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HEART - AN ELEGANT PUMP, THE: ITS ORIGINS AND PARTNERS
Desmond J Sheridan
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World Scientific Publishing Company 
Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Medizin
Beschreibung
Our hearts have evolved to be extremely efficient, long-lasting pumps that exquisitely match the needs of our bodies. This book is about how the heart does this; how can a heart pump the blood for up to 100 years while the best Formula 1 racing engine has a working life measured in hours? Why is the heart so efficient, and how are worn out parts replaced while working? How does it generate the force to act as a pump, how is it controlled electrically, and how can it repair itself?
This book addresses these questions from physiological and molecular perspectives in language that aims to be accessible to all interested in biology and with liberal illustrations.
The story of how the heart works is presented in the context of its origins:
The book begins with a discussion of why the word heart is universally used as a metaphor for reason and emotion and traces its origins in modern and ancient languages. The last chapter offers advice on how to preserve the heart by matching our lifestyles more closely to how it evolved.
Contents:
- Not Just a Pump: Giving Life to Emotion
- Origins of the Heart
- Molecular Motors
- An Intelligent Pump
- A Pump for Life: In Good Times and in Bad
- Broken Hearts: Repair and Recovery
- Roots and Branches
- Intelligent Tubes
- Heart and Blood: Co-evolved Intimate Partners
- Preserving the Heart
Readership: Graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, technicians, nurses and clinicians in the fields of biology, zoology and cardiovascular medicine; Scientists in other scientific fields (e.g., mathematicians, physicists, chemists, bioengineers) involved in collaborative research will find it both comprehensible and invaluable; Non professionals with an interest in science.
Professor Sheridan draws you into the biochemical workings and fine-tuned operational controls of this fabulous, adaptive and essential lifelong organ. He finishes with a plea to preserve it and how and why we should. - Mr Gary BrowGeneral Surgeon, Dublin
This is a most informative and pleasurable book to read, full of details about every aspect of cardiovascular science; presented in a very readable form which leads you effortlessly through the amazing complexity and interconnectivity that has emerged from hundreds of millions of years of evolution. It finishes with one of the clearest discussions of how we can combat the epidemic of heart disease through practical and achievable changes in our diet and lifestyles. - Professor Kim ParkerMathematicianImperial College London, UK
This book is a tour de force. The range is awesome, and it is conveyed with an enthusiasm and clarity that make it accessible to a wide range of 'lay' readers. Covering not only its evolution and biology but also why 'heart' continues to be used as a metaphor since the origins of writing in Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt and China. There is something here to fascinate everyone. Buy it for a family member; buy it for a library; buy it for yourself. It is a delight. - Dr Michael PikeNeurologistUniversity of Oxford, UK and Oxford Children's Hospital, UK
Professor Sheridan applies, with great effect, the timeless sequence used to understand complex matters; observation, contemplation, deduction and then, and only then, the masterly explanation. He offers the reader a profound book about the heart presented with a light touch. It will be of interest to many disciplines, well beyond medicine and cardiology. It merits a place on the bookshelf of any enquiring mind imbued with curiosity about this remarkable organ. - Dr Steven ReidGeneral Medical Practitioner, UK
This book is a critical read for anyone working in this area; whether you have an interest in cardiology, engineering, biology, genetics or the medical sciences you will gain immensely from reading this book and wonder how such an incredible system could ever have come into existence. - Dr Christopher VincentBioengineerUniversity College London, UK
A very readable and stimulating book, not just for those with an academic or medical background but anyone with an interest in this vital organ; how it evolved and endures to pump about 2 billion times in the average lifetime from its appearance at 18 days in the womb. Be thankful for your heart and enjoy this wonderful book.. - Professor John WiddowsMarine BiologistPlymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
