Archive for the ‘Cardiology’ Category

Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009


* Publisher: K Trade Paper
* Number Of Pages: 180
* Publication Date: 1999-03-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1893005011
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781893005013

Product Description:
The Mayo Clinic promotes lifestyle changes to reduce high blood pressure, helping readers make those changes by providing answers to questions on diet, exercise, and medication.

The Heart Disease Sourcebook

Friday, January 2nd, 2009


* Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
* Number Of Pages: 316
* Publication Date: 1997-08
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1565656350
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781565656352
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Methodist Comprehensive Pain Institute, Memphis, TN. Softcover edition of the original text, c1997. Comprehensive guide to the symptoms, treatments, and management of heart disease. For consumers. Softcover.

Therapeutic Strategies in Cardiovascular Risk

Saturday, December 27th, 2008


* Publisher: Clinical Publishing
* Number Of Pages: 300
* Publication Date: 2008-06-30
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1904392644
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781904392644
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
In this volume the authors demonstrate how an ability to measure and quantify risk enables us to isolate key predictors of morbidity and informsthe formulation of appropriate treatment strategies.

Pediatric Heart Sounds

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 109
* Publication Date: 2008-08-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1846286832
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781846286834
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
As a learning tool, Pediatric Heart Sounds offers a unique interactive overview of cardiac auscultation. The CD-ROM is the only one to integrate high-fidelity, digitally recorded pediatric heart sounds with a graphic patient chest interface, while the book provides a review of the mechanisms behind the individual heart sounds. Using the CD-ROM, readers can ‘place’ the stethoscope at the four chest locations most commonly auscultated and to hear the corresponding sounds, thus simulating an actual examination.

Acute Coronary Syndromes in Clinical Practice

Friday, December 19th, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 100
* Publication Date: 2008-11-21
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1848003579
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781848003576
* Binding: Paperback

Clinical Manual of Total Cardiovascular Risk

Thursday, December 18th, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 114
* Publication Date: 2008-11-28
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1848002521
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781848002524
* Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
The etiology of coronary heart disease and stroke has been known for decades to be multifactorial – an increasing risk of both CHD and stroke has been shown to have a graded continuous relationship with rising BP and total cholesterol across the whole BP and cholesterol ranges. The coexistance of other risk factors, such as smoking, obesity and age, has been shown to result in a dramatically increased risk.

The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

Thursday, December 18th, 2008


* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 1136
* Publication Date: 2006-01-17
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405126957
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405126953
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
The ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine is the first ever cardiovascular textbook to be published in partnership with an international society and is set to become the new benchmark for cardiologists in Europe and beyond.
* Follows the ESC Core Syllabus
* Compatible with ESC Guidelines and best practice
* Accompanying online version with CME accreditation
* Strong clinical focus and consistent format
* Full colour illustrations throughout

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, 4th Edition

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008


* Publisher: Informa Healthcare
* Number Of Pages: 112
* Publication Date: 2007-07-23
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1420068970
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781420068979
* Binding: Hardcover

ECG Holter: Guide to Electrocardiographic Interpretation

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 84
* Publication Date: 2008-08-11
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387781862
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387781860
* Binding: Paperback

Product Description:
Twenty-four hour ECG recordings continue to be the backbone of electrocardiographic diagnosis. The devices are worn by patients on an outpatient basis for days or weeks and can also be implanted subcutaneously. ECG Holter recordings not only detect rhythmic and subjective events but can also be programmed individually for activation and specific tracing analysis. The purpose of this volume is to provide an overview of the techniques, interpretation, advantages and disadvantages of ECG Holter monitoring.

An Atlas of Radioscopic Catheter Placement for the Electrophysiologist

Sunday, December 14th, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 316
* Publication Date: 2008-08-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1848002262
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781848002265
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
Interventional cardiac electrophysiology has undergone a rapid development in technique and application in recent years. New 3-dimensional techniques have been proposed for catheter navigation in the heart but, an up-to-date X-ray guide is still indispensable for the correct positioning of catheters in the different cardiac chambers. An Atlas of Radioscopic Catheter Placement presents fundamental knowledge about radiographic anatomy of the heart and some advices to correctly move and rotate the catheters, in a concise and clear manner.