This note describes the
clinical symptoms and signs of valvular heart disease and the etiology,
pathology, and natural history of valvular heart disease.
This book covers the following
topics: Historical Perspectives on Management of Acute Myocardial
Infarction, Prehospital Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myocardial
Infarction, Primary Angioplasty, Utilization of PCI After Fibrinolysis,
Catheter Laboratory Design, Staffing and Training, Patient Preparation,
Vascular Access, and Guiding Catheter Selection, Anticoagulants and
Primary PCI, Management of Intracoronary Thrombus, Drug-Coated Balloons
in STEMI, Culprit-Only Artery Versus Multivessel Disease.
Author(s): Dr. Timothy J Watson, Dr.
Paul JL Ong, and Prof. James E Tcheng
This book provides you new information
on women’s heart disease and practical suggestions for reducing your own
personal risk of heart-related problems.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
is ranked as the leading cause of death world wide, responsible for 17.1
million deaths globally each year. This text reviews the epidemiology,
development, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of ischemic heart
disease.