Abstract
The heart is an electrically controlled and chemically powered mechanical pump. There are complex interactions between cardiac structure and function, including electrophysiology, metabolism, and mechanics. These are based on a multitude of interdigitating regulatory loops with different inherent time-scales. This chapter will focus on the acute cross-talk between electrical and mechanical activity of the heart, and in particular its relevance for normal and abnormal heart rhythms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Basic Foundations and Primary Electrical Diseases |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag London Ltd |
Pages | 157-175 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781447148814 |
ISBN (Print) | 1447148800, 9781447148807 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Calcium handling
- Cardiomyocyte
- Excitation-contraction coupling
- Heart
- Mechano-electric coupling/mechano-electric feedback
- Stretch
- Stretch-activated channel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)