| Description |
xxi, 598 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 12. Arrhythmias / Charles C. Gornick and Arthur H. L. From -- Ch. 13. Evaluation and Treatment of the Elderly Patient with Syncope / Charles C. Gornick -- Ch. 14. Infective Endocarditis / Emily J. Erbelding, Dale N. Gerding and Elliot Chesler -- Ch. 15. Pulmonary Hypertension / Stephen L. Archer and E. Kenneth Weir -- Ch. 16. Preoperative Assessment of the Elderly Patient for Noncardiac Surgery / Edward O. McFalls and Elliot Chesler -- Ch. 17. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly / Philip J. Podrid -- Ch. 18. Socioeconomic Circumstances and the Elderly / Leighton E. Cluff -- Ch. 19. Attaining and Maintaining Autonomy / Henry D. McIntosh -- Ch. 20. Reflections on Bioethics in the Elderly Cardiac / Howard B. Burchell |
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Guest Introduction / Julius M. Gardin -- Ch. 1. Pathology of the Aging Heart / Jack L. Titus and Jesse E. Edwards -- Ch. 2. Physiology of the Aging Heart / Richard A. Josephson and Steven Fannin -- Ch. 3. Effect of Age on the Action and Disposition of Drugs Used in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease / Jordan L. Holtzman -- Ch. 4. Presentation and Evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease / Henry D. McIntosh -- Ch. 5. Treatment of Acute Ischemic Heart Disease / Gordon L. Pierpont -- Ch. 6. Medical Management of Stable Angina Pectoris / Gordon L. Pierpont -- Ch. 7. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the Elderly / Randall C. Thompson and Bernard J. Gersh -- Ch. 8. Cardiac Surgery / Herbert B. Ward and Peter A. Andreone -- Ch. 9. Hypertension in the Elderly / Geza Simon -- Ch. 10. Diagnosis of Valve Disease in the Elderly / Stephen L. Archer and Elliot Chesler -- Ch. 11. Management of Congestive Heart Failure / Gordon L. Pierpont |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Geriatric cardiology.
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Heart Diseases.
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Aged.
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Heart -- physiology.
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| Author |
Chesler, Elliot.
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| LC no. |
94005216 |
| ISBN |
0879935855 |
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