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Human Heart, The: A Basic Guide to Heart Disease
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Edition:
- 2nd
- Author:
- Phibbs, Brendan, MD
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- ISBN:
- 978-0-78-176777-4
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 69
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Basic text on the heart and heart diseases is geared to everyone on the cardiovascular care team, including emergency personnel, interns, residents, nurses, patients, and families.
The thoroughly updated Second Edition describes current technologies for noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of coronary and vascular disease. Coverage includes a complete description of echocardiographic stress testing and new information on implanted defibrillators, indications for coronary arteriography, new drugs for heart failure, new cardiac resuscitation procedures, and use of ventricular synchronizing pacemakers. Also included are discussions of recently discovered lethal entities such as Brugada's syndrome, short QT syndrome, and the arrhythmogenic ventricle.
The thoroughly updated Second Edition describes current technologies for noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of coronary and vascular disease. Coverage includes a complete description of echocardiographic stress testing and new information on implanted defibrillators, indications for coronary arteriography, new drugs for heart failure, new cardiac resuscitation procedures, and use of ventricular synchronizing pacemakers. Also included are discussions of recently discovered lethal entities such as Brugada's syndrome, short QT syndrome, and the arrhythmogenic ventricle.
- Basic text on the heart and heart diseases for everyone on the cardiovascular care team, including emergency personnel, interns, residents, nurses, patients, and families
- Explains all elements of the cardiovascular system, from normal heart to heart diseases to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Current technologies for noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of coronary and vascular disease
- Complete description of echocardiographic stress testing
- Current data on implanted defibrillators
- New treatments for atrial flutter, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and atrial fibrillation
- New data on indications for coronary arteriography
- New drugs for heart failure
- New cardiac resuscitation procedures
- Use of ventricular synchronizing pacemakers
- Discussions of recently discovered lethal entities such as Brugada's syndrome, short QT syndrome, and the arrhythmogenic ventricle
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- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Phibbs, Brendan, MD
- ISBN:
- 978-0-78-176777-4
- Specialty:
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- Advanced Practice
- Cardiology
- Internal Medicine
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician Assistant
- Residents
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 2nd
- Pages:
- 240
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Doody's Star Rating®:
- Score:
- 69
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