Book description
A good understanding of cardiovascular physiology is fundamental to
understanding cardiovascular disease, exercise performance and many
other aspects of human physiology. Thus, cardiovascular physiology is a
major component of all undergraduate courses in physiology, biomedical
science and medicine, as well as postgraduate study programmes for MRCP
and FRCA. The substantially revised, updated fifth edition of this
well-respected textbook offers all the information needed by students
and medical examination candidates, in a clear, logical and
well-illustrated manner, with many useful line diagrams and tables that
support the text and provide proof of concepts. An Introduction to
Cardiovascular Physiology provides a comprehensive but accessible
account of cardiovascular physiology, from the fundamentals of how the
cardiovascular system works in both health and disease, through to more
complex physiological mechanisms and pathways. The Learning Objectives,
Overview and Summary sections are helpful for checking understanding.
The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and brought fully up to
date, while retaining the successful approach and features of the fourth
edition of this popular textbook. J Rodney Levick DSc DPhil MA MRCP BM
BCh(Oxon) Professor of Physiology, St George's Hospital Medical School,
University of London, UK
