I. Molecular Signalling. - 1 Ca2+-Signaling in Cardiac Myocytes: Evidence from Evolutionary and Transgenic Models. - 2 Diastolic Viscoelastic Properties of Rat Cardiac Muscle; Involvement of Ca2+. - 3 The Beta Subunit Kvß1. 2 Acts as a Rapid Open Channel Blocker of NH2-Terminal Deleted Kv1. 4 ?-Subunits. - 4 Signal Transduction in Ischemic Preconditioning. - 5 Ca2+ Sparks within 200 nm of the Sarcolemma of Rat Ventricular Cells: Evidence from Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy. - 6 Uncoupling of G-Protein Coupled Receptors In Vivo: Insights from Transgenic Mice. - II. The Contractile Mechanism and Engergetics. - 7 Molecular Control of Myocardial Mechanics and Energetics: The Chemo-Mechanical Conversion. - 8 Myocardial Cell Energetics. - 9 Human Heart Failure: Determinants of Ventricular Dysfunction. - III. Cardiac Mechanics and Flow Dynamics. - 10 How Cardiac Contraction Affects the Coronary Vasculature. - 11 Dynamic Interaction between Myocardial Contraction and Coronary Flow. - 12 The Relations between Microvascular Structure and Oxygen Supply. - IV. Vascular Structure and Remodeling. - 13 Endothelial Gene Regulation by Laminar Shear Stress. - 14 3D Architecture of Myocardial Microcirculation in Intact Rat Heart: A Study with Micro-CT. - 15 Vascular Imaging by Ultrasound: 3D Reconstruction of Flow Velocity Fields for Endothelial Shear Stress Calculation. - 16 Compensatory Enlargement Remodeling and Restenosis. - 17 Atherosclerosis Studies by Intracoronary Ultrasound. - V. Myocardial Structure and Function. - 18 Tissue Remodeling with Micro-Structurally Based Material Laws. - 19 Multiaxial Myocardial Mechanics and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling: Mechanochemical Regulation of Cardiac Fibroblast Function. - 20 In Vivo Assessment of Regional Myocardial Work in Normal CanineHearts Using 3D Tagged MRI. - 21 Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiac Strain with MRI. - 22 Ventricular Remodeling: From Bedside to Molecule. - VI. Electrical Activation and Propagation. - 23 Cardiac Excitation: An Interactive Process of Ion Channels and Gap Junctions. - 24 Modeling of Internal pH Ion Concentration and Bioenergetic Changes during Myocardial Ischemia. - 25 Gap Junctions: Functional Effects of Molecular Structure and Tissue Distribution. - 26 3D Cardiac Imaging of Electromechanical Coupling. - 27 Percutaneous Multielectrode Endocardial Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in the Swine Model. - VII. The Cardionome: Concepts in Modeling. - 28 Design and Strategy for the Cardionome Project. - 29 Integrative and Interactive Studies of the Cardiac System: Deciphering the Cardionome. - 30 Technology vs Physiology: General Discussion Moderator. - Closure. - The Editors. - List of Contributors. Language: English