

Hardcover
Published: 31st December 2003
ISBN: 9781402076749
Number Of Pages: 214
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Aging Issues in Cardiology provides an overview of the practical clinical areas involved in managing cardiovascular disease in the elderly. This volume will be useful to any physician managing the cardiovascular health of elderly individuals.
Topics covered include:
-Delirium in Elderly Cardiac Patients,
-Depression,
- Pharmacologic Issues,
- Primary Prevention,
- Syncope,
- Heart Failure,
- Coronary Revascularization.
List of Contributors | p. vii |
Foreword | p. ix |
Acknowledgements | p. xi |
Aging and Heart Disease | p. 1 |
Delirium in Elderly Cardiac Patients | p. 11 |
Hearts Sing the Blues Too: Depression in Elderly Cardiac Patients | p. 27 |
Pharmacological Issues in the Very Old: The Treatment of Heart Disease | p. 69 |
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Older Individuals | p. 83 |
Falls, Dizziness and Syncope in the Very Old | p. 115 |
Heart Failure in the Frail Elderly | p. 139 |
Heart Failure Management Programs | p. 163 |
Use of Chronic Anticoagulation in the Elderly: A Review of the Benefits and Risks | p. 181 |
Coronary Revascularization in Older Adults | p. 201 |
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ISBN: 9781402076749
ISBN-10: 1402076746
Series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 214
Published: 31st December 2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 24.18 x 16.26
x 1.78
Weight (kg): 0.5
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