Cardiology Update 1986
Reviews for Physicians
Published in October 1986
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-0-444-01053-7 (ISBN)
Description
Cardiology Update, 1986 Edition , is the fifth volume in this comprehensive series which offers concise annual reviews of advances in cardiology. Designed particularly for practitioners, the Cardiology Update series compiles the most significant information on diagnosis and therapeutics into one convenient sourcebook. The 1986 Edition features recent advances in antihypertensive therapy, clinical applications of Doppler-electrocardiography, coronary artery bypass grafting, interventional electrophysiology, management of postoperative open heart surgical patients, and noninvasive imaging methods for analyzing ventricular conduction abnormalities. Cardiology Update, 1986 Edition, presents essential information for a broad audience of medical professionals, including cardiologists, internists, pediatricians, and cardiovascular surgeons, as well as students.
Cardiology Update, 1986 Edition , is the fifth volume in this comprehensive series which offers concise annual reviews of advances in cardiology. Designed particularly for practitioners, the Cardiology Update series compiles the most significant information on diagnosis and therapeutics into one convenient sourcebook. The 1986 Edition features recent advances in antihypertensive therapy, clinical applications of Doppler-electrocardiography, coronary artery bypass grafting, interventional electrophysiology, management of postoperative open heart surgical patients, and noninvasive imaging methods for analyzing ventricular conduction abnormalities. Cardiology Update, 1986 Edition, presents essential information for a broad audience of medical professionals, including cardiologists, internists, pediatricians, and cardiovascular surgeons, as well as students.
Cardiology Update, 1986 Edition , is the fifth volume in this comprehensive series which offers concise annual reviews of advances in cardiology. Designed particularly for practitioners, the Cardiology Update series compiles the most significant information on diagnosis and therapeutics into one convenient sourcebook. The 1986 Edition features recent advances in antihypertensive therapy, clinical applications of Doppler-electrocardiography, coronary artery bypass grafting, interventional electrophysiology, management of postoperative open heart surgical patients, and noninvasive imaging methods for analyzing ventricular conduction abnormalities. Cardiology Update, 1986 Edition, presents essential information for a broad audience of medical professionals, including cardiologists, internists, pediatricians, and cardiovascular surgeons, as well as students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-01053-7 (9780444010537)
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Content
Preface. Contributors. Clinical applications of Doppler-echocardiography (A. Mazzoleni, M. Smith, O. Ling Kwan, and A.N. DeMaria). Quantification of echocardiography: practicality and limitations (H. Feigenbaum). Mitral valve prolapse: current status (J.K. Perloff). Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with left ventricular dysfunction (J.D. Pigott, and N.T. Kouchoukos). The status of cardiac transplantation (J.C. Baldwin and N.E. Shumway). Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (W. Sherman and K.P. Rentrop). Antihypertensive therapy and atherosclerosis (J.D. Spence). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of hypertension (S. Oparil). Converting-enzyme inhibition for severe chronic heart failure: views from a skeptic (M. Packer). Experiences with the automatic implantable cardiovascular-defibrillator (M. Mirowski, M.M. Mower, and P.R. Reid). Interventional electrophysiology: use of catheter ablation for patients with refractory cardiac arrhythmias (M.M. Scheinman). Use of temporarily placed epicardial wire electrodes in arrhythmia management of the postoperative open heart surgical patient (A.L. Waldo, R.W. Henthorn, and B. Olshansky). The use of scintigraphic phase imaging for the identification of conduction abnormalities and the localization of arrhythmic foci (E.H. Botvinick, M.M. Scheinman, M.W. Dae, J.W. O'Connell, and D.B. Faulkner).