Heart Disease in Women

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Written by internationally renowned physicians, scientists and cardiologists, Heart Disease in Women addresses the myths and facts about cardiovascular disease in women, one of the most common causes of death in women globally.The book is organised into eight detailed sections, beginning with prevention and risk factors, followed by investigation, diagnosis and management of coronary heart disease. The following sections cover other conditions, including heart failure, arrhythmias, rheumatic heart disease, and congenital cardiac lesions in pregnancy. A complete chapter is dedicated to non-invasive testing, including echocardiography and stress myocardial perfusion imaging. The final part deals with miscellaneous topics such as the “unmet challenge” of Peripheral Arterial Disease, the use of ankle-brachial index, cardiovascular implications of cancer in women and, significantly, an update on recent literature concerning heart disease in women.The book provides a thorough analysis of every aspect of heart disease in women, making it an essential reference for all cardiologists and physicians.Key PointsEdited by recognised cardiology expert Navin C Nanda from the University of Alabama, USAHighly illustrated with more than 500 colour imagesUpdates cardiologists on the most recent advances in the fieldComprehensive coverage of an extensive range of heart conditions

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Utgivningsdatum2015-01-31
Mått216 x 279 x 25 mm
Vikt800 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor500
FörlagJaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
ISBN9789351522942

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Navin C Nanda MDDistinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Director, Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories, University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, The Kirklin Clinic, Birmingham, Alabama, USAPresident, International Society of Cardiovascular UltrasoundNurgül Keser MDProfessor of Cardiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty, Sakarya, Turkey

Section 1: Prevention and Risk FactorsCardiovascular Disease in Women: Myths and Facts about a Silent EpidemicPrevention of Heart Disease in WomenSex Differences in the Effects of Leading and Most Prevalent Modifiable Risk FactorsDyslipidemia in WomenFamilial Hypercholesterolemia in Women: Its Identification and ManagementMetabolic Syndrome in WomenHypertension in WomenStroke and WomenWomen and SmokingJob Burnout, Job Stress and Cardiovascular DiseaseAtherosclerosis and Autoimmune Disease: Mechanisms and Emerging TreatmentsHormonal Transitions and the Cardiovascular System in WomenSection 2: Coronary Heart DiseaseA Perspective on Women and Coronary Heart DiseaseHow to Investigate Chest Pain in a WomanStable Ischemic Heart Disease in WomenAcute Coronary Syndromes in WomenSection 3: Non-Invasive TestingEchocardiography in WomenNon-Invasive Stress Testing in WomenStress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging–Diagnosis and Risk Assessment in WomenSection 4: Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy and PericarditisWomen and Heart FailureMyocarditis and Pericarditis in WomenTakotsubo Cardiomyopathy in WomenSection 5: ArrhythmiasArrhythmias and Implantable Devices in WomenVentricular Arrhythmias in Women: Syncope and Sudden Cardiac DeathSection 6: Rheumatic Heart Disease: Valvular Heart DiseaseRheumatic Heart Disease in WomenNative Valvular Disease in WomenGender Differences in Outcome of Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementSection 7: Pregnancy Congenital Heart DiseaseCardiac Disease in PregnancyHeart Disease in Pregnancy: A Different PerspectivePeripartum CardiomyopathyCongenital Heart Disease in WomenSection 8: MiscellaneousPeripheral Arterial Disease in Women: The Unmet ChallengeCardiovascular Implications of Cancer in WomenAn Update on Recent Literature on Heart Disease in WomenIndex

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