Cardiovascular Response to Exercise

Part 1: Cellular-level dynamics and ventricular function: Myocardial metabolism and exercise; Ventricular function in experimental animals: Response to exercise; Exercise and ventricular function in humans; Doppler echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular flow systolic and diastolic flow during exercise; Part 2: Genetic, biochemical, and physiological responses of the heart to factors related to chronic exercise: Molecular control of muscle growth; Exercise-associated mechanical loading; Heart rate effects on the myocardium; A synthesis of isolated factors into a chronic exercise pattern; Part 3: Systemic responses to exercise and results of training: Blood pressure response to resistive and dynamic exercise; Adaptation of the coronary circulation to exercise training; Blood volume response to training; High altitude effects on exercise training; Part 4: Exercise as a trigger of onset of acute cardiovascular disease: Triggering of onset of myocardial infarction and sudden death; Sudden cardiac death during jogging; Relative risk of morning versus evening exercise; Relative risk of myocardial infarction during jogging; Part 5: Modification of cardiovascular risk by exercise: Cardiovascular "fitness" versus cardiovascular disease; Exercise, lipoproteins, and cardiovascular disease; Endurance exercise and coronary artery bone; Genetic determinants of cardiovascular "fitness" and response to exercise; Part 6: Clinical Applications: Exercise and the failing heart; Magnetic resonance imaging; Effects of aging on the cardiovascular response to exercise; Exercise echocardiography to assess left ventricular size and performance; Practical guidelines for exercise in patients with normal left ventricular function