Mechanisms of Heart Failure

I. Subcellular Basis of Heart Failure.- 1. Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in Chronic Heart Failure.- 2. Myocardial Ribonuclease Activity in Heart Failure.- 3. ?-Adrenergic Receptor Mechanisms in Heart Failure.- 4. Vascular ?-Adrenergic Function in Congestive heart Failure.- 5. Altered Myocardial Neurotransmitter and 1,2-Diacylglycerol Concentrations in Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Failure in Rats.- 6. Metabolic Changes in Nonischemic Myocardium During Pump Failure.- 7. Cardiac Extracellular Matrix and its Role in the Development of Heart Failure.- 8. SHHF/Mcc-fa3cp— Rat Model: A Genetic Model of Congestive Heart Failure.- 9. Left Ventricular Mass and Diastolic Function in Young Individuals with a first elevated “Casual” Blood Pressure.- 10. Factors Responsible for Left Ventricular Underfilling in Pure Mitral Stenosis.- 11. Improved Preservation of Myocardial ultrastructure in Perfusion-Fixed Human Heart Expiants.- 12. Involvement of Leukotoxin in the Pathogenesis of Patients with Extensive Burns.- 13. Differential Regulation of Calmodulin-Dependent Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase Isozymes.- II. Pathophysiologic Aspects of Cardiomyopathies.- 14. Adriamycin Cardiomyopathy and its Prevention in an Animal Model.- 15. Alterations in Sarcolemmal Phospholipid Base Exchange Enzymatic Activities in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy.- 16. Myocardial Lipid Peroxidation and Diabetes.- 17. Molecular Biologic Changes of Adenine Nucleotide Translocator in J-2-N Cardiomyopathic Hamsters.- 18. Renin-Angiotensin System and the Congenital Cardiomyopathic Hamster.- 19. Dietary Mercury Induces Congestive Cardiomyopathy in the Arctic.- 20. Peripheral Resistance to Atrial Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Idiopathic Dilated.- 21. Effect of Ethanol on Allylamine-Induced SubendocardialFibrosis.- 22. Nitric Oxide: Friend and Foe in Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion.- 23. Role of Leukocytes and Subcellular Abnormalities in Diastolic Dysfunction During Ischemia-Reperfusion.- 24. Calcium Channel Blockade Ameliorates Cardiac Dysfunction and Failure in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.- 25. Alterations in Autonomic Nervous System and Heart Mitochondrial Function in Rats Treated with Cyclophosphamide.- III. Treatment of Heart Failure.- 26. Combined Aerobic and Strength Training in Congestive Heart Failure Patients: Pilot Project on Safety and Feasibility.- 27. Factors Relating to 6 Minute Walk Performance in Heart Failure Patients.- 28. Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty: Management of Heart Failure Using Autologous Skeletal Muscle.- 29. Cardiac Cell Transplantation.- 30. Effects of Catalase on Volume-Overload Heart Failure.- 31. Major Determinants of Survival and Nonsurvival of Intra-aortic balloon Pumping.- 32. End-Stage Ischemic Heart Disease: Effects of Complete Myocardial Revascularization and Left Ventricular Patch Repair Following Scar Resection 369.- 33. Acute Enoximone Effect on Systemic Hemodynamics, Renal Function, and Hormonal Activation in Patients with Heart Failure.- 34. Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist, E-4177, Inhibits Progression of Reactive Cardiac Hypertrophy Associated with Myocardial Infarction in Rats.- 35. Effects of Catecholamine and Amrinone on the Metabolism of Noninfarcted Myocardium in Cardiogenic Shock.- 36. Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Acute Heart Failure Induced in the Anesthetized Dog with Microsphere Injection.- 37. Recruitment of Ventricular Function with Adjunctive Nitrate Therapy After Late Reperfusion.- 38. Neuromuscular Assessment of Heart Failure Patients.