Cardiovascular Department Specialty Treatment Techniques (Famous Hospitals and Doctors)

Author: Huang Dingjiu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-05-25
Features: This book is divided into five parts, comprising fifty-nine chapters. Part one describes the treatment methods for common cardiovascular diseases, from classic measures to the application of new drugs such as Levosimandon, Nesiritide, Talvaptan, Montelukast, and Rosuvastatin, the use of Ibutilide and Dotetilide, and the management of viral myocarditis to cardiac complications in HIV. It covers everything in detail. For important syndromes such as heart failure, arrhythmias, syncope, and cardiomyopathy, it provides a detailed analysis of various clinical types and treatment methods. For example, refractory heart failure with hyponatremia syndrome, cardiogenic and extracardiac obstructive shock, right ventricular dysplasia and idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia, focal atrial tachycardia, macroreentrant atrial tachycardia, and inappropriate sinus tachycardia, as well as hypertensive ventricular hypertrophy and hypertensive cardiomyopathy, acute and chronic mitral valve regurgitation, each have unique characteristics, emphasizing individualized treatment measures. This book combines the preceding eight chapters on hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, acute coronary syndrome, diabetic heart disease, obese heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and nutritional intervention, which are closely interconnected. It discusses coronary heart disease while also providing an in-depth understanding of the role and treatment of high-risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, and insulin resistance, thereby integrating prevention and treatment to better control the disease. The second part teaches various clinical situations where the heart co-exists with other organs and the potential adverse effects of taking medications together, written jointly by cardiologists and experts from other disciplines. Through these chapters, readers can recognize marginal diseases related to the heart and other disciplines, such as respiratory, renal, digestive, hematological, neurological, endocrine, oncological, and rheumatic diseases. It reinforces the holistic concept during intensive treatment, helping to improve the professional level of young cardiologists in multidisciplinary consultations. The third and fourth parts serve as the foundational courses for cardiovascular disease treatment, systematically introducing various cardiovascular drugs, their pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, drug concentration detection, and factors influencing drug effects. They also cover interventional therapies such as radiofrequency ablation, coronary intervention, ICD, antifailure pacing, valve dilation, and repair of congenital heart defects, as well as the indications for cardiac surgery, artificial hearts, and anesthesia for cardiac patients and surgeries, which cardiologists must possess when collaborating with other disciplines in cardiac and non-cardiac settings. The fifth part introduces the latest research progress in cardiovascular treatment, aiming to provide readers with references and inspiration for their work, keeping pace with the times. The topics are all current hot issues, including atrial fibrillation ablation, the application of molecular biology in heart failure treatment, stem cell transplantation, research progress in atherosclerosis, and the current status and future prospects of traditional Chinese medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The fifty-plus experts who contributed to this book are all from Shanghai Renji Hospital, which facilitates the application of Renji Cardiology Department's 50 years of experience in medical, educational, and research work, enabling better planning and organization of the book's content to enhance its practicality and advanced nature.