Rapid Prototyping in Cardiac Disease: 3D Printing the Heart, ISBN-13: 978-3319535227 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (May 8, 2017) Language: English 211 pages ISBN-10: 3319535226 ISBN-13: 978-3319535227 This book provides an overview of the use of rapid prototyping in patients with cardiac pathology. With the exponential increase in the use of prototyping, or 3D printing technology, medical applications are becoming more widespread across specialties. Although medical centers are beginning…
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Biliary Disease: From Science to Clinic 1st Edition by Gideon Hirschfield, ISBN-13: 978-3319501666 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (March 6, 2017) Language: English 272 pages ISBN-10: 3319501666 ISBN-13: 978-3319501666 This book addresses the current understanding of the diagnosis and management of biliary disease across all ages, with emphasis on how the latest advances in clinical science may be integrated into current and future therapies. The coverage is wide ranging,…
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Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease 3rd Edition by Petar Mamula, ISBN-13: 978-3319492131 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 3rd ed. 2017 edition (June 22, 2017) Language: English 775 pages ISBN-10: 3319492136 ISBN-13: 978-3319492131 The latest edition of this essential text provides a comprehensive overview of the unique pediatric issues of inflammatory bowel disease. Through new and thoroughly revised chapters, the volume features updates regarding pathogenesis, clinic features, and management, with an emphasis on recent understanding…
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Introduction to Gastrointestinal Diseases Vol. 1 by Jakub Fichna, ISBN-13: 978-3319490151 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (December 15, 2016) Language: English 151 pages ISBN-10: 331949015X ISBN-13: 978-3319490151 Our own experience shows that there is no simple, yet of good scientific and clinical quality guide for practitioners and patients on gastrointestinal diseases. In the proposed book we will cover a vast area in the field, from GI tract physiology to…
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Degenerative Diseases of the Cervical Spine 2017 Edition, ISBN-13: 978-3319472973 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (January 17, 2017) Language: English 144 pages ISBN-10: 3319472976 ISBN-13: 978-3319472973 The authors present anatomical, biomechanical, and clinical basic knowledge relevant to degenerative diseases of the surgical spine and describe how to choose the approach, implant, and surgical technique in detail. Numerous figures illustrate the decision-making process and surgical techniques step-by-step. The book also…
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Atlas of Graft-versus-Host Disease: Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment, ISBN-13: 978-3319469508 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (January 19, 2017) Language: English 178 pages ISBN-10: 3319469509 ISBN-13: 978-3319469508 This atlas provides valuable guidance for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, attending physicians, and other allied health professionals taking care of patients with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Our understanding about the intricacies of GVHD diagnosis and treatment are constantly developing as basic and…
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Nitrite and Nitrate in Human Health and Disease 2nd Edition by Nathan S. Bryan, ISBN-13: 978-3319461878 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Humana; 2nd ed. 2017 edition (February 10, 2017) Language: English 380 pages ISBN-10: 3319461877 ISBN-13: 978-3319461878 This fully revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive look at nitrite and nitrate and their effect on human health and disease. The first section describes the biochemical analysis of nitrite and nitrate and its role…
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Vascular Diseases for the Non-Specialist: An Evidence-Based Guide, ISBN-13: 978-3319460574 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (January 26, 2017) Language: English 294 pages ISBN-10: 3319460579 ISBN-13: 978-3319460574 This book aims to provide non-specialist healthcare practitioners with current, focused and objective information on the most common vascular diseases encountered in daily clinical practice. In day-to-day clinical practice many healthcare practitioners do not have a working knowledge of the most common vascular…
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The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Health and Disease, ISBN-13: 978-3319459486 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (December 16, 2016) Language: English 333 pages ISBN-10: 3319459481 ISBN-13: 978-3319459486 Cushing´s syndrome is a rare disorder that is associated with many co-morbidities such as systemic hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, impaired immune function, and psychiatric disease, all of which severely reduce quality of life and life expectancy. This book reviews the role of cortisol in the…
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Cardio-Oncology: The Clinical Overlap of Cancer and Heart Disease, ISBN-13: 978-3319430942 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (April 21, 2017) Language: English 334 pages ISBN-10: 3319430947 ISBN-13: 978-3319430942 Co-edited and written by an interdisciplinary team of experts in oncology and cardiology, this book is a clinically useful resource on these overlapping topics: • Cardiac complications in patients receiving cancer therapy • The treatment of cancer in patients with cardiovascular disease…
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Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatric and Adult Patients: Anesthetic and Perioperative Management, ISBN-13: 978-3319446899 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (April 1, 2017) Language: English 1041 pages ISBN-10: 9783319446899 ISBN-13: 978-3319446899 Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatric and Adult Patients: Anesthetic and Perioperative Management provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of care of the pediatric patient undergoing cardiac surgery and anesthesia. After introductory chapters that encompass pediatric cardiovascular embryology, physiology and pharmacology,…
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Atlas of Acquired Cardiovascular Disease Imaging in Children, ISBN-13: 978-3319441139 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 24, 2016) Language: English 171 pages ISBN-10: 3319441132 ISBN-13: 978-3319441139 This atlas is a concise visual guide to the imaging of acquired heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents. Imaging plays an ever-increasing vital role in diagnosis, preoperative planning, and postoperative management for children with these disorders. The book reviews techniques for lowering…
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