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Oxford Desk Reference : Cardiology.
This comprehensive reference provides easy access to information on the fundamental and practical aspects of modern cardiological practice, covering emerging fields and high technology, and dispensing practical clinical wisdom. Written in an approachable style, and using a quick-reference layout, th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2011.
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| Colección: | Oxford desk reference series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Detailed contents; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; 1 Introduction; Cardiac history and examination; Electrocardiogram; Exercise testing; Echocardiography; Non-invasive cardiac imaging; Coronary angiography; Biomarkers in cardiovascular diseases; 2 Clinical presentations; Chest pain; Dyspnoea; Palpitations; Syncope; Oedema; 3 Cardiac arrhythmias; Bradycardia due to conduction disturbances; Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; Atrial flutter and fibrillation; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias; Sudden cardiac death; Neurogenic syncope; Inappropriate sinus tachycardia.
- Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillationAntiarrhythmic drugs; Cardiac pacemaker; Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators; Electrical cardioversion; Catheter ablation; Cardiac arrhythmias: cardiac surgery; 4 Hypertension; Hypertension: diagnosis and evaluation; Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Non-pharmacological treatment for hypertension; Hypertension: pharmacological treatment; Secondary hypertension; Hypertensive emergencies; 5 Ischaemic heart disease; Risk factors for ischaemic heart disease; Diets and ischaemic heart disease; Exercise and ischaemic heart disease.
- Psychosocial aspects and ischaemic heart diseaseTobacco and ischaemic heart disease; Chronic stable angina; Acute coronary syndromes; Acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes; Cardiac syndrome X; Thrombolytic agents; Antiplatelet agents; Antithrombotic agents; Anti-ischaemic agents; Lipid-lowering agents; Diabetes and ischaemic heart disease; Post myocardial infarction: medical therapy; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Adjunctive medical therapy in percutaneous coronary interventions; Coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Intra-aortic balloon pumpCardiac rehabilitation; Coronary restenosis and stent thrombosis; 6 Heart failure; Diagnosis and evaluation; Pharmacological therapy of heart failure; Non-pharmacological treatment; Disease management programmes; Acute heart failure; Heart failure with a normal left ventricular ejection fraction; Systolic heart failure: pharmacological treatment; Acute myocarditis; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Restrictive and infiltrative cardiomyopathies; Inflammatory cardiomyopathies: endocrine and alcohol; Cardiac cachexia.
- Cardiac surgery and left ventricular assist deviceHeart transplantation; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; 7 Valvular heart diseases; Infective endocarditis; Acute rheumatic fever; Mitral regurgitation; Mitral stenosis; Mitral prolapse; Aortic regurgitation; Aortic stenosis; Tricuspid and pulmonary valve disease; Cardiac surgery; Percutaneous intervention; Antithrombotic therapy for valvular diseases; Antibiotic prophylaxis in valvular disease; 8 Pulmonary vascular diseases; Primary pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary embolism; Cor pulmonale; Vasculitides; 9 Pericardial diseases; Pericarditis.