Cardiovascular Physiology: Mosby Physiology Monograph Series, 9e (Mosby's Physiology Monograph) [Paperback]

Achilles J. Pappano PhD (Author), Withrow Gil Wier PhD (Author), Matthew N. Levy MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0323034462 | ISBN-13: 978-0323034463 | Edition: 9

The Mosby Physiology Monograph Series offers the fundamentals of body systems physiology in a clear and concise manner. Each volume in the series is written by experts in the field for an authoritative, yet readable introduction to the physiology relevant to a particular organ system.

This new 9th edition of Cardiovascular Physiology offers:

. Clear, accurate and up-to-the-minute coverage of the physiology of the cardiovascular system focusing on the needs of the student.
. Pathophysiology content throughout that serves as a bridge between normal function and disease.
. Integrated student-friendly tools, including learning objectives, overview boxes, key words and concepts, chapter summaries, and clinical cases with questions and explained answers
. Access to Student Consult ®!

www.studentconsult.com is an innovative website that allows you to build a personalized, fully integrated, online library, where you'll find the entire contents of every STUDENT CONSULT title purchased, integration links to bonus content in other STUDENT CONSULT titles, and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 9 edition (September 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323034462
• ISBN-13: 978-0323034463
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology Book, December 19, 2009

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George Hartas (Chester, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cardiovascular Physiology: Mosby Physiology Monograph Series, 9e (Mosby's Physiology Monograph) (Paperback)

This is a very thorough book that covers all aspects of cardiovascular physiology. The book definitely has a research-based theme to it; the authors use figures from research done to illustrate points. The book is not too long but is dense with material. You will likely re-read sentences to ensure that you understood certain concepts. Some people may not like the lack of hand-holding - but this is an advanced book so only purchase if you are already familiar with basic physiology concepts. The authors state that the book is intended for medical and graduate students.

We used this book in our class "Applied Cardiovascular Physiology", for my graduate Exercise Physiology program. While our weekly PowerPoint lectures didn't directly reference this book, having read the material for each upcoming chapter ahead of the lecture prepared me for the concepts taught in class. However, I don't know that I would have learned as much without the lectures, meaning that this book alone may not be enough (for some people) to grasp the material. In that case you can use Wikipedia to expand concepts from this book, as I also did.

Chapter 1 - Overview of the Circulation, Blood, and Hemostasis
Chapter 2 - Excitation: The Cardiac Action Potential
Chapter 3 - Automaticity: Natural Excitation of the Heart
Chapter 4 - The Cardiac Pump
Chapter 5 - Regulation of the Heartbeat
Chapter 6 - Hemodynamics
Chapter 7 - The Arterial System
Chapter 8 - The Microcirculation and Lymphatics
Chapter 9 - The Peripheral Circulation and Its Control
Chapter 10 - Control of Cardiac Output: Coupling of Heart and Blood Vessels
Chapter 11 - Coronary Circulation
Chapter 12 - Special Circulations
Chapter 13 - Interplay of Central and Peripheral Factors That Control the Circulation

At some point, I will likely purchase Mosby's other Physiology Monograph books, which is a testament to the quality of this book.

I wished though that Mosby would have allowed a "search" inside the book so you can browse it for yourself.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, August 31, 2008

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sytaraSTAR (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cardiovascular Physiology: Mosby Physiology Monograph Series, 9e (Mosby's Physiology Monograph) (Paperback)

Our cardio physio teacher "highly" recommended this book and I must say that it does provide a great introduction to cardiovascular physio.

The price isn't too bad and the chapters are not terribly long. The case questions at the end of each chapter help you to solidify concepts.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cardiovascular Physiology: Mosby Physiology Monograph Series (Mosby's Physiology Monograph), February 27, 2009

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Sergei V. Karnup - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cardiovascular Physiology: Mosby Physiology Monograph Series, 9e (Mosby's Physiology Monograph) (Paperback)

The book is detailed and well illustrated. However, in contrast to other handbooks all figures are of the same color (blue). This make the figures more homogenious for perception and (probably) not so easy to recall.