Preventive Cardiology: A Practical Approach, Second Edition

Preventive Cardiology: A Practical Approach, Second Edition
Author: Nathan D. Wong
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780071409964

PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY is the premier source of clinically relevant information on the prevention of coronary heart disease. Thoroughly updated by international experts, the book discusses screening, risk factors, prevention in special populations, and primary and secondary prevention in the context of the daily practice of medicine. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY is a "must have" for cardiologists and primary care physicians. Review of the first edition: "Excellent...Structured in a way that invites the reader to use it as a comprehensive reference...The combination of theory and guidelines with a practical approach to the patient at risk for cardiovascular diseases is a strength." The New England Journal of Medicine

Atlas of Clinical Gross Anatomy

Atlas of Clinical Gross Anatomy
Author: Kenneth P. Moses
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 655
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 032307779X

Atlas of Clinical Gross Anatomy uses over 500 incredibly well-executed and superb dissection photos and illustrations to guide you through all the key structures you'll need to learn in your gross anatomy course. This medical textbook helps you master essential surface, gross, and radiologic anatomy concepts through high-quality photos, digital enhancements, and concise text introductions throughout. Get a clear understanding of surface, gross, and radiologic anatomy with a resource that's great for use before, during, and after lab work, in preparation for examinations, and later on as a primer for clinical work. Learn as intuitively as possible with large, full-page photos for effortless comprehension. No more confusion and peering at small, closely cropped pictures! Easily distinguish highlighted structures from the background in each dissection with the aid of digitally color-enhanced images. See structures the way they present in the anatomy lab with specially commissioned dissections, all done using freshly dissected cadavers prepared using low-alcohol fixative. Bridge the gap between gross anatomy and clinical practice with clinical correlations throughout. Master anatomy efficiently with one text covering all you need to know, from surface to radiologic anatomy, that's ideal for shortened anatomy courses. Review key structures quickly thanks to detailed dissection headings and unique icon navigation. Access the full text and self assessment questions at studentconsult.com.

Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
Author: Joep Perk
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 540
Release: 2007-09-18
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781846289934

In the network of cardiologists within the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology there is a strong view that the time indeed is right to publish definitively on the methods involved in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. We are facing a transition from conventional cardiac rehabilitation to a phase of combined preventive and rehabilitative efforts, as witnessed in the recent Joint Task Force Guidelines on Preventive Cardiology. For this revision of our clinical routines we lack a practical textbook, based upon the conditions and resources of European health care. This textbook is designed to fill that gap.

American Cardiology

American Cardiology
Author: Bruce Fye
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1996
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Fye describes both the discoveries and innovations in cardiology and the socioeconomic forces that led to the professionalization of the field in the United States. He shows how, in the period following World War II, such factors as the prevalence of heart disease, liberal government research funding, technological innovations, and the growing availability of health insurance worked together to shape cardiology into a major academic and clinical discipline. Bringing the story up to the present, he discusses the implications of the federal government's recent determination to reduce the share of the budget spent on health care while encouraging the growth of managed care - decisions that could affect the future of medical specialization in general.

Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease

Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease
Author: Valentin Fuster
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Total Pages: 1700
Release: 2005
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780781735834

Written by the world’s foremost authorities, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of current approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of atherothrombosis and its coronary and noncoronary complications. This edition has been thoroughly updated, sharply focused on clinical information, and trimmed to one manageable volume. Coverage begins with a review of risk factors and prevention, emphasizing lipid abnormalities, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, and obesity. Subsequent sections examine the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, markers and imaging, acute coronary syndromes, chronic stable angina, and noncoronary atherothrombosis. Clinical presentations, medical management, and the latest interventional strategies are included.

Medical Technology Assessment Directory

Medical Technology Assessment Directory
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 709
Release: 1988-02-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309038294

For the first time, a single reference identifies medical technology assessment programs. A valuable guide to the field, this directory contains more than 60 profiles of programs that conduct and report on medical technology assessments. Each profile includes a listing of report citations for that program, and all the reports are indexed under major subject headings. Also included is a cross-listing of technology assessment report citations arranged by type of technology headings, brief descriptions of approximately 70 information sources of potential interest to technology assessors, and addresses and descriptions of 70 organizations with memberships, activities, publications, and other functions relevant to the medical technology assessment community.

Cardiovascular Disability

Cardiovascular Disability
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2010-12-04
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 030915698X

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.

Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy

Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
Author: Kadir Caliskan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2019-07-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030177203

This book provides a comprehensive but concise overview of noncompaction cardiomyopathy. Information on congestive heart failure, thromboembolic events, (potentially lethal) arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death is presented. Topics covered include the use of modern imaging modalities, such as contrast echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging in relation to noncompaction cardiomyopathy treatment. Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy is a critical resource for all medical professionals managing these patients, including clinicians in cardiology, electrophysiology, clinical and molecular genetics, pediatrics, pathology, neurology and general practitioners.

Cardiac CT, PET and MR

Cardiac CT, PET and MR
Author: Vasken Dilsizian
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2011-09-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444347969

This careful revision keeps pace with developments in the field, with new chapters on PET Metabolism, CT and MRI in the Emergency Department, Image-Guided Electrophysiology Mapping and Ablation, and Identification of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque by Radionuclide and CT techniques, plus the introduction of new contributors Udo Hoffman and Stephan Achenbach. Praised in its previous edition as a concise source of essential information, this new edition presents the most recent information in an accessible format and serves as an excellent reference source for all cardiologists, radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians.

Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease

Evaluation of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Chronic Disease
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2010-06-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309157277

Many people naturally assume that the claims made for foods and nutritional supplements have the same degree of scientific grounding as those for medication, but that is not always the case. The IOM recommends that the FDA adopt a consistent scientific framework for biomarker evaluation in order to achieve a rigorous and transparent process.