Natriuretic Peptides The Hormones of the Heart /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Clerico, Aldo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Emdin, Michele (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Milano : Springer Milan, 2006.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Endocrinology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.

The rapid knowledge in the field of neuro-humoral regulation of cardiovascular pathophysiology is changing the picture of current diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. The emerging conceptual revolutionary idea is that heart acts not as a pump, merely, but as a "gland", that is as a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Historical Background and Book Aim
• The Heart Complexity The Intrinsic Function (Intrinsic Regulation of Heart Rate and Mechanics)
• The Cardiac Natriuretic Hormone System
• Cardiac Natriuretic Hormones as Markers of Cardiovascular Disease: Methodological Aspects
• Clinical Considerations and Applications in Cardiac Diseases
• Clinical Applications in Extra-Cardiac Diseases
• Cardiac Natriuretic Hormone System as Target for Cardiovascular Therapy
• “Inconclusive” Remarks: Past, Present and Future of Natriuretic Peptides.