{"product_id":"cardiovascular-disease-and-health-in-the-older-patient-expanded-from-pathys-principles-and-practice-of-geriatric-medicine-fifth-edition-hardback-9780470973721","title":"Cardiovascular Disease and Health in the Older Patient; Expanded from 'Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Fifth Edition' (Hardback) 9780470973721","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCardiovascular Disease and Health in the Older Patient\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExpanded from 'Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine, Fifth Edition'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid J. Stott (Edited by), DJ Stott (Author), Gordon D. O. Lowe (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470973721, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 18 x 2.5 cm, 0.798 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Because it specifically addresses cardiovascular disease in the elderly this is a useful addition to the literature.”  (\u003ci\u003eDoody's\u003c\/i\u003e, 9 August 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs improvements in living conditions and advances in modern medicine lead to increased life expectancy and the number of older adults world-wide continues to grow, so the number of older individuals with cardiac and cerebrovascular disease is rising. Over eighty per cent of all cardiovascular disease-related deaths now occur in patients aged sixty five or older.  The high prevalence of co-morbidities, frailty and cognitive decline amongst older patients requires that a holistic approach to the management of cardiovascular disease is required.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten and edited by leading experts in the field, \u003cb\u003e‘Cardiovascular diseases and health in the older patient’\u003c\/b\u003e provides scholarly evidence and data which explain why treating an older patient with cardiovascular disease is often different from treating a young or middle-aged patient with the same disease.  The chapters have been updated and expanded from the cardiovascular section of the renowned \u003cb\u003e‘Pathy’s Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine’\u003c\/b\u003e, edited by Alan J. Sinclair, John E. Morley and Bruno Vellas.  The revised chapters contain updated evidence and references to recent clinical practice guidelines in Europe and North America, this book provides complete, authoritative information on this major cause of death, poor health and disability in old age. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering the epidemiology, pathophysiology and management of cardiovascular disease in the older patient, the book is an excellent reference at all clinical and pre-clinical levels and will appeal particularly to geriatricians, cardiologists, and GPs, as well as cardiac specialist nurses and practice nurses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a Foreword by Stuart M. Cobbe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Contributors, vii  \u003cp\u003eForeword, ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Epidemiology of Heart Disease, 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAhmed H. Abdelhafiz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Cardiac Ageing and Systemic Disorders, 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Stott and Terence J. Quinn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Hypertension, 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony S. Wierzbicki and Adie Viljoen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Lipid Management, 68\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdie Viljoen and Anthony S. Wierzbicki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Arrhythmias, 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbhay Bajpai and A. John Camm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hypotension, 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuraj Alakkassery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Ischaemic Heart Disease, 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilbert S. Aronow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Heart Failure, 172\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael W. Rich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Cardiac Surgery, 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUlrich O. von Oppell and Adam Szafranek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Cardiac Rehabilitation, 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNiccol`o Marchionni, Francesco Fattirolli, Francesco Orso, Marco Baccini, Lucio A. Rinaldi and Giulio Masotti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Acute Stroke Care and Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis, 261\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Doig and Martin M. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Stroke Rehabilitation, 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLalit Kalra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Communication Disorders and Dysphagia, 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela M. Enderby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Peripheral Arterial Disease, 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeocadio Rodr´ýguez-Ma ˜ nas, Marta Castro Rodr´ýguez and Cristina Alonso Bouz´on\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Venous Thromboembolism, 366\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGordon D.O. Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Planning Cardiovascular Investigations and Management of Older People, 376\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer K. Harrison, Terence J. Quinn and David J. 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