Investigation of the mechanisms of cellular response to different mechanical
stimuli, as well as mechano-electrical feedback (MEF) in the intact heart is one
of the main topics in fundamental and clinical cardiology. The present volume of
“Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues: Mechanosensitivity of the Heart” combines
excellent reviews written by worldwide leaders in this field. The 3rd volume
is a great addition to this excellent series of books edited by Andre Kamkin and
Irina Kiseleva. This volume successfully combines reviews, aimed at academic,
physiology and clinical cardiology communities, devoted to mechanosensitivity of
the normal and diseased heart at the ion channel, cell, tissue and organ levels.
Kamkin and Kiseleva have made significant contributions to the investigation
of mechanosentive ion channels in cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts. Their background,
in addition to extensive collaborations helped them to find and consolidate
valuable research findings from prominent specialists in the field of cardiac
mechanosensitivity