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Cardiovascular disease in the elderly /

1420061704 (hb : alk. paper)

9781420061703 (hb : alk. paper)

b519230

Cardiovascular disease in the elderly /

[Book]

edited by Wilbert S. Aronow, Jerome L. Fleg, Michael W. Rich.

Fourth edition.

New York :

Informa Healthcare USA,

[2008]

©2008

xv, 865 pages :

illustrations (some color) ;

27 cm.

Fundamental and clinical cardiology ;

63.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Normal aging of the cardiovascular system -- Echocardiographic measurements in elderly patients without clinical heart disease -- Morphological features of the elderly heart -- Cardiovascular drug therapy in the elderly -- Systemic hypertension in the elderly -- Disorders of lipid metabolism -- Diabetes mellitus and cadiovascular disease in the elderly -- Epidemiology of coronary heart disease in the elderly -- Diagnosis of coronary heart disease in the elderly -- Angina in the elderly -- Therapy of acute myocardial infarction -- Management of the older patient after myocardial infarction -- Surgical management of coronary artery disease in the elderly -- Percutaneous coronary intervention in the elderly -- Exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation in older cardiac patients -- Aortic valve disease in the elderly -- Mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, and mitral annular calcification in the elderly -- Cardiomyopathies in the elderly -- Thyroid heart disease in the elderly -- Heart failure -- Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in the elderly -- Ventricular arrhythmias in the elderly -- Bradyarrhythmias and cardiac pacemakers in elderly -- Cerebrovascular disease in the elderly patient -- Antiocoagulation in the elderly -- Acute pulmonary embolism in elderly -- Management of peripheral arterial disease in the elderly -- Perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and treatment of elderly patients undergoing noncardiac surgery -- Disability and frailty in older patients with cardiovascular disease -- Ethical decisions and end-of-life care in older patients with cardiovascular disease.

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Geriatric cardiology.

Aged.

Cardiovascular Diseases-- physiopathology.

Cardiovascular Diseases.

Aronow, Wilbert S.

Fleg, Jerome L.

Rich, Michael W.

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