心血管系统（第2版 ）

1 A DESIGN SPECIFICATION FOR THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
　Oxygen consumption
　Carriage of oxygen in blood
　Cyanosis
　The battle against the hydrogen ion: acid-base
　balance
　Cell injury and cell death
　Overall functional structure of the cardiovascular
　system
　Circulation time
　Structure and function of blood vessels
　Angiogenesis
　From cradle to grave--the presentation of heart
　disease.
2 CARDIAC MUSCLE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
　Cardiac muscle
　Structure of cardiac muscle
　Contractile mechanism in cardiac muscle
　Cardiac electrical activity
　Drugs which act on the heart
3 THE HEART AS A PUMP: VALVE FUNCTION AND VALVE DISEASE
　Functional anatomy of the heart
　The cardiac cycle
　Valve pathology
　History taking for cardiac disease
　Clinical examination of the cardiovascular system
　Investigations of heart disease: imaging the heart
　Sudden cardiac death
4 REGULATION OF CARDIAC FUNCTION
　Introduction
　Venous return
　Control of cardiac output
　Regulation of heart rate
　Regulation of stroke volume
　Preload effects on the heart
　Contractility effects on the heart
　Afterload effects on the heart
　Summary
5 BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEART
　Anatomy of the arterial supply and venous drainage
　of the heart
　Regulation of coronary blood flow
　Ischaemic heart disease
　Thrombosis
　Angina
　Myocardial infarction
　Coronary angioplasty and stenting
　Coronary artery bypass grafting
6 HEART FAILURE
　Systolic vs diastolic failure
　Haemodynamic events
　Metabolic events in heart failure
　Neurohormonal aspects of heart failure
　Drug therapy for heart failure
7 THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)
　Introduction
　Producing a -lead ECG
　The components of the ECG trace
　Practical use of the ECG
　The ECG and rhythm disturbances
　Cardiac structure and the ECG
　Ischaemia and the ECG
　Potassium and the ECG
　Drugs and the ECG
8 LARGE BLOOD VESSELS
　Introduction
　Haemorheology: the physical characteristics
　of blood flow
　Pathology of arteries and veins
　Atherosclerosis
　Vasculitis
　Varicose veins
　Vascular pathology of diabetes mellitus
　Aneurysms
　Non-invasive techniques for the assessment of
　arteries and veins
9 RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSELS
　Introduction
　Resistance to blood flow
　Vascular smooth muscle
　Local control of vascular smooth muscle
　Hormonal control of blood vessel diameter
　Autonomic nervous system and peripheral circulation
　control
　Special circulations
10 ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE
　Introduction
　Arterial baroreceptors
　Cardiopulmonary reflexes
　Chemoreceptor reflexes
　Measurement of arterial blood pressure
　Pathological consequences of.raised arterial
　pressure
　Treatment of hypertension
　Hydrostatic pressure in the circulation
11 CAPILLARY FUNCTION AND THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
　Structure of capillaries
　Movement of substances across capillary walls
　Water movement across capillary walls
　The lymphatic system
　Oedema
12 FETAL CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
　Intoduction
　How does the transition from fetal to adult circulation
　occur?
　The normal ECG in childhood
　Congenital heart disease
　Early and late management of congenital heart
　disease
13 EXERCISE AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
　Physiological responses to exercise
　Dynamic (isotonic) exercise
　Oxygen debt and the recovery from exercise
　Cardiovascular responses to static exercise
　Training effects of exercise
　Cardiovascular health benefits of exercise
　Clinical uses of exercise testing
14 HAEMORRHAGE AND CIRCULATORY SHOCK
　Introduction
　Arterial blood pressure changes in response to
　haemorrhage
　Short-term responses which help to restore lost blood
　volume
　Longer term responses which help to restore lost
　blood volume and electrolytes
　Decompensated or irreversible shock following
　haemorrhage
　Causes of shock
　Fluid replacement therapy
Glossary
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