Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease

Author: Jia Ling, edited by Xu Yu
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book is a specialized work introducing the recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease over the past decade. From a clinical perspective, it focuses on new methods and technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease. The book is divided into 11 chapters, with Chapters 1 and 2 covering the anatomy and physiology of coronary vessels, as well as the etiology and pathology of coronary heart disease. Chapters 3 to 8 introduce the various types of coronary heart disease and their complications, along with their diagnosis and treatment. Chapters 9 to 11 discuss interventional treatment, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation and prevention of coronary heart disease. The book provides detailed explanations of recent developments, including nuclear myocardial imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, echocardiography, ventricular depolarization mapping, Holter monitoring, and heart rate variability analysis; selective coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty and stent implantation, intracoronary rotablator, laser angioplasty, radiofrequency balloon angioplasty, and coronary artery bypass grafting; as well as the use of statins, thrombolytic agents, low-molecular-weight heparin, antiplatelet drugs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor antagonists.