Cardiac adaptations : molecular mechanisms

Part A DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF CARDIAC ADAPTATION 1. Comparative Aspects of Cardiac Adaptation Bohuslav Ostadal 2. Molecular Mechanisms in Cardiac Development Patricia Roche, Michael P. Czubryt, Jeffrey T. Wigle 3. Prenatal Adaptation to Overload Zivorad Pesevski, David Sedmera 4. Hypoxia and Mechanical Factors Drive Coronary Vascular Development Robert J. Tomanek 5. Cardiac Metabolic Adaptation During Postnatal Development Jerome Piquereau, Marta Novotna, Anne Garnier, Frederic. Joubert, Vladimir Veksler, Renee Ventura-Clapier 6. Ontogenetic Adaptation to Chronic Hypoxia Bohuslav Ostadal, Ivana Ostadalova, Zuzana Charvatova, Frantisek Kolar 7. Heart and Arterial Aging Paul D. Chantler, Edward G. Lakatta Part B CARDIAC ADAPTATIONS TO OVERLOAD 8. Differences in Concentric Cardiac Hypertrophy and Eccentric Hypertrophy Alison L. Muller, Naranjan S. Dhalla 9. Cardiac Adaptation to Volume Overload Vojtech Melenovsky 10. Functional Adaptation during the Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure in Females Melissa R. Dent, Vijayan Elimban, Amrit Malik, Paramjit S. Tappia, Naranjan S. Dhalla 11. Impact of Gender and Exercise on Cardiac Adaptation to Pathological Situations Feriel Azibani, Claude Delcayre, Jane-lise Samuel 12. Cardiopulmonary Adaptation to High Altitude Jean-Paul Richalet 13. Cardiac Hypertrophy in Hypertension Jaroslav Kunes, Ivana Vaneckova, Michaela Kadlecova, Michal Behuliak, Zdenka Dobesova, Josef Zicha, 14. Exercise Training and Adverse Cardiac Remodeling and Dysfunction in Mice Dirk J. Duncker, Elza D. van Deel, Monique C. de Waard, Jolanda van der Velden 15. The Athlete's Heart Aaron L. Baggish Part C MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ASPECTS OF CARDIAC ADAPTATIONS 16. Role of beta - Adrenoceptor/Adenylyl Cyclase System in Cardiac Hypertrophy Adriana Adameova, Paramjit S. Tappia, Naranjan S. Dhalla 17. Role of Phospholipase C in the alpha1 - Adrenoceptor Mediated Cardiac Hypertrophy Paramjit S. Tappia, Adriana Adameova, Naranjan S. Dhalla 18. Maladaptive Cardiac Remodeling: Signal-dependent Regulation of the Fibrotic Gene Program by CLP-1 in the Hypertrophic Heart Michael Wagner, M.A.Q. Siddiqui 19. Role of Sirtuins in Regulation of Cardiac Adaptation Associated with Hypertrophy Vinod B. Pillai, Mahesh P. Gupta 20. Adaptation of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria to Endurance Training: Implications for Cardiac Protection Enn Seppet, Ehte Orlova, Teet Seene, Frank N. Gellerich 21. Adenosine as an Endogenous Adaptive Cardiac Antihypertrophic and Antiremodelling Factor Morris Karmazyn, Xiaohong Tracey Gan 22. Myocardial Adaptation and Autophagy Dipak K. Das, Hannah R. Vasanthi 23. Modulatory Role of VEGF in Angiogenesis for Cell Survival Dipti Gatne, Veeranjaneyulu Addepalli, Dev D. Santani 24. The Role of CaM Kinase II in Cardiac Function in Health and Disease Adriana Adameova, Adrian Szobi, Slavka Carnicka, Tanya Ravingerova, Tomas Rajtik