Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Editor; Contributors; 1: Cardiovascular System: Anatomy and Physiology; 2: Cell and Extracellular Matrix Interactions in a Dynamic Biomechanical Environment: The Aortic Valve as an Illustrative Example; 3: Blood Flow Mechanics; 4: Experimental Methods in Cardiovascular Mechanics; 5: Computational Methods in Cardiovascular Mechanics; 6: Aortic and Arterial Mechanics; 7: Atherosclerosis and Mechanical Forces; 8: Red Blood Cell and Platelet Mechanics; 9: Aortic Valve Mechanics; 10: Mitral Valve Mechanics
11: The Mechanical Changes Associated with Aging in the Cardiovascular System12: Mechanical Effects of Cardiovascular Drugs and Devices; Index
Summary
The objective of this book is to illustrate in specific detail how cardiovascular mechanics stands as a common pillar supporting such different clinical successes as drugs for high blood pressure, prosthetic heart valves and coronary artery bypass grafting, among others. This information is conveyed through a comprehensive treatment of the overarching principles and theories that are behind mechanobiological processes, aortic and arterial mechanics, atherosclerosis, blood and microcirculation, hear valve mechanics, as well as medical devices and drugs
