Main description:

Written for students and professionals working within exercise science and related health professions, AdvancedCardiovascular Exercise Physiology systematically details the effect of acute and chronic exercise training on each component of the cardiovascular system: the heart, the vasculature, and the blood (including blood clotting factors). Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the cardiovascular system and learn how to apply this knowledge to their work with athletes, other active individuals, and patients who have cardiovascular risk factors.

Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology highlights the complex interaction of the components of the cardiovascular system both at rest and during exercise. Using the latest scientific and medical research, this text presents engaging discussion of cardiovascular responses and adaptions to both acute and chronic aerobic and resistance exercise training. In addition, specific attention is paid to the beneficial effects of exercise on the components of the cardiovascular system and the mechanisms through which regular exercise provides cardioprotection.

Each chapter contains a summary to highlight key content, important terms bolded within the text for quick reference, and a key terms section at the end of each chapter defining all the bolded terms. In addition, sidebars within each chapter describe real-world examples and applications. Richly illustrated, Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology uses extensive figures and graphics to elucidate physiological mechanisms and to depict exercise responses and training adaptations.

This text is divided into two sections, beginning with a concise explanation of the structure and function of each component of the cardiovascular system. In the second section, readers encounter detailed discussion of the acute and chronic effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on cardiac function, vascular function, and hemostatic variables.

Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology provides a framework for understanding how the components of the cardiovascular system cooperate to support exercise and how those components adapt to and benefit from a systematic program of exercise training. By presenting current research that elucidates the specific effects and benefits of exercise on the cardiovascular system, Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology also offers readers possible future directions for research.

Human Kinetics' Advanced Exercise Physiology series offers books for advanced undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals in exercise science and kinesiology. These books highlight the complex interaction of the various systems both at rest and during exercise. Each text in this series offers a concise explanation of the system and details how each is affected by acute exercise and chronic exercise training. Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology is the second volume in the series.

Contents:

Section I: Cardiovascular Physiology

Chapter 1: Essentials of the Cardiovascular System

Components of the Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular Response to Exercise

Summary

Chapter 2: Heart as a Pump

Gross Anatomy of the Heart

Cardiac Cycle

The Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loop

Cardiac Output

Distribution of Cardiac Output

Coronary Blood Supply

Measuring Cardiac Function

Summary

Chapter 3: Cardiac Myocytes

Microscopic Anatomy of Cardiac Myocyte

Excitation Contraction Coupling (ECC)

Mechanisms of Contraction

Metabolic Requirements

Summary

Chapter 4: Electrical Activity of the Heart

Ion Basis of Electrical Activity

Resting Membrane Potential

Action Potential

Conduction System of the Heart

Autorhythmicity of Conduction Cells

Pacemakers of the Heart

Control of Heart Rate

Other Heart Rate Control Mechanisms

Heart Rate Variability

Summary

Chapter 5: The Electrocardiogram

The ECG Tracing

Measuring the ECG

Measuring heart rate

Cardiac rhythms

ST-Segment Changes (Ischemia)

Summary

Chapter 6: Hemodynamics and Peripheral Circulation

The Pressure Differential

Flow Velocity

Poiseuille's Law

Blood Flow

Arterial Blood Pressure

Pulse Waves and Wave Reflections

Blood Pressure Measurement

Control of Vasoconstriction and Vasodilatation

Reflex Control of Blood Pressure and Vasomotion

Summary

Chapter 7: Vascular Structure and Function

Structure of Blood Vessels

Vascular Network

Endothelium

Endothelium Regulation of Vascular Tone

Vascular Smooth Muscle

Measuring Endothelial and Vascular Function

Summary

Chapter 8: Hemostasis: Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Vascular Injury

Platelets

Coagulation

Fibrinolysis

Assessing Hemostasis

Summary

Section II: Exercise Physiology

Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Aerobic Exercise

Cardiac Responses to Acute Aerobic Exercise

Vascular Response to Acute Aerobic Exercise

Hemostatic Responses to Acute Aerobic Exercise

Summary

Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Adaptations to Aerobic Training

Cardiac Adaptations to Aerobic Training

Vascular Adaptations to Aerobic Training

Hemostatic Adaptations to Aerobic Training

Summary

Chapter 11: Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Resistance Exercise

Cardiac Responses to Acute Resistance Exercise

Vascular Response to Acute Resistance Exercise

Hemostatic Responses to Acute Resistance Exercise

Summary

Chapter 12: Cardiovascular Adaptations to Resistance Training

Cardiac Adaptations to Resistance Training

Vascular Function

Hemostatic Adaptations With Resistance Training

Summary