Cardiology Explained

Cardiology Explained
Author: Euan A. Ashley
Publisher: Remedica
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2004
Genre: Cardiology
ISBN: 1901346226

One of the most time-consuming tasks in clinical medicine is seeking the opinions of specialist colleagues. There is a pressure not only to make referrals appropriate but also to summarize the case in the language of the specialist. This book explains basic physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in a straightforward manner, gives guidelines as to when referral is appropriate, and, uniquely, explains what the specialist is likely to do. It is ideal for any hospital doctor, generalist, or even senior medical student who may need a cardiology opinion, or for that ma.

Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
Author: Wyman W. Lai
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1618
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118337255

Echocardiography is essential in the practice of pediatric cardiology. A clinical pediatric cardiologist is expected to be adept at the non-invasive diagnosis of congenital heart disease and those who plan to specialize in echocardiography will need to have knowledge of advanced techniques. Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease addresses the needs of trainees and practitioners in this field, filling a void caused by the lack of material in this fast-growing area. This new title comprehensively covers the echocardiographic assessment of congenital heart disease, from the fetus to the adult, plus acquired heart disease in children. Topics covered include: ultrasound physics laboratory set-up a protocol for a standard pediatric echocardiogram quantitative methods of echocardiographic evaluation, including assessment of diastolic function in depth coverage of congenital cardiovascular malformations acquired pediatric heart disease topics of special interest, such as 3D echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fetal echocardiography The approach of this book is a major advancement for educational materials in the field of pediatric cardiology, and greatly enhances the experience for the reader. An accompanying DVD with moving images of the subjects covered in the textbook will further enhance the learning experience.

Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow

Regulation of Coronary Blood Flow
Author: Michitoshi Inoue
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2013-11-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 4431683674

Research centering on blood flow in the heart continues to hold an important position, especially since a better understanding of the subject may help reduce the incidence of coronary arterial disease and heart attacks. This book summarizes recent advances in the field; it is the product of fruitful cooperation among international scientists who met in Japan in May, 1990 to discuss the regulation of coronary blood flow.

The Right Ventricle in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot

The Right Ventricle in Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot
Author: Massimo Chessa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2012-10-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 8847023580

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease, and one of the first to be successfully repaired by congenital heart surgeons. Although “fixed”, patients born with tetralogy of Fallot cannot be considered “cured”. Improving survival and quality of life for this ever-increasing adult population will continue to challenge the current and future generations of cardiologists. Adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot should be seen by a cardiologist specializing in the care of adults with congenital heart disease, to be monitored for late complications. They need to be checked regularly for any subsequent complications or disturbances of heart rhythm. This monograph is intended as both an introduction to the subject and a timely, comprehensive review, and will be welcomed by adult cardiologists, pediatric cardiologists, internists, surgeons, obstetricians, and intensivists who wish to learn about the most recent discoveries and advances concerning tetralogy of Fallot in adults. It will also be of interest to advanced undergraduates wanting to learn more about the subject.

The Ventricle

The Ventricle
Author: Herbert J. Levine
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 702
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461325994

Cardiac anatomy had already been a subject of and its control in health and disease has been great interest for centuries when Harvey de published. Studies of hypertrophy, heart failure, scribed the dynamic nature of blood flow, but ischemia, and infarction have been vigorously the concept of defining ventricular function was pursued in experimental animals and in human first introduced with the measurement of a subjects, and as a result new areas for study have emerged. These include the process of hypertro mare's blood pressure by Steven Hales in 1733. Amidst the important contributions of a number phy as an adaptive mechanism, the coronary vas of European physiologists, the primal relation cular reserve in hypertrophy, the role of the ship between the mechanical energy of the heart microvasculature in myocardial failure, active and the length of a myocardial fiber was enun relaxation and other diastolic mechanisms that contribute to the syndrome of congestive heart ciated by E.H. Starling in 1912; this became known as the "law of the heart." Perhaps the failure, ventricular interaction and the role of the normal pericardium, ischemic-stunned first major refinement of this law was suggested by Sarnoff and co-workers, who introduced the reperfused myocardium, and vasoactive drugs in concept of homeometric autoregulation to ex the treatment of heart failure

Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists

Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
Author: David Chambers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 469
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1108463991

Easily understood, up-to-date and clinically relevant, this book provides junior anaesthetists with an essential physiology resource.

Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology

Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology
Author: Ernerio T. Alboliras
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2018-04-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118635140

The Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology is a comprehensive, highly illustrated, reference covering the evaluation, diagnosis and management of cardiac disease in the newborn. Contains over 900 color illustrations, including patient photographs, chest roentgenograms, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, angiocardiograms, 3D computed tomogramphy, magnetic resonance imaging, pathologic specimens, and other relevant visual aids Discusses the natural history of fetal heart disease and the rationale, indications, technique, and impact of fetal cardiac intervention Reviews the anatomy and physiology of the neonatal cardiovascular system, including differences within the fetal, transitional, neonatal, child and adult circulatory system Highlights key steps for taking a patient history, including detailed discussion of the cardiac examination (inspection, palpation and auscultation of heart sounds and murmurs) Presents over 35 morphologic conditions with sections covering introduction, epidemiology, etiology with accepted or postulated embryogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, physical examination findings, diagnostic evaluation, management, and prognosis Includes a neonatal formulary reviewing selected medications currently used for treatment of perioperative low cardiac output, congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, sedation, pain and anticoagulation in neonates