ABSTRACT

This title reviews current knowledge of the mechanisms contributing to heart failure. Editor Richard Walsh and an internationally renowned team of contributors discuss key advances in molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, focusing on advances that have a direct bearing on current clinical studies. It highlights developments across a broad range of disciplines, with in-depth coverage of each topic providing background and perspective on current literature. By setting new advances in a broader context, this text allows readers to compare different ideas and evaluate their importance in their own areas of research or clinical practice.

part |1 pages

Section I Mechanisms for Cardiac Hypertrophy

chapter 2|15 pages

Cardiomyocyte Cell Cycle Control

part |1 pages

Section II Mechanisms for Contractile Depression

chapter 15|25 pages

Cardiac Remodeling

chapter 19|18 pages

The Cytoskeleton

part |1 pages

Section IV Genetic Basis for Cardiomyopathy

chapter 31|19 pages

Monogenic Dilated Cardiomyopathy