Title | Pathogenesis of Stress-Induced Heart Disease [electronic resource] : Proceedings of the International Symposium on Stress and Heart Disease, June 26-29, 1984, Winnipeg, Canada / edited by Robert E. Beamish, Vincenzo Panagia, Naranjan S. Dhalla |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1985 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2589-5 |
Descript | XX, 428 p. online resource |
A. Adrenergic Mechanisms and Heart Disease -- 1. Heart Adrenergic System Activity in Rats during Adaptation to Repeated Stress -- 2. Interaction of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Systems under Stress -- 3. Hamster Cardiomyopathy: A Genetically-Transmitted Sympathetic Dystrophy? -- 4. Site of Action of some Beta Adrenergic Blockers on Cardiac Contractile Activity in the Absence or Presence of Epinephrine -- 5. Modification of the Beta Adrenergic Mechanisms in Myocardium by Divalent Cations -- 6. Beta-Adrenoceptor Adenylate Cyclase System in Pig Myocardium with Stress Induced by Aortic Banding -- 7. Responsiveness of Hypertrophied Rat Heart to Digitalis. In Vivo and In Vitro Studies -- B. Catecholamines and Functional Changes -- 8. Acute Ventricular Arrhythmias in Myocardial Infarction โ An Example of Catecholamine-Mediated โStressโ? -- 9. Arrhythmogenic Effects of Alpha and Beta Adrenergic Amines -- 10. Interaction of Epinephrine and Reduced Extracellular Potassium may Mediate Stress-Induced Vulnerability to Fibrillation in Mammalian Heart -- 11. Sarcolemmal Alterations during Catecholamine Induced Cardiomyopathy -- 12. Stress-Induced Molecular Changes in Cardiac Sarcolemma during Coronary Artery Ligation -- 13. Ventricular Myocardium as a Fast-or Slow-Type Muscle. The Influence of Stressors and the Preventive Action of Intense Exercise -- 14. Effects of Adrenergic and Ischemic Stresses on Mechanical Efficiency of the Canine Heart -- 15. Hormone-Induced Changes in Response to Drugs Affecting Cardiac Function and Metabolism -- 16. Plasma Catecholamine Variations in Physiologically Reactive and Nonreactive Individuals to Cold Pressor Test -- 17. The Effect of Some Calcium-Channel Blocking Drugs on the Endogenous Catecholamine Content of Various Organs of the Rat -- C. Catecholamines-Induced Cell Damage -- 18. Role of Catecholamines in Stress-Induced Heart Disease -- 19. Involvement of Catecholamines in the Development of Myocardial Cell Damage -- 20. Morphological Correlates of Catecholamine-Induced Heart Cell Damage -- 21. The Contribution of the Alpha Adrenoceptor System to the Pathogenesis of Norepinephrine Cardiomyopathy -- 22. Noradrenaline Induced Myocardiopathy in Normal and Hypercholesterolaemic Rhesus Monkeys -- 23. Lysosomal Changes during the Development of Catecholamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy -- 24. The Adrenochrome Pathway: Its Potential Significance in Stress Induced Heart Disease -- D. Prostaglandins and Heart Disease -- 25. Thromboxane A2 and Prostaglandin I2 as Precipitating Factors of Vasospastic and Thrombotic Events in Coronary Artery Disease -- 26. Role of Thromboxane A2 in Coronary Vascular Disorders -- 27. Prostaglandins as Key Modulators of Reperfusion-Induced Cardiac Injury. Initial Studies into Possible Mechanisms -- 28. Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Metabolism by the Human Carotid Artery -- 29. Modulation of Coronary Arterial Prostacyclin Synthetase Activity -- E. Lipids and Heart Disease -- 30. Alterations in Fatty Acid Composition of Phospholipids in Heart Muscle Induced by Various Forms of Stress -- 31. Effect of Stress Hormones on (Phospho) Lipase Activity of Vascular Endothelial Plasmamembranes; a Role in the Initiation of Atherosclerosis -- 32. A Histochemical Study of Long Term Changes in Myocardial Lipid Distribution Induced by Isoproterenol -- 33. Effects of Lysophosphatidylcholine on the Electrical and Mechanical Activity of Perfused Rat Heart -- 34. Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism of the Heart and Liver in Rabbits under Hypokinetic Stress -- 35. Lipid Analysis of Aortic Tissue from Alloxan-Diabetic Rats -- 36. Depression of Glucose Transport in the Myocardium by Elevated Fatty Acids: Regulatory Feedback Affected by Stress