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Clinical Guide to Cardiac Autonomic Tests by M. Malik β€” book cover

Clinical Guide to Cardiac Autonomic Tests

by M. Malik
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Overview

Following systematic development of technical aspects and physiological understanding, and clinical applicability of cardiac autonomic testing, this book provides a detailed guide to performing individual autonomic tests in both research and clinical settings.
The book is structured in three parts covering the physiological background of cardiac autonomic regulations, description of technology and interpretation of individual autonomic tests, and applicability of the individual tests under various clinical circumstances and in defined populations of patients.
The book is intended to serve both research and clinical cardiologists as well as research and clinical specialists of other medical fields who use the assessment of cardiac modulations to investigate the autonomic nervous system.

Disc. physiology, autonomic tests, aging, concommitant ther- apy, influence of drugs, tilt table testing, etc.

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A practical guide for researchers and physicians interested in autonomic investigations of the heart. Part I deals with the physiology of the cardiac autonomic system that creates the background of particular tests, and explains pathophysiology of cardiac autonomic disorders. Part II describes specific autonomic tests and investigations. Part III summarizes the value of autonomic testing in clinical practice and describes conditions which might alter the results of autonomic investigations, such as ageing, concomitant therapy, and recreational drugs. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Details

Published
December 8, 2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
437
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9789048150717

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