McDonald's blood flow in arteries : theoretic, experimental and clinical principles / Wilmer W. Nichols, Michael F. O'Rourke

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction -- The nature of flow of a liquid -- Properties of the arterial wall: theory -- Properties of the arterial wall: practice -- Endothelial function -- Measuring principles of arterial waves -- Pulsatile pressure-flow relations -- Ultrasonic blood flow and velocimetry -- Contours of pressure and flow waves in arteries -- Wave reflections -- Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms -- Vascular impedance -- Input impedance as ventricular load -- Coupling of the life ventricle with the systemic circulation: implications to cardiac failure -- Cardiac failure: clinical implications -- The pulmonary circulation -- The coronary circulation -- Aging -- Hypertension -- Interpretation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials -- Atherosclerosis -- Specific arterial disease -- Generalized and metabolic disease -- Therapeutic strategies -- Exercise -- Pressure pulse waveform analysis