Physiology of the Heart / Edition 5

by Arnold M. Katz MD

Overview

Dr. Arnold Katz's internationally acclaimed classic, Physiology of the Heart , 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608311712
Publisher:	LWW
Publication date:	11/23/2010
Edition description:	Fifth
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

Part One: STRUCTURE, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND BIOPHYSICS

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, and Cardiac Mechanics

7: Excitation-Contraction Coupling: Extracellular and Intracellular Calcium Cycles

Part Two: SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION AND REGULATION

8: Signal Transduction: Functional Signaling

9: Signal Transduction: Proliferative Signaling

10: Regulation of Cardiac Muscle Performance: Functional and Proliferative Mechanisms

Part Three: NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY

11: The Heart as a Muscular Pump

12: The Working Heart

13: Cardiac Ion Channels

14: The Cardiac Action Potential

Part Four: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY

15: The Electrocardiogram

16: Arrhythmias

17: The Ischemic Heart

18: Heart Failure