(PDF) McDonald’s Blood Flow in Arteries 6th Edition by Charalambos Vlachopoulos

This is the PDF eBook version for McDonald’s Blood Flow in Arteries – Theoretical, Experimental and Clinical Principles 6th Edition by Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Michael O’Rourke, Wilmer W. Nichols

Table of Contents

Foreword
Michael Taylor
Foreword
David A. Kass and Myron L. Weisfeldt
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
The nature of flow of a liquid
Properties of the arterial wall: theory
Properties of the arterial wall: practice
Endothelial function
General principles for measuring arterial waves
Pulsatile pressure-flow relations
Ultrasound
Wave reflections
Contours of pressure and flow waves in arteries
Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms
Vascular impedance
Aortic input impedance as ventricular load
Coupling of the left ventricle with the systemic circulation: implications to cardiac failure
Cardiac failure: clinical implications
The pulmonary circulation
The coronary circulation
Special circulations
Aging
Hypertension
Interpretation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials
Arterial biomarkers
Atherosclerosis
Specific arterial disease
Generalized and metabolic disease
Therapeutic strategies
Exercise
Central arterial pressure
Lifestyle and environment
Pressure pulse waveform analysis
Bibliography