Physiology of the heart /

Katz, Arnold M.

Physiology of the heart / Arnold M. Katz. - 4th ed. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. - xix, 644 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Structure of the heart and cardiac muscle -- Energetics and energy production -- Energy utilization (work and heat) -- The contractile proteins -- The cytoskeleton -- Active state, length-tension relationship, cardiac mechanics -- Excitation-contraction coupling -- Signal transduction: functional signaling -- Signal transduction: proliferative signaling -- Regulation of cardiac muscle performance -- The heart as a muscular pump -- The working heart -- Cardiac ion channels -- The cardiac action potential -- The electrocardiogram -- Arrhythmias -- The ischemic heart -- Heart failure.

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