Cardiovascular Disease and Health in the Older Patient (eBook)

David Stott is Cargill Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Glasgow. Chair, Health Services Research Committee, CSO, Scottish Executive, from December 2007. Systematic Reviews Editor and Member of the Editorial Board for Age and Ageing, 1998 to present. Subeditor for Geriatric Medicine British Medical Bulletin, August 2004 to present. International Advisor, Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, August 2006 to present. Gordon D.O. Lowe is Emeritus Professor (formerly Professor of Vascular Medicine) at the University of Glasgow; Director, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory and Co-Director, West of Scotland Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre. He has developed a major research programme including clinical trials, and analyses in epidemiological studies of the contributions of haemostatic, thrombotic and haemorheological factors to vascular diseases.

List of Contributors, vii

Foreword, ix

Introduction, xi

1 Epidemiology of Heart Disease, 1

Ahmed H. Abdelhafiz

2 Cardiac Ageing and Systemic Disorders, 29

David J. Stott and Terence J. Quinn

3 Hypertension, 44

Anthony S. Wierzbicki and Adie Viljoen

4 Lipid Management, 68

Adie Viljoen and Anthony S. Wierzbicki

5 Arrhythmias, 90

Abhay Bajpai and A. John Camm

6 Hypotension, 135

Suraj Alakkassery

7 Ischaemic Heart Disease, 152

Wilbert S. Aronow

8 Heart Failure, 172

Michael W. Rich

9 Cardiac Surgery, 202

Ulrich O. von Oppell and Adam Szafranek

10 Cardiac Rehabilitation, 234

Niccol`o Marchionni, Francesco Fattirolli, Francesco Orso, Marco
Baccini, Lucio A. Rinaldi and Giulio Masotti

11 Acute Stroke Care and Management of Carotid Artery Stenosis,
261

David Doig and Martin M. Brown

12 Stroke Rehabilitation, 299

Lalit Kalra

13 Communication Disorders and Dysphagia, 329

Pamela M. Enderby

14 Peripheral Arterial Disease, 345

Leocadio Rodr´yguez-Ma ~ nas, Marta Castro
Rodr´yguez and Cristina Alonso Bouz´on

15 Venous Thromboembolism, 366

Gordon D.O. Lowe

16 Planning Cardiovascular Investigations and Management of
Older People, 376

Jennifer K. Harrison, Terence J. Quinn and David J.
Stott

Index, 395

"Because it specifically addresses cardiovascular disease
in the elderly this is a useful addition to the
literature." (Doody's, 9 August 2013)