Exercise Cardiopulmonary Function in Cardiac Patients

• Main Author: Sagiv, Michael S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Exercise Cardiopulmonary Function in Cardiac Patients represents an extended review of exercise cardiopulmonary function in both cardiac patients and healthy subjects. A large part of the book deals with the influence of exercise on the cardiopulmonary system, while sections are devoted to an invest...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Exercise physiology
• 2.Pulmonary function
• 3.Cardiac output
• 4.Cardiac output redistribution
• 5.Left ventricular function
• 6.Blood pressure and hypertension
• 7.Metabolic cardiovascular risk factors
• 8.Cardiopulmonary function in elderly
• 9.Exercise and sudden death
• 10.Cardiac rehabilitation.