José M. Ferro Editor 2013 Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Cerebrovascular Diseases is the fi rst book of a series of volumes on the psychiatric aspects of common neurological diseases, to be published by Springer-Verlag. The fi rst volume is dedicated to acute stroke and other cerebro-vascular diseases. Stroke and chronic cerebro-vascular disease, namely vascular cognitive impairment […]
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José Marín-García, M.D. 2013 Over the past two decades, due to dramatic advances in molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, and genetics our view on mitochondria as a relatively static cellular powerhouse has changed radically. We now know that these organelles play a critical role in the normal and in the damaged heart as a highly […]
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Ronald Ross Watson Victor R. Preedy Sherma Zibadi Editors 2013 Magnesium is an essential mineral which is required for growth and survival of humans. Since magnesium is a mineral and not synthesizable, it must be obtained through dietary foods and/or supplements. Magnesium is found in many sources, primarily whole grains, green leafy vegetables, […]
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Marc Thiriet 2013
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David Korpas 2013 Development in the majority of medicine branches is today conditioned by technological advancement. This is also the case with cardiology, where medical devices designed to correct heart rhythm – pacemakers, cardioverters-de fi brillators, and biventricular systems – are implanted in order to help a sick heart. The book Implantable Cardiac Devices Technology […]
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David A. Dowe Massimo Fioranelli Paolo Pavone Editors 2013 Second edition Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries, yet for many years the prediction of clinical events has been reliant upon methods with substantial drawbacks. Non-invasive, indirect examinations such as Framingham risk factors, thorough clinical examination, EKG […]
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Paul A. Iaizzo • Richard W. Bianco Alexander J. Hill • James D. St. Louis Editors 2013 From Design to Clinical Implantation Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the past 40 years have brought major progress in cardiac valve repair and replacement, there remain large patient populations that do […]
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Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz • Marek Klocek • Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk • Christopher J. Bulpitt Editors 2013 This book provides a unique overview of quality of life (QoL) in cardiovascular medicine. It provides much information on QoL: in hypertension; in coronary artery disease and its treatment (with drugs and interventions); in heart failure; if there are disturbances in […]
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Gary V. Heller • Robert C. Hendel Editors 2013 Cardiac SPECT and Cardiac PET Nuclear cardiology is a mature and widely used diagnostic imaging methodology. Since the first seminal publications 35 years ago, tens of thousands of scientifi carticles on radionuclide cardiac imaging have been published describing clinical results in a wide variety of […]
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Amit Kumar . Kenneth Ouriel Editors 2013 The field of endovascular treatment—be it in cardiology, interventional radiology, or vascular surgery—is a dynamic one. However, in this rapidly evolving field, the fundamentals remain the same. We are still taught to ensure that catheters are introduced over a wire, still taught never to lose control of the […]
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