Hemodynamics make it possible to characterize in a quantitative way, the function of the heart and arterial system, thereby producing information about which genetic and molecular processes, and which abnormalities, are of importance for understanding cardiovascular mechanisms in health and disease. Snapshots of Hemodynamics: An Aid for Clinical Research and Graduate Education, Second Edition by Nico Westerhof, Nikos Stergiopulos and Mark I.M. Noble is a quick reference guide designed to help basic and clinical researchers as well as graduate students to understand hemodynamics. The layout of the book provides short and independent chapters with teaching diagrams as well as clear descriptions of the essentials of basic and applied principles of hemodynamics. References are provided at the end of each chapter for further reading and reference. Nico Westerhof, PhD is affiliated with the Laboratory for Physiology at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Nikos Stergiopulos, PhD is affiliated with the Laboratory of Hemodynamics and Cardiovascular Technology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mark IM Noble, DSc, MD, PhD is affiliated with Cardiovascular Medicine at Aberdeen University, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Aberdeen Scotland.
Author(s): Nicolaas Westerhof, Nikos Stergiopulos, Mark I.M. Noble (auth.)
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer US
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 272
Tags: Cardiology; Biomedical Engineering
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Viscosity....Pages 3-8
Law of Poiseuille....Pages 9-14
Bernoulli’s Equation....Pages 15-20
Turbulence....Pages 21-23
Arterial Stenosis....Pages 25-30
Resistance....Pages 31-36
Inertance....Pages 37-40
Oscillatory Flow Theory....Pages 41-43
Law of Laplace....Pages 45-48
Elasticity....Pages 49-56
Compliance....Pages 57-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Cardiac Muscle Mechanics....Pages 69-76
The Pressure-Volume Relation....Pages 77-85
The Pump Function Graph....Pages 87-95
Cardiac Work, Energy and Power....Pages 97-99
Cardiac Oxygen Consumption and Hemodynamics....Pages 101-106
Cardiac Power and Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling....Pages 107-114
The Coronary Circulation....Pages 115-127
Assessing Ventricular Function....Pages 129-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Wave Travel and Velocity....Pages 139-146
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Wave Travel and Reflection....Pages 147-153
Waveform Analysis....Pages 155-160
Arterial Input Impedance....Pages 161-171
The Arterial Windkessel....Pages 173-181
Distributed Models and Tube Models....Pages 183-187
Transfer of Pressure....Pages 189-195
Mechanotransduction and Vascular Remodeling....Pages 197-205
Blood Flow and Arterial Disease....Pages 207-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Determinants of Pressure and Flow....Pages 215-221
Comparative Physiology....Pages 223-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Times and Sines: Fourier Analysis....Pages 233-237
Basic Hemodynamic Elements....Pages 239-240
Vessel Segment....Pages 241-243
Wave Speed and Characteristic Impedance....Pages 245-248
Basic Aspects....Pages 249-252
Books for Reference....Pages 253-254
Symbols....Pages 255-257
Units and Conversion Factors....Pages 259-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-271
