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BL
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736074
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b555918
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edited by Graham Jackson.
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Cardiology : : current perspectives\ edited by Graham Jackson.
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| Publication Statement
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London: Martin Dunitz ; Florence, KY : Distributed in the USA by Taylor & Francis, ©2002.
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(xii, 404 pages) : illustrations
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0203213475
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: 9780203213476
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| Contents
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Achieving optimal blood pressure control; Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy; Cholesterol and coronary heart disease: the current status; Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease: are the cardiovascular benefits established?; Alcohol, hypertension and cardiovascular disease; Diabetes and the heart; Inflammation and infection in coronary artery disease; Unstable coronary syndromes: what is new?; Myocardial stunning; Ischemic preconditioning: from bench to bedside. The role of ACE inhibitors in coronary artery diseaseAngiotensin receptor blockers for chronic heart failure and acute myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular disease in the elderly; Laser myocardial revascularization; Vascular brachytherapy; Syndrome X; Genetics in cardiovascular disease; Cardiac rehabilitation; New thoughts in antiarrhythmic therapy; Index.
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This volume examines advances which have taken place since the successful Current Issues in Cardiovascular Therapy was published, including up-to-date therapeutic options for the cardiovascular patient and the cost implications for the hospital.
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Cardiology.
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Cardiovascular Diseases.
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Heart -- Diseases.
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RC681.E358 2002
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Graham Jackson, FRCP.
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