Cardiology Explained.RC681 1-901346-22-6 Cardiology explained. Ashley, Euan A. And Josef Niebauer. (Remedica explained series) Remedica, [c]2004 243 p. $39.95 (pa) Ashley (cardiovascular medicine, Stanford U.) and Niebauer (internal medicine and cardiology, U. of Leipzig) give general clinicians tools to summarize cardiac cases in the language of the specialist. They examine basic physiology and pathophysiologic mechanisms, explain when referral is appropriate, and describe what the specialist is likely to do. Their topics include advice on conducting cardiovascular examinations and reading echocardiograms. They describe such conditions as coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. , hypertension, heart failure, arrhythmia, valve disease, infective endocarditis, cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy Definition Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle (myocardium), in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened. , aneurysm aneurysm (ăn`y  rĭzəm), localized dilatation of a blood vessel, particularly an artery, or the heart. and dissection of the aorta, pericardial pericardial /peri·car·di·al/ (-kahr´de-al)1. pertaining to the pericardium. 2. surrounding the heart. pericardial pertaining to the pericardium. disease, and adult congenital heart disease congenital heart disease, any defect in the heart present at birth. There is evidence that some congenital heart defects are inherited, but the cause of most cases is unknown. . They include a large number of illustrations, including treatment algorithms, drawings, graphs, electrocardiograms, x-rays, and images. They also include tips on such conditions as diabetes and Marfan's syndrome. |
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