Nephrosclerosis

Ischemic Heart Disease

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.

Author(s): David C. Gaze

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The Lettsomian Lectures on Diseases and Disorders of the Heart and Arteries

This book covers the following topics: Natural State of Heart and Arteries after 40, Causes of cardio-vascular disorder and disease, Physical Stress , Nervous Influences, Cardiac Poisons, Disturbances of Metabolism, Gout, Syphilis, Acute specific fevers, Chronic affections, Complex causes, Old-standing Rheumatic Lesions, Family heart.

Author(s): J. Mitchell Bruce

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Hypertension by University of Michigan

This note provides you with information on how a specific mind-body therapy, meditation, may be used for treatment and/or prevention of hypertension. Topics covered includes: Contraindications, Determining the Most Appropriate Recommendation, Forms of Meditation, specific mind-body therapy, Introduction to the Patient with elevated blood pressures, Meditation, Mind-Body Interventions and Photo Attributions.

Author(s): University of Michigan

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Recent Trends in Cardiovascular Risks

All chapters in this book are related to the advances in cardiovascular risks. Chapters are useful for clinicians, medical practitioners, researchers, teachers, and students. Chapters include flow charts, diagrams, and tables for easy comprehension of overall risks of cardiovascular disease.

Author(s): Arun Kumar

126 Pages

Your Guide To A Healthy Heart

This guide covers the following topics: Heart Disease: Why Should You Care, What You Need To Know About Heart Disease, Major Risk Factors, Smoking, High Blood Pressure, High Blood Cholesterol, What Else Affects Heart Disease, Heart Health Is a Family Affair.

Author(s): U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, National Institutes Of Health

95 Pages

Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

This note covers the following topics: Essential update: Plaque characteristics on CT angiography help identify high-risk coronary lesions, Signs and symptoms, Diagnosis and Management.

Author(s): F Brian Boudi

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Macroaneurysm

This note covers the following topics: Prognosis, Vascular Signs and Sites of Occurrence, Differential Diagnosis, Laboratory, Imaging, and Histologic Studies, Fluorescein Angiography, Laser Treatment, Surgical Evacuation.

Author(s): Edward Chaum

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Metabolic Syndrome

This note covers the following topics: Signs and symptoms, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Etiology, Epidemiology and Prognosis.

Author(s): Stanley S Wang

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Nephrosclerosis

This note covers the following topics related to Nephrosclerosis treatment and medication: Medical Care, Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, Renin inhibitors, Calcium channel blockers, Direct vasodilators, Central-acting alpha-2 agonists, Alpha-1 antagonists, Antihypertensives, Low-dose thiazides, ACE inhibitor and ARB combination therapy.

Author(s): Fernando C Fervenza

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Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

This note covers the following topics: Risk Factor Biomarkers, Conventional Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Nontraditional or Novel Risk Factors, Identifying Coronary Artery Disease and Risk Assessment Guidelines.

Author(s): F Brian Boudi

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ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES

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ECG Library

An electrocardiogram is an electrical recording of the heart and is used in the investigation of heart disease. This library is a collection of realistic looking recordings which will help improve your ECG skills. Topics coverd are: ischaemic heart disease, hypertrophy patterns, atrioventricular (AV) block, bundle branch block, supraventricular rhythms, ventricular rhythms, Wolff Parkinson White syndrome.

Author(s): Dean Jenkins and Stephen Gerred

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