DESCRIPTION:
This book describes the different aspects of ischemic heart disease, one of the leading causes of death in industrialized countries, and whose growing prevalence represents a major challenge in terms of short- and long-term management and surveillance.
This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of the state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging options, of disease risk stratification, selection of candidates for surgical intervention, percutaneous revascularitation, mechanical assist devices implantation. Recently, the morbidity and mortality of ischaemic heart disease have substantially improved because of the progress in therapeutic strategies, represented by the dramatic evolution of percutaneous coronary interventions, that are carefully described in the volume, together with all the other most recent treatment options: from medical therapy to conventional surgery, minimally invasive surgery, surgery of ischemic complications. The biggest challengein the next years is, however, to reduce the incidence of coronary artery disease worldwide.
This highly illustrated, case oriented reference book is aimed at cardiology fellows in training, while also helpful to surgeons, cardiologists, imaging specialists, interventional cardiologists, as well as other clinicians and students involved in the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic disease.
CONTENTS:
Surgical Anatomy of Coronary Arteries: Morphogenesis, Normal and Pathological Anatomy
Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis: A Multifactorial Process
Prevention of Coronary Atherosclerosis
History of Ischemic Heart Disease
Pathophysiology of Ischemic Syndromes in Coronary Artery Disease
Epidemiology of Ischemic Heart Disease
Non-atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease
Evaluation of Anginal Syndromes Using Standard Clinical Procedures
Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Electrocardiogram in Ischemic Heart Disease
Exercise Testing and Its Role in Ischemic Heart Disease
Echocardiography Evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Arteriography
Computed Tomography Cardiac Imaging: Coronary Artery Disease and Ischemia
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Myocardium, Coronary Arteries, and Anomalous Origin of Coronary Arteries
Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Indications for Myocardial Revascularization
Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment of Ischaemic Heart Disease: The Role of the Heart Team
Pharmacological Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease
Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: Clinical and Surgical Perspective
Surgical Myocardial Revascularization with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Surgical Myocardial Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Graft Materials, Harvesting Methods, and Treatment of Grafts in Surgical Myocardial Revascularization
Total Arterial Revascularization, Techniques, and Results
Management of Patients with Concomitant Coronary and Carotid Artery Disease
Minimally Invasive Myocardial Revascularization
Redo CABG: History, Epidemiology, Surgical Treatment, and Outcomes
Surgical Complications After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Ventricular Septal Defect and Free Wall Rupture
Surgical Ventricular Remodeling in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Mitral Regurgitation from Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiac Transplantation and Assist Devices for Ischemic Heart Disease
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
Stem Cells Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease
