Biofluid Mechanics in Cardiovascular Systems combines engineering principles with cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology to show biomedical engineers how to design and implement arterial grafts, anastomosis devices, and heart valves.

Contents

• Review of Basic Fluid Mechanics Concepts
• Cardiovascular Structure and Function
• Pulmonary Anatomy, Pulmonary Physiology, and Respiration
• Hematology and Blood Rheology
• Anatomy and Physiology of Blood Vessels
• Mechanics of Heart Valves
• Pulsatile Flow in Large Arteries
• Flow and Pressure Measurement
• Modeling
• Lumped Parameter Mathematical Models

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