Description: Foreword.- 1 Introduction.- SECTION I: Potassium Regulation.- 2 Physiology Of Potassium Regulation.- 3 Interactions Between Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapeutics and Potassium Regulation.- 4 Potassium Depletion and Hypokalemia.- Section II: Cardiovascular Responses to Changes in Potassium.- 5 Vascular Cell Responses to Changes in Potassium Concentration.- 6 Inhibition of Thrombosis and Stroke by Elevation of Potassium.- 7 Inhibition by Potassium of Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation.- 8 Neointimal Proliferation and Restenosis Following Angioplasty are Inhibited by Dietary Potassium Supplementation in Experimental Models.- 9 Evidence of an Inverse Relationship Between Dietary Potassium Intake and Blood Pressure.- 10 Arrhythmogenic Significance of Hypokalemia.- 11 Moderate Potassium Depletion Impairs Cardiac Mechanical Function.- 12 Conclusion.- References.

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