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Snapshots of Hemodynamics

An Aid for Clinical Research and Graduate Education

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Authors:
  1. Nicolaas Westerhof

    1. Inst. Cardiovascular Research, Dept. Pulmonology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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  2. Nikos Stergiopulos

    1. Faculté des Sciences de la Vie, Labo. d'Hémodynamique et de, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  3. Mark I.M. Noble

    1. National Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiovascular Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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  • Improvements to new edition include:

  • 164 Color Illustrations

  • Extra Chapters on Ventriculo-arterial coupling

  • Updated text and illustrations

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Basics of Hemodynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Viscosity

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Law of Poiseuille

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      Pages 9-14

    4. Bernoulli’s Equation

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      Pages 15-20

    5. Turbulence

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      Pages 21-23

    6. Arterial Stenosis

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      Pages 25-30

    7. Resistance

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      Pages 31-36

    8. Inertance

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      Pages 37-40

    9. Oscillatory Flow Theory

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      Pages 41-43

    10. Law of Laplace

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      Pages 45-48

    11. Elasticity

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      Pages 49-56

    12. Compliance

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      Pages 57-66

  3. Cardiac Hemodynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Cardiac Muscle Mechanics

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      Pages 69-76

    3. The Pressure-Volume Relation

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      Pages 77-85

    4. The Pump Function Graph

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      Pages 87-95

    5. Cardiac Work, Energy and Power

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      Pages 97-99

    6. Cardiac Oxygen Consumption and Hemodynamics

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      Pages 101-106

    7. Cardiac Power and Ventriculo-Arterial Coupling

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      Pages 107-114
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About this book

This book is written in a quick reference style to help clinical and basic researchers, as well as graduate students, in the understanding of hemodynamics. Recent dev- opments in genetics and molecular biology on the one hand, and new noninvasive measurement techniques on the other hand, make it possible to measure and und- stand the hemodynamics of heart and vessels better than ever before. Hemodynamics makes it possible to characterize, in a quantitative way, and even with noninvasive techniques the function of the heart and the arterial system, separately and in c- bination, thereby producing information about what genetic and molecular processes are of importance for cardiovascular function. We have made the layout of the book such that it gives a succinct overview of individual topics in short chapters Therefore every chapter starts with a “box” c- taining a figure and caption, describing the main aspects of the subject. It is often sufficient to study the contents of this box alone to obtain this basic information, and therefore it is not necessary to read the book from cover to cover.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This is a quick reference on the concepts of hemodynamics and their clinical relevance. … The book is written for students and research personnel who seek a conceptual understanding of cardiovascular hemodynamics. Concise chapters with simplified diagrams and graphs provide clear descriptions of the principles of hemodynamics. … A reference list ends each chapter. This well-written reference meets the needs of its audience. The authors have effectively presented a complex subject in a concise book, in an easy to understand, user-friendly format.” (Dharmendrakumar A. Patel, Doody’s Review Service, December, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Inst. Cardiovascular Research, Dept. Pulmonology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Nicolaas Westerhof

  • Faculté des Sciences de la Vie, Labo. d'Hémodynamique et de, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Nikos Stergiopulos

  • National Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiovascular Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    Mark I.M. Noble

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Snapshots of Hemodynamics

  • Book Subtitle: An Aid for Clinical Research and Graduate Education

  • Authors: Nicolaas Westerhof, Nikos Stergiopulos, Mark I.M. Noble

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6363-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-6363-5Published: 02 September 2010

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 164 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

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