This volume contains selected papers presented at the Sendai International Sympo- sium on Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Regulation held from May 10-12, 1995, to honor the contributions ofProfessorNorio Taira, Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology (1972-1995), Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
At the Mie International Symposium held in Japan in April 1994, leading scientists reviewed recent advances in the understanding of the contractile mechanism in smooth muscle.
This book introduces pathophysiology and practical heart failure (HF) management at the acute, in-hospital stages during hospitalization and also in the end-stages of HF.
This book provides themost up-to-date information on the clinical research into and medical managementof Kawasaki Disease, and opens the door for new pathological insights.
This book is a valuable resource on the subject of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery, which has recently been developed as a promising technique for reducing surgical damage to patients.
This book describes the fundamental biology and mechanics of the vasculature and examines how this knowledge has underpinned the development of new clinical modalities, including endovascular treatment and vascularization of reconstructed tissue for regenerative medicine.
This book presents a new method for analyzing the structure and function of the biological branching systems of fractal trees, with a focus on microcirculation.
The International Brain Hypothermia Symposium 2004, held in Tokyo, was a forum for many of the world's leading researchers and clinicians to present and discuss developments on the cutting edge of this most promising of neurological therapies.
Rapid advances in stem cell biology have raised exciting possibilities of replacing damaged or lost tissues and cells by activation of in vitro-expanded stem cells or their progeny.
The cardiovascular system transports oxygen and nutrients to all parts of the body; therefore, any impediment to this system through, for example, a circulatory disorder, represents a serious threat to organs, tissues, and cells.
This book comprehensively covers the latest information about ventricular-vascular morphology and function in congenital heart disease (CHD) assessed by various innovative methodologies.
This book focuses on how ventricular assist devices (VADs) can help provide destination therapy for patients with terminal heart failure, one of the most serious diseases in the world today because of the tremendous number of patients, the high mortality rate, and the cost of care.
This book introduces readers to the fundamental concepts of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and its most important analysis algorithms using a hands-on approach based on the open-source RHRV software.
This book introduces readers to the fundamental concepts of Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and its most important analysis algorithms using a hands-on approach based on the open-source RHRV software.
Auf 112 unterhaltsamen Seiten zeigen die Autoren, was wir selbst tun können, um körperlich und geistig möglichst lange fit zu bleiben, und bei guter Gesundheit und guter Lebensqualität ein hohes Alter zu erreichen und dabei glücklich zu sein.
Mit diesem Ratgeber steht dem herzkranken Patienten eine praktische, die ärztlichen Empfehlungen begleitende Anleitung zur Bewegungstherapie zur Verfügung.
Dieser Ratgeber informiert Patienten mit einem Herzklappenfehler und Leser, die sich für das Thema interessieren, in gut verständlicher Sprache über diese Erkrankung.
In den letzten Jahren zeichnet sich immer deutlicher ab, dass es eine Reihe von geschlechtsspezifischen Unterschieden hinsichtlich Entstehung, Verlauf, Klinik und Prognose von Herzerkrankungen gibt.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart allows a quick and exact evaluation of global and regional pump function, regional myocardial wall motion, myocardial perfusion and coronary blood flow.
In the early days of cardiac surgery, but also in the following four decades, median sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass were nearly always included in cardiac surgical procedures.
Der „Leitfaden Herzkatheter" fasst den aktuellen und umfangreichen Wissenszuwachs in der Kardiologie für alle Belange der Herzkatheterdiagnostik und der besonders wichtigen invasiven Koronartherapie zusammen.
Surgical options for the treatment of degenerative, ischemic, inflammatory, and functional mitral valve diseases have expanded greatly in recent decades.
Dieser Ratgeber informiert Patienten mit einem Aortenaneurysma oder einer Aortendissektion und Leser, die sich für das Thema interessieren, in gut verständlicher Sprache über diese Erkrankungen.
Dieses Buch beinhaltet das gesamte Spektrum der Angiographie und berücksichtigt auch die ständige rasante Entwicklung insbesondere der interventionellen Radiologie.
