Systemic Cardiac Embolism

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Describes the diagnosis and management of cardioembolic disease, detailing the physiology of coagulation and the pharmacology of therapeutic agents. For cardiologists and other clinicians, scientists in the pharmaceutical industry, and advanced students in these fields, treats such aspects as new and promising methods for monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy, the mechanisms of thrombolysis and its inhibition in the context of coagulant balance, the biochemistry of heparin, and strategies to prevent harmful thrombus formations Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)