Cardiovascular physiology in exercise and sport / Christopher Bell
Imprint
Edinburgh ; New York : Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2008
Descript
viii, 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Introduction: the whole-body response to exercise--Cardiac activation--Cardiac output--Blood-pressure generation-- Vascular system -- Local regulation of vascular function--Central nervous system control of cardiovascular function -- Pulmonary circulation -- Circulatory limits to acute exercise-- Adverse circulatory effects of exercise -- Cardiovascular adaptations to chronic exercise -- Effects of high altitude