Medicine

  • The Latest in Peritoneal Dialysis
    The Latest in Peritoneal Dialysis NEW
    Editor Abelardo Aguilera Peralta
    ISBN 978-953-51-1164-1
    106 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 6
    This book summarizes the advances and new concepts introduced in the last years on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and its complications. PD therapy is a renal replacement peritoneal membrane using a semi-permeable barrier to liquids and solutes. The abdomi ...
  • Amyloidosis
    Amyloidosis NEW
    Editor Dali Feng
    ISBN 978-953-51-1100-9
    239 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 133
    Amyloidosis is an uncommon disorder characterized by the deposition of extracellular amyloid proteins in tissues. Significant advancement has been made recently, which not only provides insight in to the pathophysiology of the disease but also helps ...
  • Cardiomyopathies
    Cardiomyopathies NEW
    Editor José Milei and Giuseppe Ambrosio
    ISBN 978-953-51-1103-0
    320 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 174
    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 ...
  • Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Etiology, Diagnosis and Management - A Glance at the Future
    Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Etiology, Diagnosis and Management - A Glance at the Future NEW
    Editor Giuseppe Lo Giudice
    ISBN 978-953-51-1113-9
    192 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 95
    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible central vision loss in developed countries.There have been rapid developments of therapies that today can halt or even reverse aspects of vision loss resulting from AMD among ...
  • Calcific Aortic Valve Disease
    Calcific Aortic Valve Disease NEW
    Editor Elena Aikawa
    ISBN 978-953-51-1150-4
    529 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 125
    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 ...
  • Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Principles and Practice of Cardiothoracic Surgery NEW
    Editor Michael S. Firstenberg
    ISBN 978-953-51-1156-6
    412 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 131
    The field of cardiothoracic surgery continues to evolve at a rapidly expanding rate. New technologies are under constant development and as patients present with more advanced pathophysiology and complex comorbidities, management becomes more depende ...
  • Advancements and Breakthroughs in Ultrasound Imaging
    Advancements and Breakthroughs in Ultrasound Imaging NEW
    Editor Gunti Gunarathne
    ISBN 978-953-51-1159-7
    295 pages, June, 2013
    Downloads: 196
    Ultrasonic imaging is a powerful diagnostic tool available to medical practitioners, engineers and researchers today. Due to the relative safety, and the non-invasive nature, ultrasonic imaging has become one of the most rapidly advancing technologie ...
  • Manifestations of Cytomegalovirus Infection
    Manifestations of Cytomegalovirus Infection NEW
    Editor Patricia Price, Nandini Makwana and Samantha Brunt
    ISBN 978-953-51-1116-0
    131 pages, May, 2013
    Downloads: 158
    Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is carried by 50 100% of the worlds population throughout their lives. Consequences are most readily seen in immunocompromised individuals such as organ transplant recipients, HIV-infected patients and new born infants. This boo ...