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Human Heart, The: A Basic Guide to Heart Disease

Publication Year:
2007
Edition:
2nd Ed.
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.
  • 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


      • Second Edition highlights:
      • 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:
  • Advanced Practice
  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Physician Assistant
  • Residents
Language:
English
Edition:
2nd Ed.
Pages:
240
Publication Year:
2007
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
69

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