The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

by Robert M. Anderson

eBook Details:

Publisher: Racquet Press 1993
ISBN/ASIN: 0961752815
ISBN-13: 9780961752811
Number of pages: 114

License(s): Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported

eBook Description:
Written by Robert Anderson, a pioneer cardiac surgeon and inventor of cardiovascular bypass equipment. The website includes a 20 minute video, which is perhaps the best place to start, and presents a clear and intuitive overview of the concepts included in the text.

This text explains fundamental but often misunderstood concepts, such as:

• the unique hydraulic characteristics of the heart as a pump and the cardiovascular system;
• the determinants of cardiac output;
• the mechanism that maintains blood volume equilibrium between the systemic and pulmonary circuits; and
• the primary contribution of the atria to circulation rate.