Published October, 2012
By Ernst E. van der Wall, H. Sochor, A. Righetti, M.G. Niemeyer and Ernst E. Wall
Publisher: Springer
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Since the introduction of myocardial perfusion imaging and radionuclide angiography in the mid-seventies, cardiovascular nuclear medicine has undergone an explosive growth.

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Published October, 2012
By Eugene I. Gusev and Veronika I. Skvortsova
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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Ischemia is localized tissue anemia due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood, thus brain ischemia is the condition where insufficient blood is delivered to the brain.

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Published October, 2012
By Lloyd W. Klein and James E. Calvin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of various cardiac illnesses, including ischemic, valvular and cardiomyopathic disease, the most cost-effective means of employing laboratory testing and treatment modalities remains an issue in most practice settings.

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Published October, 2012
By Makoto Nagano, Naranjan S. Dhalla and Nobuakira Takeda
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Progress in Experimental Cardiology
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Whenever the heart is challenged with an increased work load for a prolonged period, it responds by increasing its muscle mass--a phenomenon known as cardiac hypertrophy.

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Published October, 2012
By Akira Matsumori
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Published October, 2012
By Zeliha Yazici, Santosh Nigam, Giancarlo C. Folco, Jeffery M. Drazen and Takao Shimizu
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Published October, 2012
By Mark W. Kroll and Michael H. Lehmann
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
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To the extent, however, that physicians who utilize ICDs are not sufficiently comfortable with or familiar with the engineering principles that guide ICD function, the full clinical potential of even an ideal device will not be realized.

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Published October, 2012
By Makoto Nagano, Naranjan S. Dhalla, Grant N. Pierce, Peter Zahradka and Grant Pierce
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Progress in Experimental Cardiology
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Published October, 2012
By Naranjan S. Dhalla, Pawan K. Singal, Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum and Ian M.C. Dixon
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Progress in Experimental Cardiology
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The World Heart Congress with a focus on "Frontiers in Cardiovascular Health" held in Winnipeg during July 6-11, 2001, made a unique attempt to bring these specialists together to brainstorm and map out the course of action for cardiovascular research and health in the next century.

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Published October, 2012
By Robert L. Wilensky
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Since plaque disruption, plaque erosion, and acute intracoronary thrombus formation play major roles in the pathophysiology of both unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction, and since the two disease entities represent a continuum of coronary ischemic syndromes, it is appropriate to discuss the two disease states in a single monograph.

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