The Heart and Circulation: An Integrative Model
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1447159527 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Furst has commendably reviewed the origin and historical development of the heart-as-a-pump concept and amassed, as well, a very considerable weight of evidence undermining it and supporting an alternative model of the heart as an organ of impedance. This book will be particularly well received by all those who, like myself, experience a growing lack of confidence in the cardiocentric model of circulation. “Dr. 124 (4), April, 2016)“With this monograph Branko Furst succeeded to lay a foundation for a new physiology of the cardiovascular system. 67 (3), 2014). … I recommend this book to all open-minded cardiovascular physiology enthusiasts without reservation … .” (Anthony M. … this book will
"Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. Clear and actually very accessible for a treatise of such depth. "Blood as an Organ" according to A. Trust. Dr. Furst has written one of the most insightful treatises about the cardiovascular system in the last 25 years. This book will not be liked by anyone who believes without question the basic cardiovascular principles taught in physiology classes and medical schools around the world. However for anyone with a curiosity to explore beyond the physiological basics, this collection of evidence breaks down paradigms with scientific evidence demonstrating that blood is an organ in its own rightful place betwee
This booktraces the development of the basic concepts in cardiovascular physiology in the light of the accumulated experimental and clinical evidence and, rather than making the findings fit the standard pressure-propulsion mold, let the phenomena speak for themselves . Attention is then turned to the regulation of cardiac output and to the arguments advanced by proponents of the left ventricular and of the venous return models of circulation. Hyperdynamic states occurring in arteriovenous fistulas and congenital heart defects, where communication exists between the systemic and pulmonary circuits at the level of atria or the ventricles, demonstrate that
The author currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology at Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, where his time is shared between clinical work, resident teaching and research. After completinga residency in anesthesiology at various London (UK) hospitals he worked a short time as