Description
1 Introduction 2 Anatomy of the heart and circulation 3 The nature of flow of a liquid 4 Properties of the arterial wall: theory and practice 5 Endothelial cells and hemodynamics 6 General principles for measuring arterial waves 7 Pulsatile pressureflow relations 8 Arterial wave reflections 9 Contours of pressure and flow waves in arteries 10 Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms 11 Vascular impedance 12 Coupling of the left ventricle with the systemic circulation: implications to cardiac failure 13 The pulmonary circulation and impedance 14 The Specialized Circulations in Susceptible Tissues 15 Aging 16 Hypertension 17 Interpretation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials 18 Arterial biomarkers 19 Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis 20 Specific arterial disease 21 Generalized and metabolic disease 22 Emergence of therapeutic strategies 23 Endovascular implants 24 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise 25 Central arterial pressure 26 Lifestyle and environment 27 Arterial pressure waveform analysis
