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An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology provides the student with the key concepts of cardiovascular physiology, from the fundamentals of how the cardiovascular system works in both health and disease, through to a consideration of more complex physiological mechanisms. This brand new companion work Cardiovascular Physiology: Questions for Sel

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Author:   Rodney J Levick
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
ISBN:  

9781444165319

ISBN 10:   1444165313
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   25 December 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
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Table of Contents

Overview of the cardiovascular system. The cardiac cycle. The cardiac myocyte: excitation and contraction. Initiation and nervous control of heartbeat. 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 I. Intrinsic control. Control of blood vessels II. Extrinsic control by nerves and hormones. Specialization in individual circulations. Cardiovascular receptors, reflexes and central control. Co-ordinated cardiovascular responses. Cardiovascular responses in pathological situations.

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J Rodney Levick is Professor of Physiology, St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK

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