Main description:

* The definitive reference work on arterial hemodynamics.
* Fully updated and revised to cover all recent advancements in the field.

Contents:

1 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