Edited by Ragavendra R. Baliga Bertram Pitt Michael M. Givertz 2008 It is believed that 20% of the global population suffers from diseases that predispose it to heart failure. The prevalence and hospitalization rates for heart failure continue to increase, in part, because improved therapy has increased life expectancy.
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ENRICO M. CHIAPPA • ANDREW C. COOK GIANNI BOTTA • NORMAN H. SILVERMAN 2008 Over the last two decades, the value of examining the fetal heart has moved from an experimental procedure of diagnostic curiosity to a front-line form of evaluating fetal cardiac health and disease. There have been numerous advances in the associated technology, including high-resolution imaging, […]
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Edited by LINDA B. MONGERO JAMES R. BECK 2008 Advanced Perfusion Techniques With the introduction of cardiac surgery more than five decades ago, and the use of the heart-lung machine for open heart surgical procedures granting the surgeon unlimited time in which to operate inside the heart, a complex task has been given to the perfusionist. Initially, cardiopulmonary bypass […]
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M. Forsting · I. Wanke (Eds.) 2008 From Diagnostic Work-Up to Endovascular Therapy Four years after its first edition, we are happy to present the second edition of our book on diagnostic imaging and endovascular therapy of vascular malformations. The need for a second edition within a relatively short period of time indicates that interventional neuroradiology and knowledge […]
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Roberto De Ponti 2008 A Case-based Atlas of Electroanatomic Mapping in Complex Atrial Arrhythmias What is a complex case? Although the concept of what is complex may be personal, there is a common sense of complexity in electrophysiology. In most cases, a complex case involves a patient who comes or is referred after a single or multiple […]
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David Abraham, Clive Handler, Michael Dashwood, and Gerry Coghlan (Eds.) 2008 Mechanisms and Consequences
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Edited by Bharti Mackness Mike Mackness Michael Aviram György Paragh 2008 Research into the paraoxonase (PON) multigene family has blossomed in the last 10 years. Before this time only PON1 was known and research was restricted to toxicologists investigating the metabolism of organophosphate insecticides and nerve gases and a few scientists searching for “natural” substrates.
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Satish Mittal 2008 This book addresses the current issues about, and treatments for, the metabolic syndrome and its components, specifically obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Cross-sectional surveys indicate that one third of adults and an alarming proportion of children in the United States have the metabolic syndrome, which also represents a global public health problem.
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Daryll M. Baker 2008 Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the world. Furthermore, for those who survive, stroke is the most common cause of severe disability, such that after a year, 25% are still dependent on someone else for everyday activities, and within 5 years, a third of these will have suffered a second stroke.
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Ashok K. Srivastava • Madhu B. Anand-Srivastava Editors 2008 In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in studies related to the role of a variety of signaling pathways in the control of cardiovascular physiology. Evidence has also accumulated to suggest that an aberration in the signal transduction pathways contributes to the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease.
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