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This book is the first authoritative and comprehensive volume dedicated to epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). It provides an up-to-date and highly illustrated synopsis of the anatomical, biomolecular, genetic, imaging features, and clinical applications of EAT and its role in cardiovascular disease. It relays to the reader a contemporary view of the emerging interplay between the heart and adiposity-related diseases. In addition, this volume discusses the clinical implications and therapeutic targets of EAT in atrial fibrillation, heart failure and coronary artery disease. Comprehensive yet focused, Epicardial Adipose Tissue: From Cell to Clinic is an essential resource for physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students in cardiology, endocrinology, primary care, and health promotion and disease prevention.
Volume I.A An outbreak of a respiratory disease first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and the causative agent was discovered in January 2020 to be a novel betacoronovirus of the same subgenus as SARS-CoV and named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly disseminated worldwide, with clinical manifestations ranging from mild respiratory symptoms to severe pneumonia and a fatality rate estimated around 2%. Person to person transmission is occurring both in the community and healthcare settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared the COVID-19 epidemic a public health emergency of international ...
La insuficiencia cardiaca es un síndrome clínico muy prevalente que se origina por causas diversas y presenta una elevada morbimortalidad. Los cuidados específicos que necesitan los pacientes afectados requieren recursos elevados y medios que se adecúen a la magnitud del problema, especialmente al considerar a las personas de mayor edad, con elevadas tasas de hospitalización y reingresos, y con importantes limitaciones en su calidad de vida. En las últimas décadas ha habido avances notables que permiten ofrecer mejor control de los síntomas, mejoras en la calidad de vida y mayor supervivencia; sin embargo, sigue siendo necesario progresar en la prevención y organización de la atenc...
This book provides an overview of special cases in hemodialysis patients. Authors have contributed their most interesting findings in dealing with patients suffering of other diseases simultaneously, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other health problems. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated so the readers are acquainted with the latest data and observations in these complex cases, where several aspects are to be considered. The book is comprehensive and not limited to a partial discussion of hemodialysis. To accomplish this we are pleased to have been able to summarize state of the art knowledge in each chapter of the book.
Capítulos nuevos en esta edición: Contraindicaciones controvertidas para la diálisis peritoneal. Venciendo barreras en la selección de pacientes; La telemedicina aplicada a la diálisis; Hipertensión arterial en la enfermedad renal crónica, diálisis peritoneal y hemodiálisis; Patogenia y manejo de las alteraciones del metabolismo óseo y mineral en la enfermedad renal crónica; Cáncer en el paciente en diálisis. Con la colaboración de más de un centenar de expertos procedentes de España, Portugal, Francia, Hispanoamérica y Brasil. Nuevo y atractivo diseño, con numerosas tablas, cuadros e imágenes en color.
Uwe Kischel's comprehensive treatise on comparative law offers a critical introduction to the central tenets of comparative legal scholarship. The first part of the book is dedicated to general aspects of comparative law. The controversial question of methods, in particular, is addressed by explaining and discussing different approaches, and by developing a contextual approach that seeks to engage with real-world issues and takes a practical perspective on contemporary comparative legal scholarship. The second part of the book offers a detailed treatment of the major legal contexts across the globe, including common law, civil law systems (based on Germany and France, and extended to Eastern...