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Cardiac Disease and Its Treatment—Some Physiological Correlations
- GLENN A. LANGER, M.D.;
- ALLAN J. BRADY, Ph.D.;
- KENNETH I. SHINE, M.D.; and
- JOY A. SOPIS, Ph.D.
Abstract
Certain aspects of cardiac function as related to the normal and diseased heart are summarized. Topics discussed include: [1] myocardial ultrastructuralfunctional relationships; [2] the process of electrical excitation and conduction and the basic physiology of arrhythmias and conduction defects; [3] methods of evaluation of myocardial failure in the patient and present concepts of the cellular basis of heart failure; and [4] the role of the ions in the control of the myocardial contractile process and the possible relationships between ionic flux and digitalis action.
Article and Author Information
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▸An edited transcription of the Clinical Case Conference arranged by the Departments of Medicine and Physiology of the UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif.
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▸Requests for reprints should be addressed to G.A. Langer, M.D., Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024
