Background
Suga, Hiroyuki was born on October 4, 1941 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Seiichi and Tamiko (Yamamoto) Suga.
(The product of 15 years of intense collaborative research...)
The product of 15 years of intense collaborative research, this book explains the use of the pressure-volume diagram in evaluating cardiac performance. This approach has gained increasingly widespread acceptance since the mid-1970s. It is an extremely useful way to understand the fundamental mechanics of cardiac contraction and its interaction with the vascular system. After a brief historical overview, the authors describe the similarities between the ventricular pressure-volume relationship and the muscle tension-length relationship. The effect of various physiological mechanisms and pharmacological interventions are examined, as are the energetics of ventricular contractions and the hemodynamics of the entire circulatory system. Clinical applications are considered and current knowledge about the effects of growth and aging is reviewed. The authors provide necessary explanatory information from physics and engineering to allow a full understanding by clinicians and physiologists. The book will be of particular interest to cardiologists, cardiovascular physiologists and bioengineers.
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Suga, Hiroyuki was born on October 4, 1941 in Okayama, Japan. Son of Seiichi and Tamiko (Yamamoto) Suga.
Doctor of Medicine, Okayama University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1970.
Assistant professor Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1970-1973, University Tokyo, 1974-1978, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1975-1978. Laboratory chief National Cardiovas. Center, Osaka, Japan, 1978-1982.
Department chairman National Cardiovasc. Center Research Institute, 1982-1990. Professor, chairman Okayama Medical School, Japan, 1990-2000.
Director general National Cardiovasc. Center Research Institute, Osaka, 2000—2007, emeritus director general, since 2007. Research associate Case Western University, Cleveland, 1971.
Postdoctoral fellow Johns Hopkins University, 1971-1973.
(The product of 15 years of intense collaborative research...)
Fellow American Heart Association (honorary member, clinical cardiology, White International lecturer 1993), Japan Circulation Society (Satoh award 1985, Mashimo lecturer 1996). Member Cardiovasc. Systems Dynamic Society (Witzig lecturer 1994), Johns Hopkins University Society Scholars (life).
Married Atsuko Kodama, January 26, 1969. Children: Kiyomi, Harumi.