1. Introduction -- 2. The nature of flow of a liquid -- 3. Properties of the arterial wall : theory -- 4. Properties of the arterial wall : practice -- 5. Endothelial function -- 6. General principles for measuring arterial waves -- 7. Pulsatile pressure-flow relations -- 8. Ultrasound -- 9. Wave reflections -- 10. Contours of pressure and flow waves in arteries -- 11. Principles of recording and analysis of arterial waveforms -- 12. Vascular impedance -- 13. Aortic input impedance as ventricular load -- 14. Coupling of the left ventricle with the systemic circulation : implications to cardiac failure -- 15. Cardiac failure : clinical implications -- 16. The pulmonary circulation -- 17. The coronoary circulation -- 18. Special circulations -- 19. Aging -- 20. Hypertension -- 21. Interpreation of blood pressure in epidemiological studies and clinical trials -- 22. Arterial biomarkers -- 23. Atherosclerosis -- 24. Specific arterial disease -- 25. Generalized and metabolic disease -- 26. Therapeutic strategies -- 27. Exercise -- 28. Central arterial pressure -- 29. Lifestyle and environment -- 30. Pressure pulse waveform analysis.