"This book presents the most elementary forms of flow in a tube, namely steady and pulsatile flow in a rigid and in an elastic tube, as important prerequisites for the study and application of these phenomena in biological systems.".

"The goal of the book is to provide in a single source a complete treatment of the fluid dynamics of steady and pulsatile flow with the required mathematical details and with emphasis on basic mechanics and physics. This emphasis is not intended to detract from the important role which pulsatile flow plays in the field of cardiovascular function and disease.

On the contrary, it is intended to provide workers in that field the required tools in mathematics and physics for pursuing their own independent study of cardiovascular function and disease.

The style and level of the book make it accessible to students and researchers in biophysics, biology, medicine, biomedical engineering and applied mathematics, whether engaged in theoretical or clinical work on the cardiovascular system, or in the design of new instrumentation, medical imaging systems or artificial organs."--BOOK JACKET.