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Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death by Paul J. Wang, Henry H. Hsia, Amin Al-Ahmad, and Paul C. Zei Hardcover - 360 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD9 $160.00 BUY Published:  2008   ISBN:  9781405161145

Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year throughout the world. Covering the most recent developments in this field, this leading text serves as a guide to this area of increasing clinical importance, addressing a wide range of topics, including:

• basic mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation
• clinical syndromes and etiologies
• epidemiology and risk stratification
• pharmacologic therapy
• ablation and surgery
• implantable defibrillators

Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death provides the information that cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists, cardiac electrophysiology fellows, scientists, industry, and associated professionals need to know about current and evolving Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia treatment and diagnosis. As the most comprehensive book on this topic, it will serve as the text that this readership will turn to first.

Table of Contents:

List of contributors
Foreword: Hein J. Wellens

Part 1. Mechanisms of VT

1. The role of spatial dispersion of repolarization and intramural reentry in inherited and acquired sudden cardiac death syndromes
2. Mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia: underlying pathological and physiological abnormalities

Part 2. Etiologies and syndromes

3. Time-dependent gender differences in the clinical course of patients with the congenital long-QT syndrome
4. Genetics of ventricular arrhythmias
5. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy
6. Risk stratification and the implantable defibrillator for the prevention of sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Part 3. Catheter and surgical ablation

7. Mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction
8. Mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy
9. Mapping to define scars and isthmuses: a new paradigm for guiding ventricular tachycardia ablation
10. Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardias
11. Ablation of ventricular fibrillation
12. Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in congenital heart disease
13. Role of imaging techniques in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia
14. Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia
15. Role of catheter control systems in ablation of ventricular tachycardia
16. Current surgical techniques for ischemic ventricular tachycardia

Part 4. Epidemiology, risk stratification, and pharmacological therapy for ventricular tachycardia and sudden death

17. Epidemiology and etiologies of sudden cardiac death
18. Non-invasive tests for risk stratification in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
19. Risk stratification: where we are and where do we go from here
20. Pharmacological management of ventricular arrhythmias

Part 5. Ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation

21. The mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation
22. Mechanisms of defibrillation
23. Automatic external defibrillation and public access defibrillator response
24. Advances in cardiopulmonary rescuscitation
25. Advances in implantable defibrillator therapy and technologies
26. ICD lead extraction: when, why and how?
Index

Swanton's Cardiology 6E by R. Howard Swanton, and Shrilla Banerjee Softcover - 696 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD10 $117.25 BUY Published:  2008   ISBN:  9781405178198

Cardiology is a rapidly changing and expanding field with management protocols changing regularly and newer categories of treatment options being discovered, with greater emphasis on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Swanton’s Cardiology (formerly Pocket Consultant: Cardiology) is a highly practical, user-friendly reference and learning text which is of great value to a wide variety of staff working with cardiac patients. Now in its sixth edition, this best-selling book has been highly praised for its readability, conciseness and clear illustrations and offers a clear and didactic style, presenting information in the form of lists and tables for quick and easy reference.

The sixth edition now offers:

• a new design for easier navigation and use
• highly practical advice with clear tables for quick and easy reference
• five new chapters including Pregnancy and Heart Disease and Echocardiography

In addition, Swanton’s Cardiology covers some subjects in cardiology that are not well covered in clinical training, and this book will help fill any gaps in the reader's clinical course, for example, sections on congenital heart disease, pacing and cardiac investigations.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements

1. Cardiac Symptoms and Physical Signs
2. Congenital Heart Disease
3. Valve Disease
4. The Cardiomyopathies
5. Coronary Artery Disease
6. Cardiac Failure
7. Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm: Bradycardias, Pacing, the ICD, Biventricular Pacing for Heart Failure
8. Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm: Tachycardias and Ablation
9. Infective Endocarditis
10. Pericardial Disease
11. The Heart in Systemic Disease
12. Systemic Hypertension
13. Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Embolism
14. Diseases of the Aorta
15. Pregnancy and Heart Disease
16. Cardiac Investigations
17. Echocardiography

Appendices

1. Nomogram for Body Size
2. Rate Conversion Chart
3. Further Reading
4. References of Important Trials or Papers Quoted in the Text
5. Useful Addresses and Hyperlinks
6. Driving and Cardiovascular Disease in the UK
7. List of Abbreviations

Index

100 Challenges in Echocardiography by Christophe Klimczak, and Petros Nihoyannopoulos Softcover - 256 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-CARD7 $ 42.75 BUY Published:  2008  ISBN:  9780443069277

This book offers both experienced cardiologists and trainees alike the opportunity to identify and address the most common pitfalls encountered with echocardiology in routine clinical practice. The book covers a series of challenges ranging from technical difficulties to problems with echocardiographic interpretation with each section presenting a series of simulations to test the reader's understanding of the problem. The text is written in a highly practical and didactic manner which will help the busy physician by presenting the information in a succinct, 'essentials only' manner. The heavy use of high-quality illustrations serves to ensure that the concepts explained are supported by real-life examples and thus readily applicable to the clinical setting.

• Edited by an international expert.
• Abundant use of full-colour allows accurate representation of images to afford detailed discussion of the techniques involved.
• Didactic approach ensures delivery of key information in manageable portions thus saving time for the busy cardiologist.
• Includes the most frequent pitfalls associated with a range of techniques thus ensuring applicability to a variety of clinical settings and equipment availability.

SECTION 1 - Technical Pitfalls The physical limitations of echocardiography Ultrasound artefacts Patient hypoechogenicity Problems due to adjustments of the machine settings Other technical pitfalls

SECTION 2 - Diagnostic Pitfalls Cardiac valves Cardiac walls Cardiac chambers Systolic and diastolic function of the ventricles Pulmonary arterial pressures Thoracic aorta

Acute Coronary Syndromes Edited by Mun K. Hong, and Eyal Herzog Softcover - 388 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-CARD6 $143.65 BUY Published:  2008   ISBN:  9781846288685

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) affects millions of patients annually and requires immediate diagnosis and therapy. This practical, algorithm-based handbook addresses the diagnosis and treatment of patients with ACS. It is designed for the medical personnel involved in the triage and management of ACS patients.

Contents: ACS. The PAIN Pathway for Management of ACS. Translation of Critical Pathways for ACS into Admission Notes and Discharge Planning. Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of ACS. Evaluation in the Emergency Department and Cardiac Biomarkers. STEMI. Non STEMI. Unstable Angina. Stress Testing for Risk Stratification of Patients at Low to Intermediate Event Risk According to the "PAIN Pathway" Algorithm. Echocardiography. Mechanical Complications of AMI. Congestive Heart Failure. Cardiogenic Shock. Pericardial Disease. Surgical Intervention. Arrhythmias Complicating AMI Bradyarrhythmias. Arrhythmias Complicating AMI. Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients Post MI. Cocaine-Induced Chest Pain. Women and the Elderly. African Americans and Hispanics. Coronary Artery Spasm and Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries. Antihypertensive Therapy. Hyperglycemia Complicating ACS: Algorithm for Hyperglycemia Management During ACS. Transition from Acute Phase to Chronic Phase: Secondary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Smoking Cessation.- Future Developments.

Aging and The Heart, A Post-Genomic View by Jose Marin-Garcia Hardcover - 574 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# DA-CARD7 $260.90 BUY Published:  2008   ISBN:  9780387740713

Cardiac aging, like aging in general, is a complex process involving numerous cellular and molecular changes, which along the way contribute to the expression of the multiple phenotypes of aging, 'the different faces' of cardiac aging. Several plausible theories have been considered to explain aging, e.g., evolution, free radical, somatic mutation, etc; and at this time it is most likely that these different theories are intertwined with each other without a definitive 'winner', reflecting a mixture of genetic and epigenetic elements found in most aged individuals with cardiovascular defects. The demonstration in numerous animal models of the dramatic alterations in life-span achieved by gene engineering or dietary modifications, such as caloric restriction, further underscores the interplay of both genetic and environmental factors involved in aging, as well as acting through molecular and signaling pathways operative in the heart and the vasculature.

Aging and decreasing heart function occurring together has been amply documented, and our knowledge of age associated cardiac pathologies has outpaced our understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying these processes. At present, genomics, proteomics and recombinant DNA techniques are increasingly applied to the study of cardiac cell structure and function. Their role in aging, in general, and in the aging heart, in particular, will finally be unveiled. With the availability of the Human Genome Project, and an ever increasing number of animal models and new and exciting molecular technologies, the unraveling of the underlying basic mechanisms of cardiac aging have already begun. In this book, the genetic and molecular basis of cardiovascular aging will be discussed and a comprehensive assessment of the bioenergetics changes occurring in human and animal models of cardiac aging, current diagnostic and future therapeutic modalities will be presented.

Basic Electrocardiography, Normal and Abnormal ECG Patterns by Antoni Bayés de Luna Softcover - 184 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD2 $ 62.70 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781405175708

Electrocardiography is a simple investigation to perform, but accurate interpretation can be challenging. This book takes a logical and systematic approach to ECG interpretation, beginning with the basics of normal variations and dealing in turn with atrial abnormalities, ventricular enlargement, ventricular conduction defects and ischemic heart disease.

Extensively illustrated with ECG tracings that complement the text, this book provides clear and concise explanations of traditional concepts of electrocardiography and combines them with updates on the most recent developments in the field.

In 22 clinical cases, Professor Bayés de Luna illustrates the principles of the book by integrating electrocardiographic features with clinical findings for a thorough and methodical approach to cardiac disease. Regular self-assessments allow readers to evaluate their understanding of the ECG and reinforce key concepts.

This book is an ideal introduction to normal and abnormal ECG patterns. It is particularly valuable for medical students, residents / junior doctors and nurses who wish to broaden their skills in electrocardiography.

Table of Contents:

Foreword

1. Introduction

2. Usefulness And Limitations Of Electrocardiography

3. Electrophysiological principles

The origin of ECG morphology

4. ECG machines: how to perform and interpret ECG

5. Normal ECG Characteristics

Heart rate
Rhythm
PR interval and segment
QT interval
P wave
QRS complex
ST segment and T wave
Assessment of the QRS electrical axis in a frontal plane
Rotations of the heart
Electrocardiographic changes with age

6. Electrocardiographic Diagnostic Criteria

7. Atrial Abnormalities

Right atrial enlargement
Left atrial enlargement
Biatrial enlargement
Interatrial block

8. Ventricular Enlargement

Right ventricular enlargement
Electrocardiographic signs of right acute overload
Left ventricular enlargement
Biventricular enlargement

9. Ventricular Blocks

Complete right bundle-branch block (RBBB)
Partial right bundle branch block
Complete left bundle-branch block (LBBB)
Partial left bundle-branch block
Zonal (divisional) left ventricular block
Bifascicular blocks
Trifascicular blocks

10. Ventricular Preexcitation

WPW type preexcitation
Short PR -type preexcitation

11. Electrocardiographic Pattern of Ischaemia, Injury and Necrosis

Anatomic introduction
Electrophysiological introduction
Electrocardiographic pattern of ischaemia
Electrocardiographic pattern of injury
Electrocardiographic pattern of necrosis

12. Miscellaneous

Value of ECG in special conditions
ECG pattern of poor prognosis
ECG of Electrical alternans
Self-assessment
References
Index

Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician by George Stouffer Softcover - 304 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD3 $ 74.55 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781405169172

Now you have a dependable guide to the practical application of hemodynamics. This concise handbook will help both practicing and prospective clinicians better understand and interpret the hemodynamic data used to make specific diagnoses and monitor ongoing therapy.

Written from the perspective of a clinician, this convenient paperback opens with an overview of the basics of hemodynamics, then devotes chapters to specific disease states. Topics include:

• coronary artery disease
• cardiomyopathies
• valve disease
• arrhythmias
• pericardial disease

Numerous pressure tracings throughout the book reinforce the text by demonstrating what you will see in daily practice.

To extract as much useful information as possible from the hemodynamic data obtained from your patients, be sure to consult Cardiovascular Hemodynamics for the Clinician.

Table of Contents:

List of Contributors
Preface

Part I. Basics of hemodynamics

1. Introduction to basic hemodynamic principles
2. The nuts and bolts of right heart catheterization and PA catheter placement
3. Normal hemodynamics
4. Arterial pressure
5. The atrial waveform
6. Cardiac output
7. Detection, localization, and quantification of intracardiac shunts

Part II. Valvular heart disease

8. Aortic stenosis
9. Mitral stenosis
10. Aortic regurgitation
11. Mitral regurgitation
12. The tricuspid valve

Part III. Cardiomyopathies

13. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
14. Heart failure
15. Restrictive cardiomyopathy

Part IV. Pericardial disease

16. Constrictive pericarditis
17. Cardiac tamponade
18. Effusive - constrictive pericarditis

Part V. Miscellaneous

19. Right ventricular myocardial infarction
20. Pulmonary hypertension.
21. Coronary hemodynamics.
22. Hemodynamics of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation.
23. Arrhythmias.
24. Hemodynamics of pacemakers.
25. Unknowns

Appendices
Index

Antiarrhythmic Drugs, A Practical Guide by Richard N. Fogoros, MD Softcover - 192 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD4 $ 79.10 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781405163514

If you prescribe for patients with arrhythmias, you will want to keep this valuable paperback close at hand. The Second Edition of this valuable reference responds to changes in the available medications as well as in the way they are currently used.

The book reviews everything you need to understand and prescribe today’s antiarrhythmic drugs:

• mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and how antiarrhythmic drugs alter those arrhythmias, including common adverse effects
• which factors to consider in using these drugs for treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, and arrhythmias in pregnancy
• a detailed review of atrial fibrillation to help you make decisions for patient management in this complicated area

Dr. Fogoros considers all the most recent drugs, plus promising drugs under investigation, to give you a full picture of therapeutic options. With Antiarrhythmic Drugs: A Practical Guide, Second Edition, you will have dependable information on how each drug works and when each one is indicated so you can give your patients the best possible treatment.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgements

Part 1 Basic Principles

Chapter 1 Mechanisms of Cardiac Tachyarrhythmias
Chapter 2 Introduction to Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Part 2 Clinical Features of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Chapter 3 Class I Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 4 Class II Antiarrhythmic Drugs; Beta-Blocking Agents
Chapter 5 Class III Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 6 Class IV Drugs: Calcium-Blocking Agents
Chapter 7 Unclassified Antiarrhythmic Agents
Chapter 8 Investigational Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 9 Common Adverse Events with Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Part 3 Antiarrhythmic Drugs in the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Chapter 10 Basic Principles of Using Antiarrhythmic Drugs
Chapter 11 Treatment of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias
Chapter 12 Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias
Chapter 13 Treatment of Arrhythmias in PregnancyIndex

Colour Atlas of Local and Systemic Signs of Cardiovascular Disease by Franklin B. Saksena Softcover - 128 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD5 $ 90.00 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781405159760

This brief guide to visual diagnosis helps the novice develop -- and the veteran refresh -- crucial skills that can spare the patient unnecessary testing and bring the physician one step closer to an accurate diagnosis.

Dr Saksena draws on his years of experience in teaching and training to show you the physical signs of cardiovascular disease that can be spotted by visual examination. For each sign, a color photograph is paired with explanatory text that:

• describes the significant features of the sign
• explains its use in diagnosis
• identifies the likeliest causes

The book provides corroboration of physical signs and other diagnostic information whenever possible and offers extensive references for further study. After an opening chapter on general observations, the author describes signs that can be found in the face, ear, mouth and nose, neck, hand, upper extremity, thorax and back, abdomen, and lower extremity. An appendix covers rarer syndromes associated with cardiovascular disease.

Whether you are just developing your diagnostic skills or want to be better able to identify signs of cardiovascular disease, you can count on this atlas for dependable advice.

Table of Contents:

About the author
Preface
Photographic credits
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. General observations
Chapter 2. Face
Chapter 3. Ear
Chapter 4. Mouth and nose
Chapter 5. Neck
Chapter 6. Hand
Chapter 7. Upper extremity
Chapter 8. Thorax and back
Chapter 9. Abdomen
Chapter 10. Lower extremity

Appendix: Rarer syndromes associated with cardiovascular disease
Synopsis
References
Index

Practical Handbook of Advanced Interventional Cardiology, Tips and Tricks by Thach N. Nguyen, Antonio Colombo, Dayi Hu, Cindy L. Grines, and Shigeru Saito Softcover - 632 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CARD6 $111.80 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9781405169554

Continued advances in cardiology have led to unprecedented scientific progress in recent years. However, no matter how advanced the science, the successful application of interventional cardiology relies upon a practitioner’s ability to approach interventional techniques competently and confidently in every situation.

Fully updated and featuring new chapters and additional tips and tricks, this latest edition of Dr Nguyen, Colombo, Grines, Hu, Saito’s celebrated book provides a complete yet concise guide to practical interventional cardiology that deserves a place in every cardiac laboratory. Culled from the personal experience of over fifty international experts, the book incorporates more than 500 practical tips and tricks for performing interventional cardiovascular procedures. Each strategic or tactical move is graded by complexity level and described in a simple, step-by-step approach that includes guidance on how to overcome practical difficulties, providing a comprehensive resource that can benefit both beginner or experienced operators.

As well as covering the latest developments in interventional cardiology, this third edition includes technical tips that promote user-friendly performance, low complication rates, cost- and time-efficient approaches and cost- and time-effective selection of devices, to help optimize the practice of modern interventional cardiology.

Table of Contents:

Contributors
Foreword to the Second Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Vascular Access
Chapter 2. Angiographic Views
Chapter 3. Guides
Chapter 4. Wires
Chapter 5. Balloon Angioplasty
Chapter 6. Stenting
Chapter 7. Transradial Approach
Chapter 8. High-Risk Patients
Chapter 9. Left Main
Chapter 10. Chronic Total Occlusion
Chapter 11. Ostial Lesions
Chapter 12. Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction