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Introduction: Old Concepts-New Challenges 1
Microcirculation as a Dynamic Entity 7
Concentration and Velocity Profiles of Blood Cells in Microcirculation 25
Intercellular Collisions and Their Effect on Microcirculatory Transport 41
Model Studies of the Rheology of Blood in Microvessels 65
Fluid Dynamics and Thrombosis 91
Blood Rheology, Blood Flow and Disease 103
Biomechanical Aspects of Issue of Growth and Engineering 109
Flow and Vascular Geometry 127
Ex Vivo Models for Studying Thrombosis: Special Emphasis on Shear Rate Dependent Blood-Collagen Interactions 151
Changes in Vascular Geometry in Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture and Its Relationship to Thrombosis in Acute Vascular Events 175
Current Status of Biomaterials: Use and Development 189
Cardiac Valve Replacement With Mechanical Prostheses: Current Status and Trends 197
Flow Through Mechanical Heart Valves and Thrombosis: Visualization by Washing Test 229
Design, Development, and Testing of Blood Pumps 237
Laser Measurements in Cardiovascular Flow Dynamics Research 259
Flow Models Studies of Heart Valves 299
Heart Transplantation: The Present and Future - The "Reina Sofia" Hospital (Cordoba, Spain) Experience 325
Current Advances in Cardiac Assist Devices 345
Mechanical Support for the Failing Heart 363
Vascular Grafts: Clinical and Hemodynamic Applications 385
New Concepts and Development of Vascular Graft Protheses 417
Contributors 435
Index 439