书目名称 | Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly | 编辑 | Franz H. Messerli | 视频video | | 丛书名称 | Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | By the time a man gets well into his seventies, his continued existence is a mere miracle. -Robert Louis Stevenson It hardly seems possible that a second edition is needed after the first has been in print for only three years. However, when I reflect on what has happened in geriatric cardiology during that short period, it becomes obvious why. First, cardiologists all over the globe have begun to realize that geriatric cardiology has evolved into a science and a clinical discipline of its own. Although some of us may consider such subspecialization unfortunate, it has become clear that a variety of cardiac disorders present with different symptoms and signs, require a different diagnostic and therapeutic approach, and have a different prognostic outlook in the elderly when compared to middle-aged patients. Since the aging segment of the population has increased dramatically over the past few decades, and continues to do so, specific age-related disorders are more frequently encountered by the practicing physician, be it by the general practitioner, by the internist, or by a cardiologist. Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly provides an up-to-date guide to help the physician deal | 出版日期 | Book 1987Latest edition | 关键词 | cardiology; cardiovascular; heart disease; vascular disease | 版次 | 2 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9925-4 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-4684-9925-4Series ISSN 0166-9842 | issn_series | 0166-9842 | copyright | Springer-Verlag US 1987 |
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