ABSTRACT

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

chapter 1|5 pages

Overview of the cardiovascular system

chapter 2|7 pages

The cardiac cycle

chapter 5|4 pages

Electrocardiography and arrhythmias

chapter 9|5 pages

The endothelial cell

chapter 10|6 pages

The microcirculation and solute exchange

chapter 15|12 pages

Specialization in individual circulations

chapter 17|8 pages

Co-ordinated cardiovascular responses