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Mitral Valve Disease [[electronic resource] ] : Basic Sciences and Current Approaches to Management / / edited by Francis C. Wells, Robert H. Anderson
| Mitral Valve Disease [[electronic resource] ] : Basic Sciences and Current Approaches to Management / / edited by Francis C. Wells, Robert H. Anderson |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 211 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 616.125 |
| Soggetto topico |
Heart - Surgery
Cardiology Cardiac Surgery Vàlvules cardíaques Malalties del cor Cirurgia cardíaca |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-67947-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Mitral valve: A brief history -- Anatomical Development of the Left Atrioventricular Valvar Complex -- How should we describe the mitral valve and its component parts? -- The Anatomy of the Mitral Valve -- The surgical utility of a detailed knowledge of the basic sciences pertaining to the Mitral valve -- The atrioventricular valve in the animal kingdom -- The Atrioventricular complex: function and dysfunction -- Mitral Valve Pathology -- Morphogenetic aspects of mitral valve development -- Genetics of Mitral Valve Disease -- Genetics and Genetic Counselling relevant to Mitral Valve Prolapse -- Assessment of mitral valve function: the valve and the ventricle -- Arrhythmias in Mitral Valve Prolapse -- The organisation of specialist valve care provision. |
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Modulation of Oxidative Stress in Heart Disease [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sajal Chakraborti, Naranjan S. Dhalla, Madhu Dikshit, Nirmal K. Ganguly
| Modulation of Oxidative Stress in Heart Disease [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sajal Chakraborti, Naranjan S. Dhalla, Madhu Dikshit, Nirmal K. Ganguly |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 686 p. 114 illus., 100 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 571.9453 |
| Soggetto topico |
Oxidative stress
Cardiovascular system Cardiology Cell physiology Biochemistry Biomedical engineering Oxidative Stress Cardiovascular Biology Cell Physiology Biochemistry, general Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology Estrès (Psicologia) Malalties del cor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-13-8946-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910373918403321 |
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Oxidative Stress in Heart Diseases [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sajal Chakraborti, Naranjan S Dhalla, Nirmal K Ganguly, Madhu Dikshit
| Oxidative Stress in Heart Diseases [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sajal Chakraborti, Naranjan S Dhalla, Nirmal K Ganguly, Madhu Dikshit |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 596 p. 66 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 571.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cell biology
Cardiology Biochemistry Biomedical engineering Health promotion Cell physiology Cell Biology Biochemistry, general Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Cell Physiology Estrès oxidatiu Malalties del cor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-13-8273-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | I. Role of Oxidative Stress in Heart Diseases -- 1. J.L Johnson. Laboratory of cardiovascular pathology, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol. UK -- 2. M.A.Srivastava, Department of Physiology, McGill University, Canada -- 3. P. Balakumar. Pharmacology Unit, AIMST University, Semeling 08100 Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia -- 4. K. B Pasumarthi. Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- 5. B. Turan. Department of Biophysics, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara,Turkey -- 6. Z. Xie. Marshall Institute of Interdisciplinary Research, Marshall University, Huntington,WV, USA -- 7. T. L. Haas. Angiogenesis Research Group, School of Health Sciences, York University,Toronto, Canada -- 8. A. Kukol. School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK -- 9. N.S.Dhalla, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada -- 10. A.K.Srivastava. Cell Signalling laboratory, McGill University, Canada -- 11. S.Chakraborti, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India -- 12. S.Goswami, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India -- 13. C.C.Kartha, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Biotechnology, Thiruvanatapuram, India -- 14. S.K.Malick, Department of Pharmacology. AIIMS, New Delhi, India -- 15. S.Chatterjee, Anna University, Chennai, India -- 16. N.Mahapatra, IIT-Madras, Chennai, India -- 17. R. Bhunya, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysicvs, University of kalyani, West Bengal, India -- 18. S.Nandi, North Est Hill University, Meghalaya, India -- 19. N.K.Ganguly, Sir gangaram Hospital, New Delhi -- 20. M.Dixit, CSIR-CDR, -Lucknow, India -- 21. A.D.Abell, University of Adelaide, Australia -- 22. Chava Kimchi Sarfaty, Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Foodand Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, USA -- 23. B. Furhman, Technion Faculty of Medicine and Ramban Medical Center, Hiafa, Israel -- 24. R.F.Gerlach, Department of Physiology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil -- 25.T.L.Haas, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, York University, Toronto, Canada -- 26. B. Mittal, Department of Genetics. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttap Pradesh, India -- 27. Richard Schulz, Department of Pedfiatrics, University of Alberta, Canada -- 28. Bodh J Jugdutt, Mackenzie Haeth Sciences Centre, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Canada -- 29. Vibha Rani, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India -- 34. Veena Dhawan, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology,PGIMER,Chandigarh, India -- 30. Surekha Rani, Department of Genetics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telengana State, India. |
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Precision medicine in cardiovascular disease prevention / / Seth S. Martin, editor
| Precision medicine in cardiovascular disease prevention / / Seth S. Martin, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.105 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cardiovascular system - Diseases - Prevention
Malalties del cor Medicina preventiva |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-75055-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Social Determinants -- Social Determinants of Health and Cardiovascular Care: A Historical Perspective -- Landmark Reports on Health Disparities: Relevance to CVD -- Role of SDOH in Cardiovascular Care: Ignored for Far Too Long -- Current State of CVD Disparities in the US -- SDOH, 'Traditional' Risk Factors and Current Models of CVD Care -- SDOH and CVD: A Review of Current Literature -- SDOH: A Domain-Based Analysis -- Economic Stability -- Current Evidence and Pathways -- Summary -- Education -- Current Evidence and Pathways -- Summary -- Neighborhood and Physical Environment -- Current Evidence and Pathways -- Summary -- Food -- Current Evidence and Pathways -- Summary -- Community and Social Context -- Current Evidence and Pathways -- Summary -- Healthcare -- Current Evidence and Pathways -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- 2 Biomarkers -- Introduction -- Lipid Biomarkers and Cardiovascular Risk -- Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol -- Estimation of LDL-C in Precision Medicine -- There is More Than LDL-C: LDL Particles and Apolipoprotein B -- Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (non-HDL-C): The "Poor Man" apoB? -- Maximizing the Use of the Standard Lipid Panel: The Total Cholesterol to HDL-C Ratio -- Residual Risk and Lipoprotein-Related Risk Beyond LDL: Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins -- Lipoprotein (a)-ready for Prime-Time Use? -- Non-Lipid Cardiac Biomarkers in Risk Stratification of Asymptomatic Patients -- Cardiac Biomarkers of Wall Stress and Myocardial Injury -- Factors Affecting Biomarker Interpretation -- Cardiac Troponin and Cardiovascular Risk -- Cardiac Biomarkers in Hypertension -- Cardiac Biomarkers in Aortic Stenosis -- Cardiac Biomarkers in Heart Failure -- HsCRP -- GlycA -- Galectin-3 -- Lp-PLA2 -- Hepatocyte Growth Factor -- Fibrinogen -- Adipokines.
Sex Hormones -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Genetics -- Introduction -- Rare Variation Highlights Novel Disease Pathways -- Background -- Relevance for Cardiovascular Prevention -- Leveraging Common Variant Genomics to Understand Disease Pathophysiology -- Background -- Relevance for Cardiovascular Prevention -- Mendelian Randomization Can Help Us Understand Causal Relationships -- Background -- Relevance for Cardiovascular Prevention -- Polygenic Risk Scores Can Improve Risk Prediction -- Background -- Relevance for Cardiovascular Prevention -- Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- 4 Atherosclerosis Imaging -- Traditional Risk Scores and Individualized Risk Assessment -- Proposed Tools for Personalizing Risk Estimation -- Serum Biomarkers and Genetics: Pros and Cons -- Coronary Artery Calcium -- CAC Imaging -- CAC Scoring -- Early Data -- Major Population-Based Studies -- MESA -- Heinz Nixdorf -- Rotterdam Study -- Meta-Analysis -- CAC in Guidelines -- Shared Decision-Making -- Risk Re-Classification Through CAC -- CAC Future Directions -- CAC Score = 0 -- CAC Predicting Non-CVD Outcomes -- Risk Estimators Incorporating CAC Scores -- Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography -- Technology -- Characterization of Atherosclerotic Plaque -- Scoring/Measuring -- Evidence for Clinical Outcome -- CCTA Versus CAC -- Extra-Coronary Atherosclerosis Imaging -- Carotid Artery Ultrasound -- Ultrasound Carotid Plaque Imaging -- CT-Detected Extra-Coronary Atherosclerosis -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Tests for Myocardial Ischemia -- Structural Imaging -- Echocardiography -- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance -- Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac Imaging -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Digital Health -- Introduction -- Consumer Connected Health & -- Tracking -- Heart Rate Monitoring and Arrhythmia Detection -- Blood Pressure Tracking. Weight Tracking and Management -- Medication Adherence Support and Tracking -- Physical Activity and Exercise Tracking -- Diet and Nutrition Tracking -- Digital Biomarker Tracking -- Digital Health Coaching -- Overview of Digital Health Coaching -- Exercise Health Coaching -- Smoking Cessation Coaching -- Blood Pressure Control Coaching -- Blood Glucose Control Coaching -- Transformation of Healthcare Delivery -- Outpatient Clinic (Chronic Condition Management and Prevention) -- Inpatient (Acute Care) -- Center-Based Services (Post Acute Care) -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning -- Preventive Cardiology, the Past and the Future -- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning -- Applications in the Cardiovascular Care -- Coronary Artery Disease -- Heart Failure -- Atrial Fibrillation -- Sudden Cardiac Death -- Polygenic Risk Scores in the Era of Machine Learning -- A Dynamic Approach to Prevention -- Limitations and Future Directions -- Disclosures -- References -- 7 Novel Research Designs -- Introduction -- History of RCTs -- Benefits of RCTs -- Limitations of RCTs -- Micro-randomized Trials -- Summary of the Design -- Pros and Cons -- MRT Example -- N-of-1 -- Summary of the Design -- Pros and Cons -- Example of N-of-1 Trials -- Patient Centered Participatory Research/User Centered Design -- Summary of Design -- Pros and Cons -- Example of PD -- Site-Less/Digital Clinical Trials -- Summary of Design -- Pros and Cons -- Example of a Site-Less Design -- Stepped Wedge Trial -- Summary of Design -- Pros and Cons -- Example of Stepped Wedged Trial Design -- Summary/Conclusion -- References -- 8 Shared Decision Making -- Shared Decision Making: The Introduction -- The Role of Shared Decision Making in Personalizing Care -- Shared Decision Making Highlighted in the ACC/AHA Guidelines. Statin Use in Primary Prevention -- Shared Decision Making: The Transition from the Population to Individual Level -- Shared Decision Making in Clinical Practice -- Shared Decision Making-Discussing Patient Risk -- When Shared Decision Making Feels Like Shared Decision Guessing -- Selective Use of Coronary Artery Calcium Measurements -- When 'Plan A' Fails, Lean on Shared Decision Making -- Statin Associated Side-Effects -- Ezetimibe, PCSK9-Inhibitors, Icosapent Ethyl & -- Bempedoic Acid -- Shared Decision Making Beyond Statins and LDL-C Lowering Therapies -- Aspirin -- Blood Pressure -- Anticoagulation -- Conclusion -- References -- Index. |
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Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease : nutritional and dietary approaches / / Michael J. Wilkinson, Michael S. Garshick, Pam R. Taub, editors
| Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease : nutritional and dietary approaches / / Michael J. Wilkinson, Michael S. Garshick, Pam R. Taub, editors |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | ℗♭2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 279 p. 26 illus., 21 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 616.105 |
| Collana | Contemporary cardiology (Totowa, N.J.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cardiovascular system - Diseases - Prevention
Malalties del cor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-78177-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Role of Dietary Nutrition, Vitamins, Nutrients and Supplements in Cardiovascular Health -- Chapter 2. Impact of Nutrition on Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Health -- Chapter 3. The Mediterranean Dietary Pattern -- Chapter 4. Dietary Approaches to Hypertension: Dietary Sodium and the DASH Diet for Cardiovascular Health -- Chapter 5. The Impact of Carbohydrate Restriction and Nutritional Ketosis on Cardiovascular Health -- Chapter 6. Plant Based Diets in the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease -- Chapter 7. Plant-Based Oils -- Chapter 8. Prevention and Treatment of Obesity for Cardiovascular Risk Mitigation: Dietary and Pharmacologic Approaches -- Chapter 9. Fasting for Cardiovascular Health -- Chapter 10. Optimal dietary approaches for those living with metabolic syndrome to prevent progression to diabetes and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease -- Chapter 11. Optimal diet for diabetes: Glucose control, Hemoglobin A1c reduction, and CV risk -- Chapter 12. Dietary and Lifestyle Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction Strategies in Pro-inflammatory Diseases -- Chapter 13. Dietary approaches to lowering LDL-C -- Chapter 14. Lifestyle approaches to lowering triglycerides -- Chapter 15. Role of the Microbiome in Cardiovascular Disease -- Chapter 16. Dietary and nutritional recommendations for the prevention and treatment of heart failure -- Chapter 17. Dietary Considerations for the Prevention and Treatment of Arrhythmia. |
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Rhythms of broken hearts : history, manifestations, and treatment of heart rhythm disorders and heart disease / / J. Anthony Gomes
| Rhythms of broken hearts : history, manifestations, and treatment of heart rhythm disorders and heart disease / / J. Anthony Gomes |
| Autore | Gomes J. Anthony |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Heart - Diseases
Malalties del cor Arrítmia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-77382-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Praise for Rhythms of Broken Hearts -- Books by J. Anthony Gomes, MD -- Author's Note -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Part I: The Mythology of the Human Heart -- Chapter 1: Romanticizing the Heart -- Ancient Egyptian View of the Heart -- Ancient Indian View of the Heart -- Ancient Greek View of the Heart -- Ancient Islamic View of the Heart -- The Renaissance Heart -- William Harvey's View of the Heart -- The Heart as Metaphor -- Chapter 2: The Mysteries of the Age-Old Pulse -- The Rosetta Stone of Ancient Egyptian Medicine -- Classifying the Pulse: Ancient Asian Medicine -- Dissections and Clepsydras: The Ancient Greeks and Romans -- Avicenna and Maimonides -- The Pulsilogium and the Stopwatch -- Current Understanding of the Pulse -- Conclusions -- Part II: The Renaissance Period in Heart Rhythm Disorders -- Chapter 3: Demystifying the Heart -- The Cartography of the Heart -- The Search for the Command Center -- The Org Chart of Control -- Inside the Command Fibers -- Chapter 4: Understanding Heart Rhythm Disorders: The Birth of the ECG and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology -- The Code of the Electrocardiogram (ECG) -- Starting and Stopping Heartbeats -- Tapping the Signals From Within the Heart -- Enter Dr. Benjamin Scherlag, Ph.D. -- The USPHS Hospital and Its Electrophysiology Laboratory -- Dr. Anthony N. Damato: The Grandfather of Clinical Electrophysiology -- Part III: Galloping Away in the Atrium -- Chapter 5: Living with a Galloping Heart -- George Ralph Mines and the Circles of PSVT -- Maria's PSVT -- Identifying Maria's Syndrome -- What Causes WPW Syndrome? -- Maria's Life-Threatening Complication -- The Commonest Supraventricular Tachycardia -- The Case of Antoinette -- Chapter 6: Radical Ideas: The Road to Conquering Supraventricular Tachycardia -- The Road to Ending PSVT -- The Attempt to Save Diane.
Catheters and Radio Waves -- Diane and Her Secret Companion -- Antoinette's Curative Ablation of AVNRT -- The Management of AVNRT -- Chapter 7: Atrial Fibrillation: The Heart's Tap Dance -- Triggers and Genes -- The Cost of Atrial Fibrillation -- The Insidious Upshots of Atrial Fibrillation -- Evolution of Clot Prevention in AF Treatment -- The Story of Warfarin -- The New Anticoagulants -- Preventing Strokes in Patients with AF -- New Devices for Stroke Prevention -- Evolution of Rhythm and Rate Control in AF -- Cardioversion -- The Story of Maze -- Medical Societies and Their Guidelines -- Ablation: Fire and Ice -- Treating Marjorie -- Chapter 8: The Sawtooth Rhythm: Atrial Flutter -- The Story of the Purple Foxglove (Digitalis) -- The Road to Definitive Treatment -- Part IV: Abnormal Rhythms Arising from the Ventricles -- Chapter 9: The Elusive Ventricular Extra-Beat -- The Origins of VPCs -- Martha: Anxiety Versus VPCs -- The Rock and the Mountain -- VPC-Induced Cardiomyopathy -- From Killer Treatments to No Treatment to Ablation -- Chapter 10: A Catastrophic Event: Sudden Cardiac Death -- Profile of the Dark Prince -- Who Is Most Susceptible? -- Treatment of SCD -- Acute Management -- Management of Survivors of SCD -- Chapter 11: Strange Occurrences in Life's Channels -- The Magic of DNA -- Lights, Cameras, and Sudden Death -- Killer Alarm Clocks -- A Lethal Request: CVPT -- Death Preceded by a Scream in Sleep: The Brugada Syndrome -- Chapter 12: A Heartbreaking Calamity: Sudden Death in the Athlete -- The Effect of Athletics on the Heart -- Causes of SCD in Athletes -- The Ungluing Disease: ARVD -- Commotio Cordis -- Which Athletes Are at Risk? -- The Pre-screening Battle -- Looking Forward -- Chapter 13: Conquering the Arrhythmic Substrate: The Scalpel and the Source -- Deciphering Mechanisms: The Search for the Substrate. Dr. Hein J.J. Wellens: Starting and Stopping VT -- Mark Josephson: The Scalpel and the Source -- Historical Evolution of Surgery: The Philadelphia Peel -- Evelyn and the Countless Shocks -- Chapter 14: A Revolutionary Idea: The Implantable Defibrillator: A Lifesaver -- From Mordechai Friedman to Michel Mirowski -- The Inspiration -- Development of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) -- The Boy from Colombia -- Kathy's Blackout Spell -- Chapter 15: To Freeze and Not to Fry -- Chapter 16: Of Scintillating Lights, Tunnels, and Astral Encounters -- Is There a Biological Explanation for NDEs? -- The Concept of Mass/Energy Applied to the Afterlife -- Part V: The Break Down -- Chapter 17: The Broken Heart -- Voodoo and the Octopus Pot -- Part VI: The Slow Down -- Chapter 18: The Ubiquitous Faint -- The Impact of Syncope -- Paradoxes of the Common Faint -- The Tilt and the Monitor -- Treatment of Recurrent Fainting -- Chapter 19: The Stuttering Maestro: The Sick Sinus -- The Sick Sinus -- Pathophysiology of the Sick Sinus -- The Exhausted Student -- Chapter 20: Of Disconnected Highways: Heart Blocks -- The Highway in the Heart -- First Degree: "If the R Is Far from P" -- Second Degree Type I: "Longer, Longer, Longer, Drop!" -- Second Degree Type II: "If Some P's Just Don't Go Through" -- Third Degree: "If P's and Q's Just Don't Agree" -- Causes of Heart Blocks -- A Case of Stokes-Adams Syndrome -- Part VII: A Brand-New Rhythm: A Brand-New Heart -- Chapter 21: The Artificial Pacemaker: A Life-Giver -- The Implantable Pacemaker -- The Future of the Cardiac Pacemaker -- The Biventricular Pacemaker for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) -- Chapter 22: When All Is Said and Done: Waiting for a Heart Transplant -- The Story of Cyclosporine -- Linda and the Wait -- Transplants Today -- Carol and the Tetralogy. Part VIII: The Quest to Overcome Heart Attacks -- Chapter 23: Of Bypasses and Clot Busters -- The Heart Surgeon and the Bypass -- The Discovery of Thrombosis in Acute Myocardial Infarction -- The Clot Busters -- The Bug and the Clot Buster -- The Story of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (t-PA-Activase) -- Chapter 24: A Riveting New Era: The Birth of Interventional Cardiology -- Balloons in the Bloodstream -- The Cowboy Cardiologist -- Tubes Within Tubes: The Stent Story -- Pedro Sanchez Today -- Stents or Bypasses or Conservative Medical Treatment? -- Mortality Reduction in Coronary Artery Disease -- Part IX: Stories of Survival -- Chapter 25: A Family Affair -- Chapter 26: Cruising Through Complications of a Heart Attack -- Chapter 27: A Missed Diagnosis: A Lifetime of Endurance -- The Terrorist Attack -- Clara's Heart Failure -- Solving the Puzzle -- Chapter 28: Old Age: How Long Should We Hope to Live? -- The Consequences of Aging -- Is There Compression or Expansion of Morbidity with Age? -- The Scourge of COVID-19 -- End-of-Life Issues -- Part X: Heart Care -- Chapter 29: Some Heart Care Advice to Live By -- What to Do If Illness Strikes -- About the Author -- Notes -- Authors Note -- Preface -- Part I: The Mythology of the Human Heart -- Romanticizing the Heart -- The Mysteries of the Age-Old Pulse -- Part II: The Renaissance Period in Heart Rhythm Disorders -- Demystifying the Heart -- Understanding Heart Rhythm Disorders: The Birth of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology -- Part III: Galloping Away in the Atrium -- Living With a Galloping Heart -- Radical Ideas: The Road to Conquering Supraventricular Tachycardia -- Atrial Fibrillation: The Heart's Tap Dance -- The Sawtooth Rhythm: Atrial Flutter -- Part IV: Abnormal Rhythms Arising from the Ventricles -- The Elusive Extrabeat -- A Catastrophic Event: Sudden Cardiac Death. Strange Occurrences in Life's Channels -- A Heart Braking Calamity: Sudden Death in the Athlete -- Conquering the Arrhythmia Substrate: The Scalpel and the Source -- A Revolutionary Idea: The Implantable Defibrillator─A Lifesaver -- To Freeze and Not to Fry -- Of Scintillating Lights, Tunnels, and Astral Encounters -- Part V: The Break Down -- The Broken Heart -- Part VI: The Slow Down -- The Ubiquitous Faint -- The Stuttering Maestro: The Sick Sinus -- Of Disconnected Highways: AV Blocks -- Part VII: A Brand-New Rhythm: A Brand-New Heart -- The Artificial Pacemaker: A Life Giver -- When All Is Said and Done: Waiting for a Heart Transplant -- Part VIII: The Quest to Overcome Heart Attacks -- Of Bypasses and Clot Busters -- A Riveting New Era: The Birth of Interventional Cardiology -- Part IX: Stories of Survival -- A Family Affair -- Cruising Through Complications of a Heart Attack -- A Missed Diagnosis: A Lifetime of Endurance -- Old Age: How Long Should We Hope to Live? -- Part X: Heart Care -- Some Heart Care Advice to Live By -- Selected Bibliography -- Romanticizing the Heart -- The Mysteries of the Age-Old Pulse -- Demystifying the Heart -- Understanding Heart Rhythm Disorders: The Birth of the ECG and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology -- Living with a Galloping Heart -- Radical Ideas: The Road to Conquering Supraventricular Tachycardia -- Atrial Fibrillation: The Heart's Tap Dance -- The Sawtooth Rhythm: Atrial Flutter -- The Elusive Extrabeat -- A Catastrophic Event: Sudden Cardiac Death -- Strange Occurences in Life's Channels -- A Heartbraking Calamity: Sudden Death in the Athlete -- Conquering the Arrhythmia Substrate: The Scalpel and the Source -- A Revolutionary Idea: The Implantable Defibrillator─A Lifesaver -- To Freeze and Not to Fry -- Of Scintillating Lights, Tunnels, and Astral Encounters -- The Broken Heart. The Ubiquitous Faint. |
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The right heart / / Sean P. Gaine, Robert Naeije, Andrew J. Peacock
| The right heart / / Sean P. Gaine, Robert Naeije, Andrew J. Peacock |
| Autore | Gaine Sean P. |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Heart - Diseases
Heart - Abnormalities Malformacions del cor Malalties del cor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-78255-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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