Cardiac care : an introduction for healthcare professionals / edited by David Barrett, Mark Gretton and Tom Quinn.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley, c2006.Description: vi, 241 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780470019832 (pbk.) :
- 0470019832 (pbk.)
- 616.12025 BAR
- RC674 .C25 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The context of cardiac care 2.The history of cardiac care 3.Disease prevention and rehabilitation 4.Anatomy and physiology of the heart 5.Addessing the cardiac patient 6.Coronary heart disease: stable angina 7.Coronary heart disease: acute coronary syndromes 8.Heart failure 9.Arrhythmias 10.Resuscitation 11.Congenital heart disease 12.Valve disease, cardiomyopathy and inflammatory disorders 13.Cardiac medications 14.Interventional cardiology 15.Cardiac surgery.
'Cardiac Care' takes readers step-by-step through the patient journey, from initial prevention through the critical period to rehabilitation or palliative care. The book provides a basic grounding in the underlying pathophysiology of the disease as well as an understanding of available treatments.