Physiology and Pharmacology of the Heart

This is an introduction for students and practitioners of medicine and science who have difficulty in understanding cardiac electrophysiology and pharmacology. Relating these to cardiac mechanics and therapy, the book integrates the basic sciences with clinical medicine. Physiology and Pharmacology of the heart is an ideal introduction for students and practitioners of medicine and science who have difficulty: * understanding cardiac electrophysiology and pharmacology * relating these to cardiac mechanics and therapy Thsi difficult subject often leaves experts baffled, so the aim of this book is to introduce these topics in a clear, concise and medically relevant way. Physiology and Pharmacology of the heart integrates the basic sciences with clinical medicine. The book is heavily illustrated to clarify the concepts, and contains a glossary of terms and a brief listing of the important drugs. Profusely illustrated, Physiology and Pharmacology of the Heart contains lucid descriptions of the following topics: anatomy of the heart; foetal circulation; congenital malformations; mechanical events in the normal heart; electrical excitations of the heart; mechanical properties of cardiac muscle and its control; measurement of cardiac output; coronary circulation; ischaemic heart disease and its therapy; and cardiac failure and its therapy.