Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices

With the medical device industry growing at an incredible pace, and the overall understanding of the molecular basis for disease on the rise, today’s bio-medical engineers face a constant challenge to re-tool or reinvent devices that remain in step with medical science. In Handbook of Cardiac Anatom...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Iaizzo, Paul A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ Humana 2009, 2009
Edition:2nd ed. 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • General Features of the Cardiovascular System
  • Anatomy
  • Attitudinally Correct Cardiac Anatomy
  • Cardiac Development
  • Anatomy of the Thoracic Wall, Pulmonary Cavities, and Mediastinum
  • Anatomy of the Human Heart
  • Comparative Cardiac Anatomy
  • The Coronary Vascular System and Associated Medical Devices
  • The Pericardium
  • Congenital Defects of the Human Heart: Nomenclature and Anatomy
  • Physiology and Assessment
  • Cellular Myocytes
  • The Cardiac Conduction System
  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Cardiac and Vascular Receptors and Signal Transduction
  • Reversible and Irreversible Damage of the Myocardium: New Ischemic Syndromes, Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury, and Cardioprotection
  • The Effects of Anesthetic Agents on Cardiac Function
  • Blood Pressure, Heart Tones, and Diagnoses
  • Basic ECG Theory, 12-Lead Recordings and Their Interpretation
  • Mechanical Aspects of Cardiac Performance
  • Energy Metabolism in the Normal and Diseased Heart
  • to Echocardiography
  • Monitoring and Managing the Critically Ill Patient in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Devices and Therapies
  • A Historical Perspective of Cardiovascular Devices and Techniques Associated with the University of Minnesota
  • Pharmacotherapy for Cardiac Diseases
  • Animal Models for Cardiac Research
  • Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Pacing and Defibrillation
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Mapping Technology
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Cardioplegia
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Less Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Transcatheter Valve Repair and Replacement
  • Cardiac Septal Defects: Treatment via the Amplatzer® Family of Devices
  • Harnessing Cardiopulmonary Interactions to Improve Circulation and Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest and Other States of Low Blood Pressure
  • End-Stage Congestive Heart Failure: Ventricular Assist Devices
  • Cell Transplantation for Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Emerging Cardiac Devices and Technologies.