Braunwald's heart disease : a textbook of cardiovascular medicine / edited by Douglas L. Mann, Douglas P. Zipes, Peter Libby, Robert O. Bonow and Eugene Braunwald.

Contributor(s):

Mann, Douglas L [editor, MD, Lewin Chair and Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Cardiologist-in-Chief, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri]
Zipes, Douglas P [editor, MD, Distinguished Professor, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, Director Emeritus, Division of Cardiology and the Krannert institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana]
Libby, Peter [editor, MD, Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts]
Bonow, Robert O [editor, MD, MS, Max and Lilly Goldberg Distinguished Professor of Cardiology, Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, Director, Center for Cardiac Innovation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois]
Braunwald, Eugene, 1929- [founding editor and online editor, MD, MD(Hon), ScD(Hon), FRCP, Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Founding Chairman, TIMI Study Group, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, 2019Edition: Eleventh EditionDescription: xxviii, 1057 pages illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780323463423 (hbk)
9780323462990

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

RC681.M266 BRA

Contents:

Global burden of cardiovascular disease -- Heart disease in varied populations -- Ethics in cardiovascular medicine -- Clinical decision making in cardiology -- Measurement and improvement of quality of care : relevance to cardiovascular clinical practice -- Critical evaluation of clinical trials -- Personalized and precision cardiovascular medicine -- Principles of cardiovascular genetics -- Drug therapeutics and personalized medicine -- Biomarkers, proteomics, metabolomics, and personalized medicine -- The history and physical examination : an evidence-based approach -- Electrocardiography -- Exercise testing -- Echocardiography -- The chest radiograph in cardiovascular disease -- Nuclear cardiology -- Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging -- Cardiac computed tomography -- Cardiac catheterization -- Coronary arteriography and intracoronary imaging -- Mechanisms of cardiac contraction and relaxation -- Pathophysiology of heart failure -- Clinical assessment of heart failure Diagnosis and management of acute heart failure -- Management of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction -- Devices for monitoring and managing heart failure -- Heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction -- Surgical management of heart failure -- Mechanical circulatory support -- Cardiovascular regeneration and gene therapy -- Care of patients with end-stage heart disease -- Genetics of cardiac arrhythmias -- Genesis of cardiac arrhythmias : electrophysiologic considerations -- Diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias -- Therapy for cardiac arrhythmias -- Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators -- Specific arrhythmias : diagnosis and treatment -- Atrial fibrillation : clinical features, mechanisms, and management -- Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death -- Hypotension and syncope -- The vascular biology of atherosclerosis -- Risk markers and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease -- Systemic hypertension : mechanisms and diagnosis Systemic hypertension : management -- Lipoprotein disorders and cardiovascular disease -- Nutrition and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases -- Exercise-based, comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation -- Integrative approaches to the management of patients with heart disease -- Coronary blood flow and myocardial ischemia -- Approach to the patient with chest pain -- ST-elevation myocardial infarction : pathology, pathophysiology, and clinical features -- ST-elevation myocardial infarction : management Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes -- Stable ischemic heart disease -- Percutaneous coronary intervention -- Transcatheter therapies for structural heart disease in adults -- Diseases of the aorta -- Peripheral artery diseases -- Prevention and management of ischemic stroke -- Treatment of noncoronary obstructive vascular disease -- Diabetes and the cardiovascular system -- Congenital heart disease -- Valvular heart disease -- Cardiovascular infections -- The dilated, restrictive, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies -- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- Myocarditis -- Chemical cardiomyopathies -- Cardiovascular complications of cancer therapeutic agents -- Cardiovascular abnormalities in HIV-infected individuals -- Pericardial diseases -- Traumatic heart disease -- Pulmonary embolism -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease -- Cardiovascular disease in the elderly -- Cardiovascular disease in women -- Pregnancy and heart disease -- Exercise and sports cardiology -- Anesthesia and noncardiac surgery in patients with heart disease -- Endocrine disorders and cardiovascular disease -- Hemostasis, thrombosis, fibrinolysis, and cardiovascular disease -- Rheumatic fever -- Rheumatic diseases and the cardiovascular system -- Tumors affecting the cardiovascular system -- Psychiatric and behavioral aspects of cardiovascular disease -- Neurologic disorders and cardiovascular disease -- Interface between renal disease and cardiovascular illness -- Cardiovascular manifestations of autonomic disorders.

Summary: 2015 BMA Medical Book Awards 1st Prize Award Winner in Cardiology Category! Ideal for cardiologists who need to keep abreast of rapidly changing scientific foundations, clinical research results, and evidence-based medicine, Braunwald's Heart Disease is your indispensable source for definitive, state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of contemporary cardiology. It helps you apply the most recent knowledge in personalized medicine, imaging techniques, pharmacology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and much more! In keeping with the rapid pace of advances in the field of cardiovascular medicine, the Expert Consult eBook is updated frequently with the results of late-breaking clinical trials, reviews of important new research publications, and updates on clinical practice authored by leaders in the field. These online supplements are selected and edited masterfully by Dr. Eugene Braunwald.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
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Book	Medical School Open Shelf	RC681.M266 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol. 1	160540	Available	BK147847
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Book	Medical School Open Shelf	RC681.M266 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol. 2	160538	Available	BK147819
Book	Medical School Open Shelf	RC681.M266 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Vol. 2	160541	Available	BK147844

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Global burden of cardiovascular disease --
Heart disease in varied populations --
Ethics in cardiovascular medicine --
Clinical decision making in cardiology --
Measurement and improvement of quality of care : relevance to cardiovascular clinical practice --
Critical evaluation of clinical trials --
Personalized and precision cardiovascular medicine --
Principles of cardiovascular genetics --
Drug therapeutics and personalized medicine --
Biomarkers, proteomics, metabolomics, and personalized medicine --
The history and physical examination : an evidence-based approach --
Electrocardiography --
Exercise testing --
Echocardiography --
The chest radiograph in cardiovascular disease --
Nuclear cardiology --
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging --
Cardiac computed tomography --
Cardiac catheterization --
Coronary arteriography and intracoronary imaging --
Mechanisms of cardiac contraction and relaxation --
Pathophysiology of heart failure --
Clinical assessment of heart failure Diagnosis and management of acute heart failure --
Management of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction --
Devices for monitoring and managing heart failure --
Heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction --
Surgical management of heart failure --
Mechanical circulatory support --
Cardiovascular regeneration and gene therapy --
Care of patients with end-stage heart disease --
Genetics of cardiac arrhythmias --
Genesis of cardiac arrhythmias : electrophysiologic considerations --
Diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias --
Therapy for cardiac arrhythmias --
Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators --
Specific arrhythmias : diagnosis and treatment --
Atrial fibrillation : clinical features, mechanisms, and management --
Cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death --
Hypotension and syncope --
The vascular biology of atherosclerosis --
Risk markers and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease --
Systemic hypertension : mechanisms and diagnosis Systemic hypertension : management --
Lipoprotein disorders and cardiovascular disease --
Nutrition and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases --
Exercise-based, comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation --
Integrative approaches to the management of patients with heart disease --
Coronary blood flow and myocardial ischemia --
Approach to the patient with chest pain --
ST-elevation myocardial infarction : pathology, pathophysiology, and clinical features --
ST-elevation myocardial infarction : management Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes --
Stable ischemic heart disease --
Percutaneous coronary intervention --
Transcatheter therapies for structural heart disease in adults --
Diseases of the aorta --
Peripheral artery diseases --
Prevention and management of ischemic stroke --
Treatment of noncoronary obstructive vascular disease --
Diabetes and the cardiovascular system --
Congenital heart disease --
Valvular heart disease --
Cardiovascular infections --
The dilated, restrictive, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies --
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy --
Myocarditis --
Chemical cardiomyopathies --
Cardiovascular complications of cancer therapeutic agents --
Cardiovascular abnormalities in HIV-infected individuals --
Pericardial diseases --
Traumatic heart disease --
Pulmonary embolism --
Pulmonary hypertension --
Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease --
Cardiovascular disease in the elderly --
Cardiovascular disease in women --
Pregnancy and heart disease --
Exercise and sports cardiology --
Anesthesia and noncardiac surgery in patients with heart disease --
Endocrine disorders and cardiovascular disease --
Hemostasis, thrombosis, fibrinolysis, and cardiovascular disease --
Rheumatic fever --
Rheumatic diseases and the cardiovascular system --
Tumors affecting the cardiovascular system --
Psychiatric and behavioral aspects of cardiovascular disease --
Neurologic disorders and cardiovascular disease --
Interface between renal disease and cardiovascular illness --
Cardiovascular manifestations of autonomic disorders.

2015 BMA Medical Book Awards 1st Prize Award Winner in Cardiology Category! Ideal for cardiologists who need to keep abreast of rapidly changing scientific foundations, clinical research results, and evidence-based medicine, Braunwald's Heart Disease is your indispensable source for definitive, state-of-the-art answers on every aspect of contemporary cardiology. It helps you apply the most recent knowledge in personalized medicine, imaging techniques, pharmacology, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, and much more!

In keeping with the rapid pace of advances in the field of cardiovascular medicine, the Expert Consult eBook is updated frequently with the results of late-breaking clinical trials, reviews of important new research publications, and updates on clinical practice authored by leaders in the field. These online supplements are selected and edited masterfully by Dr. Eugene Braunwald.

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