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Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly (Contemporary Cardiology) by Samer S. Najjar MD, Edward G. Lakatta MD (auth.), Gary Gerstenblith MD (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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As the number, availability, and often the invasiveness and associated risks of new cardiovascular treatments expands, health care providers are increasingly called upon to decide whether or not to recommend these therapies to the increasing numbers of older patients with cardiovascular disease. In Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly, a panel of clinicians, researchers, and leaders in the field review and discuss the latest findings on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular disease in the older patient. The authors explain the physiological changes associated with the normal aging process that may lead to the development of disease, to adverse consequences once disease develops, and which alter the risk-benefit equation for medical and other interventions designed to diagnose, assess, and treat cardiovascular disease. The focus is on particularly common syndromes in the elderly, including cardiac failure with normal ejection fraction, isolated systolic hypertension, and atrial fibrillation. Wherever possible, the authors take an evidence-based approach to recommendations and rely heavily on prospective clinical trials. The value of lifestyle changes in t

Who reads Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly (Contemporary Cardiology)?

Author

Samer S. Najjar MD, Edward G. Lakatta MD (auth.), Gary Gerstenblith MD (eds.)

Publisher

Humana Press Inc

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781592599417

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Nursing, Medicine