Adrenergic Mechanisms in Myocardial Ischemia [Paperback]

I. Cardiac Sympathetic Innervation, Neurotransmission, Adrenoceptors and Signal Transduction in Myocardial Ischemia.- Topical Organization of the Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous System.- Cardiac Sympathetic Activity in Myocardial Ischemia: Release and Effects of Noradrenaline.- Modulation of ?-Adrenergic Receptors and their Intracellular Coupling in the Ischemic Heart.- ?-Adrenergic Receptors and the Gs Protein in Myocardial Ischemia and Injury.- ?- and ?-Adrenoceptor-Agonists and -Antagonists in Chronic Heart Failure.- Supersensitivity of the Adenylyl Cyclase System in Acute Myocardial Ischemia: Evaluation of three Independent Mechanisms.- II. Adrenergic Coronary Vasomotion.- ?-Adrenoceptor Subtypes in the Coronary Circulation.- ?- and ?-Adrenergic Control of Large Coronary Arteries in Conscious Calves.- Adrenergic Vasomotion in the Coronary Microcirculation.- Neurohumoral Regulation of Coronary Collateral Vasomotor Tone.- ?-Adrenergic Regulation of Myocardial Performance in the Exercising Dog: Evidence for Both Presynaptic ?1 and ?2 -Adrenoceptors.- III. Adrenergic Coronary Vasoconstriction and Blood Flow Distribution in Ischemic Myocardium.- Transmural Steal with Isoproterenol and Exercise in Poststenotic Myocardium.- Mechanisms of Benefit in the Ischemic Myocardium due to Heart Rate Reduction.- Adrenergic Control of Transmural Coronary Blood Flow.- ?1-Adrenergic Coronary Constriction during Exercise and Ischemia.- Contribution of Postsynaptic ?2-Adrenoceptors to Reflex Sympathetic Constriction of Stenotic Coronary Vessels.- ?2-Adrenergic Coronary Constriction in Ischemic Myocardium during Exercise.- Prevention of ?-Adrenergic Coronary Constriction by Calcium-Antagonists.- Effects of Selective Cardiac Denervation on Collateral Blood Flow after Coronary Artery Occlusion in Conscious Dogs.- IV. Sympathetic Activation in Myocardial Ischemia.- Cardiocardiac Excitatory Reflexes during Myocardial Ischemia.- Pain and Myocardial Ischemia: the Role of Sympathetic Activation.-l“7