Luigi P. Badano • Roberto M. Lang José Luis Zamorano (Editors) 2011 Tremendous improvements in ultrasound electronics and computer technology have led to development of one of the most impressive advancements of the use of ultrasounds to assess cardiac morphology and function: three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE).
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Christine E. Lawless Editor 2011 Evaluation, Management and Case Studies
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Matthias W. Wichmann • David C. Borgstrom Nadine R. Caron • Guy Maddern (Editors) 2011 Challenges and Solutions for the Rural Surgeon We are very pleased to present our contribution to the developing field of rural surgery. Rural surgery requires the surgeon to always be prepared for a procedure or an intervention that he or she might […]
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Kurt Hellmann · Walter Rhomberg Editors 2011 Experimental and Clinical Results There are now (in 2009) some 900 published papers on the development of razoxane (Rz) and dexrazoxane (DXRz). This book inevitably, therefore, represents an account of only a selected few of what the authors feel are the most important discoveries.
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Steven L. Cohn (Editor) 2011 Preoperative risk assessment and perioperative management are important aspects of clinical practice in internal medicine. Whereas surgeons and anesthesiologists spend most of their time caring for patients in the perioperative period, many primary-care physicians and hospitalists may feel inadequately trained or uncomfortable in this setting.
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Naranjan S. Dhalla • Makoto Nagano Bohuslav Ostadal Editors 2011 Cardiovascular disease is a major challenge for the health care system as it encompasses high levels of mortality and morbidity. Various cardiovascular complications, such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes, are known to predispose the heart to become more susceptible to myocardial infarction and/or other pathological stimuli leading to the […]
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Robert S. Bonser • Domenico Pagano Axel Haverich (Editors) 2011 This series is directed towards surgeons, physicians, and healthcare workers involved in the care of patients requiring cardiac, cardiothoracic, and cardiovascular surgery. The scientific developments in this field continue to be prodigious and are published in an ever-increasing journal base.
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Andre Kamkin · Irina Kiseleva Editors 2011 Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues Volume 4 “Mechanosensitivity and Mechanotransduction” edited by André Kamkin and Irina Kiseleva describes and discusses the latest research findings in the field of cellular biomechanics. Internationally recognized experts contributed to this comprehensive and visionary work, which represents the accomplishment of a series of four related books.
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Pamela Ann Fenstemacher Peter Winn 2011 Whether practitioners are still in training, recently graduated, or deciding to change the direction or focus of their career paths, either by choice or necessity, they can find themselves immersed in the long-term care (LTC) arena.
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Edited by VENKATESH AIYAGARI PHILIP B. GORELICK 2011 Hypertension and Stroke: Pathophysiology and Management reviews the pathophysiologic relationship between hypertension and cerebrovascular disease and the management of blood pressure in a variety of settings such as primary stroke prevention, acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, secondary stroke prevention, and vascular cognitive impairment.
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