Thoracic category: 706 books

Cover of ABC of COPD
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Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017

The third edition of the ABC of COPD provides the entire multidisciplinary team across both primary and secondary care with an up-to-date, easy to read and accessible account of this common lung disorder. Thoroughly updated by experienced clinicians dealing with patients with COPD on a regular basis,...
Cover of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
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Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015

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. Because of the increasing number of older patients who are candidates for a coronary artery...
Cover of Amaurosis Fugax
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Amaurosis fugax, or "fleeting blindness," has been known as a clinical entity for hundreds of years (1). Since 1859, we also have understood that the phenomenon frequently is related to atheroembolic disease and that it is considered a classic manifestation of ocular transient ischemic attacks...
Cover of Hyatt's Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests
by Paul D. Scanlon
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019

Practical and clinically relevant, Hyatt’s Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests provides user-friendly coverage of all types of pulmonary function testing as it applies to a wide range of disease conditions. In this revised 5th Edition, Dr. Paul D. Scanlon expands upon the tradition of excellence...
Cover of Respiratory Mechanics
by Theodore A. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016

This book thoroughly covers each subfield of respiratory mechanics: pulmonary mechanics, the respiratory pump, and flow. It presents the current understanding of the field and serves as a guide to the scientific literature from the golden age of respiratory mechanics, 1960 - 2010. Specific topics...
Cover of Duplex Sonography
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

Duplex Sonography is the first comprehensive text written about this modality. The book offers the reader detailed information about all major uses of duplex and is introduced by a brief chapter on the physical principles of doppler ultrasound as it relates to duplex scanning. Duplex Sonography is...
Cover of Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation

Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation

Pathophysiology, Assessment and Treatment

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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016

This book covers in detail all aspects of functional mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, from its pathophysiology and natural history, to its assessment, medical and surgical treatment, and long term results.   Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation encompasses information and knowledge...
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Percutaneous Treatment of Left Side Cardiac Valves

A Practical Guide for the Interventional Cardiologist

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Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018

After the success of the first two editions, this expanded and extensively revised edition provides the interventional cardiologist with detailed, state of the art information on key techniques and approaches to percutaneous treatment of left side cardiac valve disease, keeping pace with the rapid...
Cover of Percutaneous Interventions for Structural Heart Disease
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Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017

This book presents the percutaneous techniques and technologies most frequently employed in structural interventional cardiology, focusing especially on how to optimize outcomes and minimize risk. Interventional procedures for aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, left atrial appendage closure, patent...
Cover of Advances in Treatments for Aortic Valve and Root Diseases
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Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018

This book describes the different aspects of aortic valve and root diseases including comprehensive discussion of the state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging options, disease risk stratification, selection of candidates for valve repair or percutaneous intervention, and most recent therapeutic options....
Cover of Guide to Clinical Management of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
by Steven D Nathan, A Whitney Brown, Christopher S King
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016

This clinically focused pocket guide offers a concise yet complete overview of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, covering the most recent information on aspects such as pathophysiology, management, treatment, and clinical trials. The text is easily accessible and offers pulmonologists and other health...
Cover of Diseases of the Esophagus
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

The third triennial congress of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (lSDE) was held in Munich in September 1986 under the presidency of J. Rudiger Siewert. The very well organized and epoch-making meeting was part of the International Esophageal Week and was held in conjunction...
Cover of Non Invasive Artificial Ventilation
by Stefano Nava, Francesco Fanfulla
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013

Over the last two decades, the increasing use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has reduced the need for endotracheal ventilation, thus decreasing the rate of ventilation-induced complications. Thus, NIV has decreased both intubation rates and mortality rates in specific subsets of patients with acute...
Cover of Open Abdomen

Open Abdomen

A Comprehensive Practical Manual

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Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018

This book is the first available practical manual on the open abdomen. Practicing physicians, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and physiotherapists will find in it a ready source of information on all aspects of open abdomen management in a wide variety of settings. The coverage includes, for...
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