The Interval-Force Relationship of the Heart

Contributors; Introduction; Part I: 1. On the peculiarities of excitability which the fibres of the cardiac muscle show translated by J. Schaefer, W. Deppert, R. K. Lie, B. Lohff, M. I. M. Noble with a historical note H. P. Bowditch; Part II. The General Process: 2. The interval-strength relationship of cardiac muscle: past, present, and future D. G. Allen; 3. A model for interval-force phenomena: unresolved issues I. C. Cooper and M. I. M. Noble; Part III. Cellular Processes Underlying Interval-Force Behaviour and their Control: 4. Relationships between intracellular free calcium and force with changes of interval D. T. Yue; 5. The role of intracellular calcium, sodium, and pH in rate-dependent changes of cardiac contractile force M. R. Boyett, J. E. Frampton, S. M. Harrison, M. S. Kirby, A. J. Levi, E. McCall, D. R. Milner and C. H. Orchard; 6. Quantitative aspects of cellular calcium regulation during post-rest stimulation in cardiac muscle: implications for steady-state conditions B. Lewartowski; 7. Calcium compartmentation and contractive function of the heart G. A. Langer; Part IV. The expression of interval-force phenomena in cardiac muscle: 8. Myocardial excitation and contraction: factors influencing peak force B. Wohlfart, P. Arlock and S. E. J. N. Mörner; 9. Mechanical restitution in cardiac muscle M. Jóhannsson; 10. Post-rest potentiation and its decay U. Ravens; 11. Post-extrasystolic potentiation and its decay H. E. D. J. ter Keurs; 12. The cellular basis of pulsus alternans M. J. Lab and C. I. Spencer; 13. Applicability of myocardial interval-force relationships to the whole ventricle: studies in isolated perfused hearts D. Burkhoff and W. C. Hunter; 14. Interval-force effects in the pulse variation of atrial fibrillation: a statistical approach K. P. Pfeiffer, T. Kenner and S. M. Hardman; 15. Interval-force processes in the intact animal and human heart W. A. Seed; Author index; Subject index.