This is an integrated textbook on the cardiovascular system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
Key Features

# One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series.

# Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses.

# The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course.

# There is a linked website providing self-assessment material ideal for examination preparation.
By Alan Noble, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK; Robert Johnson, BA BM MRCP, Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Cardiology, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, UK; Alan Thomas, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, UK and Paul Bass, BSc, MD, FRCPath, Consultant in Histopathology and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK