1. Digitalis and heart failure: Does digitalis really produce beneficial effects through a positive inotropic action?

   • Roberto Bolognesi
   • Dimitri Tsialtas
   • Carlo Manca

   Heart Failure Pages: 459 - 464

2. A comparison of the effects of captopril and flosequinan in patients with severe heart failure

   • A. J. Cowley
   • R. D. Wynne
   • J. R. Hampton

   Heart Failure Pages: 465 - 470

3. A multicenter comparison of nicorandil and diltiazem on serum lipid, apolipoprotein, and lipoprotein levels in patients with ischemic heart disease

   • Jun Sasaki
   • Yoshihisa Saeki
   • Kikuo Arakawa

   Ischemic Heart Disease Pages: 471 - 474

4. Intravenous atenolol in elderly patients in the early phase of acute myocardial infarction

   • Zenon S. Kyriakides
   • Dimitrios Kremastinos
   • Pavlos Toutouzas

   Ischemic Heart Disease Pages: 475 - 479

5. Antianginal effects of amlodipine at a single dose on exertional angina patients using treadmill exercise testing—A randomized crossover study in comparison with placebo

   • Hiroshi Kishida
   • Noritake Hata
   • Kazuzo Katoh

   Ischemic Heart Disease Pages: 481 - 487

6. Acute and chronic effects of lisinopril on renal and systemic hemodynamics in hypertension

   • J. P. Degaute
   • M. Leeman
   • P. Vandepapeliere

   Ace Inhibitor Pages: 489 - 494

7. Comparison of effects of enalapril and captopril on serum potassium concentration in the treatment of malignant hypertension

   • Takuya Tsuchihashi
   • Isao Abe
   • Masatoshi Fujishima

   Ace Inhibitor Pages: 495 - 498

8. Single and repeated doses of the vasodilator/β-adrenergic antagonist, carvedilol, block cirazoline- and isoproterenol-mediated hemodynamic responses in the conscious rat

   • E. F. Smith III
   • M. J. Slivjak
   • R. Gagnon

   Experimental Pharmacology Pages: 499 - 504

9. Inhibition of platelet accumulation by β₁-adrenoceptor blockade in the thoracic aorta of rabbits subjected to experimental sympathetic activation

   • Knut Pettersson
   • Harriet Björk

   Experimental Pharmacology Pages: 505 - 511

10. Combined invasive and noninvasive study of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function following acute administration of cicloprolol to subjects with normal cardiac function

    • Leonardo Bonandi
    • Marco Metra
    • Odoardo Visioli

    Experimental Pharmacology Pages: 513 - 517

11. Subclassification of Class I antiarrhythmic drugs: Enhanced relevance after CAST

    • Terence J. Campbell

    Antiarrhythmics Pages: 519 - 528

12. Comparative class 1 electrophysiologic and anticholinergic effects of disopyramide and its main metabolite (mono-N-dealkylated disopyramide) in healthy humans

    • Lennart Bergfeldt
    • Karin Schenck-Gustafsson
    • Rune Dahlqvist

    Antiarrhythmics Pages: 529 - 537

13. New analysis of the actions of antiarrhythmic drugs based on the heart rate dependency of ventricular premature contractions

    • Tetsunori Saikawa
    • Mikiko Nakagawa
    • Shigeru Tsumabuki

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 539 - 539

14. Stimulation of peroxidative reactions by a high dose of allopurinol in the rat myocardium

    • F. Boucher
    • C. Coudray
    • J. de Leiris

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 541 - 542

15. Effects of celiprolol on cardiovascular responses to smoking in normotensive smokers

    • Roberto Fogari
    • Gian Domenico Malamani
    • Luca Corradi

    Letter to the Editor Pages: 543 - 544

16. Book Review

    BookReview Pages: 545 - 546

17. Referee-of-the-month

    Legacy Pages: 547 - 547