Cardiology

This issue of Cardiology Clinics examines the timely topic of Lipidology. In addition to the New Recommendations - ACC/AHA Lipid Guidelines, the issue also includes Familial Hypercholesterolemia; LDL Apheresis; Lipids in Pregnancy and Women; Diabetes and...

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics, devoted to Interventional and Device Therapy in Heart Failure, is edited by Deepak L. Bhatt and Michael R. Gold. Topics include The Role of Implantable Hemodynamic Monitors to Manage Heart Failure; Non-hemodynamic...

This multidisciplinary issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines a critical element in the management and treatment of heart failure (HF)-exercise and rehabilitation. Topics include the reversal of HF-associated pathophysiology with exercise; quantifying...

The sodium channel, a ubiquitous member of the cardiac, neural, and muscular conduction systems, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of an array of human diseases. Mutations associated with the cardiac sodium channel are responsible for a wide...

This issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines the pharmacologic approaches to heart failure: optimizing established therapy with a look toward future agents. Topics include the pathophysiologic foundation for the pharmacologic treatment of heart failure,...

Medical Semiology Guide of the Cardiovascular System and the Hematologic System provides a comprehensive understanding of medical semiology in the cardiovascular and hematologic systems. Highly illustrated with many original images from the author's...

Coronary Calcium: A Comprehensive Understanding of Its Biology, Use in Screening, and Interventional Management provides a comprehensive update on the current understanding of the significance of coronary artery calcification, showing the connection to...

Coronary Artery Disease: From Biology to Clinical Practice links the most important basic concepts of atherosclerosis pathophysiology to treatment management of coronary artery disease. Comprehensive coverage starts with the basic pathophysiologic...

The Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease through the Mediterranean Diet presents dietary habits that will have maximum impact on cardiovascular health and other major chronic diseases. Data collected through the results of large clinical trials, such as...

The Complete Reference for Scimitar Syndrome: Anatomy, Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment gives the complete picture of this rare syndrome that is usually treated with tactics such as imaging. The book goes beyond imaging, providing a pathological and...

Advanced Clinical Therapies in Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine is a reference on cardiovascular diseases that can be treated with Chinese medicine in both outpatient and inpatient settings in China. The book also examines the scope of practice of TCM in...

Autophagy and Cardiometabolic Diseases: From Moleculer Mechanisms to Translational Medicine covers the science of autophagy in relation to cardiometabolic diseases and the future therapeutic potentials of autophagy regulation in these processes...

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has entered its third decade, as it had gone through a PTCA era, BMS era, and entered into the DES era. This book summarises information gathered from recent literature in the field of PCI, focusing on PCI...

In this issue of Heart Failure Clinics, guest editor Dr. Purvi Parwani brings her considerable expertise to the topic of the Changing Landscape of Heart Failure Imaging. Top experts cover the latest updates in heart failure imaging; imaging in HCM:...

This is a concise summary of information on the incidence, diagnosis, classification and non-surgical treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD imposes a significant burden on health care system. Patients suffering from PAD have leg pains,...

A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a new-born. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622575190Author Takashi YamakiFormat HardbackPage Count 159Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 400g

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) is defined as an increase in the left ventricular mass. Hypertrophy is a physiologic response to the increased wall stress from hemodynamic overload. The physiological changes become pathological with deleterious...

In this book, the authors have gathered and present topical research in the study of the molecular determinants, impact of environmental factors and non-surgical interventions relating to atrial and ventricular septal defects. Topics discussed in this...

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) encompasses a spectrum of clinical entities, ranging from unstable angina (UA), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) to ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This book analyses new research on the...

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation is a devastating syndrome characterised by the systemic activation of widespread activation of the coagulation cascade and thrombosis, which may result in severe bleeding and may lead to organ failure. Recent...

Cardiovascular disease has evolved into an epidemic health concern. During the past decades, considerable effort has been made to develop novel and safer therapeutic options. Gene therapy has offered much renewed hope and instigated the present book. For...

This book presents topical research in the study of systolic blood pressure, including evidence that coping with psychological demands elicits an increase in systolic blood pressure; poor glucose control and stiff arteries; blood pressure changes in...

It is well established that in auto-immune diseases there is a chronic systemic inflammatory process that predominantly affects the joints. This has a significant negative impact on the quality of life of patients and considerable socio-economic costs...

In this book the authors analyse the circadian characteristics of autonomic cardiac control in norm and in pathology through the indices of heart rate variability. The starting hypothesis was that the changes in the circadian nature of the autonomic...

Updated for its Second Edition, Introductory Guide to Cardiac Catheterization is an easy-to-follow "how-to" guide to diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization. This pocket-sized, concise manual presents practical pointers, tips, ACC/AHA...

This scenario-based text provides answers to urgent and emergent questions in acute, emergency, and critical care situations focusing on the electrocardiogram in patient care management. The text is arranged in traditional topics areas such as ACS,...

This book offers readers a comprehensive introduction to the techniques and application of 3D printing in cardiovascular medicine. To do so, it addresses the history, concepts, and methods of 3D printing, choice of printing materials for clinical...

Chronic Total Occlusions Understand and remedy chronic total occlusions with the third edition of this comprehensive guide Chronic Total Occlusions offers the most comprehensive overview of chronic total occlusions (CTO) on the market, authored by two...

Chronic overconsumption of sugar and fat elevates plasma levels of insulin and free fatty acids, a process referred to as glucolipotoxicity. This phenomenon may lead to heart failure. This issue explores in depth the relationship between...

This issue consists of approximately 50 case studies that touch on different aspects of complex arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular and supraventricular tachycardia, acute MI, and troubles with cardiac devices.Book InformationISBN...

This issue consists of 17 case studies, each involving a difficult decision that has to be made in the catheterization laboratory. Reading about the cases and seeing the ECGs will help cardiac electrophysiologists sharpen their clinical skills. The cases...

With the numerous advances that have been made in treatment of heart disease over the past 20 years, physicians are now emphasizing more than ever the prevention of heart disease. This issue provides cardiologists with practical state-of-the-art...

An understanding of basic science is crucial for physicians who treat heart rhythm disorders. This issue summarizes the basic science of arrhythmias, including both acquired and inherited heart rhythm disorders. The basic mechanisms of arrhythmia are...

This issue reviews the genetic basis of several heart rhythm disturbances, focusing on information that is relevant for the clinician. Among the conditions included are Brugada syndrome (in an article written by Dr. Brugada), atrial fibrillation,...

Cardiac electrophysiologists have many options for treating arrhythmias, including catheter ablation and implantable cardiac defibrillators. Antiarrhythmic agents, which are pharmaceutical agents used to suppress fast rhythms of the heart (cardiac...

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia is an inherited heart muscle disorder that may cause abnormal electrical heart rhythms and weakening of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in sudden death. The electrocardiograph (EKG) is used to...

Hypertensive heart disease, the number one cause of death associated with hypertension, refers to coronary artery disease, heart failure, and enlargement of the heart that occur because of high blood pressure. This issue summarizes the current...

In the past three decades, interventional cardiology has grown tremendously due to development of new devices and expansion of indications based on clinical trials. This issue of Cardiology Clinics provides an updated view of advanced techniques in the...

In the United States, 50-60 individuals suffer a cardiac arrest each hour, amounting to approximately 250,000 deaths every year. In the first five minutes of a cardiac arrest, ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation are the most...