ISBN Human Cardiovascular Control book

This new comprehensive analysis of human cardiovascular control explains the control of pressure vascular volume and blood flow during orthostatis and exercise. Analysis of the physical properties of the vascular system and their modification by mechanical neural and humoural factors is highlighted by novel graphical representations of basic concepts. Interactive effects of the vasculature on cardiac performance and factors that both control and limit oxygen transfer from lungs to cells are stressed. This complete account will prove invaluable for all medical students physiologists and clinicians who wish to better understand the reflex and hormonal control of the human cardiovascular system.