Myocardial Energy Metabolism

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
ATP-Metabolism in Normoxic and Ischemic Heart....Pages 3-7
Development of Myocardial Energy Metabolism....Pages 9-16
Principles of Fuel Metabolism in Heart Muscle....Pages 17-34
Carnitine and Cardiac Energy Supply....Pages 35-43
Adenine Nucleotides, Purine Metabolism and Myocardial Function....Pages 45-52
On the Role of Myocardial AMP-Deaminase....Pages 53-65
Redox Manipulation of Free Cardiac Adenylates and Purine Nucleoside Release....Pages 67-81
Regulation of Myocardial Perfusion by Purine Metabolites....Pages 83-92
Cardiac Electrophysiological Effects of Adenosine....Pages 93-104
Acceleration of Adenine Nucleotide Biosynthesis after Ischemic Insult....Pages 105-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The Importance of the Determination of ATP and Catabolites....Pages 117-126
Cardiac Energy Metabolism Probed with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance....Pages 127-144
Positron Emission Tomography and Myocardial Biochemistry....Pages 145-154
Energy Metabolism and Transport in Neonatal Heart Cells in Culture....Pages 155-170
Energy Metabolism of Adult Cardiomyocytes....Pages 171-180
Ischemia, High-Energy Phosphate Metabolism and Sarcomere Dynamics in Myocardium....Pages 181-194
Myocardial Function and Metabolism during Ischemia and Reperfusion in Anesthetized Pigs....Pages 195-202
The Energetics of “Stunned” Myocardium....Pages 203-213
Energy Depletion due to the Calcium Paradox....Pages 215-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Human Purine Metabolism....Pages 225-236
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease with AMP-Catabolites....Pages 237-244
Myocardial High-Energy Phosphates during Open-Heart Surgery....Pages 245-255
Apparent Inosine Incorporation and Concomitant Haemodynamic Improvement in Human Heart....Pages 257-264
Cardioplegia and Calcium Entry Blockade....Pages 265-276
The Effect of Anesthetics on Myocardial Adenine Nucleotides....Pages 277-282
Regeneration of Adenine Nucleotides in the Heart....Pages 283-289
Back Matter....Pages 291-301