Heart Physiology From Cell to Circulation

Thoroughly revised and updated, this Fourth Edition is the only current book that integrates cellular and sub-cellular elements of cardiovascular physiology in the analysis of physiologic and pathophysiologic responses. In straightforward terms, with more than 600 diagrams and illustrations, the book explains the key principles crucial to understanding how the cardiovascular system and its components function and malfunction. For this edition, Dr Opie has enlisted eight internationally eminent co-authors and added a new chapter on cell signaling. The chapters on physiology of the ECG and arrhythmias contain many more ECGs. More than half of the illustrations--including 12 color plates--are new.Opie, Lionel H. is the author of 'Heart Physiology From Cell to Circulation', published 2003 under ISBN 9780781742788 and ISBN 0781742781.