Annals ofCardiology

Volume: 3 - Number: 30 - September 15, 2003

Outstanding

It\'s Renin in the Brain: Transgenic Animals Elucidate the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System

Frank-Starling Relationship: Long on Importance, Short on Mechanism

Alterations of Myocardial Dynamic Stiffness Implicating Abnormal Crossbridge Function in Human Mitral Regurgitation Heart Failure

Molecular Pathogenesis of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Cellular Biology

Myofilament Calcium Sensitivity in Skinned Rat Cardiac Trabeculae: Role of Interfilament Spacing

Alterations of Myocardial Dynamic Stiffness Implicating Abnormal Crossbridge Function in Human Mitral Regurgitation Heart Failure

ß-Adrenergic Stimulation Modulates Ryanodine Receptor Ca2+ Release During Diastolic Depolarization to Accelerate Pacemaker Activity in Rabbit Sinoatrial Nodal Cells

Clinical Investigation

Inhibition of Protein Kinase Cß Prevents Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation Caused by Hyperglycemia in Humans

Communication

Influence of Helicobacter pylori Infection During Atherogenesis In Vivo in Mice

FGF2 Signaling Is Required for the Development of Neuronal Circuits Regulating Blood Pressure

Expression and Intracellular Localization of an SCN5A Double Mutant R1232W/T1620M Implicated in Brugada Syndrome

Editorial

Vascular Dysfunction in Hyperglycemia: Is Protein Kinase C the Culprit?

It\'s Renin in the Brain: Transgenic Animals Elucidate the Brain Renin-Angiotensin System

Frank-Starling Relationship: Long on Importance, Short on Mechanism

Calcium and Cardiac Rhythms: Physiological and Pathophysiological

Integrative Physiology

The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System in Transgenic Mice Carrying a Highly Regulated Human Renin Transgene

Mice Lacking Endothelial Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Have a Normal Blood Pressure

Cardiac-Specific Overexpression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Does Not Result in Severe Cardiac Dysfunction

Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibition Reduces Reperfusion Injury After Heart Transplantation

Molecular Medicine

Secretory Phospholipase A2 Elicits Proinflammatory Changes and Upregulates the Surface Expression of Fas Ligand in Monocytic Cells: Potential Relevance for Atherogenesis

Vascular Origin of a Soluble Truncated Form of the Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (c-met)

Destabilization of AT1 Receptor mRNA by Calreticulin

Report

cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase I Mediates the Negative Inotropic Effect of cGMP in the Murine Myocardium

Reviews

Nitric Oxide Donors and Cardiovascular Agents Modulating the Bioactivity of Nitric Oxide: An Overview

Molecular Pathogenesis of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome