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Researchers dedicated to the fundamental and clinical aspects of fibrillation and defibrillation, together with involved physicians, have exchanged their first hand research and …
The opening chapter of this book, by scientist Dr. Robert Furchgott, details the discovery of endothelium’s role in the vasodilator effect of acetycholine in 1978. Its subsequent …
Originally introduced several decades ago, myocardial revascularization on the beating heart was largely abandoned as new techniques for extracorporeal circulation were developed. …
Since its inception in the mid-1980s, this therapeutic procedure has evolved to become an indispensable therapeutic modality in the treatment of arrhythmias. Now there is a "cure" …
The field of vascular surgery is undergoing a rapid and profound transformation - this third volume of Blackwell-Futura's monograph series Endovascular Intervention: Today and …
Far from being a direct complication of primary damage to heart muscle, it is now recognised that the pathogenesis of heart failure may rely on a combination of neurohormonal, …
A desire to avoid the massive social and financial costs associated with cardiovascular diseases has promoted a continued interest in preventive cardiology. Recent intervention …
This timely and comprehensive review is the only book to focus on the importance of treating cardiogenic shock as a discrete condition, not merely a symptom of another disease. The …
The management of portal hypertension has dramatically changed over the past 15 years. Outstanding results can now be achieved by selective applications of particular therapies and …
Within the complexities of endocarditis, explosive advances in medical and surgical technology have combined with a better understanding of the disease process by attending …