Analysis and Simulation of the Cardiac System Ischemia [Hardcover]

Over thiry-five experts contribute to this publication about the various interactions and interrelationships of the parameters which affect the normal and ischemic heart. Mechanical aspects related to the global and regional function of the heart are discussed. Coronary perfusion of the ischemic heart is considered, with emphasis on the effects of reperfusion. Electrical activation, formation of arrhythmias, and the effects of ischemia or ionic transport in the myocardium are presented. Metabolic aspects of the ischemic heart, including calcium transport, are also explained.CARDIAC MECHANICS. Computer Interactive Methods of Measuring Regional Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Isolated Disease of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery. Electrical and Mechanical Mapping of the Left Ventricular Free Wall During Normoxia and Regional Myocardial Ischemia - The Effect of Electrical Stimulation. Left Ventricular Pressure-Volume Relationships in Patients Measured with the Conductance Catheter and Inferior Vena Caval Balloon Occlusion. Influence of Altered Extent of Regional Ischemia on in situ End-Systolic Pressure-Volume Relationships. Regional Ventricular Function in Pulsus Alternans. Functional Reversibility of an Infarct Determined by Segmental Shortening Measurements. Ventriculoarterial Matching in Exercising Dogs. Three-Dimensional Analysis of Left Ventricular Geometry of the Normal and Abnormal Heart. FORMATION OF ARRHYTHMIA. The Sequence and Mechanisms of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion - An Introduction. The Arterially Perfused Rabbit Papillary Muscle: A Model to Study Electrical Properties in Myocardial Ischemia. Alpha Adrenergic Modulation of Impulse Initiation in Normal and Ischemic Cardiac Fibers. CONDUCTION AND ACTIVATION. Ischemic Inhibition of Calcium Slow Current in the Heart. Three-Dimensional Simulation Model of the Electrical Activation Patterns in the Ischemic Heart. Aberrant Conduction Patterns in and Aroundl“8