Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook Of Cardiovascular Medicine - Rilegato

Zipes, Douglas P.

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ISBN 10: 0721605095 ISBN 13: 9780721605098

Casa editrice: W B Saunders Co, 2004

Riassunto

The leading authorities in cardiology bring you the Silver Anniversary Edition of the Gold Standard of Cardiology. This new edition now features four-colour text and illustrations, new illustrations and imaging coverage, as well as extensive cross referencing to related issues. New features in this edition include clinical practice points in all chapters, a new section on preventive cardiology, new chapters on obesity, diabetes, toxins in the heart and cardiac regeneration and a new chapter on end of life. Joining Braunwald, Zipes and Libby on this edition is Robert Bonow from Northwestern University. This edition has been extensively revised and includes over 20 new contributors.

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Contenuti:

Part I. General Considerations of Cardiovascular Disease

- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
- Economics and Cardiovascular Disease
- Clinical Decision Making in Cardiology NEW!
- Measurement and Improvement of Quality in Heart Disease NEW!
- General Principles of Drug Treatment NEW!
- End of Life NEW!

Part II. Examination of the Patient

- The History
- Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation
- Electrocardiography
- Guidelines
Exercise Stress Testing
- Guidelines
Echocardiography
- Guidelines
Radiology of the Heart and Great Vessels NEW!Nuclear Cardiology NEW!
- Guidelines
Newer Cardiac Imaging: MRI NEW!
Newer Cardiac Imaging: CT NEW!
Relative Merits of Cardiac Diagnostic Techniques
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasoubnd Imaging

Part III. Heart Failure

- Mechanisms of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation
- Assessment of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Function NEW!
- Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
- Clinical Aspects of Heart Failure: High-Output Failure; Pulmonary Edema
- Treatment of Heart Failure: Pharmacological Methods
- Management of Heart Failure
- Guidelines
Treatment of Heart Failure: Assisted Circulation NEW!
Heart and Heart-Lung Transplantation NEW!

Part IV. Arrhythmias, Sudden Death and Syncope

- Genesis of Cardiac Arrhythmias: Electrophysiological Considerations
- Genetics of Cardiac Arrhythmia NEW!
- Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmia
Management of Patient with Arrhythmias
- Guidelines
Cardiac Pacemakers and Devices
- Guidelines
Specific Arrhythmias
Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Death
Arrhythmias and Syncope

Part V. Preventive Cardiology

- Vascular Biology of Atherogenesis
- Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Disease
- Systemic Hypertension: Mechanisms and Diagnosis
- Systemic Hypertension: Treatment of Hypertension
- Guidelines
Diagnosis and Treatment of Lipid Disorders
Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome NEW!
Obesity, Diet and Nutrition NEW!
Primary and Secondary Prevention of CHD
Rehabilitation NEW!

Part VI. Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

- Coronary Blood Flow and Myocardial Ischemia NEW!
- Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain NEW!
- Acute Myocardial Infarction: Pathology, Pathophysiology and Clinical Features
- Acute Myocardial Infarction: Management
- Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction NEW!
- Guidelines
Unstable Angina
- Guidelines
Chronic Coronary Artery Disease NEW!
- Guidelines
Diabetes and Heart Disease NEW!
Percutaneous Coronary and Valvular Intervention
- Guidelines
Diseases of the Aorta
Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Extracardiac Vascular Interventions NEW!

Part VII. Disease of the Heart, Pericardium, and Pulmonary Vascular Bed

- Congenital Heart Disease in Children and Adults NEW!
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Guidelines
Infective Endocarditis
- Guidelines
Cardiomyopathies
Myocarditis NEW!
Cardiovascular Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals
Toxins and the Heart NEW!
Primary Tumors of the Heart
Pericardial Diseases NEW!
Traumatic Heart Disease
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale
Sleep Disorders and Heart Disease NEW!

Part VIII. Molecular Biology and Genetics

- Principles of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology and Genetics NEW!
- Cardiac Regeneration NEW!

Part IX. Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

- Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly NEW!
- Heart Disease in Women NEW!
- Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease
- Guidelines
Cardiovascular Disease in Athletes
Medical Management of the Patient Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
General Anesthesia and Noncardiac Surgery in Patients with Heart Disease NEW!
- Guidelines
Heart Disease in Varied Populations NEW!

Part X. Cardiovascular Disease and Disorders of Other Organ systems

- The Heart in Endocrine Disorders NEW!
- Hemostasis, Thrombosis, Fibrinolysis, and Cardiovascular Disease
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Diseases and the Cardiovascular System
- Oncological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease NEW!
- Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
- Neurological Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease
- Renal Disorders and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Autonomic Dysfunction NEW!

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Product Description:

Book by Eugene Braunwald

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• Editore: W B Saunders Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0721605095
• ISBN 13: 9780721605098
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 2183
• Redattore: Libby Peter M.D., Bonow Robert O. M.D., Braunwald Eugene