ABSTRACT
Over thiry-five experts contribute to this publication about the various interactions and interrelationships of the parameters which affect the normal and ischemic heart. Mechanical aspects related to the global and regional function of the heart are discussed. Coronary perfusion of the ischemic heart is considered, with emphasis on the effects of reperfusion. Electrical activation, formation of arrhythmias, and the effects of ischemia or ionic transport in the myocardium are presented. Metabolic aspects of the ischemic heart, including calcium transport, are also explained.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |111 pages
Cardiac Mechanics
chapter Chapter 4|16 pages
Influence of Altered Extent of Regional Ischemia on in Situ End-Systolic Pressure-Volume Relationships
chapter Chapter 6|11 pages
Functional Reversibility of an Infarct Determined by Segmental Shortening Measurements
chapter Chapter 8|13 pages
Three-Dimensional Analysis of left Ventricular Geometry of the Normal and Abnormal Heart
part |33 pages
Formation of Arrhythmia
chapter Chapter 11|9 pages
Alpha Adrenergic Modulation of Impulse Initiation in Normal and Ischemic Cardiac Fibers
part |62 pages
Conduction and Activation
chapter Chapter 13|14 pages
Three-Dimensional Simulation Model of the Electrical Activation Patterns in the Ischemic Heart
chapter Chapter 14|11 pages
Aberrant Conduction Patterns in and Around an Ischemic Zone by a Finite Element Model
chapter Chapter 15|8 pages
Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Ventricular Ectopic Activity in Coronary Artery Disease
part |108 pages
Perfusion and Reperfusion
chapter Chapter 16|6 pages
Use of Venous Pressuras a Probe for Waterfall-Like Behavior in the Coronary Bed
chapter Chapter 20|11 pages
Prediction of Dynamic Transcapillary Pressure Difference in the Coronary Circulation
chapter Chapter 23|6 pages
Evaluating Coronary Stenoses: What Arteriograms and Flow Measurements Can and Cannot Tell Us
part |127 pages
Transport and Metabolism
chapter Chapter 24|14 pages
Role of Beta Adrenoceptors in the Control of Myocardial O2 Supply/Consumption Heterogeneity
chapter Chapter 26|15 pages
Impairment of Lipid Metabolism in Ischemic and Reperfused Myocardial Tissue
part |14 pages
General Discussion
part |3 pages
Concluding Remarks