Physiology of the Heart

Dr. Arnold Katz's internationally acclaimed classic is now in its thoroughly revised Fifth Edition, incorporating the latest molecular biology research and extensively exploring the clinical applications of these findings. In the single authored, expert voice that is this book's unique str...

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Main Author Katz, Arnold M
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer Health 2010
Edition5
Subjects
Heart
Pathophysiology
Physiology
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Table of Contents:
  • Physiology of the Heart -- Foreword -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- PART ONE: Structure, Biochemistry, and Biophysics -- 1. Structure of the Heart and Cardiac Muscle -- 2. Energetics and Energy Production -- 3. Energy Utilization (Work and Heat) -- 4. The Contractile Proteins -- 5. The Cytoskeleton -- 6. Active State, Length-Tension Relationship, and Cardiac Mechanics -- 7. Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Extracellular and Intracellular Calcium Cycles -- PART TWO: Signal Transduction and Regulation -- 8. Signal Transduction: Functional Signaling -- 9. Signal Transduction: Proliferative Signaling -- 10. Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Performance -- PART THREE: Normal Physiology -- 11. The Heart as a Muscular Pump -- 12. The Working Heart -- 13. Cardiac Ion Channels -- 14. The Cardiac Action Potential -- PART FOUR: Pathophysiology -- 15. The Electrocardiogram -- 16. Arrhythmias -- 17. The Ischemic Heart -- 18. Heart Failure -- Index