The NET-Heart Book
Neglected Tropical Diseases and other Infectious Diseases affecting the Heart

A comprehensive summary on how neglected tropical diseases affect the heart, along with information on their prevalence in many parts of the world

Clara Saldarriaga (Edited by), Adrian Baranchuk (Edited by)

9780323911221, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 14 October 2021

288 pages
23.5 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.59 kg

Neglected Tropical Diseases and other Infectious Diseases Affecting the Heart provides a comprehensive and systematic review on the literature surrounding Neglected Tropical Diseases and infectious diseases and how they affect the heart. Written by Emerging Leaders of the Interamerican Society of Cardiology (SIAC), the book includes the latest research findings, covering the cardiac involvement of a range of viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases, including COVID19, HIV, Zika, Lyme Disease, and more. Chapters cover epidemiology, the physiopathology of cardiovascular involvement, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options for each disease, making the book suitable to researchers, scientists, clinicians and physicians in the field.

1. Preface #1 2. Preface #2 3. Introduction 4. Malaria and Heart 5. Tuberculosis and Heart 6. Cysticercosis and Heart 7. Chagas and Heart 8. Lyme and Heart 9. Leishmaniasis and Heart 10. Chikungunya and Heart 11. Zika and Heart 12. COVID-19 and Heart 13. Trichinellosis and Heart 14. HIV and Heart 15. Echinococcosis and Heart 16. Human African Trypanosomiasis and Heart 17. Snakebite Envenomation and Heart 18. Rabies and Heart 19. Toxoplamosmosis and Heart 20. Schistosomiasis and Heart 21. Dengue and Heart 22. NTDs and Atrial Fibrillation 23. Value of ECG in NTD 24. Value of cardiac images in NTD

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA]