(PDF) Introduction to Translational Cardiovascular Research by Dennis V. Cokkinos

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Table of Contents

Introduction – What Is Translational Research.- Insights into heart development and regeneration.- Basis Of Cell Excitability And Cardiac Conduction System.- The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System In Cardiovascular Diseases.- Beta adrenergic receptors.- The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in human health and disease.- Genetic Polymorphisms.- Genetic Polymorphisms and the Vascular Endothelium.- The role of microRNAs in Cardiovascular Disease.- Pathways To Myocardial Hypertrophy.- The multiple actions of the insulin-like growth factor-I signaling in the myocardium.- Calcium Cycling Circuits in Cardiac Physiology and Pathophysiology.- Inflammation and atherosclerosis.- Stress proteins and the Adaptive Response of the Heart.- The Mechanisms And Modalities Of Cell Death.- Repair of the infarcted myocardium.- Pathways to cardiac remodeling.- A Translational Approach to Probe the Arrhythmic Potential of the Heart: Therapeutic Considerations.- Animal Models Of Cardiovascular Disease.- Experimental in vitro assessment of cardiac function.- In vivo experimental assessment of cardiac function.- Non invasive imaging modalities for Cardio