Cardiologia

L'impiego dell'ecocardiografia ha rappresentato, negli ultimi anni, una delle innovazioni più interessanti nella medicina critica, sia per le ricadute nella gestione clinica dei pazienti, sia per aver portato a un ragionamento sempre più fisiopatologico nell'affrontare la problematica emodinamica. La diffusione di questo strumento tra ampie schiere di medici non tradizionalmente coinvolti nella diagnostica ultrasonora, quali intensivisti, anestesisti rianimatori, medici d'urgenza, chirurghi, genera una forte richiesta di formazione e di cultura specifica. Accanto a vantaggi innegabili, e talora straordinari, nella gestione clinica, devono essere infatti tenuti ben chiari i potenziali rischi derivanti da una diagnosi errata e dalle conseguenti terapie inappropriate. Questo volume offre una prospettiva completa dal punto di vista della metodica ecocardiografica nei diversi scenari di medicina critica, permettendo al medico di comprendere quale metodica sia più appropriata nello scenario in cui si trova a operare. Apporta il punto di vista di esperti internazionali di valore su temi difficili e talora controversi. Fornisce spunti di riflessione sulle moderne metodiche, quali l'ecocardiografia tridimensionale negli scenari critici. Presenta un'inedita trattazione del ruolo dell'ecocardiografia nei più moderni scenari interventistici, proponendosi come uno strumento utile nella pratica clinica multidisciplinare, dimostrando la trasversalità dell'ecocardiografia.

Un volume destinato ai cardiologi, che parte dalla constatazione di quanto siano i benefici della diagnostica per immagini, per giungere a mettere al primo posto, sempre e comunque, il bilancio rischio-beneficio. Ovvero, a includere il rischio di cancro quando si parla di esami radiologici. Per una medicina in grado di mettere al primo posto i concetti di appropriatezza e di qualità.

Il volume fa il punto sugli attuali standard di cura delle sindromi coronariche acute. Attraverso l'esame delle linee-guida internazionali, il lettore acquisisce una chiara visione d'insieme dell'argomento, anche grazie ad una puntuale e aggiornatissima bibliografia.

Questo lavoro nasce dall'esperienza trentennale degli autori, medici di medicina generale specializzati in cardiologia e con un costante impegno nella formazione continua in corsi per MMG. Spesso la cardiologia entra nello studio del medico di famiglia con le sembianze di un sintomo riferito dal paziente, come referto di un esame strumentale, come consulenza dello specialista, oppure come lettera di dimissione di un reparto di cardiologia. Sono tanti dunque i problemi che si pongono: la diagnosi di una patologia cardiologica, la sua gestione e l'interpretazione di un referto. Il volume vuole offrire una strada che va oltre la totale delega agli specialisti: intende essere un approdo amichevole per medici non cardiologi che vogliano imparare semplici "principi euristici", derivati da un distillato di linee-guida. Il libro spazia lungo tutto l'orizzonte che va dai rischi di malattie frequenti e onnipresenti nell'ambulatorio di un MMG (l'ipertensione, il rischio cardiovascolare, la malattia ischemica) a malattie meno frequenti ma dall'impatto drammatico, come le gravi valvulopatie e le cardiomiopatie, ove grande importanza può avere la presa in carico del MMG, in collaborazione con il paziente e lo specialista. Il MMG nel momento di decidere una consulenza cardiologica potrà farsi guidare da questo manuale per districarsi nei meandri di una branca talora difficile ed in continua evoluzione.

This book is not intended as a full detailed report on hypertension and related disorders, but instead focuses on particular issues in hypertension. It looks at emerging recently described forms of hypertension that are frequently encountered in clinical practice (prehypertension, white-coat and masked hypertension, hypertension in the elderly) and discusses novel aspects of target organ disease (for example, cognitive impairment, dementia, and sexual dysfunction), and changing concepts in the management of hypertension and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy. It also looks at specific topics that are rarely discussed in books, including hypertension control in postmenopausal women on hormonal replacement therapy, Ramadan fasting, painful inflammatory disorders, and aldosterone escape. Finally, it examines newer cardiovascular risk factors (for example, uric acid, circadian blood pressure changes, blood pressure variability).

This textbook is alone in focusing on the subject of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease. The topic of congenital heart disease imaging is usually relegated to a single chapter in most general CMR texts. The expanding scope of CHD warrants a text dedicated to covering CHD and CMR imaging in detail. Our proposed book aims to be a comprehensive and authoritative text on this subject. This book is be a multi-authored, illustrated text that includes supplementary access to a number of clinical videos. Authors have been selected from imaging experts in the most medically advanced areas of the world, heavily weighted by experts in the US and Europe to produce the quintessential reference in this topic.

The Comprehensive Atlas of 3D Echocardiography takes full advantage of today's innovative multimedia technology. To help the reader understand the unique dynamic nature of a comprehensive 3D echocardiographic examination, the printed pages are supplemented with a companion website; this Atlas introduces the use of anatomy specimens, videos, unique imaging windows, and novel displays obtained with cropping tools. This approach offers a clear picture of how the diagnostic and monitoring capabilities of 3D echocardiography can benefit patients with a wide range of cardiovascular pathology, including congenital heart disease. By showing a large number and variety of case studies, this Atlas demonstrates how 3D echocardiography can greatly enhance the diagnosis and clinical decision-making, especially when compared to two-dimensional techniques.Whether you're a Cardiologist, Sonographer, Anesthesiologist, Intensivist, Cardiac Surgeon, Researcher or any other Cardiovascular Medicine Professional, you'll find this new Comprehensive Atlas of 3D Echocardiography is a must have reference book. FEATURES- Companion website includes more than 350 videos and 400 still images- Emphasizes real-time 3D TEE technology- Comparisons with anatomic specimens and 2D echocardiographic images provided, where helpful, to aid in the understanding of how 3D views and measurements relate to standard 2D techniques

Atherosclerosis: Clinical Perspectives Through Imaging is aimed at practicing clinicians and relies on didactic tabular and bullet points and a host of fine imagery describing the common features of the imaging of atherosclerosis, enabling the reader to understand more about the advantages and limitations of each modality in investigating athersclosis. Edited by and contributed to by a host of international experts in cardiac imaging, this book is a must read by all who image the heart.

A cardiac point-of-care guide based on the field's leading text, "Hurst's the Heart Manual of Cardiology, 13/e" provides a concise summary of the clinical content of "Hurst's the Heart, 13/e". Updated throughout, the book features a streamlined, quick-access presentation designed for use in urgent clinical situations. It features increased number of tables, illustrations, and summary visuals. It is completely updated to reflect new cardiovascular drugs and the latest US and European guidelines. It offers a streamlined presentation.

This pocket guide presents echocardiographic information in a quick-reference format ideal for use at point of care. It covers normal values, measurements, useful formulae, guidelines, indications, protocols and other essential data related to the performance and interpretation of echocardiographic studies.

This companion to "Braunwald's Heart Disease" equips you with all of today's most effective therapeutic guidelines and management solutions for the full range of heart disease patients. It reflects the most recent standards for drug management as well as the latest in new technologies. Reorganized to mirror your changing practice, each cardiovascular-problem-based section offers a chapter on pharmacologic treatment (with a minimum of pathophysiology). This title includes a chapter on catheter-based or minimally invasive interventions and a discussion of surgical options. You'll also find a brand-new chapter on gene therapy and stem cell therapy, plus new chapters on many other rapidly developing areas of practice. The result is an outstanding single-volume source for state-of-the-art, clinically oriented guidance on both common and unusual areas of cardiovascular treatment.

Imaging tests are integral to the management of patients with suspected lung disease. Staggering advances in radiological technology have been associated with an ever-increasing complexity, and so keeping up with terminology, understanding the significance of basic radiological signs, and appreciating the prognostic impact of findings on imaging tests, is not an easy undertaking for the physician. Until now, there has been a lack of practical, pocket-sized, but authoritative texts dealing principally with the imaging features of pulmonary disease. Covering the essential elements of pulmonary imaging in a concise and digestible format, Thoracic Imaging deals with both the key principles of thoracic imaging, including a separate section on the common radiological terms used to describe pulmonary pathology, and the principal pathological compartments that are affected in specific disease processes. It is packed with over 600 high quality illustrations to highlight the important radiological features in the different diseases, with an emphasis on chest radiography (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) to mirror routine clinical practice.

Here is today's most in-depth single source on vascular diseases. It integrates the very latest understanding of vascular biology with detailed, state-of-the-art reviews of pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. The comprehensive and clinically oriented coverage equips you to effectively evaluate patients with a broad range of vascular diseases, and to implement the most appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies available today.

"Pediatric Cardiology Board Review" is an academic dividend of the popular Pediatric Cardiology Review biannual course that was started by Dr. Chang and Dr. Eidem. The book contains over 875 questions & answers and is geared toward pediatric cardiologists taking the boards or maintenance of certification, pediatricians, and cardiologists interested in freshening their skills. It provides hundreds of questions relating to the diagnosis and treatment of the fetus, infant, child, and adult with congenital heart diseases. The answers provide full explanations to the questions so you know where to best focus your area of study. Plus, with this edition you have access to an online companion website that has the fully searchable text and over 875 questions online so you can test your knowledge anytime, anywhere.