An introduction to cardiovascular physiology
By: J. Rodney Levick.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Arnold; Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Cardiovascular system -- Physiology.; Cardiovascular System -- physiology.
Description: This extensively revised fourth edition provides coverage from basic outlines of the fundamental principles of how the cardiovascular system works in health and disease through to more advanced physiological mechanisms and intracellular transduction pathways. The updated text incorporates the major advances int he field since the first edition, whild retaining the original balance and style. New sections include the contribution of wave reflection to systolic hypertension and the role of kinases in vascular contraction, while increased coverage of myocardial ischaemia and advances in understanding cardiac failure and arrhythmogenesis enhance the clinical relevance of the text.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.