Slow Inward Current and Cardiac Arrhythmias

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Del i serien Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Beskrivning

Since Paul Cranefield published his monograph, The Conduction of the Cardiac Impulse, in 1975, much has been learned about the role of the slow inward current in cardiac electrophysiology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-10-12
Mått:155 x 235 x 29 mm
Vikt:809 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
Antal sidor:521
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789400988927

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Innehållsförteckning

I. Overview.- 1. Historical perspective.- 2. The slow response and cardiac arrhythmias.- II. Basic Properties of the Slow Inward Current.- 3. Voltage clamp studies of the slow inward current.- 4. The slow inward current: non-voltage-clamp studies.- 5. The role of cyclic AMP in regulation of the slow inward current.- 6. The role of the slow inward current in impulse formation.- 7. Slow conduction in the heart.- 8. Slow inward current and contraction.- 9. Effects of neurotransmitters on the slow inward current.- 10. Changes in membrane electrical properties during development of the heart.- III. Models of the Slow Inward Current.- 11. The slow inward current of the rabbit sino-atrial nodal cells.- 12. The slow inward current and AV nodal propagation.- 13. The slow response in human atrium.- 14. The slow response in human ventricle.- 15. The role of electrotonus in slow potential development and conduction in canine Purkinje tissue.- 16. Voltage modulation of automaticity in cardiac Purkinje fibers.- 17. Depolarization-induced automaticity in atrial and ventricular myocardial fibers.- IV. Role of the Slow Inward Current in the Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias.- 18. Role of the slow current in the generation of arrhythmias in ischemic myocardium.- 19. Digitalis-induced delayed afterdepolarizations.- 20. Triggered activity.- 21. Effect of antiarrhythmic drugs on the slow inward current system.- V. Clinical Implications.- 22. The role of the slow inward current in the genesis and maintenance of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in man.- 23. The role of the slow inward current in the genesis of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in man.