Advances in Cardiovascular Research, Volume 1

Description:

This book presents original research results on the leading edge of cardiovascular research. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial research results across a broad spectrum.

Table of Contents:

Preface

The Mitral Valve: Development, Structure, Pathology & Tissue Engineering (Alexander Black, Brendan M. Corcoran, Ruth Heying, Stefan Jockenhoevel, Thomas C. Flanagan, Department of Anatomy, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, and others)

Review of Treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation (Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, Hanney Gonna, Michael James, Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, UK, and others)

A Historical View of Advances in the Resuscitation of Patients in Ventricular Fibrillation from the Perspective of Emergency Medical Services (Paul W. Baker, Hugh J.M. Grantham, South Australian Ambulance Service)

The Ambiguous Role of Epinephrine in Ventricular Fibrillation
(Theodoros Xanthos, Konstantinos Stroumpoulis, Lila Papadimitriou, University of Athens, Medical School, Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research)

Defibrillation: Mechanisms, Waveforms, Energy Levels, Transthoracic Impedance and Automated External Defibrillators ^
(Theodoros Xanthos, Eleni Bassiakou, Lila Papadimitriou, University of Athens, Medical School, Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research)

Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass
(M. Guillouet, B.V. Nguyen, F. Lion, R. Deredec, C.C. Arvieux, G. Gueret, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation SAMU, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Brest, France)

Rheumatic Valvulopathy: Current Understanding of Pathogenesis and Perspective of Immunobiological Treatments
(Marcelo Derbli Schafranski, Luiza Guilherme, Iara de Messias-Reason, Departamento de Patologia Médica, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, and others)

Microstructure of the Aortic Valve: Implications for Valvular Mechanics and Function
(Hubert Tseng, K. Jane Grande-Allen, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX)

Morphological Aspects in Analysis of Postoperative Remodeling of Left Ventricle in Patients with ICMP (Shipulin, V.M., Kazakov, V.A., Kozlov, B.N., Lezhnev, A.A., Krivoshchekov, E.V., Suhodolo, I.V., and Miller, A.A. Tomsk Centre of Cardiology, Russia)

Functional and Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
(Marco Pocar, Andrea Moneta, Davide Passolunghi, Alessandra DiMauro, Alda Bregasi, Roberto Mattioli, Francesco Donatelli, Unit of Cardiac Surgery & Echo-Lab, Scientific Institute MultiMedica Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy)

Confounding of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
(Gen Kobashi, Department of Global Health and Epidemiology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, and others)

Management of Pregnant Women with Complete Atrioventricular Block
(Nobuhiro Hidaka, Yoshihide Chiba, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, and others)

Cardiovascular Risk following Hypertensive Pregnancy
(Giancarlo Paradisi, Terryann Spagnuolo, Francesca Ianniello, Marina Bracaglia, Antonietta Labianca, Lorena Quagliozzi, Augusto Di Vico, Alessandro Caruso, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Roma, Italy)

Optical Mapping of Intramural Reentry
(Nachaat Mazeh, Bradley J. Roth, Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI)

Role of percutaneous interventions in the management of Adult Congenital Heart Diseases^
(Mukesh Singh, Sarabjeet Singh, Neyaz Ahmed, Rohit Arora and Sandeep Khosla; Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science/ The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, and Mount Sinai
Hospital, Chicago, Illinois)

Aortic Stenosis and Systemic Arterial Hypertension: See Beyond the Valve (L. Kadem, Laboratory for Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University; Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery: Port Access or Catheter-Based? (Edgar G. Chedrawy, Sunil M. Prasad, Ahmed Tarakji, Malek G. Massad, L. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, and others)

Aorto-Enteric Fistulas: Our Choices
(F. Chierichetti, B. Campanati, E. Costantini, L. Miglierina, U. Rosanna, L. Rosati, S. Belletti, A. Tori, O.U. of Vascular Surgery, H. Busto Arsizio, Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy)

Cardiac Sympathetic Nervous System Denervation and Sudden Cardiac Death: Studies with Iodine-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scintigrphy
(Yasushi Akutsu, Youichi Kobayashi, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan)

Low Birth Weight is a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
(Peter J. Giannone, Juli M. Richter, John A.Bauer, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH)

Disorders of the Haemostatic System in Patients with Solid Malignancies (Géza Bozóky, Éva Ruby, Department of Pulmonology, Municipal Hospital
of Bács-Kiskun County, Kecskemét, Hungary)

Vascular Associations of Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome ^
(Sergio Pinar Sueiro, Nerea Martínez Alday, Lorea Martínez Indart, Nora Muruzabal Zaldíbar, Maialen López Aritza, Miguel Rueda Gutiérrez, Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Cruces. Department of Cell Biology, University of the Basque Country, and others)

Index