McDonald's blood flow in arteries : theoretical, experimental and clinical principles.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Nichols, Wilmer W.
Edition:6th ed. / Wilmer W. Nichols, Michael F. O'Rourke, Charalambos Vlachopoulos.
Imprint:London : Hodder Arnold, 2011.
Description:xiv, 755 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8558766
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Varying Form of Title:Blood flow in arteries
Other uniform titles:O'Rourke, Michael F.
Vlachopoulos, Charalambos.
McDonald, Donald A. Blood flow in arteries.
ISBN:9780340985014
0340985011
Notes:Previous ed.: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:'McDonald's Blood Flow in Arteries' provides the theoretical basis required for the understanding of arterial blood flow, both in normal and in disease conditions including pulmonary hypertension, atherosclerosis and heart failure.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 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.General principles for measuring arterial waves
  • 7.Pulsatile pressure-flow relations
  • 8.Ultrasound
  • 9.Wave reflections
  • 10.Contours of pressure and flow waves in arteries
  • 11.Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms
  • 12.Vascular impedance
  • 13.Aortic input impedance as ventricular load
  • 14.Coupling of the left ventricle with the systemic circulation: implications to cardiac failure
  • 15.Cardiac failure: clinical implications
  • 16.The pulmonary circulation
  • 17.The coronary circulation
  • 18.Special circulations
  • 19.Aging
  • 20.Hypertension
  • 21.Interpretation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials
  • 22.Arterial biomarkers
  • 23.Atherosclerosis
  • 24.Specific arterial disease
  • 25.Generalized and metabolic disease
  • 26.Therapeutic strategies
  • 27.Exercise
  • 28.Central arterial pressure
  • 29.Lifestyle and environment
  • 30.Pressure pulse waveform analysis.