Abstract:Every physician should have a basic understanding of cardiovascular physiology. Robert C. Little provides a concise review of the basic physiological principles governing the heart and circulation in<...Every physician should have a basic understanding of cardiovascular physiology. Robert C. Little provides a concise review of the basic physiological principles governing the heart and circulation in<i>Physiology of the Heart and Circulation</i>. The softcover textbook is an outgrowth of material used in lectures to medical and graduate students in physiology. The book is divided into three sections which discuss basic physiological principles, dynamics and energetics of the heart, and the structure and function of the vascular system. The movement of fluids and dissolved solutes in the body, as well as the importance of ions in maintaining cell-membrane potentials, are simply explained and provide the basis for understanding the ionic mechanisms responsible for cardiac depolarization and repolarization. Concisely reviewed and illustrated are current theories regarding the ultrastructure of ion channels and gates and the importance of calcium in the contractile response of cardiac muscle. The fundamentals of electrocardiography (includingRead More
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-01-16
Language: en
Type: article
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