The Human Heart: A Basic Guide to Heart Disease - Softcover

Phibbs MD, Brendan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781767776 ISBN 13: 9780781767774

Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2007

Synopsis

This basic text on the heart and heart diseases is geared to everyone on the cardiovascular care team, including emergency personnel, interns, residents, nurses, patients, and families. The thoroughly updated Second Edition describes current technologies for noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of coronary and vascular disease. Coverage includes a complete description of echocardiographic stress testing and new information on implanted defibrillators, indications for coronary arteriography, new drugs for heart failure, new cardiac resuscitation procedures, and use of ventricular synchronizing pacemakers. Also included are discussions of recently discovered lethal entities such as Brugada's syndrome, short QT syndrome, and the arrhythmogenic ventricle.

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Review

MedicalScienceBooks.com -- "The author's years of

MedicalScienceBooks.com -- "The author's years of experience as a clinician and teacher show throughout the book. One can imagine the text developing from a long list of 'frequently asked questions' posed by his patients and students. The text also reflects a deep understanding of how to avoid confusion while explaining complex physiological processes. The book uses terms to which nearly any reader can relate. This makes it an excellent primer on heart disease for medical personnel as well as comprehensive reference guide for patients who want to be better informed about their disease and treatment."--MedicalScienceBooks.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781767776
• ISBN 13: 9780781767774
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240