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Aortic dissection and related syndromes / Ragavendra R. Baliga ... [and others] (eds.).
LIBRA RC693 .A59 2007
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 260.
- Developments in cardiovascular medicine ; v. 260
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aortic aneurysms.
- Dissecting aortic aneurysms.
- Aortic Aneurysm.
- Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic.
- Aortic Diseases--pathology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Aortic Aneurysm.
- Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic.
- Aortic Diseases--pathology.
- Physical Description:
- 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer, 2007.
- Summary:
- Aortic dissection affects approximately two in ten thousand individuals and can be fatal. This state-of-the-art publication is a result of the combined efforts of participants from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection (IRAD). The book has been divided into sections. Each chapter provides a succinct overview of the current clinical literature and incorporates illustrations for further explanation.
- Contents:
- Epidemiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers
- Pathophysiology of acute aortic syndromes
- Aortic dissection: clinical presentation
- Role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection
- CT evaluation of aortic dissection
- Role of MRI in the diagnosis of aortic dissection
- Medical therapy and acute surveillance
- Endovascular therapy in aortic pathology
- Cardiovascular surgery in the initial treatment of aortic dissection and acute aortic syndromes
- Long-term medical therapy in aortic dissection
- Acute aortic syndromes: surveillance with imaging
- Operation for acute aortic dissection in the octogenarian patient
- Genetic disorders associated with aortic dissection
- Aortic intramural hematoma: diagnosis, treatment, and evolution
- Evaluation and management of traumatic aortic lesions
- Future directions of aortic dissection
- Vascular surgical options
- Prevention of aortic dissection.
- ISBN:
- 9780387360003
- 038736000X
- OCLC:
- 75927106
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