Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly Patient

By:

Donald D. Tresch

Contributor(s):

Wilbert S. Aronow

Material type: Text

TextSeries: ; Volume 36 of Fundamental and clinical cardiology Publication details: New York M. Dekker, 1999 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized 7 Aug 2008Edition: 2nd Edition, illustratedDescription: 807 pagesISBN:

0824719409
9780824719401

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.12 TRE ed

Summary: 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).

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status
BOOKS	MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO	NFIC	616.12 TRE ed (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1

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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).

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