Acute Phase of Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction by A.A. Adgey
Acute Phase of Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine) (Volume 21) by A.A. Adgey
English | 1982 | ISBN: 9400975813 | 206 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | 1982 | ISBN: 9400975813 | 206 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
Although there are many books on ischemic heart disease and myocardial in farction, very few relate to the acute phase of the illness. Pre-hospital coronary care units have been operational for over a decade. In 1975 the first book detailing the operation and results of the out-of-hospital Belfast Mobile Coronary Care Unit was published (The Acute Coronary Attack - Pitman Medical). Nevertheless, deaths due to coronary artery disease still remain a major challenge in contemporary society. Sudden death is largely an out-of-hospital problem. Since ventricular fibril lation is an electrical accident and can be readily corrected when a limited area of the ventricle is depolarized, methods for its containment are essential.