Natriuretic Peptides The Hormones of the Heart
The rapid knowledge in the field of neuro-humoral regulation of cardiovascular pathophysiology is changing the picture of current diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. The emerging conceptual revolutionary idea is that heart acts not as a pump, merely, but as a "gland", that is as a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milano
Springer Milan
2006, 2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The rapid knowledge in the field of neuro-humoral regulation of cardiovascular pathophysiology is changing the picture of current diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. The emerging conceptual revolutionary idea is that heart acts not as a pump, merely, but as a "gland", that is as a regulator of circulatory homeostasis and salt-water balance. Cardiovascular pathophysiology has to be written, indeed, on this basis: this physiology textbook gives an up-to-date description of the complexity and novelty of actual knowledge, with all its potential clinical implications |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 184 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9788847004986 |