ABSTRACT

First Published in 1981, this book offers a full, comprehensive guide to the operation of cardiovascular fluid systems. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for cardiologists, haematologists, students of medicine, and other practitioners in their respective fields.

chapter Chapter 1|4 pages

The Cardiovascular Bed as a System

chapter Chapter 2|18 pages

Elements of Physiology of the Circulatory System

chapter 3|34 pages

Properties of Flowing Blood

chapter 4|24 pages

Structure and Physiology of Blood Vessels

chapter Chapter 5|29 pages

Propagation of Waves in Arteries

chapter Chapter 6|27 pages

Pulsatile Flow

chapter Chapter 7|22 pages

Analog Models of The Circulation

chapter Chapter 8|27 pages

The Heart as a Pump

chapter |26 pages

Blood Flow in the Microcirculation

chapter |20 pages

Fluid Mechanics of Thrombus Formation