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Manual of Coronary Heart Diseases
First Edition: 2014
9789350906286
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5Contributors
- Andrew D Michaels md
- Chief Cardiology
- Director
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
- St Joseph Hospital
- Eureka, CA, USA
- Bilal Aijaz md
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- University of Alabama, USA
- Enrique V Carbajal md
- University of California
- San Francisco
- Fresno Campus, USA
- Eugen Ivan md
- The Utah School of Medicine
- University of Utah, USA
- James A Goldstein md
- Professor of Medicine
- William Buomont Hospital
- University of Michigan, USA
- John Speer Schroeder md
- Professor of Medicine
- Stanford School of Medicine
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Jose Torres md
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Joss Fernandez md
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Karam Karam md
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Kirsten E Fleischmann
- md mph facc
- Professor of Medicine
- University of California
- San Francisco, USA
- Patricia Lounsbury rn bc bsn
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Prakash C Deedwania md
- Professor of Medicine
- University of California
- San Francisco
- Fresno Campus, USA
- Prakash C Deedwania md
- Professor of Medicine
- University of California
- San Francisco
- Fresno Campus, USA
- Rajeev Gupta md
- Professor of Medicine
- University of Jaipur
- Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
- Raveen Pal md frcp(c)
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Division of Cardiology
- Queen's University
- FAPC3-Kingston General Hospital
- Reza Ardehali md
- Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
- Robert Saeid Farivar md phd
- Professor of Surgery
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Saket Girotra mbbs
- Cardiology Division
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Samad Hashimi md
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Sanjay K Shah md
- Department of Cardiology
- University of Utah, USA
- Theresa M Brennan md
- Associate Professor of Medicine
- The Carver College of Medicine
- University of Iowa, USA
- Vera Bittner md
- Professor of Medicine
- University of Alabama, USA
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in much of the industrialized world and is rapidly progressing to achieve the same dubious distinction in the developing nations too. Prevention of CHD and its management remains the paramount objective as well as the subject of research in the field of cardiology.
This book has been designed for the readers seeking a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the disease entity. This richly illustrated title covers in detail the discussion focusing on our current understanding and the recent advancement that are happening at a fast pace in the field. It highlights the global burden of CHD and discusses in detail the risk factors for CHD. The title starts with the basic approach to a patient with chest pain highlighting the importance of history and physical examination in making the diagnosis. The pathophysiologic mechanisms and treatment of acute coronary syndrome are dealt with in detail. Various acute complications in CHDs and surgical management for CHDs have also been discussed. The new therapeutic modalities for the management of CHDs have also been covered. The book provides an easy-to-follow format, providing practical advice on how to diagnose cardiac diseases with a focus on hands-on therapeutic guidance for the clinicians.
Written by the world's foremost authorities, this title provides comprehensive coverage of current approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of CHD with additional comments and guidelines from reputed international bodies.
Kanu Chatterjee