Download or read book Analysis and Simulation of the Cardiac System Ischemia written by Rafael Beyar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1989-05-31 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over thiry-five experts contribute to this publication about the various interactions and interrelationships of the parameters which affect the normal and ischemic heart. Mechanical aspects related to the global and regional function of the heart are discussed. Coronary perfusion of the ischemic heart is considered, with emphasis on the effects of reperfusion. Electrical activation, formation of arrhythmias, and the effects of ischemia or ionic transport in the myocardium are presented. Metabolic aspects of the ischemic heart, including calcium transport, are also explained.