Cardiology category: 1797 books
Hypertension in High Risk African Americans
Current Concepts, Evidence-based Therapeutics and Future Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
This volume discusses the many ways to prevent, identify and control hypertension in African Americans, a common and potent risk factor for virtually all forms of cardiovascular-renal diseases. Comprehensive chapters address modifiable risk factors, such as lifestyle changes, especially sodium restriction,...
2nd International Adalat® Symposium
New Therapy of Ischemic Heart Disease
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The First Adalat Symposium held in Tokyo in 1973, presented important experimental and clinical results which had been collected in Europe and Japan with the new coronary therapeutic agent. The European scientists had an opportunity to discuss the problems and results personally with their Japanese...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
According to the World Health Report (2000 http:/ /www. who. int/whr), of the 55 million deaths worldwide in 1999, more than 16 million were secondary to car diovascular complications. With the prospect of world population increasing from the current level of 6 billion to 9 billion by the middle...
Neurohumoral Regulation of Coronary Flow
Role of the Endothelium
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
During the last decade we have witnessed a rapid expansion of our knowledge of the role of the endothelium in the control of vascular tone and hemostasis. In paricular, developments in molecular biology have enabled us to understand its physiology in greater detail. Furthermore, it is now clear that...
Osteocardiology
Cardiac Bone Formation
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
This book describes the field of osteocardiology, an exciting and new sub-discipline within cardiovascular science, which will become the cornerstone for defining the timing and treatment of cardiovascular calcification in the future. With the advent of large cohort databases and experimental mechanistic...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
In cardiovascular prevention, there is classically a small number of cardiovascular risk factors to treat, such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and smoking excess, which are widely detected and treated. Recently, it has been widely recognized that new mechanical factors should be detected...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Intervention draws upon experts from diverse fields to provide readers with a comprehensive foundation for understanding and performing endovascular procedures—from the basic steps to the most current and advanced techniques. Individual chapters focus on primary intervention...
by Luigi Padeletti, MD, Giuseppe Bagliani
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
This issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics--edited by Drs. Luigi Padeletti and Giuseppe Bagliani--will focus on Clinical Arrhythmias: Bradicardias, Complex Tachycardias and Particular Situations. Topics include Introduction to Bradicardias; Sick sinus syndrome; AV nodal conduction disease; Intraventricular...
Coronary Vasculature
Development, Structure-Function, and Adaptations
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. The high metabolism and oxygen demand of the cardiac myocardium depends on both a high blood flow and a rich capillary density. For this reason, the growth of the coronary vasculature is vital, not only...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
The presence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) increases the risk of death from cardiovascular causes and makes the management of heart failure difficult. The coexistence of CKD and heart failure is increasing in prevalence worldwide and requires a unique and subtle approach to patient management.
Managing...
New Paradigms of Coronary Artery Disease
Hibernation, Stunning, Ischemic Preconditioning
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Detailed analyses of regional myocardial blood flow, function, metabolism and morphology in ischemic and reperfused myocardium have led to the identifi cation of important phenomena, i. e. , myocardial hibernation, myocardial stun ning and ischemic preconditioning. Both the hibernating and the...
White Coat Hypertension
An Unresolved Diagnostic and Therapeutic Problem
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2014
This book addresses all aspects of white coat hypertension – the phenomenon of raised blood pressure in a medical setting yet not elsewhere – from its history to its pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. White coat hypertension is a common condition, accounting for 30–40% of the overall...
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
A Guide to Clinical Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
This book provides a practical hands-on approach to the management of patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, with original and up-to-date coverage of a variety of aspects of emerging clinical importance. Practical advice is offered on diagnosis, risk stratification, management of cardiovascular...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The treatment of hypertension is now evolving into a decision-making process of ever greater complexity. Not only has the range of drugs available increased but so too has our knowledge of the diversity of individual patients' responsiveness to therapy, and the need to tailor their treatment with reference...