Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Cardiology

Diabetes has long been recognized as a disease of high blood sugar, and there has been a continuous search of the exact reason for its development and effective treatment. In 2005, the World Health Organization had estimated that more than 180 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes mellitus and indicated that this figure is likely to double within the next 20 years. Among the 3.8 million deaths each year associated with diabetes, about two thirds are attributable to cardiovascular complications, and diabetes is now considered to be a major metabolic risk factor for the occurrence of...

Dieses Kompendium soll dem Mediziner einen schnellen Uberblick zu Fragen der korperlichen Aktivitat und Pravention in der taglichen Praxis liefern. Das Buch gliedert sich in drei kompakte Teile, die ubersichtlich und wissenschaftlich fundiert den Nutzen der korperlichen Aktivitat beim Gesunden (primare Pravention), die sekundare Pravention bei spezifischen Krankheitsbildern sowie die Gefahren durch korperliche Aktivitat beschreiben. Die im Buch enthaltenen Informationen und Empfehlungen basieren auf aktuellen Studien und langjahrigen Erfahrungen und sind von fuhrenden Medizinern der...

This book contains all of Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings on the heart and its physiology, accompanied by re-translations of all of the associated notes. All Leonardo's drawings have been interpreted in the light of modern knowledge by a practicing cardiac clinician and anatomist. The veracity of his work is proven against contemporary dissections of cardiac structure and comparison of his illustrations with contemporary images generated by Magnetic Resonance scanners and high definition ultrasound will astound the reader. Perhaps the most interesting element is the re-dissection of the Ox...

This is the third edition of a very successful book that originally emerged from the work of a committee set up by the European Society of Urogenital Radiology in 1994 to consider the safety of contrast media used for diagnostic imaging. The new edition not only fully updates the previous edition, but also includes new chapters on complex topics such as pediatric issues and practical aspects of off-label contrast media use. Comprehensive consideration is given to the many different safety issues relating to iodine-based contrast media, gadolinium-based contrast media, microbubbles for...