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Managing the Kidney When the Heart is Failing
Bakris (Ed)
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Description for Managing the Kidney When the Heart is Failing
Paperback. This book focuses on the therapeutic management of cardio renal patients. It presents common heart and kidney failure conditions along with treatment scenarios aimed to reduce cardiovascular mortality and preserve kidney function. Editor(s): Bakris, George L. Num Pages: 129 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MJD; MJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
The presence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) increases the risk of death from cardiovascular causes and makes the management of heart failure difficult. The coexistence of CKD and heart failure is increasing in prevalence worldwide and requires a unique and subtle approach to patient management.
Managing the Kidney in Heart Failure focuses on the therapeutic management of cardio renal patients. Common heart and kidney failure conditions are presented along with treatment scenarios aimed to reduce cardiovascular mortality and preserve kidney function.
Co-authored by a Nephrologist and Cardiologist, each chapter of this concise and practical handbook offers a unified perspective to these ... Read more
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Number of Pages
118
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461436904
SKU
V9781461436904
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Bakris (Ed)
Dr. Bakris is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Bakris has published over 600 articles and book chapters in the areas of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension and progression of nephropathy. He is the Editor or Co-Editor of eight books, in the areas of Kidney Disease Progression ... Read more
Reviews for Managing the Kidney When the Heart is Failing
From the reviews: “This is a practical and concise handbook on the management of patients with cardiorenal syndrome. … The audience is not limited to nephrologists or to cardiologists, but includes basically anybody involved in the care of patients with heart failure/disease and renal insufficiency. … What I particularly like about this book is the way it addresses in ... Read more