Comparative Cardiovascular Dynamics of Mammals (Hardcover)

IntroductionThe Mammalian SpeciesThe Cardiovascular SystemFunction of the CirculationBook ContentComparative Anatomy and Physiology of the CirculationThe HeartArteriesThe VeinsThe MicrovasculatureComparative Analysis With AllometryModeling Principles and Comparison Across SpeciesAllometric Equation and DefinitionsGrowth and Differential GrowthThe Importance of Body Size and Organ SizeCirculatory AllometryIntroduction of Allometry to HemodynamicsDimensional Analysis for Identifying Circulatory SimilaritiesBasic Mathematical ToolsDimensional Analysis and the Pi-TheoremMethods for Establishing Similarity PrinciplesIllustrative ExamplesCardiac MechanicsCardiac Muscle MechanicsStarling's Law Applied to the Mammalian HeartSImilar Ejection Fraction and Contractility of the HeartThe Pressure-Volume CurveArterial System FunctionRheological Properties of Mammalian ArteriesPressure and Flow Relationship: The Windkessel and Vascular Input ImpedancePulse Propagation Wavelength and System LengthPulse Wave ReflectionsPulsatile Power Generation and Energy DissipationSimilarity Analysis of the Cardiovascular FunctionLaminar and Turbulent Flow in Mammalian ArteriesBlood Pressure and Flow WaveformsLaplace's LawThe Heart RateEnergetics and Efficiency of the Mammalian HeartArterioles, Venules, Capillaries, and the Red Blood CellsMyocardial Oxygen Consumption, Blood Flow, and Metabolic Turn-Over RateClosed-Loop Analysis of the CirculationFundamentals of Biological ControlsAllometry in Cardiovascular ControlHeart-Arterial System InteractionDifferentiating the Normal and the Diseased Cardiovascular SystemOptimality and SimilarityExternal Work, Optimal Power, and EfficiencyGeometry and Elasticity: Low Loss Aorta and Branching Characteristics, Minimum ShearMinimum Local Reflections and Area RatioThe Natural Design CharacteristicsReferencesIndex