Cardiovascular medicine

The ultrasound velocity tomography allows measurement of cardiac geometries for various phases in the cardiac cycle.

This book explains all of the stages involved in developing medical devices; from concept to medical approval including system engineering, bioinstrumentation design, signal processing, electronics, software and ICT with Cloud and e-Health development.

Comprehensive book on mitral stenosis not only compiles the existing published knowledge and literature about mitral stenosis in a succinct manner but also has input from experts having years of experience in this field.

A basic understanding of cardiovascular physiology is essential for optimal patient care.

Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome caused by a variety of etiologies: myocardial, valvular, and congenital.

Exploring novel methods in endovascular intervention, this reference provides detailed coverage of techniques to avoid, manage, and control complications in endovascular therapy with chapters by world-renowned pioneers and specialists practiced in the prevention and control of vascular and device complications.

Hemorheologic therapy has gained considerably in importance in recent years.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women and men worldwide and represents a major financial burden to world health care systems.

The last five years have witnessed an increasing interest in the subject of transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) as illustrated by the number of abstracts presented at the meetings of the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology (Figure).

This Atlas examines skin ulcers in patients affected by systemic sclerosis.

This guide is structured to assist physicians in the management of those hypertensive patients who present with specific comorbidities, such as diabetes, systolic dysfunction, obesity, renal disease, or previous cardiac events, often associated with hypertension.

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With the recent discovery of JAK2 mutations in myeloproliferative disorders, medical science has taken a revolutionary stride forward toward understanding the pathogenesis of these diseases.

Congenital heart disease is gaining importance as a condition that effects not only the pediatric population but also the adult population, as many congenital cardiac conditions remain silent for years until accidentally discovered on routine check up.

The ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) was discovered in 1983.

Over the past 15 years, a multitude of new transluminal techniques have been developed, all designed to broaden the range of indications and improve the results of angioplasty.

This succinct resource provides an ideal balance of the biology and practical therapeutic strategies for classic and non-classic BCR-ABL-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Acute pulmonary embolism is an emergency diagnosis and major cause of vascular death.

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The book represents a paradigm shift from the traditional static model of investigation of oxidative biology to the dynamic model of vascular oxidative stress.

Experimental results reached by the authors as well as various hypotheses previously advanced by other research workers are examined in this volume.

The significantly expanded second edition of this important textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the basics of electrocardiography.

ESSENTIAL MANUAL OF 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT Hypertension is one of the greatest threats to human health.

The second edition of this important work provides a broad range of cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) cases covering normal anatomy, congenital coronary anomalies, coronary artery disease, percutaneous coronary intervention, postsurgical coronary revascularization, and extra-coronary abnormalities.

This book provides an introduction to the biological background of heart functioning and analyzes the various materials and technologies used for the development of microfluidic systems dedicated to cell culture, with an emphasis on cardiac cells.

This collection of case studies is authored by a group of internationally recognised experts in the field of cerebrovascular disease.

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A path-breaking and comprehensive review of the pathophysiology and management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Over several years working in a district general hospital as a physician with a cardiological interest, the common problems in this field are clearer.

This book provides a practically applicable guide to the use of multimodality imaging for managing aortic valve disorders.

Volume 2 of the 5th Edition of the Handbook of Obesity spotlights on clinical applications for evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of obesity.

Hypertension has certainly been one of the topics most fre- quently discussed at symposia, meetings, and congresses during recent years.

Although cardiovascular disease remains the leading proximate cause of death in the United States, it is now estimated that obesity may be equivalent to smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in America.

GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE - AND SHARPEN YOUR BOARD PREPARATION SKILLS -- WITH THE ONLY REVIEW BASED ON THE CONTENT OF HURST'S THE HEARTCardiology Board Review and Self-Assessment is an all-inclusive study guide and learning tool written to complement the Fourteenth Edition of Hurst's the Heart - the field's cornerstone text, and the resource considered by many to be the pinnacle of cardiovascular knowledge.

The use of different foods, herbs, and spices to treat or prevent disease has been recorded for thousands of years.

As arrhythmias may be transient in nature and not seen during the shorter recording times of the standard ECG, ECG Holter monitoring allows the physician to make better informed decisions for the cardiac patient.

This book comprehensively covers a range of pathological cases in clinical cardiology.

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This book discusses the clinical indications for chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization using percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and illustrates the recent academic findings on this constantly developing field of study.

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is an imaging technique used during coronary angiography.

Cardiovascular immunology is a newly emerging research area, investigating the crosstalk between the cardiovascular and the immune system.

On the occasion of the symposium on Hypertension in Postmenopausal Women (Monte Carlo, January 19-22, 1994), international scientists and clinicians discussed the various aspects of high blood pressure in older women.

As patients live longer and need to be treated over the long term and the management of pediatric cardiology problems and congenital heart disease moves more into the mainstream, turn to Pediatric Cardiology for current clinical guidance.

This book reviews all aspects of the diagnosis and management of heart disease in women, covering areas such as gender differences in metabolic syndrome, hypertension and atherogenesis.

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Every physician hates to have a patient develop a complication.