Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook The Blood Bankers’ Legal Handbook ’ Legal Handbook By M.L Sarin Senior Advocate Honorary Legal Adviser to The Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology And The Blood Bank Society‚ Chandigarh Assisted by Harpreet Singh Giani Advocate March 2003 Dedicated to Mrs. Kanta Saroop Krishen A pioneer in the field of Voluntary Blood Donation in
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Gene Therapy for Renal Diseases and Transplantation Contributions to Nephrology Vol. 159 Series Editor Claudio Ronco Vicenza Gene Therapy for Renal Diseases and Transplantation Volume Editors Ariela Benigni Bergamo Giuseppe Remuzzi Bergamo 15 figures‚ 4 in color‚ and 6 tables‚ 2008 Basel · Freiburg · Paris · London · New York · Bangalore · Bangkok · Shanghai · Singapore · Tokyo · Sydney Contributions to Nephrology (Founded 1975 by Geoffrey M. Berlyne) Ariela Benigni
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Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. 00Scanlon(p3) Cover 8/17/06 10:39 AM Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. List of Boxes Clinical applications of the book’s anatomical and physiological information are set apart from the text in boxed inserts and often deal with aspects of pathophysiology. A list of these boxes is presented here for your convenience. 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 4-1 4-2 4-3 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-1
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