A guide to identification and interpretation of abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns, written for medical students, nurses and junior doctors. This book emphasises on the practical application of the ECG.

Fourth edition. Includes a DVD.

Deals with the main imaging techniques that are available to clinical cardiologists: nuclear imaging, echocardiography, computerized tomography, and magnetic-resonance imaging.

As two of the leading causes of death worldwide, heart disease and stroke represent a clear target for genomic research aimed at deciphering the genes and cellular pathways that underlie cardiovascular disease and creating improved therapies. This title provides methods for cardiovascular phenotyping of rodent models.

Coronary bypass surgery is a procedure to allow blood to flow to the heart muscle despite blocked arteries. Coronary bypass surgery uses a healthy blood vessel taken from your leg, arm, chest or abdomen and connects it to the other arteries in the heart so that blood is bypassed around the blocked area. This book presents research in this field.

Presents the information clinicians need to use the EKG in everyday practice and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, and myocardial infarction. This book is suitable for medical students in ICM courses, house officers, and those directly involved in patient care.

Featuring a comprehensive collection of intracardiac recordings, fluoroscopic images, and electroanatomic maps, this book offers guidance to diagnosis and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias in the electrophysiology laboratory. It includes chapters that focus on a specific arrhythmia and present a discussion of diagnostic and ablation criteria.

Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart of blood vessel. Most countries face high and increasing rates of cardiovascular disease. Each year, heart disease kills more Americans than cancer. This book presents the research from around the world in this field.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the technologies that are used to treat heart failure. This book offers an analysis of devices such as CRT's and ICD's, while broader topics such as the pathophysiology of heart failure and its current medical therapies are also discussed.

Takes a fresh approach to therapeutic decision-making, providing answers to a range of questions that a clinician faces on a daily basis. This book presents an evidence-based approach that highlights the factors that determine successful outcomes. It also features treatment options for specific patient groups, and presents 'what if' scenarios.

Covers the fundamental principles of cardiovascular imaging modalities and their application for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. This book focuses on the comprehensive diagnosis of clinical conditions/disease entities through the most effective cardiovascular imaging test or combination.

Offers problem-based guidance needed to quickly overcome any clinical challenge. This book includes 8 color-coded sections that cover the 8 major clinical syndromes of cardiovascular disease. It features illustrations, color photographs, tables, and ECGs that capture clinical manifestations as they present in practice.

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Covers aspects such as intracellular signaling, regulation of cell volume in the failing heart, the presence of an intracrine renin angiotensin system, and the influence of prorenin/renin, angiotensin II, angiotensin (1-7) and aldosterone. This book offers a review of the topics involving the renin angiotensin system and cardiovascular disease.

An aneurysm is a localised dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, usually caused by atherosclerosis and hypertension, or less frequently, by trauma, infection or a congenital weakness in the vessel wall. This book describes different types of aneurysms, their causes, diagnosis and how they can be treated.

Examines individual and various combinations of the available antithrombotic regimens including fibrinolytic agents, antiplatelet therapies (aspirin, thieneopyridines, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors), and anticogulant therapies (unfractionated heparin, low-molecular-weight heparins, direct thrombin inhibitors, and synthetic factor X inhibitors).

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Consists of the research from around the world on hypertension and stroke. This title examines the influence of heart rate on development of stroke. It also discusses the etiology of paediatric stroke, a potentially devastating condition, which is an important condition that often remains unknown in a considerable number of patients.

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