Introduction; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Heart-Lung Interactions; Lung and Chest Wall Mechanics; Respiratory Muscle Function and Blood Flow; Right Ventricular Function and Ventricular Interdependence; Venous Return; Models of Tissue Oxygen Uptake and Microcirculatory Blood Flow; The Sympathetic Nervous System of the Developing Mammal; Hemodynamic Effects of Ventilation and Ventilatory Maneuvers; Homeostasis of Exercise Gas Exchange; Mechanical Heart-Pericardium-Lung Interactions; Dynamic Volumetric Imaging-Based Assessment of the Intrathoracic Milieu
Summary
A description of the basic, pathophysiologic and clinical importance of the reciprocal relationships and interactions between the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, examining mechanical responses caused by lung volume and thoracic pressure
