Heart disease is the #1 killer. However, traditional heart disease protocols--with their emphasis on lowering cholesterol--have it all wrong. Emerging science is showing that cholesterol levels are a
The 89 cases are designed to allow students of emergency medicine to practice the skills they have learned in formal training on interpreting electrocardiograms (ECG). Each scenario depicts a real pat
In Medicating Race, Anne Pollock traces the intersecting discourses of race, pharmaceuticals, and heart disease in the United States over the past century, from the founding of cardiology through the
In Medicating Race, Anne Pollock traces the intersecting discourses of race, pharmaceuticals, and heart disease in the United States over the past century, from the founding of cardiology through the
Defined as red blood cell break down and the release of hemoglobin and intracellular contents into the plasma, hemolysis can seriously impact patient care as well as the laboratory's reputation throug
With its easy accessibility, low cost, and ability to deliver, essential bedside information about the cardiac structure and function, echocardiography has become one of the most relied-upon diagnosti
Nuclear cardiology is a subspecialty within cardiac imaging that uses radiotracers to evaluate such things as the blood flow to the heart muscle myocardial perfusion or the contractile pumping functio
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 develop
Hanna and Glancy (cardiology, Louisiana State U., New Orleans) provide cardiologists, cardiology fellows, intensive care physicians, anesthesiologists, and catheterization laboratory personnel and nur
The Washington Manual of Echocardiography contains essential and relevant information for trainees. It?has been prepared by cardiology fellows, with the trainees’ perspective in mind, and supervised a
"The Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review, 2nd Edition, continues to offer thorough preparation for board certification and recertification exams in cardiology. It is written by distinguished clin
Echocardiography:?A Case-Based Review complements?The Echo Manual, 3e, with real time echocardiographic examples that illustrate best practices in technique and interpretation. The authors present 100
Even though enormous advancements have been made in identifying evidence-based lifestyle strategies for hypertension prevention and management, little progress has been made in implementing these prov
Most of the 75 million Americans who have high blood pressure need medication to control it, but many are prescribed medication that is wrong for them. Dr. Mann reveals how readers, with the oversight
The heart beats more than 2,500,000,000 times over the average life—and, despite great strides in medicine, prevention is still the best way to keep your heart running strong. If you want to help your
The Heart of the atter, a devotional guide for a health heart, is a guide to maintaining heart health while taking into context both the physical and spiritual needs of the reader. All of the importan
During the four years of physician Margaret Overton’s acrimonious divorce, she dated widely and indiscriminately, determined to find her soul mate and live happily ever after. But then she discovered
LWW's Sonography texts are up to date with technology, and the needs of students and faculty. Get the right content at the right level for the right way to teach and learn!Diagnostic Medical Sonograph
This popular and practical text presents all the information clinicians need to use the EKG in everyday practice and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitati
The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Eating Plan is a dietary program that was developed by the National Institutes of Health and has been proven to be one of the most effective and heal
