Cardiomyocytes in Health and Disease

Section I: Normal Cardiomyocyte and its Growth.- 1. Structure and Function of Cardiomyocyte.- 2. Development of Cardiomyocyte.- 3. Cell Cycle Regulation in Cardiomyocytes .- 4. Cardiac Fibroblast and Cardiomyocyte Growth.- 5. Role of Endocardium and Epicardium in Generation of Cardiomyocytes.- Cardiomyocytes in the Mammalian Adult Heart.- 7. Energy Metabolism in Cardiomyocytes.- Section II: Cardiomyocyte Responses8. Response of Cardiomyocytes to Mechanical Stress.- Cardiomyocyte Responses to Hormones10. Sequelae of Genetic Defects in Cardiomyocytes.- 11. Response and Effects of Cardiomyocyte Progenitors in the Infarcted Heart.- Section III: Cardiomyocyte Aging and Death.- 12. Cardiomyocyte Senescence.- 13. Mechanisms of Cardiomyocyte Death.- 14. Cardiomyocyte Response to Ischemic Injury.- 15. Cardiomyocytes in Heart Failure.- Section IV: Cardiomyocyte Regeneration.- 16. Endogenous Mechanisms for Cardiomyocyte Regeneration.- 17. Mechanisms to Induce Cardiomyocyte Proliferation.- 18. Cell Sources of Cardiomyocytes for Heart Repair.- 19. Reprograming Fibroblasts for Cardiomyocytes and Progenitors.- Section V: Translational Aspects of Cardiomyocyte Biology.- 20. Clinical Translation of Discoveries in Cardiomyocyte Biology.