jueves, 17 de mayo de 2012

Heart Failure. From Advanced Disease To Bereavement




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Heart Failure. From Advanced Disease To Bereavement

Edición: 1ª
Autores: Miriam J Johnson; Karen Hogg; James Beattie
Editorial: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199299300
Formato: Rústica/Paperback
Nº volumenes: 1 Páginas: 216
Año publicación: 2012
Disponibilidad: 15 días
Precio: 38,12 € (39,64€ iva incluído)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
About this Book
¡A succinct, concise, and user-friendly format facilitates quick acess to information access to information
¡A portable, practical, and accessible handbook on a complex issue
¡Written by experts in the fields of cardiology and palliative medicine
Excellent end of life care for people with heart failure is challenging but possible. Failure to address this aspect of care has serious consequences for patients, their families, clinicians and the use of health resources.

Heart Failure: From Advanced Disease to Bereavement illustrates the complexity and importance of end of life care for patients with advanced heart failure.

This book is a pocket reference for everyday use in the clinic, ward or home visit for all doctors, nurses and AHPs caring for people with advanced heart failure.

It outlines the underlying pathophysiology of heart failure, summarises standard pharmacological and device therapy, and sets the context of the challenges resulting from an unpredictable course of disease. In easily digestible summaries, this book presents practical advice about how and when to integrate a palliative care approach alongside standard heart failure management, how to communicate honestly in the face of uncertainty, the rationalisation of medication and device therapies at the end of life, symptom control, care for the dying, and care after death.

Readership: Professionals involved in cardiology, including doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals; palliative care specialist doctors, nurses and allied health professionals involved in the care of patients with cardiac disease, as well as specialist registrars

Table of Contents
1.The challenge of patients with heart failure: barriers in accessing supportive and palliative care
2.The physiology of patients with heart failure: the origin of symptoms and rationale for treatment
3.Prognostication and disease trajectory
4.Communication in heart failure
5.Diagnosing end stage heart disease
6.Integrating supportive and palliative care
7.Optimising management in end stage heart failure
8.Advance care planning
9.Management of pain
10.Symptoms other than pain
11.Psychological and psychosocial aspects of heart failure
12.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and device therapy at the end of life
13.Care of the dying
14.Spiritualty and religious care
15.Supporting carers
About the Author
Miriam Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, Hull-York Medical School (HYMS) and Honorary Consultant in Palliative Medicine to St. Catherine's hospice, Scarborough and Scarborough and District NHS Trust, UK,
Karen Hogg, Consultant Cardiologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary & Golden Jubilee National Hospital, UK,
James Beattie, Consultant Cardiologist, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK

Edited by Max Watson, Belfast City Hospital (Research Fellow), Northern Ireland Hospice Care (Locum Consultant Palliative Medicine), UK

Contributors:

Dr Shona Jenkins SpR Cardiology Glasgow Royal Infirmary UK
Dr Suzanne Kite, MA FRCP Consultant in Palliative Medicine The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust UK

miércoles, 16 de mayo de 2012

Funcional Foods And Cardiovascular Disease



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Funcional Foods And Cardiovascular Disease

Edición: 1ª
Autores: Mohammed H. Moghadisian; Michael Eskin
Editorial: CRC PRESS
ISBN: 9781420071108
Formato: Rústica/Paperback
Nº volumenes: 1 Páginas: 296
Año publicación: 2012
Disponibilidad: 15 días
Precio: 112,09 € (116,57€ iva incluído)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Description

Drawn from the latest clinical and experimental information, this book covers cover products enriched with phytosterols, n-3 fatty acids, garlic extract naturally occurring antioxidants, folic acid, CLA, as well as fibers and flavonoids. It describes the connection between diets, dietary habits, and cardiovascular diseases. It also explains how functional food ingredients and nutraceuticals can mitigate cardiovascular disorders. The authors examine recent technologies for generating novel food products enriched with cardiovascular protective dietary agents. They include experimental and clinical evidence of various ingredients.

Table of Contents
¡Coronary Artery Disease: The Impact of Dietary Agents.
¡Advances in Food and Nutrition Technology to Generate Cardiovascular Friendly Food Products.
¡Experimental and Clinical Evidence of Cardiovascular Benefits of Plant Sterols.
¡N-3 Fatty Acids in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
¡Folic Acid and Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease.
¡Garlic Products in Reduction of Cardiovascular Risks.
¡Grapes and Wine And Cardiovascular Disease.
¡Nuts and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction.
¡Dairy and Soybean Products and Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Disease.
¡The Impact of Egg Consumption in Development or Prevention of Heart Disease.
¡Oats, Fibers, and Psyllium for Treatment of Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
¡Cardiovascular Benefits of Tea, Coffee and Chocolate.
¡Natural Antioxidants and Other Ingredients from Berries for Prevention of Cardiovascular Benefits.

lunes, 14 de mayo de 2012

ECG Workout, Exercises In Arrhythmia Interpretation




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ECG Workout, Exercises In Arrhythmia Interpretation

Edición: 6ª
Autores: Jane Huff
Editorial: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9781451115536
Formato: Rústica/Paperback
Nº volumenes: 1 Páginas: 384
Año publicación: 2011
Disponibilidad: 15 días
Precio: 40,00 € 36,10 € (37,54€ iva incluído)






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This outstanding text and workbook is the leading reference for students, practicing nurses, paramedics, and other health professionals learning ECG interpretation. Thoroughly updated with new figures and easy-to-follow text, ECG Workout is an excellent guide to rhythm analysis that builds on knowledge in a step-by-step fashion to broaden the understanding of essential ECG concepts and build the skills to confidently and accurately interpret ECG waveforms.

Get the knowledge you need to meet the challenges of ECG interpretation with:

Over 600 actual-sized practice rhythm strips – more than any other guide on the market!
Clear, thorough overviews of anatomy, physiology, and electrophysiology
Identification of principal waveform components and scores of illustrations for essential ECG concepts
Easy, five-step method for analyzing any rhythm strip
Chapters covering the most common arrhythmias, - sinus arrhythmias, atrial arrhythmias, junctional arrhythmias and AV blocks, ventricular arrhythmias and bundle-branch blocks, pacemakers – all with typical waveforms
Hardwire and telemetry monitoring equipment and troubleshooting tips
New! Skillbuilder section for extra practice differentiating among mixed strips
New! More glossary terms and 48 pull-out flashcards for self-testing
Plus …

Comprehensive post-test to evaluate what you’ve learned
Handy pocket ECG conversion card for more precise heart rate calculation
Online PowerPoint chapter reviews and flash cards (see inside cover for details)
FEATURES

All chapters thoroughly revised and updated
Step-by-step guide to rhythm strip analysis
NEW: Skill-building approach to learning, with new "Skill builder" practice rhythm strips in select chapters
—Chapter 7 (Atrial Arrhythmias) includes 25 mixed practice strips—sinus and atrial strips—helping students distinguish between the two types of rhythms
—Chapter 8 (Junctional Arrhythmias and AV Blocks) includes a mixture of additional practice strips—atrial, junctional, and heart block—building on information from the preceding chapter
—Chapter 9 (Ventricular Arrhythmias and Bundle Branch Blocks) goes one step further to include a mix of yet more practice strips—sinus, atrial, junctional, heart block, and ventricular—encouraging students to apply recently learned concepts and skills
NEW: Chapter 10 (Pacemakers) extensively revised to include permanent pacemaker strips and temporary venous strips
Bonus 48 perforated flash cards—with one side illustrating an ECG strip, the reverse side identifing the waveform and detailing its defining ECG characteristics (rhythm interpretation, rate, P waves, PR interval, and QRS complex)
Latest ACLS guidelines provided
End-of-chapter practice rhythm strips with corresponding answer keys at the back of the book
Posttest featuring over 100 waveform rhythm strips
Updated Glossary with terms highlighted at first mention in text
Simple, easy-to-follow text with hundreds of figures, including anatomical drawings, sample waveform configurations, and real-sized ECG strips
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Anatomy and physiology of the heart
Electrophysiology
Waveforms, intervals, segments, and complexes
Cardiac monitors
Analyzing a rhythm strip
Sinus arrhythmias
Atrial arrhythmias
Junctional arrhythmias and AV blocks
Ventricular arrhythmias and bundle-branch block
Pacemakers
Posttest Appendices --Answer keys to Practice strips and Skill-building strips
--Glossary --
Electrocardiographic conversion table for heart rate
Pull-out
Arrhythmias flash cards

AUTHOR

Jane Huff RN, CCRN
Education Coordinator, Critical Care Unit, Arrhythmia Instructor, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor, White County Medical Center, Searcy, AR

domingo, 13 de mayo de 2012

Electrocardiógrafo Fukuda FX7202 3/6 canales con acumulador recargable




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Electrocardiógrafo Fukuda FX7202 3/6 canales con acumulador recargable

Fabricante: Fukuda

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Disponibilidad: Inmediata
Precio: 1510,50 € 1358,00 € (1466,64€ iva incluído)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cardiógrafo de 6 canales automático o manual con acumulador recargable incorporado y a red, 4 velociodades (10 , 12.5 , 50 mm /seg) 4 sensibilidades ( 0.25 ,0.5.1 y 2cm /mV), 5 filtros anchura de papel de 110 mm, con pantalla táctil LCD ( 320 *240 ) para visulización en tiempo real de 3 , 6 o 12 canales , imcluye teclado alfanumérico completo , memoria para mínimo 128 mediciones , puerto LAN para comunicación en redes informáticas, con accesorios y manual de usuario en cast

jueves, 10 de mayo de 2012

Mejora de la calidad de la asistencia en el infarto agudo de miocardio: es necesario prestar mayor atención al tratamiento médico óptimo a largo plazo y a la prevención secundaria




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La reperfusión rápida, junto con la aspiración del trombo e implantación de stents coronarios, acompañada de un tratamiento adyuvante antiagregante plaquetario y antitrombótico potente, ha modificado drásticamente la evolución clínica del infarto agudo de miocardio con elevación del ST (IAMCEST). Desde que a comienzos de los años setenta1 se describiera el concepto de limitar el tamaño del infarto de miocardio mediante reperfusión miocárdica inmediata, la mortalidad intrahospitalaria del IAMCEST se ha reducido de un 30% a números de una sola cifra en los últimos ensayos clínicos de la reperfusión2.
Aunque la mortalidad de las enfermedades cardiovasculares se ha reducido a la mitad en los últimos 50 años3, sigue siendo la principal causa de muerte en los países desarrollados4, 5. Además, durante las próximas décadas, las autoridades sanitarias tendrán que enfrentarse a un reto enorme, con el aumento progresivo y sustancial de la prevalencia y los costes de la enfermedad cardiovascular como consecuencia del envejecimiento de la población6.
Mediante el empleo de una base de datos administrativa sobre altas hospitalarias, Andrés et al7, en su artículo publicado en Revista Española de Cardiología , analizan los resultados a largo plazo obtenidos en el infarto agudo de miocardio en Aragón entre 2000 y 2007. Su análisis pone de manifiesto que los reingresos por infarto agudo de miocardio recurrente son muy frecuentes: se registró un reingreso debido a un nuevo infarto agudo de miocardio en el 44,2% de los pacientes de 45 a 65 años durante el primer año y en el 73,9% a los 3 años del alta hospitalaria. Esta alta tasa de recurrencia concuerda con las observaciones realizadas en otros registros8, 9, 10: el tratamiento moderno de los síndromes coronarios agudos ha producido una notable mejora de los resultados clínicos intrahospitalarios, pero la carga de morbimortalidad durante el seguimiento inmediato y tardío es casi 3 o 4 veces superior al existente durante la hospitalización inicial. Además, el riesgo de eventos cardiovasculares recurrentes y de mortalidad durante el seguimiento a largo plazo es mayor en los pacientes con síndromes coronarios agudos sin elevación del ST en comparación con los pacientes con IAMCEST, cosa que no se había identificado hasta hace poco. Así pues, si queremos mejorar la calidad de la asistencia de los síndromes coronarios agudos, deberemos centrarnos más en la prevención de los eventos cardiovasculares recurrentes y de la mortalidad durante el seguimiento inicial y a largo plazo.
¿Cómo podemos hacerlo? En primer lugar realizando una revascularización coronaria más completa en los pacientes con IAMCEST que presentan una enfermedad coronaria en múltiples vasos. En comparación con la angioplastia realizada solamente en el vaso «culpable», la revascularización de múltiples vasos en los pacientes con IAMCEST se asoció a una reducción notable de los eventos adversos cardiacos mayores durante el seguimiento a largo plazo11. En las lesiones «no culpables», si se demuestra que son significativas mediante la determinación de la reserva de flujo fraccional, probablemente lo mejor sea tratarlas mediante intervención coronaria percutánea o cirugía de revascularización aortocoronaria, en distintos momentos, ya sea durante la hospitalización inicial o poco después de ella, en lugar de hacer una intervención coronaria percutánea sobre múltiples vasos en la fase aguda del ingreso12, 13, 14, 15.
Además, en los pacientes con una enfermedad cardiovascular preexistente, los diabéticos y los que tienen un número elevado de factores de riesgo cardiovascular, debemos estar muy atentos a la aplicación de un tratamiento médico óptimo y las medidas de prevención secundaria. La observación de Andrés et al7 de que el número de factores de riesgo cardiovascular presentes es un importante factor que determina reingreso y mortalidad durante el seguimiento a largo plazo, resalta nuevamente la importancia de incluir la rehabilitación cardiaca y otras medidas de prevención secundaria, además de la reperfusión, en las actuaciones combinadas que se utilizan para evaluar la calidad de la asistencia al IAMCEST16.
El importante papel de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular, como elementos determinantes de los eventos cardiacos recurrentes tras un infarto de miocardio, concuerda también con la observación de que más de la mitad de la reducción de la mortalidad cardiovascular observada en los países desarrollados durante los últimos 50 años ha estado relacionada con la mejora de la prevención cardiovascular y con una mejor aplicación de los tratamientos médicos eficaces, más que con nuevas intervenciones terapéuticas tecnológicas17. El envejecimiento de la población llevará en un futuro próximo a un importante aumento de la necesidad de hospitalizaciones de pacientes por síndromes cardiovasculares agudos. Así pues, cualquier reducción que se consiga en la necesidad de rehospitalización tras un primer infarto agudo de miocardio mediante una prevención secundaria más efectiva de la enfermedad coronaria será más que bien recibida.
Por último, la observación de que un gran número de rehospitalizaciones se producen mucho después del periodo habitual de 12 meses de duración de un ensayo clínico aleatorizado resalta el importante papel complementario de los estudios observacionales y los registros a largo plazo en la evaluación de la eficacia de las nuevas modalidades terapéuticas o fármacos para la prevención secundaria tras el síndrome coronario agudo18.
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Full English text available from: http://www.revespcardiol.org/
Autor para correspondencia: Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Bélgica. christiaan.vrints@ua.ac.be

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Fuente:

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miércoles, 9 de mayo de 2012

ECG Interpretation For Everyone. An On-The-Spot Guide




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ECG Interpretation For Everyone. An On-The-Spot Guide

Edición: 1ª
Autores: Fred Kusumoto
Editorial: Wiley
ISBN: 9780470655566
Formato: Rústica/Paperback
Nº volumenes: 1 Páginas: 508
Año publicación: 2012
Disponibilidad: 15 días
Precio: 26,85 € (27,92€ iva incluído)
 




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This is a book for any care provider - from advanced students and nurses to residents and even specialists - who needs to master the interpretation of ECGs, especially while "on the spot" at the point of care. This easy-to-use, visual guide takes a novel approach, foregrounding the visual clues or "keys" that readers can learn to recognize in ECGs and thus make rapid decisions about next steps at the point of care. The comparatively minimal text focuses on "must-know" information about the underlying cause of ECG abnormalities.

martes, 8 de mayo de 2012

Ambulatory Impedance Cardiography



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Ambulatory Impedance Cardiography

Edición: 1ª
Autores: Cybulski, Gerard
Editorial: Springer
ISBN: 9783642119866
Formato: Tapa Dura/Hardback
Nº volumenes: 1 Páginas: 150
Año publicación: 2011
Disponibilidad: 15 días
Precio: 89,96 € (93,55€ iva incluído)






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”Ambulatory Impedance Cardiography” gives the reader the necessary physical background of impedance cardiography (ICG) and currently available systems for hemodynamics holter monitoring. It compares ambulatory ICG and other clinically accepted methods through an updated state-of-the-art. The book is divided in 4 parts. In the first one, the importance of the analysis of the cardiac dynamics using the ambulatory monitoring technique is presented. The second part contains the description of foundations of ICG, the models used to describe the ICG technique and the description of available systems for ambulatory monitoring of cardiac hemodynamics. The third part is devoted to the validation of the ambulatory ICG method, the verification of the quality of long term ICG recordings and the discussion of the limitations of this technique. In the last part, some clinical and research applications of the ICG ambulatory monitoring are presented.

Content Level » Research

Keywords » AICG - artial fibrillation - cardiac dsp - cardiac haemodynamics - cardiac parametrs - holter - noninvasive method - tilt text

Related subjects » Biomedical Engineering - Biophysics & Biological Physics - Cardiology & Angiology