Diagnostic Atlas of the Heart
Joseph Alpert(Editor)
Mosby (Publisher)
Published on 31. January 1994
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-56375-016-8 (ISBN)
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Description
This clinically oriented volume derives from "Atlas of the Heart" and includes coverage of hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, obesity, the athlete, CHF and other topics. There is less emphasis on congenital conditioning and pathology than in the "Atlas" and this volume contains no treatment. Intended for use by cardiologists and written on a level accessible to the undergraduate medical student, the book contains chapters on ageing and the heart, alcohol and the heart, pregnancy and the heart, cerebrovascular diseases and myocardial disease.
This clinically oriented volume derives from "Atlas of the Heart" and includes coverage of hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, obesity, the athlete, CHF and other topics. There is less emphasis on congenital conditioning and pathology than in the "Atlas" and this volume contains no treatment. Intended for use by cardiologists and written on a level accessible to the undergraduate medical student, the book contains chapters on ageing and the heart, alcohol and the heart, pregnancy and the heart, cerebrovascular diseases and myocardial disease.
This clinically oriented volume derives from "Atlas of the Heart" and includes coverage of hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, obesity, the athlete, CHF and other topics. There is less emphasis on congenital conditioning and pathology than in the "Atlas" and this volume contains no treatment. Intended for use by cardiologists and written on a level accessible to the undergraduate medical student, the book contains chapters on ageing and the heart, alcohol and the heart, pregnancy and the heart, cerebrovascular diseases and myocardial disease.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 307 mm
Width: 252 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-56375-016-8 (9781563750168)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Editor
Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, USA
Content
Part 1 Normal heart and cardiac response to disease: anatomy of the heart; remodelling; heart failure/low output and high output; arrhythmias. Part 2 Specific heart diseases: coronary artery disease; valvular heart disease; congenital heart disease; myocardial heart disease; pericardial heart disease; pulmonary heart disease; infective endocarditis; cardiovascular trauma; diseases of the aorta; peripheral vascular disease. Part 3 The heart and other conditions: hypertension; hyperlipidaemia; exercise and the heart; obesity and the heart; ageing and the heart; alcohol and the heart; cocaine and the heart; neoplastic and haematologic diseases of the heart; cerebrovascular diseases; endocrine diseases and the heart; diseases affecting the heart and kidneys; pregnancy and the heart; collagen vascular disease and the heart.