Early Arrhythmias Resulting from Myocardial Ischaemia: Mechanisms and Prevention by Drugs

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Sudden Cardiac Death — An Overview....Pages 1-13
Myocardial Ischaemia and Metabolic Changes Associated with the Genesis of Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 15-35
Early Ventricular Arrhythmias: Relationship of Electrophysiology to Blood Flow and Metabolism....Pages 37-56
Electrophysiological Changes in the Acute Phase of Myocardial Ischaemia and Mechanisms of Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 57-80
Stress-strain-related Depolarisation in the Myocardium and Arrhythmogenesis in Early Ischaemia....Pages 81-91
Early Arrhythmias and Primary Ventricular Fibrillation after Acute Myocardial Ischaemia in Relation to Pre-existing Coronary Collaterals....Pages 93-112
Early Arrhythmias, Myocardial Extracellular Potassium and pH....Pages 113-124
Myocardial Catecholamine Release in Acute Myocardial Ischaemia; Relationship to Cardiac Arrhythmias....Pages 125-138
The Possible Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in the Genesis of Early Post-ischaemia Arrhythmias....Pages 139-151
Noradrenaline Release in Acute Myocardial Ischaemia, a Fluorescence-histochemical and Biochemical Study....Pages 153-169
Early Arrhythmias Resulting from Acute Myocardial Ischaemia; Possible Role of Cyclic AMP....Pages 171-198
Amphiphilic Lipid Metabolism and Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 199-218
Early Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising from Acute Myocardial Ischaemia; Possible Involvement of Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes....Pages 219-237
The Effect of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and of a Linoleic Acid-rich Diet on Early Arrhythmias Resulting from Myocardial Ischaemia....Pages 239-249
The Effects of Sodium Channel Inhibitors on Early Arrhythmias Associated with Acute Myocardial Ischaemia....Pages 251-294
The Effects of β-Adrenoceptor Blocking Drugs on Early Arrhythmias in Experimental and Clinical Myocardial Ischaemia....Pages 295-315
Myocardial α-Adrenoceptors and Arrhythmias Induced by Myocardial Ischaemia....Pages 317-328
Inhibitors of the Slow Calcium Current and Early Ventricular Arrhythmias....Pages 329-346
Sulphinpyrazone and Early Post-infarction Arrhythmias....Pages 347-357
Treatment of Arrhythmias in the Early Stages of Clinical Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 359-370
Back Matter....Pages 371-381