Heart Disease

Author Regis A. DeSilva

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Regis A. DeSilva

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

Volume

Copyright

2012

ISBN13

9780313376078

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Disease conditions that affect the human heart and the methods used to diagnose and treat them are all covered in one concise volume.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Series Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1: History of Cardiology.
2: Early Concepts of the Circulation.
3: Discovery of the Circulation.
4: Development of Quantitative Methods in Cardiology.
5: The Cardiac Examination and Invention of the Stethoscope.
6: Research in Cardiac Physiology.
7: Development of Electrophysiology.
8: Early Experimental Work.
9: Invention of the Electrocardiogram.
10: Clinical Applications of the EKG.
11: The Artificial Pacemaker.
12: Myocardial Infarction and Sudden Cardiac Death.
13: Modern Cardiac Diagnostic Methods.
14: Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.
15: Other Important Discoveries.
16: Summary.
17: Structure and Function of the Heart and Circulatory System.
18: Functions of the Circulatory System.
19: Architecture of the Heart.
20: The Atria.
21: The Ventricles.
22: The Heart Valves.
23: The Coronary Arteries.
24: The Great Vessels and the Peripheral Circulation.
25: The Conduction System of the Heart.
26: The Pericardium.
27: The Circulation of Blood.
28: Summary.
29: Disorders of Coronary Circulation.
30: Origins of CAD.
31: Symptoms of CAD.
32: Diagnosis of CAD.
33: Treatment for CAD.
34: Medical Treatment.
35: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
36: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.
37: Lifestyle Changes.
38: Coronary Artery Spasm.
39: Follow-up Treatment.
40: Summary.
41: Diseases of the Heart Valves.
42: The Structure and Function of Valves.
43: Disorders of the Valves.
44: Causes of Valve Disease.
45: Aortic Valve Disease.
46: Pulmonary Valve Disease.
47: Mitral Valve Prolapse.
48: Marfan Syndrome.
49: Ebstein’s Anomaly.
50: Rheumatic Heart Disease.
51: Infective Endocarditis.
52: Connective Tissue Disease.
53: Diet and Medications.
54: Radiation Therapy.
55: Symptoms and Diagnosis.
56: Treatment.
57: Summary.
58: Disorders of the Heart Muscle and Congestive Heart Failure.
59: Systolic Dysfunctio
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