Published February, 2009
By Michael Y. Henein
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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Over the last three decades, major advances in the management of diseases of the valves have been seen. Surgical treatment of valve disease has also w- nessed great advances, having moved from traditional valve replacement to sophisticated repair procedures and the use of extracorporeal pump support in some patients.

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Published January, 2009
By Andrea Natale and Ranjan K. Thakur
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common sustained arrhythmia, affecting approximately 2.3 million people in the US. One of the most serious side effects of AF is embolic stroke. This book discusses many of the clinical issues in the management of AF, including cardioversion, anticoagulation, and ablation.

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Published January, 2009
By Norman Beck
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With complete coverage of all the practical essentials, this book contains vital clinical information needed in hematological diagnoses. It stresses the importance of effective, patient-centered care of hematological patients.

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Published January, 2009
By Roland X. Stroobandt, S. Serge Barold, Alfons F. Sinnaeve and R. Stroobandt
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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A step-by-step look at a growing and difficult to understand area Covers important aspects of ICD and CRT therapy with full-page illustrations, accompanying text and representative ICD tracings Offers free access to an accompanying website with unlimited access Useful for all health care workers involved with ICD patients.

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Published January, 2009
By Jagat Narula and Vasken Dilsizian
Publisher: Springer (Current Medicine Group)
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Published December, 2008
By Michael A. Gatzoulis, Romeo Vecht, Nicholas Peters and Romeo J. Vecht
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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Over the last century the ECG has been used by clinicians to make major clinical decisions with regard to electric pacing, the use of thrombolytic drugs in acute myocardial infarction and the timing of surgery. On occasion the interpretation of the ECG has been related to complex explanations of the shapes of the electrical signals.

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Published December, 2008
By Derek S. Wheeler, Hector R. Wong, Thomas P. Shanley, Derek Wheeler and Thomas Shanley
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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The development of pediatric cardiac surgical programs has had a profound effect on the s- cialty of pediatric critical care medicine, and as a result, the ? eld of pediatric cardiac intensive care is rapidly emerging as a separate subspecialty of pediatric critical care medicine.

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Published December, 2008
By W. Frank Peacock and James F. Neuenschwander
Publisher: Elsevier (W B Saunders Co Ltd)
Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
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Patients with acute heart failure present to the emergency department when they are unable to breathe, and their pathophysiology differs from that of patients sitting in a doctor's office. This book covers transportation and EMT services, triage, and specific treatment for patients in acute heart failure, including advanced treatment methods.

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Published December, 2008
By Valentin Fuster and V Fuster
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd))
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Society-sanctioned guidelines on care are valuable tools, but accessing key information from the often complicated statements has been a daunting task. Now, practitioners and their institutions have a clear path to successful application of guidelines from the American Heart Association.

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Published December, 2008
By Gilbert R. Upchurch, Enrique Criado and Gilbert R. Upchurch Jr.
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Contemporary Cardiology
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Comprehensive and up-to-date, Aortic Aneurysms: Pathogenesis and Treatment, offers Cardiologists, Vascular Surgeons, and Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeons a multidisciplinary approach to the management and treatment of patients with aortic disease.

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