Mechanics and Energetics of the Myocardium

Preface. 1. Historical Aspects: The Frank-Starling Mechanism. 2. The Myothermal Method: Historical and Personal Aspects. 3. Papillary Muscle Experiments. 4. The Myothermal Approach. 5. Skinned Fiber Experiments. 6. The Frequency Response Method. 7. Single Cell Experiments. 8. Diastolic Compliance. 9. The PVA-concept. 10. Human Studies in vivo.

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