Cardiac Mechano-Electric Feedback and Arrhythmias

Product Description Better understand the mechanisms of arrhythmia, cellular modifiers, and the clinical answers to these disorders! Written by internationally recognized leaders in the field, this groundbreaking resource reflects the state of the art in all aspects of mechanical heart function. Readers will find detailed discussions of mechanisms of feedback * effects on cellular electrophysiology * experimental manifestations * normal physiology * pathogenic mechanisms * therapeutic interventions * and more.Gives readers a solid foundation in the basic science of mechano-electric feedback to help them understand its clinical outcomes and future potential.Provides expert guidelines for the management of conditions such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy.Helps readers apply research to practice with a clear explanation of the clinical trials in resynchronization.Considers new mechanical techniques plus new pharmaceuticals in the management of heart function.Makes complex information easy to understand with 200 illustrations. Review Want to better understand the mechanisms of arrhythmia? Learn more About the Author Peter Kohl, MD, PhD, Royal Society Research Fellow, Reader in Cardiac Physiology and Director of the Cardiac Mechano-Electric Feedback Lab, Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Tutor in Biomedical Sciences, Balliol College, Oxford, UK; Adjunct Associate Professor at the Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Frederick Sachs, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Biophysics, Centre for Single Molecule Biophysics at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA; and Michael R. Franz, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA; Director, Arrhythmia Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown, Washington, DC