Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

Ischemic Heart Disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is ranked as the leading cause of death world wide, responsible for 17.1 million deaths globally each year. This text reviews the epidemiology, development, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of ischemic heart disease.

Author(s): David C. Gaze

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The Lettsomian Lectures on Diseases and Disorders of the Heart and Arteries

This book covers the following topics: Natural State of Heart and Arteries after 40, Causes of cardio-vascular disorder and disease, Physical Stress , Nervous Influences, Cardiac Poisons, Disturbances of Metabolism, Gout, Syphilis, Acute specific fevers, Chronic affections, Complex causes, Old-standing Rheumatic Lesions, Family heart.

Author(s): J. Mitchell Bruce

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Hypertension by University of Michigan

This note provides you with information on how a specific mind-body therapy, meditation, may be used for treatment and/or prevention of hypertension. Topics covered includes: Contraindications, Determining the Most Appropriate Recommendation, Forms of Meditation, specific mind-body therapy, Introduction to the Patient with elevated blood pressures, Meditation, Mind-Body Interventions and Photo Attributions.

Author(s): University of Michigan

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Angiography and Endovascular Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease

This textbook on Angiography and Endovascular Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease provides a comprehensive angiographic approach to assess and determine optimal treatment strategies for peripheral artery disease. Each chapter focuses on angiography as it relates to the outcomes of endovascular work.

Author(s): Yoshiaki Yokoi, Keisuke Fukuda, Masahiko Fujihara, Akihiro Higashimori and Osami Kawarada

158 Pages

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease by WHO

This PDF covers the following topics related to Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease : The total risk approach to prevention of cardiovascular disease, Recommendations for prevention of cardiovascular disease, Basis of recommendations , Modification of behaviour, Psychosocial factors, Multiple risk factor interventions, Blood pressure lowering, Targets for blood pressure, Choice of initial drug therapy, Lipid lowering, Benefits, Risks, Monitoring of treatment, Cost-effectiveness, feasibility and resource implications of antihypertensive and statin therapy, Control of glycaemia, Aspirin therapy, Risks, Balance of risks and benefits, Fixed-dose combinations, Hormone therapy.

Author(s): World Health Organization

92 Pages

Abnormal Heart Rhythms

We know a lot of things about cardiac rhythms and their abnormalities, but there are some things that are still waiting to be discovered and, therefore, require more study. In this book, the authors put a little light on those matters, which are not well known yet. The authors have exposed some of such cardiac arrhythmias, especially those affecting the atria of the heart. Topics covered includes: Atrial Flutter- Diagnosis, Management and Treatment, Recent Advances in the Noninvasive Study of Atrial Conduction Defects Preceding Atrial Fibrillation, Clinical Significance of Arrhythmogenic Foci in Atrial Fibrillation, Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Review on Amiodarone as an Antiarrhythmic Drug.

Author(s): Francisco R. Breijo-Marquez

138 Pages

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

The information in this guide is intended to help health care decisionmakers, patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality of health care services.

Author(s): Renato D Lopes

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Clinical Cardiology

The opening chapters are devoted to a description of instrumental and graphic methods in the study and examination of normal and abnormal rhythms and of normal and abnormal silhouettes. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the purely clinical side of cardiology. Careful consideration is given to the important subjects of the pathology, etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of endocarditis, myocarditis, and cardiosclerosis.

Author(s): Selian Neuhof

374 Pages

Basic Hemodynamics (PDF 27P)

This note covers the following topics: Intracardiac pressures, Flow measurements and Vascular flow resistance.

Author(s): Miguel A. Quinones, MD, FACC Chairman, Department of Cardiology

27 Pages

Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

This note covers the following topics: Essential update: Plaque characteristics on CT angiography help identify high-risk coronary lesions, Signs and symptoms, Diagnosis and Management.

Author(s): F Brian Boudi

NA Pages

Hypertension, Malignant

This note covers the following topics: Hypertensive Emergencies, Accelerated hypertension and hypertensive urgency, Patient education, Evaluation, Differential Diagnosis workup for Malignant Hypertension, Medical Management, Surgical Therapy and Prognosis and Prevention.

Author(s): John D Bisognano

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Nephrosclerosis

This note covers the following topics related to Nephrosclerosis treatment and medication: Medical Care, Diuretics, ACE inhibitors, Renin inhibitors, Calcium channel blockers, Direct vasodilators, Central-acting alpha-2 agonists, Alpha-1 antagonists, Antihypertensives, Low-dose thiazides, ACE inhibitor and ARB combination therapy.

Author(s): Fernando C Fervenza

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Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease

This note covers the following topics: Risk Factor Biomarkers, Conventional Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Nontraditional or Novel Risk Factors, Identifying Coronary Artery Disease and Risk Assessment Guidelines.

Author(s): F Brian Boudi

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