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A good understanding of the physiology of the cardiovascular system is fundamental to understanding cardiovascular disease processes. Thus cardiovascular physiology is a major component of all undergraduate courses in physiology, biomedical science and medicine as well as postgraduate study programmes for MRCP and FRCA. The extensively revised fourth edition of this well-respected textbook continues to provide all the information that these students and examination candidates will need. Coverage extends from basic outlines of the fundamental principles of how the cardiovascular system works in health and disease, through to more advanced physiological mechanisms and intracellular transduction pathways. The updated text incorporates the major advances in the field since the first edition of 1990, while retaining the original balance and style without excessive, unwieldy expansion. New sections include the contribution of wave reflection to systolic hypertension and the role of kinases in vascular contraction, while increased coverage of myocardial ischaemia and advances in understanding cardiac failure and arrhythmogenesis enhance the clinical relevance of the text. Other key features of this fourth edition include: introductory overviews at the start of many chapters to guide the reader through the material that follows; new Concept Boxes which provide 'at a glance' outlines of key concepts in cardiovascular physiology; learning objectives at the start of every chapter and bulleted summaries at the end which provide invaluable directions for study and helpful aids to revision; inclusion of Clinical Cases in a self-assessment format which encourages active, problem-based learning and relates the physiology to practical medicine; larger format and new page design for enhanced user-friendliness; and, over 250 illustrations, many new to this edition, with all line diagrams redrawn in 2-colour for improved clarity. An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology continues to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive but accessible account of the fascinating world of cardiovascular physiology, to be referred to often by the student and lecturer alike.
Contents:
A note on active and problem-based learning
- overview of the cardiovascular system
- the cardiac cycle
- the cardiac myocyte - excitation and contraction
- initiation and nervous control of the heart
- electrocardiography and arrhythmias
- control of stroke volume and cardiac output
- assessment of cardiac output and peripheral pulse
- haemodynamics - flow, pressure and resistance
- the endothelial cell
- the microcirculation and solute exchange
- circulation of fluid between plasma, interstitium and lymph
- vascular smooth muscle - excitation, contraction and relaxation
- control of blood vessels 1 - intrinsic control
- control of blood vessels 2 - extrinsic control
- specialization in individual circulations
- cardiovascular receptors, reflexes and central control
- co-ordinated cardiovascular responses
- cardiovascular responses in pathological situations
- clinical cases for problem-based learning.
Brief Description:
A good understanding of physiology of cardiovascular system is fundamental to understanding cardiovascular disease processes. This work covers topics ranging from basic outlines of fundamental principles of how cardiovascular system works in health and disease, through to advanced physiological mechanisms and intracellular transduction pathways.
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