Cardiovascular medicine

The noninvasive evaluation of hemodynamics in congenital heart disease is an application for which Doppler ultrasound is ideally suited.

Today, coronary artery disease is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the Western World.

AIMS OF THE COLOGNE-SYMPOSIUM ON RADIOLABELLED PLATELETS In 1976, M.

Sudden death is probably the greatest challenge facing modem cardiology today.

Since the introduction of ultrasound in cardiology in the mid fifties, echocar- diography has continued to grow and has finally become, in particular after the introduction of Doppler modalities, the working horse of the cardiologist.

In November 1986, I was invited to attend a symposium held in Barcelona on Diseases of the Pericardium.

For almost 40 years, a small but intense group of cardiovascular investigators have evaluated cardiac performance by measuring the mass, velocity, and acceleration of blood ejected from the left ventricle.

In industrialized countries, ischemic heart disease is by far the most common organ-specific cause of death.

Obstruction of coronary blood flow and the resultant consequences are the center stage pathophysiologic events in cardiology today.

In the past, coronary arteriography was the only modality available to provide high quality images of the coronary anatomy.

Developments in the electrical treatment of arrhythmias have been so fast over the last few years that access to available, state-of-the-art knowledge has become a major challenge.

A unique overview of all major angiographic lipid intervention trials, presented by their principal investigators.

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death in the Western World and increasingly elsewhere.

This book presents the lectures and posters of some of the main leaders in the field of th magnesium research and medical applications delivered at the 8 International Symposium on Magnesium, which took place on 5-9 October, 1997 in Heraklion, Crete under the chairmanship of Professor Theophilos Theophanides.

Based on a number of collaborative efforts between basic researchers and clinicians from different institutions in Leiden, this book covers the initial and promising results of these efforts.

Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis have become attractive targets for drug therapy because of their key roles in a broad spectrum of pathological disease states ranging from macular degeneration to tumor growth and metastasis.

In Advanced Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease, the role of several imaging techniques in diagnosing atherosclerosis, assessment of myocardial ischemia, myocardial viability, and heart failure are broadly discussed.

- Cardiooncología Clínica es un título destinado a cardiólogos, oncólogos y especialistas en programas de cardiooncología que requieren de una actualización de conocimientos sobre los efectos en el sistema cardiovascular de los tratamientos oncológicos, especialmente en pacientes sometidos a tratamientos a largo plazo.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a large and growing problem with the potential for enormous health and economic consequences, globally.

This report reviews the important role of medicines in health systems, describes recent trends in pharmaceutical expenditure and financing, and summarises the approaches used by OECD countries to determine coverage and pricing.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a large and growing problem with the potential for enormous health and economic consequences, globally.

This report reviews the important role of medicines in health systems, describes recent trends in pharmaceutical expenditure and financing, and summarises the approaches used by OECD countries to determine coverage and pricing.

Health workers are the cornerstone of health systems, playing a central role in providing health services to the population and improving health outcomes.

This book presents the latest findings in the field of research of mechanosensitivity and mechanotransduction in different cells and tissues.

Razoxane and dexrazoxane are two novel drugs with some uniquely useful features.

"e;Only once in a great while does a book come along that really does the job in addressing a major medical issue.

This book, with its 16 chapters, documents the present state of knowledge of the adenosine A receptor.

Onbloedige vasculaire meetmethoden zijn onmisbaar voor diagnostiek en monitoring van vaatziekten door verschillende specialismen zoals de internist vasculaire geneeskunde, de vaatchirurg, de cardioloog en de radioloog.

Het Cardiocasculair Formularium is een praktische leidraad in zakformaat voor de huisartsen, cardiologen i.

Paramedici hebben binnen de (sport)gezondheidszorg een belangrijke (begeleidende) functie bij het onderhouden en/of opbouwen van gezondheidsgerelateerde en algemene fitheid.

Hart- en vaatziekten zijn een belangrijke doodsoorzaak in de westerse wereld.

Dit boek behandelt de belangrijkste aangeboren hartafwijkingen bij volwassenen.

Het Hypertensie Formularium is een praktische leidraad in zakformaat voor de huisarts waarin het diagnostisch en therapeutisch handelen m.

De hoge prevalentie van hart- en vaatziekten en de angst van mensen voor een hartaandoening maken de (potentiële) cardiologische problematiek een belangrijk onderdeel van het werk van de huisarts.

Hart- en vaatziekten komen veel voor en zijn de belangrijkste oorzaak van overlijden in Nederland.

Naar schatting één op de twintig Nederlanders van 65 jaar en ouder lijdt aan hartfalen.

De achtergronden van de 24-uursbloeddrukmeting geïllustreerd met voorbeelden voor de praktijk.

Voor mensen met een acuut hartinfarct is een vroegtijdige diagnose door middel van een elektrocardiogram (ecg) en een coronair angiogram van levensbelang.

Begeleiding en behandeling van patiënten met hypertensie maakt deel uit van het dagelijks werk binnen de huisartspraktijk: één op de vier volwassenen heeft een te hoge bloeddruk.

De zorg voor vaatpatiënten is in twintig jaar aanzienlijk veranderd.

This text atlas focuses on the pathology and molecular genetics of sudden cardiac death in the young and in athletes, presenting the state of the art in the field as the basis for development and implementation of more effective prevention strategies, including, ultimately, molecular therapy that will cure the underlying biological defect.

Written by internationally renowned experts, this volume is a collection of chapters dealing with imaging diagnosis and interventional therapies in chest and heart disease.

This book combines clear explanatory text with a wealth of images of ECG recordings in order to provide an accessible, up-to-date source of information and guide to interpretation for all professionals seeking to increase their expertise in electrocardiography.