1 Table of Contents: “...A. Psychosocial Factors and Sudden Death -- 1. History of the Study of Stress and Heart Disease...”

2 Table of Contents: “... and Vertebrates -- 2. Microvascular Bed in Mammalian Hearts from Birth to Death of the Organism -- 3. Expression...”

3 Table of Contents: “... of proteases on activating cell death pathways -- 23. varying faces of matrix metalloproteinases...”

4 “... digestion, fertilization, development to senescence and death. Under physiological conditions the ability...”

5 “... and pathophysiology. Given the breadth and depth of information covered in the respective contributions, the book...”

6 Table of Contents: “... -- Preconditioning with Ischemia: A Means to Delay Cell Death in Ischemic Myocardium -- Modification...”

7 “... development. This in-depth, comprehensive is a valuable resource for researchers involved in identifying new...”

8 “...Molecular Defects in Cardiovascular Disease provides an in-depth discussion of the molecular...”

9 Table of Contents: “.... Stress and Dietary Fat Influence Cell Membranes and Death Due to Ventricular Fibrillation and Heart...”

10 “... abnormalities. Since cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide, leading to approximately...”

11 “...The importance of heart and artery disease as a cause of death and disability is difficult...”

12 “... strategies to protect the heart from cell death, ventricular arrhythmias, and contractile dysfunction. Many...”

13 “... cardiovascular disease continues to be a leading cause of illness and death, and since the etiology...”

14 “... and indicated that this figure is likely to double within the next 20 years. Among the 3.8 million deaths each...”

15 “...As the majority of cardiovascular deaths are related to myocardial ischemia, it is necessary...”

16 “...According to the World Health Report (2000 http:/ /www. who. int/whr), of the 55 million deaths...”