Morphology of the Heart
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA We cannot claim to have mastered the mechanism of the heart until we can give a functional explanation of…
Effect of Gravity and Upright Posture on Circulation
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA The human upright posture is fundamentally different from the body postures of higher animals in that it is freed…
Brief Comparative Phylogeny
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA KeywordsCirculation in invertebratesCirculation in vertebratesAmphibian circulationCirculation in insectsCirculation in lanceletFish circulationBird circulationCross-current gas exchangeLymph circulationOpen circulationClosed circulationIn series circulationIn…
of Cardiac Output
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA The subject of cardiac output regulation is so important that all possible analytical approaches to its understanding deserve widespread…
of the Heart
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA The test of a scientific theory is not how good or reasonable it sounds, but how well it fits…
21. Microcirculation
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA The actual life is in the blood vessels, towards the periphery. They are the system of conduits and the…
and Respiratory Functions of the Blood
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent…
Response During Exercise
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA KeywordsAerobic exerciseMuscle perfusionMetabolic control of muscle blood flowATP as the “missing vasodilator”Functional sympatholysisErythrocyte ATP and purinergic receptorsSkeletal muscle pump…
Pulmonary Flows
(1) Professor of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA KeywordsFetal circulationArteriovenous fistulasArteriovenous malformationsCongenital heart diseasePre-tricuspid defectsAtrial septal defectVentricular septal defectPatent ductus arteriosusPulmonary hypertensionEisenmenger’s syndromeShunt reversalSelf-feeding flows The hemodynamic…