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Cardiomyopathies : From Basic Research to Clinical Management / edited by Josef Veselka.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Veselka, Josef, Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myocardium--Diseases.
- Myocardium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 816 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Cardiomyopathies
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2012
- Rijeka : InTech, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cardiomyopathy means "heart (cardio) muscle (myo) disease (pathy)". Currently, cardiomyopathies are defined as myocardial disorders in which the heart muscle is structurally and/or functionally abnormal in the absence of a coronary artery disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease or congenital heart disease sufficient to cause the observed myocardial abnormalities. This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the current knowledge of cardiomyopathies. Instead of following the classic interdisciplinary division, the entire cardiovascular system is presented as a functional unity, and the contributors explore pathophysiological mechanisms from different perspectives, including genetics, molecular biology, electrophysiology, invasive and non-invasive cardiology, imaging methods and surgery. In order to provide a balanced medical view, this book was edited by a clinical cardiologist.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 23, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 953-51-6709-X
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