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Title
Cardiovascular biomechanics / Peter R. Hoskins, Patricia V. Lawford, Barry J. Doyle, editors.
ISBN
9783319464077 (electronic book)
3319464078 (electronic book)
9783319464053
3319464051
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (ix, 462 pages) : color illustrations
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-46407-7 doi
Call Number
QP101
Dewey Decimal Classification
612.1
Summary
This book provides a balanced presentation of the fundamental principles of cardiovascular biomechanics research, as well as its valuable clinical applications. Pursuing an integrated approach at the interface of the life sciences, physics and engineering, it also includes extensive images to explain the concepts discussed. Cardiovascular biomechanics encompasses the relationship between the mechanics of the cardiovascular system and biological function in health and disease, and it is increasingly recognised that normal function and diseases involve a complex interplay between biology and mechanical forces. With a focus on explaining the underlying principles, this book examines the physiology and mechanics of circulation, mechanobiology and the biomechanics of different components of the cardiovascular system, in-vivo techniques, in-vitro techniques, and the medical applications of this research. Written for undergraduate and postgraduate students and including sample problems at the end of each chapter, this interdisciplinary text provides an essential introduction to the topic. It is also an ideal reference text for researchers and clinical practitioners, and will benefit a wide range of students and researchers including engineers, physicists, biologists and clinicians who are interested in the area of cardiovascular biomechanics.
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Includes index.
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text file PDF
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 28, 2017).
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Print version: 3319464051
Introduction to fluid and solid mechanics
Introduction to biomechanics of the cardiovascular system
Blood and blood flow
Arterial biomechanics I. Pressure, flow and stiffness
Arterial biomechanics II. Forces, adaptability and mechanotransduction
Excitation-contraction in the heart
Biomechanics of the venous system
Biomechanics of the microcirculation
Medical imaging
Modelling of the cardiovascular system
Patient specific modelling
Flow phantoms
Measurement of the mechanical properties of biological tissues
Hypertension
Atherosclerosis
Aneurysms
Cardiovascular prostheses
Appendix 1: Questions
Appendix 2: Glossary
Index.
