The myocardium: Failure and infarction. Edited E. Braunwald, MD, Boston, with the collaboration of Amy Selwyn, Hospital Practice. 280 × 210 mm. Pp. 409+xviii, with 350 illustrations. 1974. Reading: W. H. Freeman and Company. £10.40
The myocardium: Failure and infarction. Edited E. Braunwald, MD, Boston, with the collaboration of Amy Selwyn, Hospital Practice. 280 × 210 mm. Pp. 409+xviii, with 350 illustrations. 1974. Reading: W. H. Freeman and Company. £10.40
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心肌:衰竭和梗死。E. Braunwald,医学博士,与艾米·塞尔温 (Amy Selwyn) 合作,280 × 210 毫米,第 409+xviii 页,附有 350 个插图。阅读:W. H. Freeman and Company。 10.40 英镑
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1975
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Dr Braunwald-h&elf contributing a chapter on the autonomic nervous system in heart failure. Sections follow on the clinical manifestations of heart failure in adults and children, in heart muscle disease and in cor pulmonale. The treatment of heart failure follows. Section V gets down to the meat of the book and deals very fully with atherosclerosis and the mechanisms of myocardial infarction. It starts with the development of the atherosclerotic plaque and goes through primary prevention in children, the role of platelets and thrombosis, the pathology of the coronary arteries in fatal ischaemic heart disease, the genetic aspects of hyperlipidaemia and, finally, aggressive behaviour as a risk factor. The next section deals with what follows myocardial infarction: the biochemical and morphological changes, the haemodynamic consequences and sudden death. Section VII deals with treatment from the coronary care unit through anti-arrhythmic drugs, the management of arrhythmias, the present status of anti-thrombotic therapy and protection of the ischaemic myocardium. The surgical aspects are not forgotten and we find a chapter on myocardial revascularization from the Cleveland Clinic and the recognition and surgical treatment of imminent infarction. Mechanical assistance of the failing circulation and surgical myocardial revascularization during post-infarction shock conclude the surgical aspects of coronary artery disease. Finally, rehabilitation is not forgotten.Dr Braunwald and his collaborator Amy Selwyn have done a splendid job of integration between the different authors’ contributions and there is abundant cross-referencing to the material in other chapters when this is closely related. Dr Braunwald and his team are to be congratulated on achieving such remarkable balance and cohesion between the different chapters. The illustrations also are of a uniform excellence and are printed in a pleasing duo-tone which adds to their clarity. There are no references at the ends of the chapters. Selected reference sources for each chapter are collected together at the end of the book.