TY - BOOK ID - 142264909 TI - Heart Rate and Rhythm : Molecular Basis, Pharmacological Modulation and Clinical Implications AU - Tripathi, Onkar N. AU - Quinn, T. Alexander AU - Ravens, Ursula PY - 2023 SN - 3031335880 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, DB - UniCat KW - Human physiology. KW - Internal medicine. KW - Cytology. KW - Pharmacology. KW - Medicine KW - Biology KW - Human Physiology. KW - Internal Medicine. KW - Cell Biology. KW - Biomedical Research. KW - Research. KW - Heart KW - Diseases. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142264909 AB - This completely updated and expanded 2nd Edition provides all the information needed in order to understand the complex molecular, cellular and genetic mechanisms that underlie normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms. Its goal is to help physiologists and clinicians alike develop better preventive and treatment strategies. The respective chapters cover a broad range of topics, including the role of specific ion channels and transporters, gap junctions, intracellular Ca2+ handling in pacemaker activity, impulse conduction, and the activity of atrial and ventricular myocardium. Special emphasis is placed on the unique electrophysiology of specialized pacemaking cells and conducting fibers. In turn, several types of inherited and acquired ventricular arrhythmias are presented in detail. Clinicians will especially appreciate the updated information on even common disorders like atrial fibrillation and their impacts on human physiology. In closing, the book goes “one step further” and considers future prospects, e.g. novel antiarrhythmic agents and new concepts like optogenetics, in the context of heart rate regulation. Accordingly, it offers readers a solid reference guide to everything they need to know about human heart rate and rhythm. ER -