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  • Cardiomyopathies
    Cardiomyopathies NEW
    Editor José Milei and Giuseppe Ambrosio
    ISBN 978-953-51-1103-0
    320 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 172
    The disease of the heart muscle may occur secondarily to common diseases, such as ischemic, hypertensive and valvular, among others. However, there is a group of conditions with intrinsic myocardial involvement from gene or multifactorial etiology, a ...
  • Calcific Aortic Valve Disease
    Calcific Aortic Valve Disease NEW
    Editor Elena Aikawa
    ISBN 978-953-51-1150-4
    529 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 124
    Due to population aging, calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) has become the most common heart valve disease in Western countries. No therapies exist to slow this disease progression, and surgical valve replacement is the only effective treatment. Ca ...
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis
    Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocarditis
    Editor José Milei and Giuseppe Ambrosio
    ISBN 978-953-51-1082-8
    196 pages, May, 2013
    Downloads: 285
    Myocarditis is a clinical syndrome, most frequently of infectious etiology, that occurs with a broad range of relatively non-specific symptoms, and consists of an inflammatory process of the heart with necrosis and degeneration of the myocardium by ...
  • Recent Advances in the Field of Ventricular Assist Devices
    Recent Advances in the Field of Ventricular Assist Devices
    Editor Kazuo Komamura
    ISBN 978-953-51-1111-5
    93 pages, May, 2013
    Downloads: 229
    Recent Advances in the Field of Ventricular Assist Devices covers recent various advances and developments relating to ventricular assist devices and their diverse complications. Firstly, we overview recent technical advances as well as current indic ...
  • Aortic Aneurysm - Recent Advances
    Aortic Aneurysm - Recent Advances
    Editor Cornelia Amalinei
    ISBN 978-953-51-1081-1
    229 pages, April, 2013
    Downloads: 276
    An increase in aortic aneurysm occurrence is registered, despite considerable advances in surgical interventions. Consequently, numerous researchers have been trying to improve the understanding the aortic aneurysm pathogenesis in order to facilitate ...
  • What Should We Know About Prevented, Diagnostic, and Interventional Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease
    What Should We Know About Prevented, Diagnostic, and Interventional Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease
    Editor Branislav G. Baskot
    ISBN 978-953-51-1043-9
    472 pages, March, 2013
    Downloads: 595
    The mortality from ischemic heart disease has decreased in recent years. The better understanding of risk factors associated with development of coronary artery disease has significantly contributed to this decline. Improvements in medical and interv ...
  • Artery Bypass
    Artery Bypass
    Editor Wilbert S. Aronow
    ISBN 978-953-51-1025-5
    535 pages, March, 2013
    Downloads: 510
    The latest diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the management of coronary artery disease by coronary artery bypass graft surgery and by percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting and in the interventional management of other atherosclerot ...
  • Atrial Fibrillation - Mechanisms and Treatment
    Atrial Fibrillation - Mechanisms and Treatment
    Editor Tong Liu
    ISBN 978-953-51-1023-1
    238 pages, February, 2013
    Downloads: 597
    Atrial fibrillation is a rapidly evolving epidemic associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence has increased over the past few decades. In the past few years, the recent understanding of the diverse mechanisms ...