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Electrical Diseases of the Heart

Volume 1: Basic Foundations and Primary Electrical Diseases

  • Provides a perspective on primary (heritable) electrical disease of the heart and sudden cardiac death in cardiology, neurology, nephrology, endocrinology by emphasizing the clinical and basic aspects of the physiology and pathophysiology in conjunction with new clinical findings and research discoveries

  • Thought-provoking and enlightening emphases on the latest research and clinical accomplishments

  • Structure of chapters: exposure to the experimental background of each electrical disease, syndrome, and ECG phenomenon stressing the relationship with clinical practice

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Basic Fundamentals of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Electrical Activity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Basic Physiology of Ion Channel Function

      • Isabelle Baró, Denis Escande, Sophie Demolombe
      Pages 7-24
    3. Developmental Aspects of the Electrophysiology of the Heart: Function Follows Form

      • Alex V. Postma, Vincent M. Christoffels, Antoon F. M. Moorman
      Pages 25-45
    4. Anatomic and Histopathologic Characteristics of the Conductive Tissues of the Heart

      • Cristina Basso, Siew Yen Ho, Stefania Rizzo, Gaetano Thiene
      Pages 47-71
    5. Neural Regulation of the Heart in Health and Disease

      • Richard L. Verrier, Alex Tan
      Pages 73-92
    6. Mechanisms of Cardiac Arrhythmia

      • Charles Antzelevitch, Alexander Burashnikov
      Pages 93-128
    7. Mechanisms of Action of Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Ventricular Arrhythmias

      • Shingo Murakami, Yoshihisa Kurachi
      Pages 129-140
    8. Mechanisms of Action of Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Atrial Fibrillation

      • Alexander Burashnikov, Charles Antzelevitch
      Pages 141-156
    9. Pathological Roles of the Cardiac Sodium Channel Late Current (Late INa)

      • Sridharan Rajamani, John C. Shryock, Luiz Belardinelli
      Pages 177-191
    10. Sodium Ion Channelopathies

      • Yuka Mizusawa, Arthur A. M. Wilde, Hanno L. Tan
      Pages 193-207
    11. L-Type Calcium Channel Disease

      • Yanfei Ruan, Raffaella Bloise, Carlo Napolitano, Silvia G. Priori
      Pages 209-217
    12. Nerve Sprouting, Defibrillation and Calcium Waves

      • Mitsunori Maruyama, Shengmei Zhou, Gyo-Seung Hwang, Su-Kiat Chua, Po-Cheng Chang, Shien-Fong Lin et al.
      Pages 219-232
    13. K+ Channelopathies (IKs, IKr, and Ito)

      • Kevin J. Sampson, Robert S. Kass
      Pages 233-244
    14. Cardiac ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels and Associated Channelopathies

      • Alexey E. Alekseev, Santiago Reyes, Satsuki Yamada, Sungjo Park, D. Kent Arrell, Garvan C. Kane et al.
      Pages 245-258
    15. Cardiac KATP Channels in Health and Diseases

      • Hai Xia Zhang, Jonathan R. Silva, Colin G. Nichols
      Pages 259-279
    16. Ca2+ Release Channels (Ryanodine Receptors) and Arrhythmogenesis

      • Sameer Ather, Xander H. T. Wehrens
      Pages 281-297
    17. Caveolae and Arrhythmogenesis

      • Matteo Vatta
      Pages 299-315

About this book

Electrical Disease of the Heart, 2nd Edition, volume 1, provides a valuable insight to the latest developments in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and clinical electrocardiology. Each chapter includes up-to-date results of studies aimed at providing an understanding of the electrical function of the heart in health and disease, established and evidence-based knowledge of clinical outcomes, areas of controversy, and future trends. This book is highly relevant to a broad audience, ranging from medical and graduate students, to clinicians and scientists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Internal Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, USA

    Ihor Gussak

  • , Gordon K. Moe Scholar, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, USA

    Charles Antzelevitch

About the editors

Ihor Gussak, MD, PhD, Charles Antzelevitch, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS, Arthur A.M. Wilde, MD, PhD, Brian D. Powell, MD, Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD and Win-Kuang Shen, MD

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Electrical Diseases of the Heart

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 1: Basic Foundations and Primary Electrical Diseases

  • Editors: Ihor Gussak, Charles Antzelevitch

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4881-4

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-4880-7Published: 08 May 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6837-9Published: 27 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-4881-4Published: 22 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 659

  • Number of Illustrations: 103 b/w illustrations, 98 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Originally published as in one volume

  • Topics: Cardiology, Epidemiology, Neurology, Internal Medicine

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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