Edited by SCOTT D. SOLOMON BERNARD BULWER 2007 A Practical Handbook With DVD In 2006, echocardiography remains the most commonly used cardiac imaging technique. Despite the existence of other methods to image the heart, such as nuclear imaging, angiography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and cardiac computed tomography, echocardiography continues to be the “bread and butter” imaging modality of cardiologists worldwide.
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Editors Marcelo F. Di Carli Martin J. Lipton 2007 The field of cardiovascular imaging in general, and cardiovascular nuclear medicine in particular, is witnessing dramatic change, especially with emerging new technology such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). Relatively recent FDA approval of PET radiopharmaceuticals and changes in reimbursement in oncology and, more recently, in cardiology continue to fuel […]
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Ali F. AbuRahma and John J. Bergan, Eds. 2007 A Practical Guide to Therapy The purpose of this revision of what has become a very popular textbook is to highlight recent advances in the investigation of vascular disorders.The additions to this volume describe new methods of investigation and how they can be used to the best advantage of […]
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Clive Handler Gerry Coghlan 2007 We are all more likely to die from a heart attack or a stroke than from any other condition including cancer or infections. Angina and heart attacks are due to narrowings and blockages in the heart arteries causing a lack of blood and oxygen to the heart.
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Pentti Rautaharju and Farida Rautaharju 2007 This book on investigative electrocardiography is addressed to investigators who are using electrocardiology as a research tool in epidemiological or clinical research or in investigations on possible adverse responses of new pharmacological agents. The primary emphasis of the book is on prognostic implications of ECG abnormalities in the conditions covered, including the prevalence […]
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Luc J. Jordaens and Dominic A.M.J. Theuns 2007 Clinical Management and Case Reports Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is one of the most important advances in the therapeutic approach of cardiovascular patients, with a life saving benefit exceeding that of all antiarrhythmic drugs. Since the first defibrillator implantation in 1980, the technology, diagnostic and therapeutic options have dramatically evolved, widening […]
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Edited by HENRICUS J. DUCKERS ELIZABETH G. NABEL and PATRICK W. SERRUYS 2007 For the Interventional Cardiologist Restenosis remains the major obstacle in the way of the successful clinical outcome of percutaneous coronary interventions and has inspired interventional cardiologists and vascular biologists to study this complex process for the last two decades. In this book we explore the […]
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Edited by Richard Allen Williams 2007 In the sixteenth century, Paracelsus stated that the art of medicine is as important as its science. As we progress farther into the twenty-first century, it is apparent that we should revisit Paracelsus’ dictum by emphasizing the need to practice medicine more artfully than has been the case.
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Wei Li, Michael Henein, and Michael A. Gatzoulis 2007 Doppler echocardiography has become the mainstay of adult cardiology practice worldwide. It provides essential information on cardiac anatomy and physiology. Its ease of use and complementary role to the bed-side examination has even given it the name of the “imaging stethoscope.”
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Michele M. Gulizia (Editor) 2007 Proceedings of the Mediterranean Cardiology Meeting (Taormina,May 20-22, 2007) It is said that the true essence of the progress is the constant verification of that which is certain. Clinical practice is evolving at a rapid pace, nowhere more so than in the field of cardiology.
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