| Description |
xvii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Synoptic Reviews of Thinking in Circulatory Physiology -- 1.Synoptic Reviews of Cardiovascular Science from Different Approaches -- 1.1.Cardiovascular Science from a Chronological Approach -- 1.2.Cardiovascular Science from an Ideological Point of View -- 1.3.Conclusions -- 1.4.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 2.The Cardiovascular System and Its Modes of Operation -- 2.1.Antiquity -- 2.1.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Mesopotamia -- 2.3.Egypt -- 2.4.Mesopotamia and Egypt After 1600 BCE -- 2.4.1.Classic -- 2.4.2.Renaissance/Contemporary -- 2.4.3.Contemporary/Future -- 2.5.Conclusions -- 2.6.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- pt. II Circulatory Sub-Systems -- 3.The Venous Systems -- 3.1.Prelude -- 3.2.Past Observations and Discussions -- 3.3.Collapse Phenomena -- 3.3.1.Uniform Collapse -- 3.3.2.Throat Formation in Steady Flow -- 3.4.Venous Pulses -- 3.4.1.Arterial and Cardiac Determinants of Venous Pressure and Flow Pulses -- 3.5.Conclusions -- |
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Contents note continued: 3.6.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 4.The Heart -- 4.1.Morphology and Stimulation -- 4.2.Contraction and Relaxation -- 4.3.Cardiac Discharge and Filling -- 4.4.Coronary Blood Supply -- 4.5.Conclusions -- 4.6.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 5.Transmission of Arterial Signals, Venous Nonlinearity, and Body Movement -- 5.1.Functions -- 5.2.Pulse Transmission -- 5.2.1.The Moens-Korteweg Formula -- 5.2.2.Refined Studies of Pulse Wave Velocity in Infinitely Long Vessels -- 5.2.3.Wave Travel in a Vessel of Finite Length -- 5.2.4.Concepts in Linear Wave Propagation -- 5.2.5.Nonlinear Pressure---Flow Relation in a Collapsible Vessel Such as a Vein -- 5.2.6.Body Movement -- 5.3.Interpretation and Reduction -- 5.3.1.Interpretation of Experimentally Observed Phenomena; Their Expansion -- 5.3.2.Reduced and Simplified Small Models -- 5.4.Conclusions -- 5.5.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 6.The Microcirculation -- 6.1.Overt and Covert Mission -- |
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Contents note continued: 6.1.1.Mission -- 6.1.2.Representation of the Microvasculature -- 6.2.Properties of Small Vessels -- 6.2.1.Capillary Exchange, the Filtration Coefficient and Its Expansion -- 6.2.2.Wave Transmission and Rheology -- 6.2.3.Instability of Blood Vessels -- 6.3.Microcirculatory Beds and Peripheral Micropumps -- 6.3.1.Analysis of the Coronary Circulation -- 6.3.2.Vasomotion, Venomotion, and Hematocrit -- 6.4.Conclusions -- 6.5.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 7.The Lymphatic System -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Operation -- 7.3.Conclusions -- 7.4.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- pt. III Impedance Defined Flow and the Closed Loop -- 8.The Closed System -- 8.1.The Normal Circulation -- 8.1.1.Introduction -- 8.1.2.The "Closed" System and Exercise -- 8.2.Early Descriptions of the Closed Loop -- 8.3.Impedance-Defined Flow -- 8.3.1.The Principle, Classification, and Isolation of Its Occurrence -- 8.4.Conclusions -- 8.5.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- |
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Contents note continued: 9.Maintenance of the Circulation and Impedance-Defined Flow -- 9.1.Failure of the Circulation -- 9.1.1.Basic Causes of Failure -- 9.1.2.Concepts in Fluid-Mechanical Failure -- 9.2.Measures to Correct Flow -- 9.2.1.The Use of Drugs -- 9.2.2.The Pacemaker and the Defibrillator -- 9.2.3.Surgical Corrections -- 9.3.Supporting Flow by a Replacement Heart or an Assist Device -- 9.3.1.Cardiac Transplantation -- 9.3.2.The Enigmatic Artificial Heart -- 9.4.Impedance-Defined Flow Support (Z-Flow) -- 9.4.1.General Considerations -- 9.4.2.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- 9.4.3.The Ventricular Assist Device and the Intra-aortic Balloon Pump -- 9.4.4.The Rocking Chair -- 9.4.5.The Foot Pump and Related Devices -- 9.4.6.Shaking the Entire System, BASH and EASE -- 9.4.7.Massage -- 9.5.Conclusions -- 9.6.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 10.Circulatory Control -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.1.1.Concept Development -- |
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Contents note continued: 10.1.2.Stimuli and Related Parameters Operating from Within and Without the Cardiovascular System -- 10.2.Control of Cardiac Output and Venous Return -- 10.2.1.Control by the Heart -- 10.2.2.Control of the Heart -- 10.2.3.Heart Rate -- 10.2.4.Respiratory Control -- 10.2.5.Control of Pressure; Gravitational and Inertial Effects -- 10.2.6.Control by Peripheral Pressure Flow Relations -- 10.2.7.Cooperation Among Controls in Normals; Enhancement of Cardiac Output -- 10.3.The Cardiac and Thoracic Theories in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- 10.3.1.Failure to Achieve Homeostasis -- 10.3.2.Return to Fundamentals -- 10.4.Notes on Selected Controls -- 10.5.Conclusions -- 10.6.Summary -- References -- Appendix -- 11.Models of Cardiovascular Subsystems Yielding the Closed Circulatory Loop: The Donders Model -- 11.1.General Introduction and Guide Through Symbols -- 11.2.Passive Time-Varying Features -- 11.3.Active Features -- |
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Contents note continued: 11.4.Equations for Individual Subsystems: Application to CPR Studies -- 11.4.1.Systemic Veins -- 11.4.2.The Right Heart -- 11.4.3.Pulmonary Arteries -- 11.4.4.Pulmonary Periphery -- 11.4.5.Pulmonary Veins -- 11.4.6.The Left Heart -- 11.4.7.The Systemic Arteries -- 11.4.8.The Systemic Periphery -- 11.4.9.Compartmental and Total Circulating Volume Vci -- 11.4.10.The Respiratory Signal per(t) -- 11.4.11.Adaptation to CPR Studies -- 11.5.Conclusions -- 11.6.Summary -- References -- Appendix |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cardiovascular system.
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Blood -- Circulation.
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Cardiology.
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| ISBN |
9781461400042 |
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146140004X |
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9781461400059 (e-ISBN) |
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