Ventricular Assist Devices

Interventional Cardiology

This book is oriented to readers interested in learning the basic principles of interventional cardiology and offers a brief insight into the potential use of such treatments in routine clinical practice. Topics covered includes: Radial Access in Primary PCI for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Current Concept of Revascularization in STEMI Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease, Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusion, Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, Percutaneous Treatment of Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation in Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock,. Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography.

Author(s): Ibrahim Akin

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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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Cardiovascular by University of Michigan

This sequence provides a comprehensive introduction to diseases of the cardiovascular system, how they present, how they are diagnosed, how they are prevented, and how they are treated. Students learn to identify the integral links between anatomy, physiology, pathology, and basic sciences with clinical medicine and other essential aspects of patient care for ambulatory and hospitalized patients who have cardiovascular disorders.

Author(s): University of Michigan

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Abnormal Heart Rhythms

We know a lot of things about cardiac rhythms and their abnormalities, but there are some things that are still waiting to be discovered and, therefore, require more study. In this book, the authors put a little light on those matters, which are not well known yet. The authors have exposed some of such cardiac arrhythmias, especially those affecting the atria of the heart. Topics covered includes: Atrial Flutter- Diagnosis, Management and Treatment, Recent Advances in the Noninvasive Study of Atrial Conduction Defects Preceding Atrial Fibrillation, Clinical Significance of Arrhythmogenic Foci in Atrial Fibrillation, Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Review on Amiodarone as an Antiarrhythmic Drug.

Author(s): Francisco R. Breijo-Marquez

138 Pages

Carotid Artery Disease From Bench to Bedside and Beyond

This book will bring out the state of art of carotid stenosis in the basic and clinical approaches for better understanding of the mechanisms and useful therapies for these disease. Topics covered includes: Evaluation and Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis, Tissue Characterization of Carotid Plaques, Carotid Artery, Carotid Plaque Morphology, Cerebral Protection in Carotid Angioplasty and Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Stenosis.

Author(s): Rita Rezzani

230 Pages

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

The information in this guide is intended to help health care decisionmakers, patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality of health care services.

Author(s): Renato D Lopes

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Cardiothoracic Trauma

The aim of this study was to describe rare but serious and sometimes fatal entities in patients with cardiothoracic trauma sustained in two Scandinavian countries, and to determine the outcome.

Author(s): Moheb A. Rashid, M.D.

94 Pages

Basic Hemodynamics (PDF 27P)

This note covers the following topics: Intracardiac pressures, Flow measurements and Vascular flow resistance.

Author(s): Miguel A. Quinones, MD, FACC Chairman, Department of Cardiology

27 Pages

Hypertension, Malignant

This note covers the following topics: Hypertensive Emergencies, Accelerated hypertension and hypertensive urgency, Patient education, Evaluation, Differential Diagnosis workup for Malignant Hypertension, Medical Management, Surgical Therapy and Prognosis and Prevention.

Author(s): John D Bisognano

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Hypertensive Heart Disease

This note covers the following topics: Etiology, Epidemiology, Patient History, Physical Examination, Staging of Hypertension, Laboratory Studies, Transthoracic Echocardiography, Additional Imaging Studies, Electrocardiography, Other Studies, Blood Pressure Goals and Consultations, Lifestyle Modifications, Pharmacotherapy, Treatment of LV Dysfunction and Arrhythmias, Treatment-Resistant Hypertension, Prognosis, Long Term Monitoring.

Author(s): Kamran Riaz

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ACC/AHA PRACTICE GUIDELINES

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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

This note explains the prevention, diagnosis and management of disorders of the heart and circulatory system, as well as related molecular and cell biology, genetics, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and controlled trials.

Author(s): Fabrizio D ascenz, Christian Delles, Michel Noutsias, Johanna Takkenberg and Gillian Whalley

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eMedicine Cardiology

This note covers the following topics: Arrhythmias, Atherosclerosis and Risk Factors, Cancer and the Heart, Cardiovascular Syndromes in Systemic Diseases, Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult, Coronary Artery Disease, Electrophysiology Procedures, Invasive Diagnostic, Interventional, and Surgical Procedures, Myocardial Disease and Cardiomyopathies, Pericardial Disease, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Special Patient Populations, Valvular Heart Disease.

Author(s): David J Maron

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