Tag: Oxford American Cardiology Library
Hypertension (Oxford American Cardiology Library) (2012) (PDF) George Bakris
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Year: 2012
Page Number: 192
File Type: PDF
File Size: 0.73 MB
Authors/ Editiors: George Bakris
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Over 75 million American adults suffer from hypertension, the leading risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular disease. Individuals who are normotensive at age 55 have a 90% lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure. Despite increased awareness in the past decades, about a third of adults with hypertension are not aware of their condition. With the growing prevalence of obesity, hypertension will...
Interventional Cardiology: Essential Clinician’s Guide 1st Edition (Oxford American Cardiology Library) (2011) (PDF) Debabrata Mukherjee
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Year: 2011
Page Number: 160
File Type: PDF
File Size: 3.22 MB
Authors/ Editiors: Debabrata Mukherjee
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Interventional cardiology refers to catheter-based treatment of cardiovascular diseases. This dynamic new field is one of the fastest growing fields in medicine. In the United States, more than a million percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are performed annually; moreover, the number of procedures performed will likely continue to increase. The field of interventional cardiology has evolved dramatically over the past decade with the...
Heart Failure: A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Management (Oxford American Cardiology Library) (2013) (PDF) Stuart Katz
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Year: 2013
Page Number: 128
File Type: PDF
File Size: 0.54 MB
Authors/ Editiors: Stuart Katz
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Clinical practice consensus guidelines for management of heart failure are available from the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, and European Society of Cardiology. The guidelines from these organizations, based on evidence from clinical trials and expert agreement, are largely concordant and provide useful information for practitioners. Yet, the organization of the guidelines may...