J. Willerson – Cardiovascular Medicine (Third edition, 2007)

Автор: J. Willerson
Название книги: Cardiovascular Medicine (Third edition)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Медицина
Страницы: 2876
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The third edition of Cardiovascular Medicine is the product of our continuing
effort to provide an authoritative and comprehensive review of important,
clinically relevant cardiovascular disease topics. As compared to the second
edition, this third edition contains 27 new chapters and a 30% expansion and update
of mechanistic, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches to cardiovascular medicine.
Each chapter is written by one or more experts on the topic. We have also added
two additional editors, Dr. Hein J.J. Wellens, a leading worldwide authority on
cardiac arrhythmias, their recognition and treatment, and Dr. David Holmes, Jr.,
a worldwide leader in interventional cardiovascular medicine.
The continued rapid growth of new knowledge and new techniques has challenged
the physician with a wide array of management options. We believe the third
edition of Cardiovascular Medicine will guide the dedicated physician to more
knowledgeable and effective preventive and therapeutic efforts in patients with cardiovascular
disease.
The specialty of cardiovascular medicine has become increasingly international.
Advances in basic science and clinical research are not restricted to national boundaries.
Global interaction among scientists and physicians has rapidly expanded, as
a result of major improvements in rapid communication, and the growing recognition
of our interdependence in advancing clinical science. We have therefore maintained
our commitment to include contributions from American, European, and
Asian-Pacific experts to provide a balanced discussion of opinions from gifted physicians
active worldwide in the care and treatment of patients with cardiovascular
diseases.
We hope that the organization of the third edition will enhance its value. Diagnostic
approaches are considered from a methodological perspective in separate
chapters in the beginning of the book, but are readdressed later in separate chapters
dealing with specific disease categories. Chapters on clinical syndromes are designed
to incorporate anatomic, mechanistic, diagnostic, and treatment considerations.
Whether using the book as a quick reference guide or as a source for comprehensive
coverage of a topic, the reader should have access to up-to-date information in an
accessible format.
We are committed to a long-term effort to update this book so that it keeps
abreast of new and important advances. We shall therefore provide our readers access
to a Web site that will update as necessary all clinically related chapters every three
months by adding new diagnostic and therapeutic information of importance.
The third edition of Cardiovascular Medicine is accompanied by a CD-rom that
presents the entire book on-line, but that also includes an introductory section on
heart sounds of virtually every conceivable cardiovascular abnormality and associated
echocardiographic images. These images serve as an outstanding educational
opportunity for physicians in training, cardiovascular nurses, and cardiovascular
technical associates who are involved in cardiovascular imaging procedures and for
physicians updating their auscultatory and echocardiographic skills in cardiovascular
diagnosis.
We wish to express our appreciation to our editors at Springer for the opportunity
to present the third edition of Cardiovascular Medicine and for their assistance
and patience in bringing it to fruition. Our heartfelt thanks go to our families
and our collaborators at the Texas Heart Institute and The University of Texas
Health Science Center in Houston, Texas; the University of Minnesota Medical
School in Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester,
Minnesota; and Maastricht University in Maastricht, The Netherlands. We
deeply appreciate the expertise and dedicated assistance of Suzy Lanier at the Texas
Heart Institute and The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston;
Amy Brown and Cheryl Tincher at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis; and Karyn Hughes and Ann Turner at the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester.
We are very grateful to our colleagues throughout the United States and around
the world who have contributed important chapters. Finally, we express our great
appreciation to our teachers, students, and patients from whom we have learned
so much. It is to them and our families that we dedicate the third edition of
Cardiovascular Medicine.