Cardiac Energetics: From Emax to Pressure-Volume Area

by Martin M. Lewinter (Editor), Hiroyuki Suga (Editor), Matthew W. Watkins (Editor)

Most of the progress in cardiac energetics in recent years has been spurred by the pressure-volume area concept, the natural extension into energetics of earlier pioneering work delineating the time-varying elastance framework for ventricular contraction. The book draws together a broad spectrum of researchers - basic, applied and clinical - having a shared interest in the energetics of cardiac muscle and ventricle, providing an overview of the current state of the art.

252 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 1995