Cardiovascular Medicine

Currently, there are major advances in the field of oxidative stress and whether or not it has a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease...

Carotid artery disease causes approximately 10 to 20% of strokes, and appropriate intervention is important for secondary and primary stroke preven...

Electrocardiographically characterised by a distinct ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads, Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an arrhythmogeni...

Advancements in medical imaging technology over recent years have revolutionised the management and treatment of all aspects of health care. Comput...

The aim of this book is to spread and make easier the use of comprehensive modelling for research, educational and clinical applications. Flexible ...

This book, which is an updated new edition in 2012 of an earlier book of 2007, addresses the role of passive smoking in causing the multiple aspect...

Conversion of a soluble fibrinogen into insoluble fibrin with thrombin leads to the formation of a hemostatic plug that under physiological conditi...

Medical imaging of cardiovascular disease has improved rapidly with faster multislice CT angiography. The ability to visualise 3D reconstructed vas...

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in the developed countries of the world and it is becoming increasingly common in the develop...

Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is the third most common cardiovascular disease. Two-thirds of patients with DVT are first episodes, and the remainder...

This personal scientific memoir describes how a chance observation concerning artery disease in children with rare inherited abnormalities of metab...

Vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of disorders epitomized by vascular inflammation so severe that it can result in multiple organ failure and ...

The endothelium is a thin mono-cellular layer which covers the inner surface of the blood vessels, separating the circulating blood from the tissue...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the various off-pump coronary artery bypass techniques. This book is divided into two sections. After ...

Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. While the term technically refers to any disease th...

Although approximately one million cardiac arrests occur every year in the USA and Europe, cardiac arrest remains a clinical condition still charac...

It is well established that the vascular endothelium consists of a single layer of endothelial cells (ECs) that lines the entire vascular system, w...

Cardiovascular diseases have become a major cause of death in both middle and higher income countries despite significant increases in evidence-bas...

Heart failure caused by atherosclerosis-associated myocardial ischemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries in spite ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital pathology of the aortic valve occurring in 0.5-2% of the general population and frequentl...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the risk factors, diagnosis, surgery and repair of aortic aneurysms. Topics disc...

The field of stroke research continues to evolve, and better outcomes are possible and even likely. Over the last two decades, basic science resear...

Percutaneous coronary intervention is the most commonly performed invasive cardiac procedure and represents a technical advance in the treatment of...

This book provides an in-depth insight into the various issues associated with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. This book is divided into ...

Although initially thought to be a deleterious influence on tissue repair and remodelling, recent studies have shown the versatility of the mast ce...