Eleanor H Bennington (EDT) Horizons in World Cardiovascular Research. Volume 10

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This book provides readers with the latest developments in cardiovascular research. Topics covered include the morphology and implications of atrial septal defects; the epidemiology, clinical presentation, preliminary diagnostics and imaging of arterial septal defects; the pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, imaging, treatment and prognosis of constrictive pericarditis and cardiac tamponade; the psychological distress lived by patients and their caregivers after a cardiac arrest; the significance and limitations of coronary angiography and intravascular imaging systems, covering almost all devices currently available in Japan, where intracoronary imaging is being utilized aggressively; previous reports on coronary endothelial dysfunction and/or spasm after stent implantation and the clinical implications, and prognosis; and the relationship between Type D personality and health-related behaviors.