Approximately 120 different surgical procedures are used to correct congenital heart diseases, and the burden that this places on the surgeon is compounded by the exceptional complexity of the techniques and the rarity of many of the lesions.
Der „Leitfaden Herzkatheter" fasst den aktuellen und umfangreichen Wissenszuwachs in der Kardiologie für alle Belange der Herzkatheterdiagnostik und der besonders wichtigen invasiven Koronartherapie zusammen.
This book offers a historical account of the development of the On-X carbon mechanical heart valve, discussing the steps involved in developing the materials, and describes how the design of the valve has evolved over the years.
This book provides medical care givers with detailed information on those aspects of adolescence that are of significance in the setting of congenital heart disease (CHD), from anatomic and physiologic changes to behavioral issues.
This compact, richly illustrated text presents a uniquely visual representation of the procedures interventionalists need to master to perform peripheral vascular interventions successfully.
This book describes the most recent insights into heart failure and the role played by autonomic nervous system pathophysiology in it, discussing the therapeutic implications.
This manual, written by world opinion leaders in the field, is designed to provide readily accessible, step-by-step guidance on all aspects of the management of mass casualty incidents.
Mankind in the second half of the twentieth century has encountered a number of social and economic problems, which, as never before, determine its future.
Dieser Leitfaden richtet sich vor allem an junge herzchirurgische Assistenten, die einen gezielten Einblick in die Kinderherzchirurgie erhalten wollen oder sich auf die Facharztprüfung für Herzchirurgie vorbereiten möchten.
A detailed guide to the latest endoscopic techniques in interventional pulmonologyIn Medical Thoracoscopy/Pleuroscopy: Manual and Atlas, international experts explain the current methodology and demonstrate different technical approaches to medical thoracoscopy/pleuroscopy (MT/P) in the diagnosis and treatment of pleuropulmonary diseases.
Considering the epidemiology of COPD, this title collects all available knowledge on the subject, featuring data on the national emphysema treatment trial.
This book provides the most up to date information on every aspect of clinical care relating to patients with advanced heart failure who require mechanical circulatory support as a treatment strategy.
Lung Epithelial Biology in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease provides a one-stop resource capturing developments in lung epithelial biology related to basic physiology, pathophysiology, and links to human disease.
Exploring the causes, mechanisms, and pathophysiology of cardiac remodeling, this reference offers detailed descriptions of the various components of the remodeling process, as well as new therapeutic interventions and recent and future prospects for the treatment of cardiac remodeling.
This book describes the different aspects of ischemic heart disease, one of the leading causes of death in industrialized countries, and whose growing prevalence represents a major challenge in terms of short- and long-term management and surveillance.
This book provides comprehensive information on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), which was introduced for the treatment of aortic valve disease less than two decades ago.
Endlich gibt es eine praxisorientierte Einführung für OP-Schwestern und -Pfleger, die in den aktuellen Bereichen der Chirurgie tätig sind: Minimal-invasive Techniken erobern immer mehr einen festen Platz, vor allem auch in der ambulanten Chirurgie.
Bedeutende Persönlichkeiten, deren Namen für entscheidende Neuerungen in der Kinderherzchirurgie und Kinderkardiologie stehen, werden im Sinne eines "historischen Feuilletons" vorgestellt und charakterisiert, ihr Werk wird in den jeweiligen historischen, geistes- und wissenschaftsgeschichtlichen Kontext gestellt.
This book provides a comprehensive surgical atlas of functional single ventricle and hypoplastic left heart syndrome, based on theoretical insights and a wealth of clinical practice.
This new edition of the bestselling step-by-step introduction to cardiac pacemakers now includes additional material on CRT and an accompanying website.
This book outlines the state of the art in transradial intervention and illustrates case-based learning for the transradial access (TR access) technique, especially in complex lesions.
Die Entwicklung neuer Materialien und Techniken ftir die Gefäß chirurgie hat den Horizont der gesamten Chirurgie in ungeahnter Weise erweitert und befruchtet.
This new title in the American Heart Association Clinical Series offers an up-to-date overview of the causes and damage related to dyssynchronopathy - a new pathophysiological entity related to spontaneous or pacing-induced mechanical abnormalities which causes heart failure.
