1. Cardiodynamic conditions for the linearity of preload recruitable stroke work

   • Hideyuki Takaoka
   • Hiroyuki Suga
   • Motoshi Takeuchi

   Originals Pages: 57 - 68

2. Regional myocardial function curve of the ventricle

   • Yukiyoshi Kondoh
   • Motoaki Sugawara
   • Keisuke Uchida

   Originals Pages: 69 - 77

3. Acute effects of amiodarone on membrane properties, refractoriness, and conduction in guinea pig papillary muscles

   • Toru Maruyama
   • Lisa C. Richardson
   • Leonard S. Gettes

   Originals Pages: 78 - 86

4. Regional diastolic function in effort angina pectoris: Assessment with biplane left ventriculography

   • Akira Tamura
   • Kazuhiro Katayama
   • Masunori Matsuzaki

   Originals Pages: 87 - 95

5. Sonicated X-ray contrast agents for quantitative myocardial contrast echocardiography — a critical approach

   • I. V. Mayer
   • M. P. Lazarov
   • O. M. Hess

   Originals Pages: 96 - 105

6. Rheological significance of tandem lesions of the coronary artery

   • Yasumi Uchida
   • Fumitaka Nakamura
   • Toshihiro Morita

   Originals Pages: 106 - 110

7. Usefulness of femoro(ilio)-axillar bypass surgery for the treatment of subclavian steal syndrome caused by aortitis syndrome

   • Kiyoshi Inoue
   • Kanji Kawachi
   • Soichiro Kitamura

   Case report Pages: 111 - 115

8. Announcements

   Announcement Pages: 116 - 116