TY - BOOK AU - Donald D. Tresch AU - Wilbert S. Aronow TI - Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Patient SN - 0824719409 U1 - 616.12 TRE ed PY - 0000///72008/// CY - New York PB - M. Dekker, 1999 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized KW - N2 - Annotation In addition to new advances in therapy, this second addition emphasizes recent pathophysiological discoveries as the key to more effective preventive strategies and improved disease management. Coverage includes: a practical preoperative evaluation approach for the elderly patient who has been scheduled for noncardiac surgery; cardiovascular drugs, including new information concerning efficacy and adverse reactions of both the commonly used and newly developed drugs; thyroid heart disease; exercise training in the elderly; ethical decisions and quality of life; management of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (emphasizing atrial fibrillation); and anticoagulation therapy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) ER -