Title
Physiology of the heart / Arnold M. Katz.
Edition
Fifth edition.
ISBN
9781608311712
1608311716
Published
Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (592 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
QP111.4 .K38 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
612.1/7
Summary
"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 strength, Dr. Katz provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological and biophysical basis of cardiac function, beginning with structure and proceeding to biochemistry, biophysics, and pathophysiology in arrhythmias, ischemia, and heart failure. Emphasis is on the interrelationships of basic processes among the cell, cardiac muscle function, and the biophysics of contractile and electrical behavior. This edition includes new material on cell signaling and molecular biology"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
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, Cardiac Mechanics 7. Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Extracellular and Intracellular Calcium Cycles 8. Signal Transduction: Functional Signaling 9. Signal Transduction: Proliferative Signaling 10. Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Performance 11. The Heart as a Muscular Pump 12. The Working Heart 13. Cardiac Ion Channels 14. The Cardiac Action Potential 15. The Electrocardiogram 16. Arrhythmias 17. The Ischemic Heart 18. Heart Failure.