Table of Contents

Glossary of terms, normal values
1. Introduction
2. The nature of flow of a liquid
3. Properties of the arterial wall - theory
4. Properties of the arterial wall - practice
5. Endothelial function
6. Measuring principles of arterial waves
7. Pulsatile pressure - flow relationships
8. Ultrasonic blood flow and velocitometry
9. Contour of pressure and flow waves in arteries
10. Wave reflections
11. Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms
12. Vascular impedance
13. Input impedance as ventricular load
14. Coupling of left ventricle with systemic circulation: implications to cardiac failure
15. The pulmonary circulation
16. The coronary circulation
17. Aging
18. Hypertension
19. Interpretation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials
20. Atherosclerosis
21. Specific arterial disease
22. Generalised metabolic disease
23. Therapeutic strategies
24. Monitoring of arterial function and disease
25. Exercise
26. Pressure pulse waveform analysis

About the Author

Wilmer W Nichols, Departments of Medicine (Cardiology) & Physiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Michael F. O'Rourke, Department of Cardiology, St Vincent's Hospital Clinic, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia

Reviews

.... the book is also an excellent starting point for the students or practitioners interested in advancing from the very basic to the advanced.

The authors are sucessful in the devlopment of a book rich in theoretical, experimental, and clinical principles.
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