Table of Contents:

Chapter 1.     Electrophysiological Properties of Intrinsic Cardiac Neurons

Chapter 2.     Colocalization of Multiple Neurochemicals in Mammalian Intrathoracic Neurons

Chapter 3.     Cardiac Sensory Neurons

Chapter 4.     Intrathoracic Neuronal Regulation of Cardiac Function

Chapter 5.    Integrative Control of Cardiac Function by Cervical and Thoracic Spinal Neurons

Chapter 6.     Central Nervous System Regulation of the Heart

Chapter 7.     Forebrain Control of Healthy and Diseased Hearts

Chapter8.     Ontogeny of the Cardiac Nervous System

Chapter 9.   Aging and Neuronal Responses in the Heart

Chapter 10.   The Genesis of Pain During Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction

Chapter 11.   Neuronal Modulation of Atrial and Ventricular Electrical Properties

Chapter 12.   Sympathetic Nervous System in the Evolution of Heart Failure

Chapter 13.   The Pathogenesis of Hypertension

Chapter 14.   Psychological Aspects of Heart Disease

Chapter 15.   Epilogue:  Relevance of the Cardiac Neuronal Hierarchy in Heart Disease