Pathophysiology of heart disease : a collaborative project of medical students and faculty
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Pathophysiology of heart disease : a collaborative project of medical students and faculty
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2003
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Now in its Third Edition, "Pathophysiology of Heart Disease" is a concise introduction to diseases of the cardiovascular system. Introductory chapters review basic cardiac anatomy and physiology, heart sounds and murmurs, imaging and catheterization techniques, and the electrocardiogram. Early chapters review the structure and function of the heart. The main body of the book addresses the major groups of cardiovascular disease: atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, valvular heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, mechanisms of arrhythmias and their diagnosis, hypertension, diseases of the pericardium, diseases of peripheral vasculature, and congenital heart disease. The last chapter of the book is devoted to cardiovascular drugs.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Basic Cardiac Structure and Function
- Chapter 2: Heart Sounds and Murmurs
- Chapter 3: Diagnostic Imaging and Catheterization Techniques
- Chapter 4: The Electrocardiograms
- Chapter 5: Atherosclerosis
- Chapter 6: Ischemic Heart Disease
- Chapter 7: Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Chapter 8: Valvular Heart Disease
- Chapter 9: Heart Failure
- Chapter 10: The Cardiomyopathies
- Chapter 11: Mechanism of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Chapter 12: Clinical Aspects of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Chapter 13: Hypertension
- Chapter 14: Diseases of the Pericardium
- Chapter 15: Diseases of the Peripheral Vasculature
- Chapter 16: Congenital Heart Disease
- Chapter 17: Cardiovascular Drugs
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