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| Preface | |
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| Recommended reading | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| List of abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Overview of the cardiovascular system | |
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| Anatomy and histology | |
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| Gross anatomy and histology of the heart | |
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| Vascular anatomy | |
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| Vascular histology and smooth muscle cell ultrastructure | |
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| Blood and body fluids | |
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| Constituents of blood | |
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| Erythropoiesis, haemoglobin and anaemia | |
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| Haemostasis | |
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| Thrombosis and anticoagulants | |
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| Blood groups and transfusions | |
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| Cellular physiology | |
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| Membrane potential, ion channels and pumps | |
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| Electrophysiology of cardiac muscle and origin of the heart beat | |
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| Cardiac muscle excitation-contraction coupling | |
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| Electrical conduction system in the heart | |
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| The electrocardiogram | |
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| Vascular smooth muscle excitation-contraction coupling | |
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| Form and function | |
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| Cardiac cycle | |
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| Control of cardiac output | |
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| Haemodynamics | |
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| Blood pressure and flow in the arteries and arterioles | |
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| The microcirculation and lymphatic system, and diapedesis | |
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| Fluid filtration in the microcirculation | |
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| The venous system | |
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| Local control of blood flow | |
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| Regulation of the vasculature by the endothelium | |
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| The coronary, cutaneous and cerebral circulations | |
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| The pulmonary, skeletal muscle and fetal circulations | |
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| Integration and regulation | |
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| Cardiovascular reflexes | |
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| Autonomic control of the cardiovascular system | |
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| The control of blood volume | |
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| Cardiovascular effects of exercise | |
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| Shock and haemorrhage | |
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| History, examination and investigations | |
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| History and examination of the cardiovascular system | |
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| Cardiovascular investigations | |
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| Pathology and therapeutics | |
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| Risk factors for cardiovascular disease | |
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| �-Blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers and Ca<sup>2+</sup> channel blockers | |
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| Hyperlipidaemias | |
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| Atherosclerosis | |
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| Treatment of hypertension | |
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| Mechanisms of primary hypertension | |
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| Stable and variant angina | |
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| Pharmacological management of stable and variant angina | |
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| Acute coronary syndromes: Unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction | |
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| Revascularization | |
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| Pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction | |
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| Acute coronary syndromes: ST segment elevation myocardial infarction | |
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| Heart failure | |
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| Treatment of chronic heart failure | |
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| Mechanisms of arrhythmia | |
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| Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias | |
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| Ventricular tachyarrhythmias and non-pharmacological treatment of arrhythmias | |
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| Pharmacological treatment of arrhythmias | |
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| Pulmonary hypertension | |
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| Diseases of the aortic valve | |
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| Diseases of the mitral valve | |
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| Genetic and congenital heart disease | |
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| Self-assessment | |
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| Case studies and questions | |
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| Case studies answers | |
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| Index | |