Title | Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly [electronic resource] / edited by Franz H. Messerli |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1993 |
Edition | Third Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3516-4 |
Descript | XXIII, 578 p. online resource |
1. Introduction: Older People and Cardiovascular Illness -- 2. Epidemiology -- 3. Pathophysiology of the Aging Heart and Circulation -- 4. Clinical Findings in the Elderly Heart Patient -- 5. Diagnostic Testing for Cardiovascular Diseases -- 6. Heart Failure -- 7. Hypertension -- 8. Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm -- 9. Heart Block/Cardiac Pacing -- 10. Postural Hypotension and Syncope -- 11. Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly -- 12. Coronary Artery Disease -- 13. Acute Myocardial Infarction -- 14. Diseases of the Myocardium, Pericardium, and Endocardium -- 15. Diseases of the Aorta and Arterial Tree -- 16. Cardiac Manifestations of Noncardiac Disease -- 17. Psychological Adaptation to Cardiovascular Disease -- 18. Ethical Considerations -- 19. Risk Modification -- 20. Dietary Considerations in the Elderly: Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease -- 21. Exercise and Rehabilitation in Elderly Cardiac Patients -- 22. Medical Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease -- 23. Interventional Cardiology -- 24. Surgery in the Aged -- 25. Cardiac Transplantation in Older Patients: Changing Perspectives