The progress made in our understanding of the pathophysiology and treatment of
congestive heart failure (CHF) would not have been possible without a number of animal …

Myosin is a molecular motor, which interacts with actin to convert the energy from ATP
hydrolysis into mechanical work. In cardiac myocytes, two myosin isoforms are expressed …

Human atrial and ventricular contractions have distinct mechanical characteristics including
speed of contraction, volume of blood delivered and the range of pressure generated …

Alterations in general characteristics and morphology of the heart, as well as changes in
hemodynamics, myosin heavy chain isoforms, and β-adrenoceptor responsiveness, were …

HERE IS INCREASING evidence that prolonged physical conditioning may lead to a lower
incidence of death from cardiovascular diseases. 1 This may be due in part to the potential …

Unlike most other experimental models of congestive heart failure, the volume overload
model induced by aortocaval shunt (AVS) in rats was found to exhibit enhanced β …

Purpose To investigate the effects of a 10-week water aerobic exercise on the resting blood
pressure in patients with stage 1 or 2 hypertension referring to Tehran University Clinics …

The purpose of this study was to compare the functional and morphologic changes that
occur during ischemic contracture and reperfusion in the normal and hypertrophied heart …

Fifteen week old male Wistar rats (n= 7) were made diabetic by intravenous injection of
streptozotocin(50mg/kg). Age-matched, untreated male Wistar rats (n= 9) served as controls …

The influence of the adrenergic system on the population of ventricular myosin isoenzymes
under physiological conditions was assessed by subjection of normotensive and …