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This textbook provides a practical and board-driven resource to describe and define the emerging field of cardiorenal medicine. Covering all aspects of the topic with depth and relevance, this groundbreaking reference brings together experts at the nexus between cardiovascular and renal medicine to provide an exception reference to educate in this critical area of modern medicine. It describes how the heart and kidneys are inextricably linked via hemodynamic, neural, hormonal and cellular signaling systems and, concentrating on disease-based coverage, goes on to review emerging concepts in epidemiology, pathogenesis, screening, diagnosis and the management of cardiorenal syndromes, all extensively illustrated and containing features to support scholarship in the field. Textbook of Cardiorenal Medicine provides consistent chapter organization, clear design and engaging text to define the diagnosis, treatment, intervention and surgical aspects of the full range ofconditions encountered within this area of medicine. It is therefore an essential resource to all involved in the management of cardiorenal disease.

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Author:   Peter A. McCullough ,  Claudio Ronco
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.924kg
ISBN:  

9783030574628

ISBN 10:   3030574628
Pages:   387
Publication Date:   25 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface.-Foreword.-1 Implications of Chronic Kidney Disease on the Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease.-2 Prevalence and Progression of Cardiovascular Calcification in the General Population and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.-3 Spectrum of Ventricular Dysfunction in Chronic Kidney Disease.-4 The Myocardium in Renal Failure.-5 Impact of Renal Failure on Valvular Heart Disease.-6 Arrythmias in Chronic Kidney Disease: Working Towards a Clinical Approach in Atrial Fibrillation.-7 Type 1 Cardiorenal Syndrome.-8 Type 2 Cardiorenal Syndrome.-9 Type 3 Cardiorenal Syndrome.-10 Type 5 Cardiorenal Syndrome.-11 Post contrast acute kidney injury.-12 Distinct Cardiorenal Syndromes:  Cardiac Surgery Associated Acute Kidney Injury.-13 Pediatric Cardiorenal Syndromes.-14 Key concepts of organ-crosstalk.-15 Methods to Assess Intra- and Extravascular Volume Status in Heart Failure Patients.-16 Novel Biomarkers of Acute Cardiorenal Disease.-17 Novel Biomarkers of Chronic CardiorenalDisease.-18 Mechanisms of Kidney and Heart Cross-Talk in Acute Kidney Injury.-19 Kidney and the Heart in Multiorgan System Failure.-20 Cardiac Consequences of Renal Artery Stenosis.-21 Obesity.-22 Class Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Cardiorenal Outcomes.-23 Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Acute and Chronic Cardiorenal Syndromes.-24 Pharmacoepidemiology in Cardiorenal Medicine.-25 Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.-26 Cardiac consultative approach to hemodialysis patients and cardiovascular evaluation and management of potential kidney transplant recipients.-27 Nephrology Inpatient Consultative Approach in Patients with Cardiovascular  Disease

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Professor Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, Dr. McCullough is a consultant cardiologist and Vice Chair of Medicine at Baylor University Medical Center, in Dallas TX USA. He is an internationally recognized authority on the role of chronic kidney disease in cardiometabolic risk state with over 1000. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Cardiorenal Medicine and Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. In 2013, he was honored with the International Vicenza Award for Critical Care Nephrology for his outstanding contribution and dedication to the emerging problem of cardiorenal syndromes. Professor Claudio Ronco is full professor of medicine  at the University of Padova. He was Director of the Renal Laboratory at the Renal Research Institute and Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Beth Israel Medical Centre of New York from 1999 - 2001. To date he has been the Director of Department of Nephrology at St. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.He has co-authored 1290 papers, 145 book chapters and 85 books, and he has delivered more than 960 lectures at international meetings and universities. He has a H-Index of 116.  He is a council member of several scientific societies and editor emeritus of the International Journal of Artificial Organs. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Blood Purification, Cardiorenal Medicine and Contributions to Nephrology. He is the pioneer of the new definition/classification of Cardiorenal syndromes. Professor Ronco has received numerous honours and awards including, in 2004, the lifetime achievement award and honorary membership in the Spanish Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation International Medal of Excellence and in 2009, the ISN Bywaters Award for Acute Renal Failure, the ERA-EDTA clinical carreer Award.  

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