Human Heart, The: Basic Guide To Heart Disease, A 2nd Ed.

Description:
This basic text on the heart and heart diseases is geared to everyone on the cardiovascular care team, including emergency personnel, interns, residents, nurses, patients, and families. The thoroughly updated Second Edition describes current technologies for noninvasive diagnosis and treatment of coronary and vascular disease. The coverage includes a complete description of echocardiographic stress testing and new information on implanted defibrillators, indications for coronary arteriography, new drugs for heart failure, new cardiac resuscitation procedures, and use of ventricular synchronizing pacemakers. Also included are discussions of recently discovered lethal entities such as Brugada's syndrome, short QT syndrome, and the arrhythmogenic ventricle.

Review:
MedicalScienceBooks.com -- 'The author's years of experience as a clinician and teacher show throughout the book. One can imagine the text developing from a long list of 'frequently asked questions' posed by his patients and students. The text also reflects a deep understanding of how to avoid confusion while explaining complex physiological processes. The book uses terms to which nearly any reader can relate. This makes it an excellent primer on heart disease for medical personnel as well as comprehensive reference guide for patients who want to be better informed about their disease and treatment.'-MedicalScienceBooks.com

Table of Contents:
Structure and Function of the Normal Heart Valves of the Heart Pumping Action of the Heart Blood Supply of the Heart The Functioning Normal Heart Heart Failure Hypertensive Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease The Heart Valves The Autonomic or Automatic Nervous System The Electrocardiogram Cardiac Arrhythmias Congenital Heart Disease Rheumatic Heart Disease Pregnancy and Heart Disease Pulmonary Heart Disease Imaginary Heart Disease To Pace or Not to Pace Medical Treatment of Heart Failure Catheterization of the Heart and Coronary Arteriography Cardiac Surgery Heart Attack Measuring the Efficiency of the Heart Special Diagnostic Procedures Review Test Appendix