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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795738603321

Autore

Korolev Aleksandr <1966->

Titolo

China-Russia strategic alignment in international politics / / Alexander Korolev

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

90-485-5273-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages)

Disciplina

327.51047

Soggetti

World politics

China Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Ordinal Model of Strategic Alignment -- 3 Military Cooperation: Approaching Alliance -- 4 Alignment Incentives: The Three Balances -- 5 Robustness Check: Economy and Diplomacy -- 6 Comparative Mapping: US–India and China–Russia Alignments -- 7 Conclusion -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Post-Cold War China-Russia strategic cooperation has displayed significant development and become an increasingly important factor in contemporary international politics. However, there has been no theory-grounded framework and corresponding measurements that would allow an accurate and systematic assessment of the level of China-Russia alignment and its progress over time. How closely aligned are China and Russia? How to define and measure strategic alignments between states? This book bridges area studies and International Relations literature to develop a set of objective criteria to measure and explain the development of strategic alignment in post-Cold War China-Russia relations. It establishes that on a range of criteria, China-Russia alignment is moving towards a full-fledged alliance. It is solid and comprehensive and continues to show a consistent incremental upward trend. There are strong structural incentives for furthering the



China-Russia alignment, and there is little that might hinder the effective functioning of a China-Russia alliance. The alignment framework developed in the book can be applied to other cases of interstate strategic cooperation to facilitate comparisons between different strategic alignments.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337512703321

Titolo

Atlas of Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease / / edited by Gianfranco Butera, Massimo Chessa, Andreas Eicken, John D. Thomson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-72443-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 pages)

Disciplina

616.120754

Soggetti

Heart - Surgery

Cardiology

Surgery

Blood-vessels - Surgery

Blood-vessels - Diseases

Critical care medicine

Cardiac Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Angiology

Intensive Care Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

PART I GENERAL ISSUES. 1 Angiography: Radiation Exposure and Standard Projections -- 2 Catheters and Wires -- 3 Balloons -- 4 Stents -- 5 Hemodynamics -- PART II VASCULAR ACCESS. 6 The Usual Vascular Access -- 7 Unusual Access -- 8 Hemostasis -- 9 Access Complications and Management -- 10 Transseptal Access -- PART III



FETAL PROCEDURES 11 Fetal Interventions -- PART IV STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES: VALVE DILATATION- 12 Aortic Valvular Stenosis -- 13 Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis -- 14 Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum -- 15 Percutaneous Transcatheter Balloon Mitral Commissurotomy -- PART V STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES: VESSEL TREATMENT. 16 Pulmonary Artery Branches -- 17 Aortic Coarctation -- 18 Reopening of Peripheral and Central Arteries and Veins -- 19 PDA Stenting in Duct-Dependent Pulmonary Circulation -- 20 Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stenting in Duct-dependent Systemic Circulation -- PART VI STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES: CLOSING OR CREATING A DEFECT. 21 Step-by-Step Closure of Atrial Septal Defects (ASDs) -- 22 Fontan Fenestration Closure -- 23 Ventricular Septal Defects -- 24 Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure -- 25 Catheter Closure of Coronary Artery Fistula -- 26 Vessel Embolization: Transcatheter Embolization of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations and Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries -- 27 Closure of Residual Postsurgical Defects -- 28 ASD Closure in Special Situations: Elderly, PA-IVS -- 29 Creating an Interatrial Communication -- PART VII STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES: VALVE IMPLANTATION. 30 Melody Valve Implantation in Pulmonary Position -- 31 SAPIEN Valve Implantation in the Pulmonary Position -- 32 Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Implantation -- PART VIII STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES: PRINCIPLES OF HYBRID APPROACH. 33 Hybrid Approach in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) -- 34 Hybrid Approach: Defect Closure -- 35 Hybrid Approach: Stent Implantation -- PART IX STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURES: MISCELLANEA. 36 Retrieval Techniques -- 37 Pericardiocentesis -- 38 Endomyocardial Biopsies -- 39 Evaluations Before Partial and Total Cavopulmonary Connections -- 40 Imaging and Treating Coronary Arteries in Children -- 41 Imaging and transcatheter treatments in PA-VSD-MAPCAs -- PART X ROLE OF SPECIFIC IMAGING TECHNIQUES. 42 Rotational angiography -- 43 Magnetic Resonance -- 44 Computed Tomography -- 45 Intracoronary echo -- 46 Intracardiac echo -- 47 3D Echo -- PART XI FUTURE DIRECTIONS. 48 Holography -- 49 Integrating imaging modalities.

Sommario/riassunto

This atlas depicts and describes catheter-based interventions across the entire pediatric age range, from fetal life through to early adulthood, with the aim of providing an illustrated step-by-step guide that will help the reader to master these techniques and apply them in everyday practice. Clear instruction is offered on a wide range of procedures, including vascular access, fetal interventions, valve dilatation, angioplasty, stent implantation, defect closure, defect creation, valve implantation, hybrid approaches, and miscellaneous other procedures. The atlas complements the previously published handbook, Cardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease, by presenting a wealth of photographs, images, and drawings selected or designed to facilitate the planning, performance, and evaluation of diagnostic and interventional procedures in the field of congenital heart disease. It will assist in the safe, efficient performance of these procedures, in decision making, andin the recognition and treatment of complications.