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Luca Masotti, Mario Di Napoli, Daniel A. Godoy, Roberto Cappelli

Cardioembolic strokes account for one third of ischemic strokes and atrial fibrillation (AF) representing the main source of this stroke subtype. The rate of stroke is 5%/year in patients with AF. Patients with AF have a 2-7 fold increased risk of stroke compared to patients without. Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (SPAF) is therefore of utmost importance and represents a major point in the modern management of AF. This booklet provides an overview of new oral anticoagulants used,...

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Harvard Business Review, Marcus Buckingham, Amy C. Edmondson, Peter Cappelli, Laura Morgan Roberts

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HBR's 10 Must Reads

A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Marcus Buckingham to Amy Edmondson and company examples from Lyft to Disney, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips....

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James Bogash, DC

There is nothing normal about a blood pressure that is too high. This is one of your body's warning signs that something is wrong. If uncorrected, the damage to your heart and brain greatly increases your risk of a heart attack or stroke.Medications are usually thought of as the answer, but recent research suggests that blood pressure medications do nothing to protect your heart and brain. Worse, some blood pressure medications actually increase your risk of a stroke—the very thing...

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Maria J. Gonzalez

But You Look So Good - Stories from Carcinoid Cancer Survivors and the basics of Neuroendocrine cancers.This book shares the intimate stories of those living with a poorly understood neuroendocrine cancer and the time it takes to find a correct diagnosis; sometimes years! The book demonstrates how those afflicted with this cancer cope with the myriad symptoms of this great masquerader cancer.Supported by loved ones, the valiant struggles to obtain a correct diagnosis and ef...

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The Lancet

This book, featuring content from the Aug 11, 2012, issue of The Lancet, has been released to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Munich, Germany, which is to be held on Aug 25–29, 2012. The Lancet is strongly supportive of cardiology as can be seen from the substantial relevant content in this compilation. In 2011, The Lancet published more papers in this specialty than any other: cardiovascular research contributed about one in four of all published research...

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Adrian Chenzbraun

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The Facts

Despite great advances in prevention and in improving outcomes, heart disease remains a major source of morbidity and mortality in the Western world and, increasingly, in developing countries. The emotional impact of a diagnosis of heart disease can be significant, often increasing cardiac symptoms such as chest pain or palpitations. This addition to The Facts series stresses the importance and feasibility of primary prevention by appropriate life-style changes, whilst helping the reader t...

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Hector Garcia Jacomino

I wanted to write this book because I saw many of my students, with excellent results over execution in didactic portion and clinical skills, who were afraid to face the first echocardiography work. Repeatedly, some of them rejected offers of jobs during the externship, claiming that they needed more practice. Therefore, from the sky appeared to me the idea for this book: I want to stop the fear of starting work now in this world of echocardiography. I have written this book due to the nee...

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Samuel Dagogo-Jack

Over 29 million Americans have diabetes. Of those millions of people, the majority take at least one medication to treat their diabetes, but also take additional medications or supplements for other conditions. With this complex array of medications across such a broad and diverse population, potential contraindications are a real possibility. Diabetes Risks from Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs surveys the medication landscape and provides brief yet illuminating information...

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Deborah Wolbrette

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The Clinics: Internal Medicine

This issue of Medical Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Deborah Wolbrette, MD is devoted to Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Wolbrette has assembled a group of expert authors to review the following topics: Syncope due to Autonomic Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Management; 2013 Lipid Guidelines; 2014 Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure (JNC8); How to Follow Patients with Aortic and Mitral Valve Disease; The New Anticoagulants; Management of Atrial Fibrillation; Indications ...

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Hugues Abriel

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The Clinics: Internal Medicine

The sodium channel, a ubiquitous member of the cardiac, neural, and muscular conduction systems, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of an array of human diseases. Mutations associated with the cardiac sodium channel are responsible for a wide spectrum of disorders. The cardiac sodium channel and associated disorders are comprehensively examined in this issues of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics.

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Baby Professor

Pills are supposed to make you well but not all pills target all diseases. There are certain pills that only work for certain illnesses. Why is that? Well, that’s what this book will explain in detail. It’s never too early to explain complex disease facts to children. As long as the information is presented in a child-friendly format, then understanding should flow smoothly.

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Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology

A practical approach to the investigation and treatment of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD), this fully updated Oxford Specialist Handbook is a concise and accessible overview of a complex condition. Packed with straightforward advice, management strategies and key clinical points, it equips clinicians with a sound understanding of the principles and physiology of ACHD. An ideal reference tool for cardiology trainees, general cardiologists and acute medicine physicians, this second ed...