Cardiovascular biomechanics. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter R. Hoskins, Patricia V. Lawford, Barry J. Doyle, editors.
• Editors: Hoskins, P. R (Peter R.); Lawford, Patricia V; Doyle, Barry J
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 462 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 612.1; Medicine; Cardiovascular system -- Mechanical properties; Biomedical engineering; Cardiology; Human physiology; Medical physics; Medicine; Radiation; Technology & Engineering -- Engineering (General); Science -- Radiation; Medical -- Physiology; Biomedical engineering; Medical physics; Physiology; Cardiology; Biomedical engineering; Medical physics; Human physiology; Medical -- Cardiology; Cardiovascular medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319464077; 3319464078
• Related ISBNs: 9783319464053; 3319464051
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 28, 2017).
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