A comprehensive guide presenting details for the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the elderly. The third edition includes four new chapters dealing with cardiac transplantation, invasive cardiovascular procedures, dietary considerations and ethical considerations.

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: 1. Introduction: Older People and Cardiovascular Illness.- 2. Epidemiology.- 3. Pathophysiology of the Aging Heart and Circulation.- 4. Clinical Findings in the Elderly Heart Patient.- 5. Diagnostic Testing for Cardiovascular Diseases.- 6. Heart Failure.- 7. Hypertension.- 8. Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm.- 9. Heart Block/Cardiac Pacing.- 10. Postural Hypotension and Syncope.- 11. Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly.- 12. Coronary Artery Disease.- 13. Acute Myocardial Infarction.- 14. Diseases of the Myocardium, Pericardium, and Endocardium.- 15. Diseases of the Aorta and Arterial Tree.- 16. Cardiac Manifestations of Noncardiac Disease.- 17. Psychological Adaptation to Cardiovascular Disease.- 18. Ethical Considerations.- 19. Risk Modification.- 20. Dietary Considerations in the Elderly: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease.- 21. Exercise and Rehabilitation in Elderly Cardiac Patients.- 22. Medical Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease.- 23. Interventional Cardiology.- 24. Surgery in the Aged.- 25. Cardiac Transplantation in Older Patients: Changing Perspectives.

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	December 31, 1992
ISBN13	9780792318590
Publishers	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages	578
Dimensions	155 × 235 × 33 mm · 1.02 kg
Editor	Messerli, Franz H.

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