Advances in Cardiovascular Biochemistry

3 credits · Graduate

Using primary literature, this course covers biochemical mechanisms underlying cardiac physiology and pathology. Topics include: myocyte action potential biochemistry; cardiac conducting systems; sarcolemmal calcium signaling; cytoskeletal assembly; endothelium-cardiomyocyte crosstalk; metabolite utilization; mitochondrial energy metabolism; pathological signaling pathways and their remodeling; and, biochemistry of congenital heart disease. FORMATS: Lecture