Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319194631 ISBN 13: 9783319194639

Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, 2015

Synopsis

This book covers the latest information on the anatomic features, underlying physiologic mechanisms, and treatments for diseases of the heart. Key chapters address animal models for cardiac research, cardiac mapping systems, heart-valve disease and genomics-based tools and technology. Once again, a companion of supplementary videos offer unique insights into the working heart that enhance the understanding of key points within the text. Comprehensive and state-of-the art, the Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology and Devices, Third Edition provides clinicians and biomedical engineers alike with the authoritative information and background they need to work on and implement tomorrow's generation of life-saving cardiac devices.

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This book covers the latest information on the anatomic features, underlying physiologic mechanisms, and treatments for diseases of the heart. Key chapters address animal models for cardiac research, cardiac mapping systems, heart valve disease, and genomics-based tools and technology. Once again, a companion of supplementary videos offers unique insights into the working heart that enhance the understanding of key points within the text. Comprehensive and state-of-the-art, the Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices, Third Edition provides clinicians and biomedical engineers alike with the authoritative information and background they need to develop and implement tomorrow's generation of life-saving cardiac devices.

This book:

- Provides a comprehensive resource of information on the anatomic features and underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms of the human cardiovascular system

- Provides state-of-the-art information on cardiac devices for monitoring and treating cardiac disorders

- Includes new information on medical device design and aspects of benchtop, preclinical, and clinical device testing

- Includes companion videos, such as those that show functional cardiac anatomy (jointly developed by the University of Minnesota and Medtronic, PLC)

- Contains contributed chapters from a wide range of experts in the eld, including clinicians, scientists and medical device developers

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319194631
• ISBN 13: 9783319194639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 817
• Editor: Iaizzo Paul A.