Contemporary Cardiology: Facts and Controversies

Edwards, Niloo M.

Reviews the best therapies and surgical techniques available to provide quality care for the elderly cardiac patient and of those areas that require further research. The authors detail preventive therapies and the cardiovascular syndromes that disproportionately afflict the older individual, including arrhythmias (particularly atrial fibrillation), syncope, heart failure (particularly diastolic heart failure), and ischemic heart disease. They also delineate the surgical management of the heart patient with discussions of postoperative management and its complications and of specific surgical procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafting, valve surgery, pacemaker and defibibrillators, and surgical management of heart failure.

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Published by: Humana

Publication Date: 2012-07-23

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781468497663

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-357-6

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 390