The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

Robert M. Anderson, M.D.

Emeritus Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine Former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Arizona Medical Center

Fellow of the American College of Cardiology Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery

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Citation for the original 1993 print version:

Anderson, Robert M. The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System. Tucson, AZ: Racquet Press, 1993. Print.

ISBN: 0961752815 ISBN-13: 9780961752811

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1

Chapter 1: Normal Circulation

3

Chapter 2: Abnormal Circulation

15

Chapter 3: Open Heart Surgery with Passive-Filling Pumps

22

Chapter 4: Animal Experiments with Passive-Filling Pumps

31

Chapter 5: Hydraulic Model of the Cardiovascular System

47

Summary

60

Appendix: Clinical Measurement of the Mean Cardiovascular Pressure

61

About the Author

63

Additional Resources

64

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