Architecture

Medicine, Cardiology




Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Intervention

	EDITOR:	Deepak L. Bhatt, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
	ISBN-13:	978-1-60327-964-2
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 350 p., Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $149.50
	AVAILABLE (US):	June 2009

This book is intended for interventional and general cardiologists, interventional radiologists, interventional and general neurologists, internists, cardiology fellows, vascular surgeons and vascular medicine specialists. Nurses and technicians in the interventional angiography suites will also find it to be a valuable guide. Product device companies that produce stents, balloons, and emboli protection devices for these procedures will also benefit from a concise handbook.

SELLING POINTS:

Most current and advanced techniques for peripheral and cerebrovascular interventions Experts from diverse fields provide a comprehensive foundation to understand and perform endovascular procedures

MARKET:

Interventional and general cardiologists, interventional radiologists, interventional and general neurologists, internists, cardiology fellows, vascular surgeons and vascular medicine specialists. Nurses and technicians in the interventional angiography suites

SUBJECTS:

Cardiology; Interventional Radiology; Vascular Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Cardiology

RELATED TITLES:

Cowling, Vascular Interventional Radiology (978-3-540-22259-0, 2006, $149) Herrmann, Interventional Cardiology (978-1-58829-367-1, 2005, $165) Gonzalez, Acute Ischemic Stroke (978-3-540-25264-1, 2005, $159)

COMPETITION:

Lumsden, Endovascular Therapy: Principles of Peripheral Interventions (Blackwell, 9781405124232, 2006, $99.50) Shillinger, Complications in Peripheral Vascular Interventions (Informa, 9781841846286, 2007, $165.95) Yadav, Manual of Peripheral Vascular Intervention (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 978078175238, 2005, $99.00) Schneider, Carotid Interventions (Informa Healthcare, 9780824759322, 2004, $189.95)

Medicine, Cardiology




Transcatheter Percutaneous Aortic Valve Therapy

	AUTHORS:	Massimo Fioranelli, Director Cardiology Department, Casa di Cura Mater Dei, Rome, Italy; Francesco Maisano, Associate Director Cardiothoracic Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy and Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Associate Director Cardiac Cath Lab, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
	ISBN-13:__978-88-470-1164-9_____PAGES/ILLUS'>ISBN-13:	978-88-470-1164-9
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 260 p., 50 illus. in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:__approx._$149.00_____AVAILABLE_(US)'>PRICE:	approx. $149.00
	AVAILABLE (US):	May 2009

This book provides a glimpse of valvular aortic disease treatment, from its historical beginnings to the latest advances in technology. The epidemiology of the disease is reviewed, and imaging techniques and how to identify the right patient for the procedure are described. The different valves types (balloon, expandable, and self-expandable) are reviewed, along with the different techniques for implanting them. Finally, an industry overview of the field and the new engineering aspects of the devices are summarized.

SELLING POINTS:

Comprehensive presentation of the history and technical developement of percutaneous aortic valve therapy World renouned authors describe their clinical experiences Depicting the potentialities of a revolutionary technique Overview of current technology and materials used as well as possible future improvements

MARKET:

Cardiologists, Interventional cardiologists, Cardiac surgeons

SUBJECTS:

Cardiology; Cardiac Surgery

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Cardiology

RELATED TITLES:

Peels, Valve Surgery at the Turn of the Millennium (978-1-4020-7834-7, 2004, $129) Corno, Congenital Heart Defects. Decision Making for Cardiac Surgery (978-3-7985-1415-7, 2004, $129)

COMPETITION:

Martinez E, Common Clinical Dilemmas in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (Informa Healthcare, 9781841846095, 2007, $209.95) Sievert H, Percutaneous Interventions for Congenital Heart Disease (Informa Healthcare, 9781841845562, 2007, $449.95) Hijaz, Transcatheter Valve Repair (Informa Healthcare, 9781841844725, 2006, $199.95)

Medicine, Cardiology




Acute Heart Failure

Putting the Puzzle of Pathophysiology and Evidence Together in Daily Practise

	AUTHORS:	Wolfgang Krüger, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London, UK and Andrew J. Ludman, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
	ISBN-13:	978-3-0346-0021-7
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 150 p., Softcover
	PRICE:__approx._$69.00_____AVAILABLE_(US)'>PRICE:	$69.95
	AVAILABLE (US):	May 2009

Acute Heart Failure is a potentially life threatening situation where correct, rapid therapy can have a life saving impact. This text brings the latest understanding of the pathophysiology together with a practical guide to diagnosis and management using a thoroughly evidenced based approach. This appeals to a wide audience of health care professionals, including doctors, medical students, nurses, and other professionals in the Emergency Department, General Internal Medicine, Anaesthetics, Cardiology and Critical Care settings. Always keeping the underlying pathophysiology at the forefront of the discussion, the reader is encouraged to understand the aetiology of the acute situation and how to direct management in order to correct the abnormal physiology. Each chapter is heavily referenced allowing the reader to easily refer to the original experimental studies and pursue topics in more detail. This text is a valuable addition to any practitioner who wants a deeper understanding of the condition.

SELLING POINTS:

Unique, evidenced based review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes putting the insights and facts together For easy use in everyday clinical practice Heavily referenced, allowing the reader to easily refer to the original experimental studies

MARKET:

Clinicians in cardiology, anesthetics, internal medicine; medical students; professionals in emergency medicine; scientific libraries

SUBJECTS:

Cardiology; Internal Medicine; Anesthesiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, General

RELATED TITLES:

Jessup, Heart Failure (978-1-58829-041-0, 2003, $99.5) Kitabatake, Heart Failure (978-4-431-70239-9, 2000, $139)

COMPETITION:

Abraham, Heart Failure: A Practical Approach to Treatment (McGraw-Hill, 0071443150, 2007, $90.95) McCarthy, Heart Failure: A Combined Medical and Surgical Approach (Wiley-Blackwell, 140512203X, 2007, $99.95)

Medicine, Cardiology




Handbook of Echocardiography

	AUTHOR:	Scott D. Solomon, Harvard Medical School, Director, Noninvasive Cardiac Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
	ISBN-13:	978-1-60761-021-2
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 500 p., 400 illus. in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $69.00
	AVAILABLE (US):	April 2009

The market for textbooks and reference material in this arena remains virtually all cardiologists, cardiologists in training (fellows), and sonographers. We have seen that the sales of Essential Echocardiography have been strong and I am particularly delighted that we have clearly made inroads into the large sonographer market. This is a student text for undergraduates at the community college level (sonographers in training) and cardiologists in training.

SELLING POINTS:

An indispensable companion for anyone learning echocardiography The first book to buy if you are a sonographer or cardiology fellow

MARKET:

Undergraduates at the community college level (sonographers in training), medical students, and cardiologists in training

SUBJECTS:

Cardiology; Imaging / Radiology; Internal Medicine

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Cardiology

RELATED TITLES:

Solomon, Essential Echocardiography (978-1-58829-322-0, 2007, $150) Henein, Clinical Echocardiography (978-1-85233-773-5, 2004, $140)

COMPETITION:

Boehmeke, Pocket Atlas of Echocardiography (Thieme Medical Publishers, 9783131412416, 2005, $44.95) Royse, Pocket Guide to Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography (McGraw-Hill, 9780074716113, 2006, $41.95) Reynolds, Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference (Arizona Heart Institute, 978-0963576798, 2000, $79.95)

Medicine, Dermatology




Patch Testing and Prick Testing

A Practical Guide / Official Publication of ICDRG

Second Edition

	AUTHORS:	Jean-Marie Lachapelle, Louvain University, Brussels, Belgium and Howard I. Maibach, University of San Francisco, CA, USA
	ISBN-13:	978-3-540-92805-8 (Replaces ISBN: 978-3-540-44349-0)
	PAGES/ILLUS:	approx. 185 p., 79 illus. in color, Hardcover
	PRICE:	approx. $59.95
	AVAILABLE (US):	March 2009

Knowledge in the field of allergic contact dermatitis has grown to a great extent, due to recent advances in the chemical, immunological and clinical fields. These advances include the improved techniques of patch testing and prick testing, e.g. additional tests such as open, semi-open, repeated open application test (ROAT) and use tests, photopatch tests, atopy patch tests and provocative tests. Further, due to the ongoing changes in our environment, the series of patch tests—the so-called standards—are also regularly renewed. This new edition is completely revised, updated and expanded, with more colour illustrations. It is a universally useful and superb guide in the management of positive and negative patch test and prick test reactions, for all practicing dermatologists, from the beginner to the well-trained expert.

SELLING POINTS:

Completely revised, updated and extended content with increased number of color illustrations Written by famous and well-known experts of the field Its use is intended for all countries since it is based on the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group (ICDRG) standards

MARKET:

Dermatologists and all other health professionals dealing with patients with skin disease

SUBJECTS:

Dermatology; Allergology; Immunology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE:

Medicine, Dermatology

RELATED TITLES:

Frosch, Contact Dermatitis (978-3-540-24471-4, 2006, $299) Lachapelle, Patch Testing and Prick Testing (978-3-540-44349-0, 2003, $52.95)

COMPETITION:

Groot, Patch Testing, (Elsevier, 978044419116, 1994, $188.50) Marks, Contact and Occupational Dermatology (Elsevier, 9780815169543, 1997, $99)