activation of renin and aldosterone in conscious pig

    • Leszek Ceremuzyński
    • Jadwiga Kloś
    • Krystyna Herbaczyńska-Cedro

    Calcium Antagonists Pages: 643 - 646

11. Double-Blind, randomized comparative study of the antihypertensive effect of nicardipine slow-release and nifedipine slow-release in hypertensive patients with coronary heart disease

    • Friedrich-Karl Maetzel
    • Werner Eduard Teufel
    • Manfred Hagen Glocke

    Calcium Antagonists Pages: 647 - 654

12. Subcellular localization of prostaglandin-E₂ in rat heart tissue

    • Berta Zamorano

    Rapid Communication Pages: 655 - 657

13. Book Reviews

    • Lionel H. Opie

    BookReview Pages: 659 - 659

14. Announcements

    Announcement Pages: N1 - N1