Pulse Waves : How Vascular Hemodynamics Affects Blood Pressure

This new, revised and updated edition takes into account the most recent advances in the understanding of human pathophysiology. The book presents the complex basic principles of vascular hemodynamics and its pathophysiology in a direct and effective way, stressing the importance of the mechanical p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Salvi, Paolo (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition2nd ed. 2017.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319405018
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-40501-8
Physical DescriptionXV, 217 p. 200 illus., 103 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Blood Pressure and Vascular Hemodynamics
  • 2 Pulse Wave Velocity and Arterial Stiffness Assessment
  • 3 Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Variability
  • 4 Central Blood Pressure: Part 1, pathophysiology
  • 5 Central Blood Pressure: Part 2, Pulse Wave Analysis
  • 6 Aortic Stiffness and Myocardial Ischemia
  • 7 Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease
  • 8 Pulse Wave Velocity and Pulse Wave Analysis in Experimental Animals.