The Ventricle: Basic and Clinical Aspects

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Pathologic Anatomy of Acquired Ventricular Disease....Pages 1-40
Mechanics of Ventricular Muscle....Pages 41-62
The Biochemistry of Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Implications with Regard to Pump Failure....Pages 63-77
Ventricular End-Systolic Pressure Volume Relations....Pages 79-103
Autonomic Reflex Control of Cardiac Contractility....Pages 105-121
Ventricular Relaxation....Pages 123-142
Diastolic Properties of the Left Ventricle....Pages 143-170
Ventricular Interaction and the Pericardium....Pages 171-184
Experimental Myocardial Hypertrophy....Pages 185-207
Pathophysiology of Heart Failure....Pages 209-224
Pressure Overload: Human Studies....Pages 225-236
Chronic Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation: Mechanical Consequences of the Lesion and the Results of Surgical Correction....Pages 237-258
The Coronary Circulation in Ventricular Hypertrophy....Pages 259-269
Ventricular Function in Ischemia and Infarction and Following Reperfusion....Pages 271-288
Current Status of Interventions Designed to Limit Infarct Size....Pages 289-314
Vasoactive Drugs and the Failing Ventricle....Pages 315-336
Back Matter....Pages 337-345