内容简介
"Cardiology:Churchill'sReadyReference"providesapracticalcompilationofinformationtoassistintheeverydayclinicalmanagementofthecardiacpatient.Inthisvolume,theauthorshaveincludedanabundanceofdiagrams,figures,andtablesthattheyfindhelpfulinunderstandingsomeofchallengesandconditionsfrequentlyencounteredinthisareaofmedicineanditistobehopedthatthevolumewillguidecliniciansinthediagnosisandmanagementofcommonconditionsencounteredonadailybasisinthisareaofpractice.Thisbookisnotmeanttoreplacelarger,morecompletetextbooks,buttocomplementthemandwillbeusefulatthebedside,intheofficeandforteaching.
作者简介
AlexanderR.LyonMA,BM,BCh,MRCPPhDWalportClinicalLecturerandSpecialistRegistrarinCardiology,ImperialCollegeandImperialCollegeHealthcareNHSTrust,London,UKAlexanderLyonisaCardiologySpecialistRegistrarandWalportClinicalLecturerinCardiologyatImperialCollegeLondon.DrLyonstudiedMedicineatOxfordUniversitywherehetooka1stClassdegreeinPhysiologicalSciencesin1995,achievingsecondplaceinthefinalhonoursschool.AfterqualifyingfromtheJohnRadcliffeMedicalSchoolin1998,hetrainedasajuniordoctorinCardiologyinOxford,theRoyalBromptonHospitalandSydney,Australia.HejoinedtheCardiacMedicineresearchgroupofProfessorSianHardingandProfessorPhilipPoole-Wilson,wherehestudiedtheinfluenceofcardiacgenetherapyuponventriculararrhythmiageneration.HewasawardedaMRCClinicalResearchTrainingFellowshipin2005.HecompletedhisPhDin2008,andspenthisfirstpostdoctoralyearstudyingthespatiotemporalpatternsofmitochondrialfunctioninthelabofFadiAkarandRogerHajjaratMountSinaiSchoolofMedicine,NewYork.HewasappointedWalportClinicalLecturerinCardiologyinOctober2008.Hismainresearchinterestsinclude:1.Abnormalcalciumphysiologyinheartfailure.2.Mechansimsofventriculararrhythmiasinheartfailure.3.Biologicaltherapiesforheartfailure-theseincludegenetherapy,stemcelltherapyandmyocardialtissueengineering.4.Spatio-temporalpatternsofmitochondrialdysfunctionintheintactheart.5.Influenceofstressandhighcatecholaminelevelsoncardiacfunction.RecentacademicawardsincludetheRoyalSocietyofMedicineCardiologySectionPresident'sMedalWinner(2007),MedicalResearchSocietyRafteryPrizeinCardiovascularScienceswinner(2008),EuropeanMeetingofInternationalSocietyofHeartResearchBestScientificPosterPrize(2008).Hehaspresentedatnumerousnationalandinternationalmeetingsinthefieldofcardiaccalciumpathophysiologyandgenetherapyinheartfailure.HeiscurrentlysupervisorfortwoImperialCollegePhDstudents.GlynThomasMDSpecialistRegistrarinCardiology,NewhamGeneralHospital,London,UKVanessaCobb,BSc,MBBS,MRCP,isaSpecialistRegistrarinCardiologySpecialistRegistrarinCardiologyatTheHeartHospital,UniversityCollegeLondonHospitalsNHSTrust,London,UK.SheobtainedaBScinImmunologyandBasicMedicalSciencein1996andqualifiedfromKingsCollegeSchoolofMedicineandDentistryin1999.JamilMayetMBChB,MD,MBA,FESC,FACC,FRCPChiefofService,CardiovascularMedicine,ImperialCollegeHealthcareNHSTrust,London,UK
