P. Hoskins – Cardiovascular Biomechanics (2017)

Автор: P. Hoskins
Название книги: Cardiovascular Biomechanics
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Биомеханика
Страницы: 462
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This book is concerned with cardiovascular biomechanics; this is the study of the function and the structure of the cardiovascular system using the methods of mechanics. It has become clear that this area lies at the heart of all the major cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and aneurysms; diseases which are responsible for some one-third of world’s deaths. The underpinning principle which will be referred to several times in this book is that the cardiovascular system adapts in order to normalise its own mechanical environment. The cardiovascular system is able to do this because mechanical forces are sensed by tissues, and deviations from 'normal' result in biological changes which affect structure. The study of cardiovascular biomechanics therefore requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biology, medicine, physics, engineering and mathematics. This book is an introductory text suitable for students and practitioners in all these different fields. The
book is suitable as a textbook to accompany a final-year undergraduate or masters (M.Sc.) course with roughly one or two lectures per chapter. It is also suitable as a first text for researchers and practitioners in cardiovascular biomechanics.
Contents
Introduction to Solid and Fluid Mechanics
Introduction to Cardiovascular Biomechanics
Blood and Blood Flow
The Arterial System I. Pressure, Flow and Stiffness
The Arterial System II. Forces, Adaptability and Mechanotransduction
Excitation-Contraction in the Heart
The Venous System
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