Books

14 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Practical Cardiology Practical Cardiology Tracey Baker Cardiology is one of the fastest changing medical specialties, and Practical Cardiology 2e is designed to help GPs, Fellowship trainees and medical students master this vital element of continuing me… OL14910885W
Heart disease Heart disease Susan R. Gregson Defines heart disease, how the heart works, and various types of heart disease. Several causes of heart disease are described, as well as ways to lead a heart-healthy lifestyle. Discusses how doctors… OL16046964W
Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis Issam Moussa Reviews the state of knowledge with regard to the various anatomic and physiologic methods available to identify asymptomatic patients who are at high risk to develop a future stroke. This illustrate… OL16943138W
Coronary CT Angiography Coronary CT Angiography Marc Dewey Attained increasing scientific attention at academic institutions and has become a highly accurate diagnostic modality. Extending this knowledge into a practice setting is the purpose of this book. I… OL19838062W
Hypoxia Hypoxia Robert C. Roach Hypoxia remains a constant threat throughout life. It is for this reason that the International Hypoxia Society strives to maintain a near quarter century tradition of presenting a stimulating blend … OL19856477W
Implantable Cardiac Devices Technology Implantable Cardiac Devices Technology David Korpas Development in a majority of medicine branches today is based on technological advancement. This is the case in cardiology, where medical devices designed to correct heart rhythm – pacemakers, cardi… OL19856993W
Measurement of Cardiac Deformations from MRI: Physical and Mathematical Models Measurement of Cardiac Deformations from MRI: Physical and Mathematical Models Amir A. Amini Measurement of Cardiac Deformations from MRI: Physical and Mathematical Models describes the latest imaging and imag analysis techniques that have been developed at leading centers for the visualizat… OL19886908W
Taurine 8 Taurine 8 Abdeslem El Idrissi Taurine 8 represents the combined efforts of investigators on the roles of the amino acid taurine on human health and disease. The chapters covered in this book are directly derived from presentation… OL19905721W
Tissue Functioning and Remodeling in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems Tissue Functioning and Remodeling in the Circulatory and Ventilatory Systems Marc Thiriet <p>The volumes in this authoritative series present a multidisciplinary approach to modeling and simulation of flows in the cardiovascular and ventilatory systems, especially multiscale modeling and … OL19907170W
Human heart, cosmic heart Human heart, cosmic heart Thomas Cowan "Thomas Cowan was a 20-year-old Duke gradbright, skeptical, and already disillusioned with industrial capitalism when he joined the Peace Corps in the mid-1970s for a two-year tour in Swaziland. Ther… OL20053538W
The Pathology of Vessels The Pathology of Vessels Phat N. Vuong,Colin Berry This book treats all the morphological aspects of diseases of vessels (arteries, veins and lymphatics). Practical aspects of diagnosis have been emphasized, because most of the pathological books are… OL21180981W
Nuclear cardiac imaging Nuclear cardiac imaging Ami S. Iskandrian,Mario S. Verani,Ami E. Iskandrian,Ernest V. Garcia Nuclear cardiac imaging refers to cardiac radiological diagnostic techniques performed with the aid of radiopharmaceuticals, which are perfused into the myocardium as markers. These imaging studies p… OL2944603W
Cardiac pacing and defibrillation Cardiac pacing and defibrillation Margaret A. Lloyd,Paul A. Friedman,David L. Hayes Consisting of 13 chapters, this book is uniformly written to provide sensible, matter-of-fact methods for understanding and caring for patients with permanent pacemakers, ICDs and CRT systems. Now im… OL3972457W
Understanding heart sounds and murmurs Understanding heart sounds and murmurs Ara G. Tilkian Accompanying compact disc includes examples of various heart and lung sounds in healthy and diseased states. OL4319516W