CT is an accurate technique for assessing cardiac structure and function, but advances in computing power and scanning technology have resulted in increased popularity.
In recent years, The impact of the inflammatory response in cardiovascular surgery has been a focus of much attention within the field of cardiac surgery.
Management of Heart Failure: Surgical will provide the full spectrum of surgical options, ICU management and rehabilitation, while also referencing heavily the companion volume of Management of Heart Failure: Medical by introducing the medical options in heart failure .
This textbook is alone in focusing on the subject of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease.
Heart disease in children has a number of diagnostic traps for the unwary, and all of us involved in the specialty have been caught at one time or another.
Therapeutic hypothermia has emerged as a very important treatment option for patients with cardiac arrest as it provides significant protection from developing neurologic injury once the patient has been successfully resuscitated.
Cardiovascular Medicine: Coronary Artery Disease will offer today's most up-to-date, user-friendly guidance on the evaluation, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of this most important aspect of cardiovascular disease and will be on the wish list for every trainee and practicising cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, vascular surgeon, diabetologist, cardiac radiologist and any physician who manages cardiac patients.
Leading heart surgeons (including the President of the RoyalCollege of Surgeons) bridge the ever-widening gap betweenthe "e;student"e; (both pre- and post-graduate) and an increas-ingly remote group of medical and surgical specialists inthis , the only book devoted entirely to the establishedprinciples of cardiac diagnosis.
Major epidemiologists from the UK, USA and Europe contributeto the first ever, much needed comprehensive review of theepidemiology of peripheral vascular disease in the lowerlimbs.
Cardiovascular Biomaterials presents current research material developed by contributors from universities and professional laboratories in the UK, USA, Canada, and Germany.
Nearly a century has passed since Rehn performed the first successful cardiac operation by closing a right ventricular stab wound in a gravely ill patient.
This two-volume manual covers the most relevant protocols in pediatric cardiac care to serve as a practical guide that matches and reflects the high level of accumulated knowledge and expertise in this clinical field.
Considering the epidemiology of COPD, this title collects all available knowledge on the subject, featuring data on the national emphysema treatment trial.
This book is written as a reference and guidebook for practicing surgeons, gastroenterologists, and interventional radiologists with an interest in hepatobiliary diseases.
Written by pioneers in the field of interventional cardiology, this new edition provides readers with the information and expert guidance needed to perform safe and effective transcatheter aortic valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR).
La pregunta inevitable de la investigación surgió porque los segmentos musculares que conforman las cavidades ventriculares debían contar con un punto de apoyo para poder torsionarse, al igual que un músculo esquelético lo hace en una inserción firme, ¿había entonces un punto de apoyo en el corazón?
La circulación extracorpórea es un triunfo de la tecnología médica tanto en términos de volumen como de costo–efectividad; su aceptación y su uso continuo son necesarios para expandir y buscar mejoras en la tecnología, pero también es necesaria la sabiduría clínica para su aplicación juiciosa en el ámbito clínico.
Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014The development of new techniques as well as the refinement of established procedures has led to great progress in cardiac surgery.
Written by pioneers in the field of interventional cardiology, this new edition provides readers with the information and expert guidance needed to perform safe and effective transcatheter aortic valve implantation/replacement (TAVI/TAVR).
