An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology
Fifth edition
J. Rodney Levick
An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology provides a comprehensive but accessible account of cardiovascular physiology, from the fundamentals of how the cardiovascular system works in both health and disease, through to more complex physiological mechanisms and pathways. The fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and brought fully up to date, while retaining the successful approach and features of the popular fourth edition of this textbook, including Learning Objectives, Introductory Overviews, Summaries and Clinical Problem sections.
This companion website offers free access to additional resources including:
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Cardiovascular Physiology: Questions for Self Assessment
J. Rodney Levick
Cardiovascular Physiology: Questions for Self Assessment allows students to test themselves on all aspects of this challenging subject, from the fundamentals of cardiovascular system function to complex physiological mechanisms, at a pace to suit their learning. Designed as a brand new companion to the well-respected An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology, it can be used in conjunction with this established text or independently of it, and features:
- over 200 questions in a variety of formats including true/false multiple choice, extended matching and numerical problems
- detailed answers
- plentiful line diagrams to support explanations.

