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Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

✍ Scribed by Mark Pecker, John H. Laragh (auth.), Franz H. Messerli (eds.)

Publisher: Springer US
Year: 1987
Tongue: English
Leaves: 387
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine 76
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction: Older People and Cardiovascular Illness....Pages 1-8
Pathophysiology of the Aging Heart and Circulation....Pages 9-35
Clinical Findings in the Elderly Heart Patient....Pages 37-48
Diagnostic Tests for Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly....Pages 49-59
Heart Failure in the Elderly....Pages 61-83
Essential Hypertension in the Elderly....Pages 85-107
Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction in the Elderly....Pages 109-128
Postural Hypotension and Syncope in the Elderly....Pages 129-146
Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly....Pages 147-171
Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly....Pages 173-185
Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly....Pages 187-196
Diseases of the Myocardium, Pericardium, and Endocardium....Pages 197-224
Diseases of the Aorta and Arterial Tree in the Elderly....Pages 225-261
Cardiac Manifestations of Noncardiac Disease in the Elderly....Pages 263-280
Risk Modification in the Elderly....Pages 281-289
Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients....Pages 291-307
Psychological Adaptation to Acute and Chronic Heart Disease....Pages 309-316
Medical Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly....Pages 317-337
Surgery in the Aged....Pages 339-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-376

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Cardiology

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