A study of vascular biology. It presents a detailed account of cardiac cellular physiology, oxidative metabolism, coronary flow and ventricular function, and traces the cellular events involved in congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, myocardial reperfusion and arrhythmia development. New to this edition are: an introductory section on basic cardiovascular physiology; added information on the electrocardiogram, peripheral circulation, and the molecular biology of ion channels, cardiovascular growth and remodelling; a chapter on blood pressure and and peripheral circulation; two sets of questions at the end of each chapter. There are new illustrations and references have been added to every chapter.