Provides a short, well-mapped path to mastery of concepts and functions of cardiovascular physiology. Clarifies the details of physiologic mechanisms and their role in pathologic states and links cardiovascular physiology to diagnosis and treatment. Offers new information on cellular processes, blood and blood clotting, closed-system functions, electrophysiology, clinical issues such as diastolic and systolic heart failure. Summarizes key concepts at the end of each chapter, with pointers to the source material in the text.