Applied Cardiovascular Physiology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Basic Cardiovascular Physiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Left Ventricular Pump Function

      • C. W. Buffington

      Pages 3-13

   3. Left Ventricular Afterload and Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling

      • B. Cholley, D. Payen

      Pages 14-27

   4. The Cardiovascular Management of the Critically Ill Patient

      • S. Magder

      Pages 28-35

   5. Right Ventricular Function

      • J.-F. Dhainaut

      Pages 36-43

   6. Pharmacologic Support of Critically ill Patients

      • K. P. Rothfield

      Pages 44-50

   7. Heart-Lung Interactions

      • M. R. Pinsky

      Pages 51-63

   8. Physiology of Tissue Oxygen Delivery

      • J. Bakker

      Pages 64-75

   9. Splanchnic Blood Flow

      • J. Takala

      Pages 76-91

   10. Tissue Oxygenation

       • G. Berlot, A. Tomasini, M. Maffessanti

       Pages 92-101

3. Clinical Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. Rationale for Hemodynamic Monitoring

      • J. A. Kellum

      Pages 105-112

   3. Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

      • P. Rogers

      Pages 113-128

   4. Analog Values from Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring

      • A. Perel

      Pages 129-140

   5. Non-Invasive Hemodynamic and Metabolic Monitoring

      • A. B. J. Groeneveld

      Pages 141-149

   6. Non-Invasive Estimation of the Effective Pulmonary Blood Flow and Gas Exchange from Respiratory Analysis

      • P. Christensen

      Pages 150-156

   7. Hemodynamic Assessment of the Critically ill Patient Using Transesophageal Echocardiography

      • J. Gorcsan III

      Pages 157-173

4. Goals of Resuscitation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175

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   2. Physiology of VO2/DO2

      • J.-L. Vincent, P. van der Linden

      Pages 177-184

This book represents the collective efforts of several excellent,clini­ cian-scientists who have devoted many years of their lives and many hours in each day to the application of physiological principles to the bedside care of critically ill patients. The universal challenge of car­ diovascular instability confronts all health care providers who treat patients in an acute care setting. Whether that be in the field or Emergency Department, general ward, operating suite or intensive care unit, all patients carry a common theme of potential life-taking processes which must to identified and treated in a timely fashion or severe morbidity and death rapidly follow. Since the cardiovascular system subserves the body in maintain­ ing metabolic stability through global and regional blood flow at an adequate pressure to insure appropriate autoregulation of blood flow distribution, it would be difficult to describe the mechanisms of cardiovascular instability their diagnosis and treatment without placing them within the context of overall metabolism and tissue vi­ ability. Accordingly, this book has been grouped into four arbitrary subsets. First, we address issues of basic cardiovascular physiology. Classic developments of ventricular pump function and arterial re­ sistance are balanced with newer applications of ventriculo-arterial coupling, right ventricular function, and tissue oxygen delivery.

• Sepsis
• cardiovascular function
• cardiovascular physiology
• echocardiography
• pathophysiology
• pharmacology
• physiology
• resuscitation
• shock
• vasoactive support

• Dept. of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

  Michael R. Pinsky

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