Oxford desk reference Cardiology / / edited by Hung-Fat Tse, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Andrew J. Stewart Coats
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| Titolo: |
Oxford desk reference Cardiology / / edited by Hung-Fat Tse, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Andrew J. Stewart Coats
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.12 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cardiology |
| Heart - Diseases | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | TseHung-Fat |
| LipGregory Y. H. | |
| CoatsAndrew J. S. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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 fibrillation""; ""Antiarrhythmic 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 disease""; ""Tobacco 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 pump""; ""Cardiac 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 device""; ""Heart transplantation""; ""Cardiac resynchronization therapy""; ""7 Valvular heart diseases""; ""Infective endocarditis""; ""Acute rheumatic fever""; ""Mitral regurgitation""; ""Mitral stenosis"" | |
| ""Mitral prolapse"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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, the Oxford Desk Reference is perfect for the busy clinician requiring a diversity of information without the time to search through hundreds of sources. There are tables, summary boxes andalgorithms throughout the book, allowing the reader access to key information and the most up-to-date treatment an |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Oxford desk reference |
| ISBN: | 0-19-162098-X |
| 0-19-172578-1 | |
| 0-19-162137-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827213503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Oxford desk reference series.