100 Questions & Answers About Valvular Heart Disease
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7637-5387-0 (ISBN)
Whether you’re a newly diagnosed with a valvular heart disease, or have a friend or relative with valvular heart problems, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor’s and patient’s views, 100 Questions & Answers About Valvular Heart Disease gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, sources of support, and includes topics like improved surgical techniques, noninvasive techniques for surveillance of left ventricular function, guidelines for the timing of surgery, and the role of drug therapy in the management of valvular heart disease. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.
Dr. Pai is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California. He is also the Director of the Heart Valve Center and Cardiac Imaging. He trained in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States with medical qualifications from all three countries. He has published extensively with over 250 published scientific manuscripts and abstracts. He has made major contributions in the management of valvular disorders. He is also on the editorial board of several major cardiovascular journals and has served as an editorial consultant for over a dozen journals. He teaches and mentors medical trainees at all levels from medical students to advanced cardiology trainees, and has a passion for patient education. He believes that the patient is the most important partner in decisions and disease management and has to be well-informed. Dr. Varadarajan holds the title of Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She completed her general Cardiology training at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Subsequent to that she trained in advanced echocardiography at LLUMC and in cardiac MRI at the University of Southern California. She is well-versed in the field of valvular heart diseases. She has been involved in research in the area of valvular heart disease and has several publications in that field. She is actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and cardiology fellows-in-training.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.6.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Sudbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 198 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7637-5387-4 / 0763753874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7637-5387-0 / 9780763753870 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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