Description
Book SynopsisFor over sixty years, McDonald''s Blood Flow in Arteries has remained the definitive reference work in the field of arterial hemodynamics, including arterial structure and function with special emphasis on pulsatile flow and pressure. Prestigious, authoritative and comprehensive, this seventh edition has been totally updated and revised with many new chapters. This edition continues to provide the theoretical basis required for a thorough understanding of arterial blood flow in both normal and pathological conditions, while keeping clinical considerations and readability paramount throughout.
Key Features
- The definitive reference work on arterial hemodynamics
- Fully updated and revised to cover all recent advancements in the field
Trade ReviewThis book is informationally sound with exquisite detail and focus on the physics of the cardiovascular system.
- Kara E Gilliam, BA, MD/MPH Candidate, East Tennessee State University Quillen
College of Medicine
Table of Contents1 Introduction
2 Anatomy of the heart and circulation
3 The nature of flow of a liquid
4 Properties of the arterial wall: theory and practice
5 Endothelial cells and hemodynamics
6 General principles for measuring arterial waves
7 Pulsatile pressure–flow relations
8 Arterial wave reflections
9 Contours of pressure and flow waves in arteries
10 Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms
11 Vascular impedance
12 Coupling of the left ventricle with the systemic circulation: implications to cardiac failure
13 The pulmonary circulation and impedance
14 The Specialized Circulations in Susceptible Tissues
15 Aging
16 Hypertension
17 Interpretation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials
18 Arterial biomarkers
19 Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis
20 Specific arterial disease
21 Generalized and metabolic disease
22 Emergence of therapeutic strategies
23 Endovascular implants
24 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
25 Central arterial pressure
26 Lifestyle and environment
27 Arterial pressure waveform analysis
