Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Failure (Hardcover)

MECHANISMS FOR CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY. Mechanisms for Normal CV Growth and Development. Cell Cycle Control. Apoptosis. G-Protein Coupled Receptors. Mechanotransduction. Extracellular Matrix. Physiologic vs. Pathologic Hypertrophy. Abnormal Signal Transduction. Tissue Regeneration. MECHANISMS FOR CONTRACTILE DEPRESSION. Normal Excitation Contraction Coupling and Calcium Homeostasis. Calcium Homeostasis. Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction. Cardiac Remodeling. Inflammation. Phosphorylation/Dephosphorylation. Cytoskeleton. Environmental Factors in Cardiac Hypertrophy and Failure. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES. Normal Action Potential Generation Propagation and Repolarization. Depolarization Abnormalities. Repolarization Abnormalities. Cell-Cell Transmission Abnormalities. GENETIC BASIS FOR CARDIOMYOPATHY. Genomic Analysis. Monogenetic Abnormalities. Polygenic Abnormalities and the Roles of Transcriptional Profiling and Proteomics.