BookDennis V. Cokkinos, editor.
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 Cardiovascular Translational Research- Technical Considerations
Cardiovascular Applications of Non-Invasive Imaging in Cardiovascular Diseases: from Bench to Bedside
Molecular Imaging of Inflammation Using Echoardiography: Advances With the Use of Microbubbles
Clinical Aspects And Genetics Of Cardiomyopathies
Cardiorenal Syndrome: What Basic Research Can Contribute
Clinical aspects of Cardiorenal Syndrome: consequences of therapy with the Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors
Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Conditioning the ischemic myocardium: Challenges, Confounders and Expectations
Gene Therapy for the Heart
Cell therapy in cardiac diseases
Moving Towards a Novel Paradigm in Drug Development for Worsening Heart Failure: The T1 Model (Mechanistic Translational Phase).