Cardiovascular Medicine

Concise, fact-based and packed with images and illustrations The EACVI Echo Handbook is the perfect companion for making both every day and complex...

It is with great pleasure that the editors present the First Edition of Everything You Need to Know: Out of the Operating Room and Minimally Invasi...

Stress cardiomyopathy, also called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or apical ballooning syndrome, is defined as acute left ventricular dysfunction associa...

The opening chapter of Horizons in World Cardiovascular Research. Volume 16 discusses the functions of the internal jugular veins, particularly how...

Atrial fibrillation is a common supraventricular arrhythmia characterized by rapid and irregular atrial activation without a clear P-wave on an ele...

The Fitness is a widespread practice especially in Western countries and is being investigated in several respects from a scientific and health per...

Coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries, the main blood vessels supplying the heart. The term 'angi...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure which is performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until furt...

Cardiovascular disease refers to the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). While the term technically ref...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a disease that originates from an inadequacy of the heart to maintain blood circulation, resulting in congestion ...

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

Arterial hypertension is one of the most frequent chronic diseases in the industrialised nations of the West and represents a major risk factor for...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common chronic disease affecting people of different ages, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic st...

This yearbook presents important research in the field of cardiovascular research from around the world. Particular emphasis is placed on circadian...

This book provides readers with the latest developments in cardiovascular research. Topics covered include an analysis of the effectiveness of newe...

Hemodynamics is the study of dynamics in the circulatory system. Hemodynamics has been essential in clinical practice pertaining to cardiovascular ...