Myocarditis and Cardiomyopathy Care

Author: Guo Hangyuan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive guide on the prevention, treatment, and care of myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, suitable for patients with myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, their families, healthcare workers in primary-level hospitals, and community health practitioners. It is also a reference book for students and postgraduate researchers in higher education institutions. Through this book, readers can gain knowledge about health related to myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, perform necessary self and family care, stabilize their condition, and improve their quality of life. The book systematically and highlights key aspects of the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of common primary and secondary cardiomyopathies, while also briefly introducing rare types of cardiomyopathy. Written in a question-and-answer format, it succinctly covers basic concepts, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, pharmacological treatment, interventional therapy, surgical treatment, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, exercise, dietary prescriptions, daily life, and family care for myocarditis and cardiomyopathy. As a popular science book, the author emphasizes the scientificity,, and practicality of the book, striving to make its content rich, easy to understand, and accessible, providing in-depth yet simple explanations on the care of cardiomyopathy. It offers principles and methods in terms of diet, exercise, psychology, and daily life to guide patients' treatment and recovery, with the aim of improving their quality of life.