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Book SynopsisPediatric Nutrition for Dietitians is a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and graduate dietetics students and an invaluable resource for all dietitians working with children. The book discusses specific nutrient needs of each age group from infancy to adolescence in detail with a focus on the key components of nutrition assessment and intervention. Disease-specific chapters describe the common nutrient-related conditions in childhood and follow the ADIME format used in clinical practice. These chapters are written by clinical experts consisting of a combination of physicians and dietitians. Each disease-specific chapter ends with an ADIME table summarizing nutritional care for the specific population and serves as a quick guide for managing patients. This book provides dietitians with the nutrition assessment and intervention tools needed to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of pediatric nutrition and provide expert nutrition care regardless of thTable of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1: Growth AssessmentJulia Driggers, Kanak Verma, Vi GohChapter 2: Nutrition-Focused Physical ExamHanna Leikin, Merideth Miller, Sara BewleyChapter 3: Nutrition Screening & ADIMEJennifer L. Smith, Teresa A. CapelloChapter 4: Fetal Development & Maternal DietRuby Gupta, Alison HansonChapter 5: Infant NutritionOlivia Mayer, Yasemin Cagil, Jon KernerChapter 6: Nutrition in the Older ChildSarah Lowry, Jenifer Thompson, Ann O’Shea ScheimannChapter 7: Enteral and Parenteral DevicesRuba A. Abdelhadi, Ammar R. Barakat, Beth LymanChapter 8: Enteral NutritionStephanie G. Harshman, Lauren FiechtnerChapter 9: Parenteral NutritionAjay Kumar Jain, Jamie NilsonChapter 10: MalnutritionLaure Gearman, Catherine Larson-NathChapter 11: Care of the Hospitalized ChildAnushree Algotar, Anna Tuttle, Mark R. CorkinsChapter 12: Care of the Premature and Ill NeonateTing Ting Fu, Kera McNelis, Carrie Smith, Jae H. KimChapter 13: Care of the Critically Ill Pediatric PatientKatelyn Ariagno, Nilesh M. MehtaChapter 14: Cardiac DiseaseMegan Horsley, Jeffrey AndersonChapter 15: Food AllergyAlison Cassin, Ashley Devonshire, Stephanie Ward, Meghan McNeillChapter 16: Gastrointestinal DiseasesJustine Turner, Sally SchwartzChapter 17: Intestinal FailureRashmi Patil, Elizabeth Kind, Jeffrey RudolphChapter 18: Chronic Liver DiseaseJulia M. Boster, Kelly A. Klaczkiewicz, Shikha S. SundaramChapter 19: Cystic Fibrosis and Pancreatic DiseaseElissa M. Downs, Jillian K. Mai, Sarah Jane SchwarzenbergChapter 20: Renal DiseaseMolly Wong Vega, Poyyapakkam SrivathsChapter 21: Care of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare NeedsSarah Vermilyea, Elisabeth PordesChapter 22: Adolescent MedicinePerry B. Dinardo, Jennifer Hyland, Ellen S. RomeChapter 23: Inborn Errors of MetabolismSurekha Pendyal, Areeg Hassan El-GharbawyChapter 24: Endocrine DisordersLisa Spence, Nana Adwoa Gletsu Miller, Tamara S. HannonChapter 25: Obesity and Lipid DisordersChristine San Giovanni, Janet Carter, Elise RodriguezChapter 26: Oncology and Bone Marrow TransplantDeena Altschwager, McGreggor CrowleyChapter 27: Restricted DietsMargaret O. Murphy, Teresa M. Lee, Therese A. Ryzowicz, George J. FuchsAppendix A: Standard Growth ChartsAppendix B: Tanner StagingAppendix C: Reference Data for Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)Appendix D: Common Nutrition Diagnoses Utilized for Pediatric PatientsAppendix E: Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for Infants, Children, Pregnancy, and LactationAppendix F: Example ADIME Notes

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Book SynopsisCreated by world-renown editors who have assembled a stellar team, a Who's Who of pediatric and adult cardiologists, surgeons, and interventionalists who offer the reader pearls of wisdom based on daily practice in the cath lab, this practical guide discusses methods to overcoming complications in the interventional treatment of congenital and structural heart disease for invasive cardiologists in the pediatric and adult fields.The advice of the text is practical, and full descriptions and illustrations are presented about current technology and how it has revolutionized the treatment of congenital and structural heart defects.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Congenital Heart Disease Managed By Pediatric Cardiologists. Structural Heart Disease Managed By Adult and Pediatric Cardiologists.

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times has called adherence the world's other drug problem. Physicians prescribe medications, but patients do not always use them. While it would be easy for physicians to blame patients for treatment failures, physicians can do more to motivate patients to use their medications as recommended. Practical Ways to Improve Patient Adherence, Second Edition, is an excellent resource for physicians and allied health professionals whose patients exhibit poor adherence. Daniel J. Lewis, MD (Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System), and experienced adherence researcher, Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD (Departments of Dermatology and Social Sciences & Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine), examine the problem of poor adherence and offer concrete techniques to encourage patients to use their medications and improve treatment outcomes. This book offers novel, potent ways to get patientTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Section 1: The Problem of Poor Patient AdherenceChapter 2: How Poor is Patient Adherence? Chapter 3: Qualitative Measures of Adherence. Chapter 4: Clinical Studies on Adherence. Chapter 5: Why Is Adherence So Poor? It is Our Fault. Chapter 6: A Pyramid Model for Improving Adherence.Section 2: Foundation – Trust and AccountabilityChapter 7: Establishing the Physician-Patient Relationship. Chapter 8: Setting the Right Office Visit Context. Chapter 9: Fostering Patient Accountability.Section 3: Practicality – Simplicity and EducationChapter 10: Involving Patients in the Choice of Treatment. Chapter 11: Reducing the Burden of Treatment. Chapter 12: Educating and Providing Instructions. Chapter 13: Helping Patients Remember. Section 4: Psychology – Behavioral TechniquesChapter 14: Anchoring. Chapter 15: Giving Salient Descriptions. Chapter 16: Emphasizing Losses Versus Gains. Chapter 17: Framing Risks of Side Effects. Chapter 18: Using Side Effects to Our Advantage .Section 5: Special ConsiderationsChapter 19: Patients with Psychiatric Conditions. Chapter 20: Pediatric Patients. Chapter 21: Suddenly Adherent Patients. Chapter 22: The Most Adherence-Resistant PatientsSection 6: Sample CasesChapter 23: Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis. Chapter 24: Skin Cap for Psoriasis. Chapter 25: Coral Reef Psoriasis. Chapter 26: Scalp Psoriasis.Section 7: Final ThoughtsChapter 27: Poor Adherence Is Not All Bad. Chapter 28: Conclusions. References

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Book SynopsisFrom the earliest days of medicine to the present, case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume, Dr. William C. Roberts, a renowned expert in the field, explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology.Through engaging and insightful analysis, the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases, complex conditions, and ground-breaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources, from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals, it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and management of cardiovascular diseases with a special emphasis on diseases and complications related to aorta such as aortic valve stenosis, aortic aneurysm, and others. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify new treatment options, and promote innovation in the field. In addition, the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing case reports, including tips for young physicians looking to break into the field.The book will be an indispensable guide to the history, practice, and ongoing significance of case reports for medical students, physicians, and researchers alike.Key features Provides a rich repository of diverse case reports in cardiology published by the editor and his colleagues over 61 years Features 46 clinical case studies related to broad cardiovascular diseases with focus on aortic diseases useful for medical students and practicing cardiologists Valuable resource for young physicians seeking to establish a foothold in medical research and academics Table of Contents*Note: Cases are numbered based on their number in WCR’s CV.IntroductionMiscellaneous Cardiovascular Disease55. Roberts WC, Fredrickson DS. Gaucher’s disease of the lung causing severe pulmonary hypertension with associated acute recurrent pericarditis. Circulation. 1967;35(4):783-789.57. Glancy DL, Yarnell P, Roberts WC. Traumatic left ventricular aneurysm. Cardiac thrombosis following aneurysmectomy. Am J Cardiol. 1967;20(3):428-433.63. Glancy DL, Bohjalian O, Roberts WC. An unusual nephritis in malignant hypertension. Arch Intern Med. 1967;120(5):625-630.283. Lachman AS, Spray TL, Kerwin DM, Shugoll GI, Roberts WC. Medial calcinosis of Mönckeberg. A review of the problem and a description of a patient with involvement of peripheral, visceral and coronary arteries. Am J Med. 1977;63(4):615-622.384. Waller BF, Brownlee WJ, Roberts WC. Self-induced pulmonary granulomatosis. A consequence of intravenous injection of drugs intended for oral use. Chest. 1980;78(1):90-94.342. Roberts WC, Brownlee WJ, Jones AA, Luke JL. Sucking action of the left ventricle: demonstration of a physiologic principle by a gunshot wound penetrating only the right side of the heart. Am J Cardiol. 1979;43(6):1234-1237.412. Waller BF, Dean PJ, Mann O, Rosen JH, Roberts WC. Right ventricular outflow obstruction from thrombus with small peripheral pulmonary emboli. Chest. 1981;79(2):224-225.431. Siegel RJ, Cabeen WR Jr, Roberts WC. Prolonged QT interval—ventricular tachycardia syndrome from massive rapid weight loss utilizing the liquid-protein-modified-fast diet: sudden death with sinus node ganglionitis and neuritis. Am Heart J. 1981;102(1):121-122.438. Waller BF, Roberts WC. Systolic clicks caused by rocks in the right heart chambers. Am Heart J. 1981;102(3 Pt 1):459-460.462. Lindgren KM, McShane K, Roberts WC. Acute rupture of the pulmonic valve by a balloon-tipped catheter producing a musical diastolic murmur. Chest. 1982;81(2):251-253.653. Ross EM, Macher AM, Roberts WC. Aspergillus fumigatus thrombi causing total occlusion of both coronary arterial ostia, all four major epicardial coronary arteries and coronary sinus and associated with purulent pericarditis. Am J Cardiol. 1985;56(7):499-500.703. Barbour DJ, Inglesby TV, Roth JA, Roberts WC. Pulmonary arterial and venous hypertension and left ventricular calcification of undetermined etiology. Am J Cardiol. 1986;58(7):661-663.728. Levine S, McManus BM, Blackbourne BD, Roberts WC. Fatal water intoxication, schizophrenia, and diuretic therapy for systemic hypertension. Am J Med. 1987;82(1):153-155.834. Mann JM, Pierre-Louis M, Kragel PJ, Kragel AH, Roberts WC. Cardiac consequences of massive acetaminophen overdose. Am J Cardiol. 1989;63(13):1018-1021.867. Van Buren PC, Roberts WC. Cholesterol pericarditis and cardiac tamponade with congenital hypothyroidism in adulthood. Am Heart J. 1990;119(3 Pt 1):697-700.1021. Harvey LAC, DeMaio SJ, Roberts WC. Radiation-induced cardiovascular disease including stenosis of coronary ostium, coronary and carotid arteries, and aortic valves. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 1994;7(3):33-36.1030. Shirani J, Zafari AM, Hill VE, Roberts WC. Long asymptomatic survival with a bullet adjacent to the left main coronary artery, the only site of atherosclerotic plaque in the coronary tree. Am Heart J. 1994;128(5):1043-1044.1207. Roberts WC, Phillips SD, Escobar JM, Capehart JE. Cardiac transplantation 40 years after a stab wound to the heart. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2001;14(3):241-242.1222. Bang LS, Black RD, Hall SA, Roberts WC. Dyspnea with hemoglobin SC disease. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2002;15(1):86-90.1251. Mason DT, Roberts WC. Isolated ventricular septal defect caused by nonpenetrating trauma to the chest. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2002;15(4):388-390.1590. Fazel P, Vallabhan RC, Roberts WC. Massive bloody pericardial effusion as an initial manifestation of chronic kidney disease. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2013;26(1):33-34.1618. Roberts WC, Rosenblatt RL, Ko JM, Grayburn PA, Kuiper JJ, Guileyardo JM. Cardiac restriction secondary to massive calcific deposits in the left ventricular cavity. Am J Cardiol. 2014;113(8):1442-1446.1746. Zhang J, Baugh L, Guileyardo J, Roberts WC. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with Graves' disease during pregnancy. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020;33(2):270-272.Diseases of the Aorta44. Roberts WC, Wibin EA. Idiopathic panaortitis, supra-aortic arteritis, granulomatous myocarditis and pericarditis. A case of pulseless disease and possibly left ventricular aneurysm in the African. Am J Med. 1966;41(3):453-461.87. Roberts WC, MacGregor RR, DeBlanc HJ Jr, Beiser GD, Wolff SM. The prepulseless phase of pulseless disease, or pulseless disease with pulses. A newly recognized cause of cardiac disease, monoclonal gammopathy and "fever of unknown origin". Am J Med. 1969;46(2):313-324.127. Fortuin NJ, Morrow AG, Roberts WC. Late vascular manifestations of the rubella syndrome. A roentgenographic-pathologic study. Am J Med. 1971;51(1):134-140.135. Buja LM, Ali N, Fletcher RD, Roberts WC. Stenosis of the right pulmonary artery: a complication of acute dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Am Heart J. 1972;83(1):89-92.386. Brosius FC III, Blackbourne BD, Roberts WC. Structure-function correlations in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases (CPC). Death in the disco. Chest. 1980;78(2):321-323.679. Barth CW III, Bray M, Roberts WC. Rupture of the ascending aorta during cocaine intoxication. Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(6):496.837. Roberts WC, Satler LF, Wallace RB. Hemodynamic confirmation of peripheral pulmonary stenosis caused by aortic dissection. Am J Cardiol. 1989;63(18):1418-1420.971. Mautner SL, Mautner GC, Curry CL, Roberts WC. Massive perigraft aortic aneurysm late after composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve in the Marfan syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 1993;71(7):624-627.1063. Comfort SR, Curry RC Jr, Roberts WC. Sudden death while playing tennis due to a tear in ascending aorta (without dissection) and probable transient compression of the left main coronary artery. Am J Cardiol. 1996;78(4):493-495.1178. Lander SR, Roberts WC. Aneurysm of the false channel of descending thoracic aorta years after operative excision of the initiating aortic dissection tear in ascending aorta. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2000;9(2):91-93.1381. Roberts WC, Ko JM, Pearl GJ. Abdominal aortic aneurysm in nonagenarians. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006;15(5):319-321.1390. Roberts WC, Ko JM, Matter GJ. Isolated aortic valve replacement without coronary bypass for aortic valve stenosis involving a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve in a nonagenarian. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006;15(6):389-391.1501. Roberts WC, Lensing FD, Kourlis H Jr, et al. Full blown cardiovascular syphilis with aneurysm of the innominate artery. Am J Cardiol. 2009;104(11):1595-1600.1568. Benjamin MM, Roberts WC. Fatal aortic rupture from nonpenetrating chest trauma. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2012;25(2):121-123.1667. Roberts WC, Won VS, Weissenborn MR, Khalid A, Lima B. Massive diffuse calcification of the ascending aorta and minimal focal calcification of the abdominal aorta in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Am J Cardiol. 2016;117(8):1381-1385.1674. Zhang J, Guileyardo JM, Roberts WC. Origin of the left subclavian artery as the first branch and origin of the right subclavian artery as the fourth branch of the aortic arch with crisscrossing posterior to the common carotid arteries. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2016;29(4):423.1675. Zhang J, Guileyardo JM, Roberts WC. Frequency and potential consequences of origin of the left vertebral artery (or the arteria thryoidea ima) directly from the aortic arch. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2016;29(4):424-425.1705. Velasco CE, Hashemi H, Roullard CP, Machannaford J, Roberts WC. Asymptomatic ascending aorta aneurysm with severe aortic regurgitation caused by multiple intimal-medial tears unassociated with aortic dissection. Am J Cardiol. 2018;121(5):668-669.1739. Roberts CS, Salam YM, Moore AJ, Roberts WC. Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta at the cannulation site diagnosed more than four decades after repair of ventricular septal defect. Am J Cardiol. 2019;124(12):1962-1965.1773. Roberts WC, Roberts CS. Combined cardiovascular syphilis and type A acute aortic dissection. Am J Cardiol. 2022;168:159-162.

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Book SynopsisFrom the earliest days of medicine to the present, case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume, Dr. William C. Roberts, a renowned expert in the field, explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology.Through engaging and insightful analysis, the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases, complex conditions, and groundbreaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources, from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals, it presents a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and practice of valvular heart disease and analogous cardiac morbidities including carcinoid heart disease with a rich coverage on heart valve bioprosthesis. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify new treatment options, and promote innovation in the field. In addition, Table of Contents*Note: Cases are numbered based on their number in WCR’s CV.Introduction8. Roberts WC, Rabson AS. Focal glomerular lesions in fungal endocarditis. Ann Intern Med. 1962;56(4):610-618.14. Levine RJ, Roberts WC, Morrow AG. Traumatic aortic regurgitation. Am J Cardiol. 1962;10(5):752-763.26. Friedman RM, Roberts WC. Myocardial embolus—a complication of mitral valvulotomy. N Engl J Med. 1965;272(5):251-252. 32. Roberts WC, Mason DT, Wright LD Jr. The nondistensible right atrium of carcinoid disease of the heart. Am J Clin Pathol. 1965;44(6):627-631.35. Berard CW, Roberts WC, Kahler RL. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and rheumatic cardiac disease. Am Heart J. 1966;71(3):390-392.38. Brawley RK, Roberts WC, Morrow AG. Intestinal infarction resulting from nonobstructive mesenteric arterial insufficiency. Arch Surg. 1966;92(3):374-378. 56. Roberts WC, Berard CW, Braunwald NS. Roentgenogram of the month. Dis Chest. 1967;51(4):439-440.65. Carpenter DF, Golden A, Roberts WC. Quadrivalvular rheumatoid heart disease associated with left bundle branch block. Am J Med. 1967;43(6):922-929.78. Roberts WC, Kehoe JA, Carpenter DF, Golden A. Cardiac valvular lesions in rheumatoid arthritis. Arch Intern Med. 1968;122(2):141-146.89. Glancy DL, Massumi RA, Roberts WC. Fatal acute rheumatic fever in childhood despite corticosteroid therapy. A note on the spectrum of childhood rheumatic fever. Am Heart J. 1969;77(4):534-537.97. Ewy GA, Lotz M, Geraghty M, Marcus FI, Roberts WC. Clinical pathologic conference. Am Heart J. 1969;78(2):259-265.114. Roberts WC, Levinson GE, Morrow AG. Lethal ball variance in the Starr-Edwards prosthetic mitral valve. Arch Intern Med. 1970;126(3):517-521.156. Shepherd RL, Glancy DL, Stinson EB, Roberts WC. Hemodynamic confirmation of obstruction to left ventricular inflow by a caged-ball prosthetic mitral valve. Case report. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1973;65(2):252-254.182. Roberts WC, Hollingsworth JF, Bulkley BH, Jaffe RB, Epstein SE, Stinson EB. Combined mitral and aortic regurgitation in ankylosing spondylitis. Angiographic and anatomic features. Am J Med. 1974;56(2):237-243.231. Hammer WJ, Hearne MJ, Roberts WC. Cocking of a poppet-disc prosthesis in the aortic position. A cause of intermittent aortic regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976;71(2):259-261.243. McReynolds RA, Ali N, Cuadra M, Roberts WC. Combined acute rheumatic fever and congenitally bicuspid aortic valve: a hitherto unconfirmed combination. Chest. 1976;70(1):98-100.267. Arnett EN, Kastl DG, Garvin AJ, Roberts WC. Clinical pathologic conference: a conversation on prosthetic valve endocarditis. Am Heart J. 1977;93(4):511-517.274. Jones AA, Otis JB, Fletcher GF, Roberts WC. A hitherto undescribed cause of prosthetic mitral valve obstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1977;74(1):116-117.301. Breyer RH, Arnett EN, Spray TL, Roberts WC. Prosthetic-valve endocarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes. Am J Clin Pathol. 1978;69(2):186-187. 369. Waller BF, Reis RL, McIntosh CL, Epstein SE, Roberts WC. Marfan cardiovascular disease without the Marfan syndrome. Fusiform ascending aortic aneurysm with aortic and mitral valve regurgitation. Chest. 1980;77(4):533-540.402. Davis WA, Isner JM, Bracey AW, Roberts WC, Garagusi VF. Disseminated Petriellidium boydii and pacemaker endocarditis. Am J Med. 1980;69(6):929-932.413. Ishihara T, Ferrans VJ, Jones M, Cabin HS, Roberts WC. Calcific deposits developing in a bovine pericardial bioprosthetic valve 3 days after implantation. Circulation. 1981;63(3):718-723.458. Borkon AM, McIntosh CL, Jones M, Roberts WC, Morrow AG. Inward stent-post bending of a porcine bioprosthesis in the mitral position: cause of bioprosthetic dysfunction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1982;83(1):105-107.491. McManus BM, Katz NM, Blackbourne BD, Gottdiener JS, Wallace RB, Roberts WC. Acquired cor triatriatum (left ventricular false aneurysm): complication of active infective endocarditis of the aortic valve with ring abscess treated by valve replacement. Am Heart J. 1982;104(2 Pt 1):312-314.497. Waller BF, Kishel JC, Roberts WC. Severe aortic regurgitation from systemic hypertension. Chest. 1982;82(3):365-368.523. Roberts WC, Arnett EN, Aisner SC, Techlenberg P. Aortic valve stenosis and left ventricular apical aneurysm and/or rupture: real or potential complications of persistent left ventricular systolic hypertension after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 1983;105(3):513-514.531. Ferrans VJ, McManus B, Roberts WC. Cholesteryl ester crystals in a porcine aortic valvular bioprosthesis implanted for eight years. Chest. 1983;83(4):698-701. v543. Silver MA, Oranburg PR, Roberts WC. Severe mitral regurgitation immediately after mitral valve replacement with a parietal pericardial bovine bioprosthesis. Am J Cardiol. 1983;52(1):218-219.633. Lester WM, Roberts WC. Fatal bioprosthetic regurgitation immediately after mitral and tricuspid valve replacements with Ionescu-Shiley bioprostheses. Am J Cardiol. 1985;55(5):590-592.724. Barbour DJ, McIntosh CL, Roberts WC. Extensive calcification of a bioprosthesis in the tricuspid valve position and minimal calcification of a simultaneously implanted bioprosthesis in the mitral valve position. Am J Cardiol. 1987;59(1):179-180.788. Potkin BN, McIntosh CL, Cannon RO III, Roberts WC. Bioprostheses in tricuspid and mitral valve positions for 100 months with heavier calcific deposits on the left-sided valve followed by new bioprostheses in both positions for 95 months with heavier calcific deposits on the right-sided valve. Am J Cardiol. 1988;61(11):947-949.806. Mann JM, Roberts WC. "Quadricuspidization" of a previously three-cuspid aortic valve. Am Heart J. 1988;116(3):889-890.811. Kalan JM, McIntosh CL, Bonow RO, Roberts WC. Development of severe stenosis in a previously purely regurgitant, congenitally bicuspid aortic valve. Am J Cardiol. 1988;62(13):988-989.840. Dollar AL, Pierre-Louis ML, McIntosh CL, Roberts WC. Extensive multifocal myocardial infarcts from cloth emboli after replacement of mitral and aortic valves with cloth-covered, caged-ball prostheses. Am J Cardiol. 1989;64(5):410-412.876. Roberts CS, Roberts WC. Huge, unattached left atrial thrombus in mitral stenosis. Clin Cardiol. 1990;13(4):295-297.898. Kragel AH, Lapa JA, Roberts WC. Cardiovascular findings in alkaptonuric ochronosis. Am Heart J. 1990;120(6 Pt 1):1460-1463.903. Roberts WC, Dollar AL. Extreme obstruction to left ventricular outflow by a bioprosthesis in the mitral valve position. Am Heart J. 1991;121(2 Pt 1):607-608.919. Klues HG, Statler LS, Wallace RB, Roberts WC. Massive calcification of a porcine bioprosthesis in the aortic valve position and the role of calcium supplements. Am Heart J. 1991;121(6 Pt 1):1829-1831.1167. Lander SR, Taylor JE, Roberts WC. Congenitally bicuspid stenotic aortic valves in octogenarians. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 1999;8(6):304-306.1306. Grayburn PA, Hamman BL, Roberts WC. Severe late (16 years) dysfunction of a bioprosthesis in the mitral valve position without dysfunction of a bioprosthesis in the aortic valve position. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2004;17(2):214.1335. Farooq H, Grayburn P, Roberts WC. Severe regurgitation immediately after replacement of a dysfunctional bioprosthesis in the mitral valve position. Am J Cardiol. 2005;95(5):703-704.1357. Theleman KP, Grayburn PA, Roberts WC. Mitral "annular" calcium forming a complete circle "O" causing mitral stenosis in association with a stenotic congenitally bicuspid aortic valve and severe coronary artery disease. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006;15(1):58-61.1359. Sims JB, Roberts BJ, Roberts WC, Hebeler RF Jr, Grayburn PA. The heaviest known operatively-excised aortic valve. Am J Cardiol. 2006;97(4):588-589.1361. Peterman MA, Donsky MS, Matter GJ, Roberts WC. A Starr-Edwards model 6120 mechanical prosthesis in the mitral valve position for 38 years. Am J Cardiol. 2006;97(5):756-758.1374. Roberts WC, Grayburn PA. Sudden onset of "cardiac" symptoms, (?) mild or severe aortic valve stenosis involving a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve, and nearly normal coronary arteries in an octogenarian. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006;15(3):185-187.1390. Roberts WC, Ko JM, Matter GJ. Isolated aortic valve replacement without coronary bypass for aortic valve stenosis involving a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve in a nonagenarian. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006;15(6):389-391.1423. Roberts WC, Ko JM, Schussler JM. Sudden collapse in aortic stenosis. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2007;16(5):319-320.1445. Gibbs WN, Hamman BL, Roberts WC, Schussler JM. Diagnosis of congenital unicuspid aortic valve by 64-slice cardiac computed tomography. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2008;21(2):139.1502. Roberts WC, Velasco CE, Ko JM, Matter GJ. Comparison of the quantity of calcific deposits in bovine pericardial bioprostheses in the mitral and aortic valve positions in the same patient late after double-valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009;138(6):1448-1450.1506. Roberts WC, Ko JM, Schumacher JR, Henry AC III. Combined mitral and aortic stenosis of rheumatic origin with double-valve replacement in an octogenarian. Int J Cardiol. 2010;140(1):e1-e3.1531. Roberts WC, Varughese CA, Ko JM, Grayburn PA, Hebeler RF Jr, Burton EC. Carcinoid heart disease without the carcinoid syndrome but with quadrivalvular regurgitation and unsuccessful operative intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2011;107(5):788-792.1559. Head SJ, Ko J, Singh R, Roberts WC, Mack MJ. 43.3-year durability of a Smeloff-Cutter ball-caged mitral valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91(2):606-608.1589. Roberts WC, Zafar S, Ko JM, Carry MM, Hebeler RF. Combined congenitally bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse causing pure regurgitation. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2013;26(1):30-32. 1611. Sarmast S, Schussler JM, Ko JM, Roberts WC. Infective endocarditis superimposed on a massively calcified severely stenotic congenitally bicuspid aortic valve. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2014;27(1):37-38.1636. Roberts CC, Parmar RJ, Grayburn PA, Patankar GR, Ko JM, Hamman BL, Roberts WC. Clues to diagnosing carcinoid heart disease as the cause of isolated right-sided heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2014;114(10):1623-1626.1723. Fathima S, Hall SA, Grayburn PA, Roberts WC. The mitral valve 16-months after operative insertion of the Alfieri stitch. Am J Cardiol. 2019;123(4):695-696.1727. Thakkar SJ, Grayburn PA, Hall SA, Roberts WC. Orthotopic heart transplantation for ankylosing spondylitis masquerading as nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2019;123(10):1732-1735.1729. Roberts WC, Grayburn PA, Lander SR, Meyer DM, Hall SA. Effect of progressive left ventricular dilatation on degree of mitral regurgitation secondary to mitral valve prolapse. Am J Cardiol. 2019;123(11):1887-1888.1733. Roberts WC, Lee AY, Lander SR, Roberts CS, Hamman BL. Libman-Sacks endocarditis involving a bioprosthesis in the aortic valve position in systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Cardiol. 2019;124(2):316-318.1735. Chalkley RA, Kim CW, Choi JW, Roberts WC, Schussler JM. Smeloff-Cutter mechanical prosthesis in the aortic position for 49 years. Am J Cardiol. 2019;124(3):457-459.1740. Roberts WC, Siddiquiz S, Rafael-Yarihuaman AE, Roberts CS. Management of adults with normally functioning congenitally bicuspid aortic valves and dilated ascending aortas. Am J Cardiol. 2020;125(1):157-160.1753. Ather N, Roberts WC. Cardiovascular ochronosis. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2020;48:107219.1760. Roberts WC, Kapoor D, Main ML. Virtually all complications of active infective endocarditis occurring in a single patient. Am J Cardiol. 2020;137:127-129.1763. Sovic WR, Ngo Q, Patlolla S, Guileyardo JM, Roberts WC. Isolated mitral valve endocarditis with ring abscess and pericarditis in end-stage renal disease. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2021; 34: 403-404.1780. Makhdumi M, Meyer DM, Roberts WC. Malignancy-associated non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis causing aortic regurgitation and leading to aortic valve replacement. Am J Cardiol. 2021;154:120-122.

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Book SynopsisFrom the earliest days of medicine to the present, case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume, Dr. William C. Roberts, a renowned expert in the field, explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology.Through engaging and insightful analysis, the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases, complex conditions, and ground-breaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources, from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals, it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and management of cardiomyopathy. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify new treatment options, and promote innovation in the field. In addition, the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing case reports, including tips for young physiciTable of Contents*Note: Cases are numbered based on their number in WCR’s CV.Introduction29. Roberts WC, Fox SM III. Mumps of the heart. Clinical and pathologic features. Circulation. 1965;32(3):342-345. 76. Ewy GA, Marcus FI, Bohajalian O, Burke HL, Roberts WC. Muscular subaortic stenosis. Clinical and pathologic observations in an elderly patient. Am J Cardiol. 1968;22(1):126-132.90. Marcus FI, Gomez L, Glancy DL, Ewy GA, Roberts WC. Papillary muscle fibrosis in primary myocardial disease. Am Heart J. 1969;77(5):681-685.117. Barth RF, Willerson JT, Buja LM, Decker JL, Roberts WC. Amyloid coronary artery disease, primary systemic amyloidosis and paraproteinemia. Arch Intern Med. 1970;126(4):627-630.225. Arnett EN, Nienhuis AW, Henry WL, Ferrans VJ, Redwood DR, Roberts WC. Massive myocardial hemosiderosis: a structure-function conference at the National Heart and Lung Institute. Am Heart J. 1975;90(6):777-787.287. Andy JJ, O’Connell JP, Daddario RC, Roberts WC. Trichinosis causing extensive ventricular mural endocarditis with superimposed thrombosis. Evidence that severe eosinophilia damages endocardium. Am J Med. 1977;63(5):824-829.289. Rubler S, Perloff JK, Roberts WD. Clinical pathologic conference. Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy. Am Heart J. 1977;94(6):776-784.306. Spray TL, Maron BJ, Morrow AG, Epstein SE, Roberts WC. A discussion on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am Heart J. 1978;95(4):511-520.323. Spray TL, Derkac WM, Morrow AG, Roberts WC. Ventricular pseudoaneurysm after transaortic septal myotomy for hypertrophic subaortic stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 1978;26(3):269-273.365. Virmani R, Bures JC, Roberts WC. Cardiac sarcoidosis; a major cause of sudden death in young individuals. Chest. 1980;77(3):423-428.401. Cutler DJ, Isner JM, Bracey AW, Hufnagel CA, Conrad PW, Roberts WC, Kerwin DM, Weintraub AM. Hemochromatosis heart disease: an unemphasized cause of potentially reversible restrictive cardiomyopathy. Am J Med. 1980;69(6):923-928.428. Maron BJ, Connor TM, Roberts WC. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and complete heart block in infancy. Am Heart J. 1981;101(6):857-860.432. McManus BM, Bren GB, Robertson EA, Katz RJ, Ross AM, Roberts WC. Hemodynamic cardiac constriction without anatomic myocardial restriction or pericardial constriction. Am Heart J. 1981;102(1):134-136. 440. Waller BF, Maron BJ, Morrow AG, Roberts WC. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mimicking pericardial constriction or myocardial restriction. Am Heart J. 1981;102(4):790-792.457. Brosius FC III, Schwartz DE, Gleason WL, Maron B, Jones M, Roberts WC. Left atrial-to-right atrial shunt without atrial septal defect or precordial murmur. Pulmonary varix and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Chest. 1982;81(1):91-94.463. Siegel RJ, French WJ, Roberts WC. Spontaneous exercise testing: running as an early unmasker of underlying cardiac amyloidosis. Arch Intern Med. 1982;142(2):345.530. Saffitz JE, Sazama K, Roberts WC. Amyloidosis limited to small arteries causing angina pectoris and sudden death. Am J Cardiol. 1983;51(7):1234-1235.542. Saffitz JE, Ferrans VJ, Rodriguez ER, Lewis FR, Roberts WC. Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy: a cause of sudden death in apparently healthy infants. Am J Cardiol. 1983;52(1):215-217.550. Saffitz JE, Schwartz DJ, Southworth W, Murphree S, Rodriguez ER, Ferrans VJ, Roberts WC. Coxsackie viral myocarditis causing transmural right and left ventricular infarction without coronary narrowing. Am J Cardiol. 1983;52(5):644-647.551. Silver MA, Roberts WC. Active infective endocarditis complicating idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 1983;52(5):647.587. Silver MA, Bonow RO, Deglin SM, Maron BJ, Cannon RO III, Roberts WC. Acquired left ventricular endocardial constriction from massive mural calcific deposits: a newly recognized cause of impairment to left ventricular filling. Am J Cardiol. 1984;53(10):1468-1470.595. Silver MA, Cohen AI, Katz NM, Fletcher RD, Ferrans VJ, Roberts WC. Cardiac morphologic findings late after partial left ventricular endomyocardial resection for recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(1):233-235.678. Ross EM, Rosing DR, Laidlaw JC, McGuire LB, Maron BM, Roberts WC. Impaired left ventricular systolic and diastolic function without left ventricular dilatation associated with papillary muscle calcification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(6):488-490.716. Maron BJ, Barbour DJ, Marraccini JV, Roberts WC. Sudden unexpected death 12 years after "near-miss" sudden infant death syndrome in infancy. Am J Cardiol. 1986;58(11):1104-1105.787. Lemery R, Brugada P, Havenith M, Barbour D, Roberts WC, Wellens HJJ. Sudden death in hemochromatosis after closed-chest catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction. Am J Cardiol. 1988;61(11):941-943.883. Maron BJ, Kragel AH, Roberts WC. Sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with normal left ventricular mass. Br Heart J. 1990;63(5):308-310.1075. Pelosi F Jr, Capehart J, Roberts WC. Effectiveness of cardiac transplantation for primary (AL) cardiac amyloidosis. Am J Cardiol. 1997;79(4):532-535. 1205. Phillips SD, Roberts WC. Cardiac amyloidosis in nonagenarians. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2001;10(2):107-109. 1215. Theleman KP, Kuiper JJ, Roberts WC. Acute myocarditis (predominately lymphocytic) causing sudden death without heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2001;88(9):1078-1083.1238. Donsky AS, Escobar J, Capehart J, Roberts WC. Heart transplantation for undiagnosed cardiac sarcoidosis. Am J Cardiol. 2002;89(12):1447-1450.1365. Garner WL, Starling C, Kuiper JJ, Roberts WC. Lymphocytic myocarditis as a cause of fulminant fatal heart failure. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2006;19(2):122-123. 1466. Maron BJ, Bonow RO, Salberg L, Roberts WC, Braunwald E. The first patient clinically diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2008;102(10):1418-1420.1488. Sharma PS, Lubahn JG, Donsky AS, Yoon AD, Carry MM, Grayburn PA, Wood PB, Ko JM, Burton EC, Roberts WC. Diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis clinically without tissue confirmation. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2009;22(3):236-238. 1522. Maron BJ, Roberts WC, Ho CY, et al. Profound left ventricular remodeling associated with LAMP2 cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2010;106(8):1194-1196.1606. Podduturi V, Armstrong DR, Hitchcock MA, Roberts WC, Guileyardo JM. Isolated atrial amyloidosis and the importance of molecular classification. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2013;26(4):387-389. 1623. Donaldson EE, Ko JM, Kuiper JJ, Chamogeorgakis T, Roberts WC. Fat in the ventricular septum. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2014;27(3):231-232.1643. Maron BJ, Weiner HL, Maron MS, Roberts WC. Surviving malignant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with all major complications in a single patient. Am J Cardiol. 2015;115(3):402-404.1662. Roberts WC, Hall SA, Ko JM, McCullough PA, Lima B. Atrophy of the heart after insertion of a left ventricular assist device and closure of the aortic valve. Am J Cardiol. 2016;117(5):878-879.1709. Roberts WC, Grayburn PA, Hall SA. Complications of radiofrequency ablation for supraventricular tachycardia in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome associated with noncompaction cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2018;121(11):1442-1444.

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Book SynopsisFrom the earliest days of medicine to the present, case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume, Dr. William C. Roberts, a renowned expert in the field, explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology.Through engaging and insightful analysis, the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases, complex conditions, and ground-breaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources, from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals, it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and practice of hyperlipidemia and coronary heart diseases and associated cardiovascular morbidities. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify new treatment options, and promote innovation in the field. In addition, the book provides valuable insights into the process of wTable of Contents*Note: Cases are numbered based on their number in WCR’s CV.Introduction62. Roberts WC, Morrow AG. Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle. An unusual sequel of myocardial infarction and rupture of the heart. Am J Med. 1967;43(4):639-644.128. Ferrans VJ, Buja LM, Roberts WC, Fredrickson DS. The spleen in type I hyperlipoproteinemia. Histochemical, biochemical, microfluorometric and electron microscopic observations. Am J Pathol. 1971;64(1):67-96.150. Falcone MW, Ronan JA Jr, Roberts WC. Silent mitral regurgitation complicating silent myocardial infarction: hemodynamic and morphologic documentation. Chest. 1972;62(2):226-228.155. Ferrans VJ, Roberts WC, Levy RI, Fredrickson DS. Chylomicrons and the formation of foam cells in type I hyperlipoproteinemia. A morphologic study. Am J Pathol. 1973;70(2):253-272.166. Nagel MR, Ronan JA Jr, Roberts WC. Left-to-right shunt at atrial level after rupture of papillary muscle from acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 1973;86(1):112-116.181. Bulkley BH, Roberts WC. Isolated coronary arterial dissection: a complication of cardiac operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1974;67(1):148-151.212. Bulkley BH, Buja LM, Ferrans VJ, Bulkley GB, Roberts WC. Tuberous xanthoma in homozygous type II hyperlipoproteinemia. A histologic, histochemical, and electron microscopical study. Arch Pathol. 1975;99(6):293-300.223. Bulkley BH, Roberts WC. Heterografts as aortocoronary bypass conduits in human beings. Am J Cardiol. 1975;36(6):823-828.226. Hammer WJ, Ferrans VJ, Roberts WC. Myocardial embolus to coronary artery: result of rupture of papillary muscle during acute myocardial infarction. Chest. 1975;68(6):843-844.350. Virmani R, Popovsky MA, Roberts WC. Thrombocytosis, coronary thrombosis and acute myocardial infarction. Am J Med. 1979;67(3):498-506.361. Virmani R, Roberts WC. Structure-function correlations in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases (CPC). Disappearance of symptomatic coronary heart disease and death from a noncardiac condition. Clinical conference from the Pathology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda. Chest. 1980;77(1):91-93.415. Waller BF, Csere RS, Baker WP, Roberts WC. Running to death. Chest. 1981;79(3):346-349.445. Roberts WC, Maron BJ. Sudden death while playing professional football. Am Heart J. 1981;102(6 Pt 1):1062-1063.478. Waller BF, Rubin RE, McGrath FJ, Del Negro AA, Roberts WC. Coronary calcium—a clue to angiographic underestimation of coronary luminal narrowing. Am Heart J. 1982;103(6):1071.519. McManus BM, Goldberg SD, Triche TJ, Roberts WC. Elongate thrombus extending from left ventricular apex to outflow tract: a rare complication of myocardial infarction diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. Am Heart J. 1983;105(2):327-329.522. Saffitz JE, Rose TE, Oaks JB, Roberts WC. Coronary arterial rupture during coronary angioplasty. Am J Cardiol. 1983;51(5):902-904.552. Saffitz JE, Phillips ER, Temesy-Armos PN, Roberts WC. Thrombocytosis and fatal coronary heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 1983;52(5):651-652.634. Lester WM, Roberts WC. Illogical use of saphenous veins for aortocoronary bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol. 1985;55(5):596-597.640. Mas IJ, Barth CW III, Shutlk PK, Sheikh MU, Roberts WC. Occluding clot in the left main coronary artery with survival long enough to develop massive left ventricular wall necrosis. Am J Cardiol. 1985;55(9):1218-1220.641. Barbour DJ, Saulino PF, Roberts WC. Right ventricular infarction with electrocardiographic anterior left ventricular infarction and thrombosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Am J Cardiol. 1985;55(9):1220-1221.652. Barbour DJ, Roberts WC. Additional evidence for relative resistance to atherosclerosis of the internal mammary artery compared to saphenous vein when used to increase myocardial blood supply. Am J Cardiol. 1985;56(7):488.669. Roberts WC, Silver MA, Sapala JC. Intussusception of a coronary artery associated with sudden death in a college football player. Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(1):179-180.733. Cohen JI, Arnett EN, Kolodny AL, Roberts WC. Cardiovascular features of the Werner syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 1987;59(5):493-495.741. Mann JM, McIntosh CL, Roberts WC. Spasm of saphenous veins used as conduits for aortocoronary bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol. 1987;59(9):1000-1002.761. Potkin BN, Myler RK, Motamed HE, Mann JM, Hendel JL, Sperling DC, Stertzer S, Roberts WC. Delayed clinical evidence of coronary arterial disruption after presumably successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol. 1987;60(10):909-911.790. Potkin BN, Hoeg JM, Connor WE, Salen G, Quyyumi AA, Brush JE Jr, Roberts WC, Brewer HB Jr. Aneurysmal coronary artery disease in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. Am J Cardiol. 1988;61(13):1150-1152.831. Kragel AH, McIntosh CM, Roberts WC. Morphologic changes in coronary artery seen late after endarterectomy. Am J Cardiol. 1989;63(11):757-759.873. Kragel AH, McIntosh CL, Roberts WC. Coronary arterial morphology 10 years after "endarterectomy." Clin Cardiol. 1990;13(3):224-226.902. Kragel AH, Roberts WC. Composition of atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Am Heart J. 1991;121(1 Pt 1):210-211.953. Mautner SL, Sanchez JA, Rader DJ, Mautner GC, Ferrans VJ, Fredrickson DS, Brewer HB Jr, Roberts WC. The heart in Tangier disease. Severe coronary atherosclerosis with near absence of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Am J Clin Pathol. 1992;98(2):191-198.969. Mautner GC, Mautner SL, Lin F, Roggin GM, Roberts WC. Amounts of coronary arterial luminal narrowing and composition of the material causing the narrowing in Buerger’s disease. Am J Cardiol. 1993;71(5):486-490.1106. Gottdiener JS, Roberts WC. Severe mitral regurgitation late after healing of myocardial infarction from calcification of the posteromedial left ventricular papillary muscle. Am J Cardiol. 1998;81(5):662.1146. Harandi S, Johnston SB, Wood RE, Roberts WC. Operative therapy of coronary arterial aneurysm. Am J Cardiol. 1999;83(8):1290-1293.1156. Schussler JM, Roberts WC. Senile cardiac calcification syndrome. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 1999;8(4):178-179.1157. Summers JH, Henry AC III, Roberts WC. Cardiac observations late after operative transmyocardial laser "revascularization." Am J Cardiol. 1999;84(4):489-490, A10.1160. Pluennecke A, Stoler RC, Roberts WC. Chest pain. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 1999;12(4):305-308. 1182. Roberts WC. Wide open coronary arteries at 103 years of age. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2000;9(4):227.1230. Roberts WC, Yoon DHA. Massive calcific deposits in the epicardial coronary arteries in the absence of calcific deposits in the aortic valve cusps and in the mitral valve annulus. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2002;11(2):127-129.1284. Peterman MA, Roberts WC. Syndrome of protein C deficiency and anterior wall acute myocardial infarction at a young age from a single coronary occlusion with otherwise normal coronary arteries. Am J Cardiol. 2003;92(6):768-770.1315. Falcone MW, Grayburn PA, Roberts WC. Acute myocardial infarction at 25 years of age. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2004;17(3):363-365.1355. Glancy DL, Roberts WC. Angina pectoris, dyspnea, fatigue, and edema after a non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarct. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2006;19(1):52-53.1395. Herrera AN, Roberts WC. A 105-year-old heart. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2007;16(1):44-46. 1406. Boltan DD, Lachar W, Khetan A, Bouffard J-P, Roberts WC. Fatal and widespread skeletal myopathy confirmed morphologically years after initiation of simvastatin therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2007;99(8):1171-1176. 1409. Roberts WC, Williams SL, Ko JM, Kuiper JJ. Fatal cardiac arrest in the hospital during transfer from Gurney to operating table for planned coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repair. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2007;16(3):192-196.1690. Kondapalli N, Roberts WC. Coronary arterial aneurysms in previously transplanted (donor) hearts. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2017;30(3):303-304.1748. Roberts CS, Stoler RC, Roberts WC. The case for primary prevention of atherosclerotic events from study of a single patient. Am J Cardiol. 2020;125(9):1443-1445.

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Book SynopsisFrom the earliest days of medicine to the present, case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume, Dr. William C. Roberts, a renowned expert in the field, explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology.Through engaging and insightful analysis, the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases, complex conditions, and groundbreaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources, from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals, it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and practice of congenital heart diseases and associated cardiac complications. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy, identify new treatment options, and promote innovation in the field. In addition, the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing cTable of Contents*Note: Cases are numbered based on their number in WCR’s CV.Introduction1. Braunwald E, Ross RS, Morrow AG, Roberts WC. Differential diagnosis of mitral regurgitation in childhood; Clinical pathological conference at the National Institutes of Health. Ann Intern Med. 1961;54(6):1223-1242 3. Folse R, Roberts WC, Cornell WP. Increased bronchial collateral circulation in a patient with transposition of the great vessels and pulmonary hypertension. Am J Cardiol. 1961;8(2):282-287. 12. Roberts WC. Anomalous origin of both coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery. Am J Cardiol. 1962;10(4):595-600.15. Roberts WC, Mason DT, Braunwald E. Survival to adulthood in a patient with complete transposition of the great vessels: including a note on the association of endocrine tumors with heart disease. Ann Intern Med. 1962;57(5):834-842.16. Roberts WC, Goldblatt A, Mason DT, Morrow AG. Combined congenital pulmonic and mitral stenosis. N Engl J Med. 1962;267(25):1298-1299.17. Roberts WC, Berry WB, Morrow AG. The significance of asplenia in the recognition of inoperable congenital heart disease. Circulation. 1962;26(6):1251-1253.18. Roberts WC, Morrow AG, Mason DT, Braunwald E. Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect, anatomic proof in an adult with tricuspid atresia. Circulation. 1963;27(1):90-94.30. Roberts WC, Morrow AG. Aortico-left ventricular tunnel. A cause of massive aortic regurgitation and of intracardiac aneurysm. Am J Med. 1965;39(4):662-667.51. Roberts WC, Eggleston JC, Humphries JO. Complex congenital cardiac malformation: corrected transposition, origin of both great vessels from the anatomic right ventricle, common ventricle, and dextroversion. Johns Hopkins Med J. 1967;120(3):155-161.79. Perloff JK, Urschell CW, Roberts WC, Caulfield WH Jr. Aneurysmal dilatation of the coronary arteries in cyanotic congenital cardiac disease. Report of a forty-year-old patient with the Taussig-Bing complex. Am J Med. 1968;45(5):802-810.84. Glancy DL, Braunwald NS, O’Brien KP, Roberts WC. Scimitar syndrome associated with patent ductus arteriosus, aortic coarctation and irreversible pulmonary hypertension. Johns Hopkins Med J. 1968;123(6):297-304.92. Roberts WC. Anomalous left ventricular band. An unemphasized cause of a precordial musical murmur. Am J Cardiol. 1969;23(5):735-738.93. Dean DC, Pamukcoglu T, Roberts WC. Rocks in the right ventricle. A complication of congenital right ventricular infundibular obstruction associated with chronic pulmonary parenchymal disease. Am J Cardiol. 1969;23(5):744-747.94. Simon AL, Friedman WF, Roberts WC. The angiographic features of a case of parachute mitral valve. Am Heart J. 1969;77(6):809-813.108. Liddy TJ, Roberts WC. Chronic intravascular hemolysis (renal hemosiderosis) after incomplete prosthetic closure of a ventricular septal defect and noncalcific aortic regurgitation. Am J Clin Pathol. 1970;53(6):839-842.122. Fortuin NJ, Roberts WC. Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery. Am J Med. 1971;50(3):385-389.138. Falcone MW, Perloff JK, Roberts WC. Aneurysm of the nonpatent ductus arteriosus. Am J Cardiol. 1972;29(3):422-426.145. Falcone MW, Roberts WC. Atresia of the right atrial ostium of the coronary sinus unassociated with persistence of the left superior vena cava: a clinicopathologic study of four adult patients. Am Heart J. 1972;83(5):604-611.215. Fishbein MC, Obma R, Roberts WC. Unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. Am J Cardiol. 1975;35(6):918-922.327. Scott LP, Chandra RS, Roberts WC. Complex congenital heart disease: a multiplicity of therapeutic options. Am Heart J. 1978;96(6):806-810.332. Covarrubias EA, Sheikh MU, Isner JM, Gomes M, Hufnagel CA, Roberts WC. Calcific pulmonic stenosis in adulthood: treatment by valve replacement (porcine xenograft) with postoperative hemodynamic evaluation. Chest. 1979;75(3):399-402.387. Cabin HS, Lester LA, Roberts WC. Congenital heart disease with trisomy 13: use of the echocardiogram in delineating the location of a left-to-right shunt. Am Heart J. 1980;100(4):563-566.399. Arnett EN, Aisner SC, Lewis KB, Tecklenberg P, Brawley RK, Roberts WC. Pulmonic valve stenosis, atrial septal defect and left-to-right interatrial shunting with intact ventricular septum. A distinct hemodynamic-morphologic syndrome. Chest. 1980;78(5):759-762.406. Waller BF, Sheikh MU, Roberts WC. Prolapsing atrioventricular valve in partial atrioventricular defect. Am Heart J. 1981;101(1):108-110.435. Cabin HS, Wood TP, Smith JO, Roberts WC. Structure—function correlations in cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases (CPC): Ebstein’s anomaly in the elderly. Chest. 1981;80(2):212-214.460. McManus BM, Luetzeler J, Roberts WC. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: survival for 62 years without surgical intervention. Am Heart J. 1982;103(2):298-301. 479. Waller BF, Smith FA, Kerwin DM, Roberts WC. Fetal rubella 27 years later. Chest. 1982;81(6):735-738.482. Dicicco BS, McManus BM, Waller BF, Roberts WC. Separate aortic ostium of the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries from the left aortic sinus of Valsalva (absent left main coronary artery). Am Heart J. 1982;104(1):153-154.490. Roberts WC, Dicicco BS, Waller BF, et al. Origin of the left main from the right coronary artery or from the right aortic sinus with intramyocardial tunneling to the left side of the heart via the ventricular septum. The case against clinical significance of myocardial bridge or coronary tunnel. Am Heart J. 1982;104(2 Pt 1):303-305.508. Roberts WC, Spray TL, Shemin RJ, Maron BJ. Crisscrossed atrioventricular valves and prolonged survival. Am J Cardiol. 1982;50(6):1436-1439.534. Saffitz JE, McIntosh CL, Roberts WC. Massive right ventricular outflow tract aneurysm after ventriculotomy for subvalvular pulmonic stenosis associated with peripheral pulmonary arterial stenoses. Am J Cardiol. 1983;51(8):1460-1462.598. Warnes CA, Boger JE, Roberts WC. Eisenmenger ventricular septal defect with prolonged survival. Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(3):460-462.599. McManus BM, Hahn PF, Smith JA, Roberts WC, Jackson JH. Eisenmenger ductus arteriosus with prolonged survival. Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(3):462-464.604. Warnes CA, Shugoll GI, Wallace RB, Roberts WC. Atrioventricular septal defect (primum atrial septal defect) with prolonged survival (despite severe mitral regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension) and associated cardiac calcification (mitral anulus, coronary artery and pulmonary trunk). Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(6):689-69.605. Ross EM, McIntosh CL, Roberts WC. "Massive" calcification of a right ventricular outflow parietal pericardial patch in tetralogy of Fallot. Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(6):691-692.616. Roberts WC, Robinowitz M. Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk with origin of the right and left circumflex coronary arteries from the aorta. Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(10):1381-1383. 617. Warnes CA, Maron BJ, Jones M, Roberts WC. Asymptomatic sinus of Valsalva aneurysm causing right ventricular outflow obstruction before and after rupture. Am J Cardiol. 1984;54(10):1383-1384.635. Barbour DJ, Roberts WC. Origin of the right from the left main coronary artery (single coronary ostium in aorta). Am J Cardiol. 1985;55(5):609.642. Barth CW III, Dibdin JD, Roberts WC. Mitral valve cleft without cardiac septal defect causing severe mitral regurgitation but allowing long survival. Am J Cardiol. 1985;55(9):1229-1231.673. Barth CW III, Bray M, Roberts WC. Sudden death in infancy associated with origin of both left main and right coronary arteries from a common ostium above the left sinus of Valsalva. Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(4):365-366. 725. Barbour DJ, Roberts WC. Aneurysm of the pulmonary trunk unassociated with intracardiac or great vessel left-to-right shunting. Am J Cardiol. 1987;59(1):192-194.848. Dollar AL, Roberts WC. Retroaortic epicardial course of the left circumflex coronary artery and anteroaortic intramyocardial (ventricular septum) course of the left anterior descending coronary artery: an unusual coronary anomaly and a proposed classification based on the number of coronary ostia in the aorta. Am J Cardiol. 1989;64(12):828-829.897. Brabham KR, Roberts WC. Fatal intrapericardial rupture of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. Am Heart J. 1990;120(6 Pt 1):1455-1456.968. Fernicola DJ, Boodhoo VR, Roberts WC. Prolonged survival (74 years) in unoperated tetralogy of Fallot with associated mitral valve prolapse. Am J Cardiol. 1993;71(5):479-483.983. Shirani J, Roberts WC. Coronary ostial dimple (in the posterior aortic sinus) in the absence of other coronary arterial abnormalities. Am J Cardiol. 1993;72(1):118-119.990. Shirani J, Zafari AM, Roberts WC. Sudden death, right ventricular infarction, and abnormal right ventricular intramural coronary arteries in isolated congenital valvular pulmonic stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 1993;72(3):368-370.1545. George BA, Ko JM, Lensing FD, Kuiper JJ, Roberts WC. "Repaired" tetralogy of Fallot mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (another phenocopy). Am J Cardiol. 2011;108(2):326-329.1629. Donaldson EE, Ko JM, Gonzalez-Stawinski G, Hall SA, Roberts WC. Secondary arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy decades after operative repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Am J Cardiol. 2014;114(5):806-809.1649. Roberts CC, Roberts WC. Large patent ductus arteriosus in a 44-year-old woman leading to calcium deposition in the left atrium and mitral and aortic valves. Tex Heart Inst J. 2015;42(3):262-264.1686. Roberts WC, Grayburn PA, Guileyardo JM, Stoler RC. Full development of consequences of congenital pulmonic stenosis in eighty-four years. Am J Cardiol. 2017;119(8):1284-1287.1697. Roberts WC, Sing AC, Guileyardo JM. Combined atresia of one left-sided and one right-sided cardiac valve in a premature newborn. Proc Bayl Univ Med Cent. 2017;30(4):437-438. 1766. Roberts WC, Siddiqui S. Huge right ventricular outflow tract aneurysm late following total repair of tetralogy of Fallot leading to orthotopic heart transplantation. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2021;52:107332.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides simple and practical instructions on how to perform safe and easy venous cannulation, and how to insert midlines and PICC lines using ultrasound. It aidsunderstanding of the relevant anatomy, shows how to use the ultrasound machine, and how to insert such lines using ultrasound guidance. Readers will feel confident and well prepared to deal with patients requiring difficult venous access, giving them simple solutions that can be learned very quickly. These skills will also be globally beneficial for patients and healthcare institutions alike. Follows the trends of the NHS and riding the wave of the midline/PICC line revolution Compact and affordable highly relevant to daily practice Useful for specialists and generalists alike, truly multi-disciplinary Trade Review‘…written in short, concise chapters that are easy to read. The bestaspect … is the amount and quality of the pictures used to helpfamiliarize readers... 4 Stars!— Michael Nooromid, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine‘…written in short, concise chapters that are easy to read. The bestaspect … is the amount and quality of the pictures used to helpfamiliarize readers... 4 Stars!— Michael Nooromid, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineTable of ContentsPART 1 VENOUS ACCESS PLANNING. 1. Venous Access Glossary. 2. Venous Anatomy. 3. Basic Ultrasound Use. 4. Venous Access Assessment 5. Choosing the Right Venous Access Approach. PART 2. VENOUS ACCESS PROCEDURES. 6. Peripheral Venous Cannulation. 7. Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Venous Cannulation. 8. Midline Insertion. 9. PICC Line Insertion. PART 3. VENOUS ACCESS AFTERCARE/OVERVIEW. 10. Care & Maintenance of Venous Lines. 11. Complications. 12. Single Best Answer Assessment.

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Organisms need to be able to maintain nearly constant internal environments in order to survive, grow and function effectively and efficiently. By maintaining homeostasis, humans remain healthy, strong and protected from the invasion of foreign organisms, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi. This practical pocket guide covers: the anatomy and physiology of cardiovascular system vital signs recognition of common arrhythmias and important skills for cardiovascular health cannulation and venepuncture the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system skills related to addressing respiratory problems.This competency-based text covers relevant key concepts, anatomy and physiology, lifespan matters, assessment and nursing skills. To support your learning, it also includes learning outcomes, concept map summaries, activities, questions and scenarios with sample answers and critical reflection thinking points.Quick and easy to reference, this shor

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Book SynopsisCardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is one of the most exciting new advances in the treatment of chronic severe (NYHA symptom class) heart failure associated with dyssynchronous ventricular contraction that is refractory to medical treatment. In all randomized trials CR has resulted in improved NYHA symptom class, exercise capacity and quality of life in the majority of patients as compared to patients on optimal medical therapy including angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE)/angiotensin receptor blocker inhibitor (ARB) and b adrenergic receptor blockers. These symptomatic benefits are mediated by "reverse remodeling" of the left ventricle, that is reduction in volume, regression of LV mass, improvement in ejection fraction and severity of mitral regurgitation induced by synchronization of ventricular contraction. This new text is edited by 5 experts in heart failure, electrophysiology and non-invasive cardiac imaging and is extensively illustrated with high quality figures and examples of clinical cases. The purpose of the book is to put into perspective this novel therapy with regards to traditional heart failure treatment and to provide criteria for identifying patients likely to have an optimal and sustained response to CRT using a practical "how to" approach. This text begins by describing the background and evolution of the technique to the current implementation and the impact of complications on clinical outcome. There are chapters describing "cutting edge" Doppler echocardiography for assessing dyssynchrony, reverse remodeling and triaging patients into those with greatest likelihood of responding to CRT with illustrative clinical case examples. There is a full description of the results of all the randomized clinical trials and a number of chapters discussing the need for concomitant internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD), special circumstances such as atrial fibrillation, right bundle branch block, left ventricular lead placement andTable of ContentsPart I : Heart failure: pathophysiology and treatment 1. Epidemiology of Heart Failure 2. The Desynchronized Heart 3. Conventional Medical Therapy for HF with Low EF 4. Determinants of Remodeling 5. Summary of all the Large Randomized Trials 6. Exploring subpopulations using CRT 7. Effects of CRT on Structural and Functional Remodeling 8. Non-responders and Patient Selection from a Heart Failure Perspective Part II: CRT: anatomical considerations, implantation and settings 9. Anatomy of the Coronary Sinus 10. Implantation of Cardiac Resynchronization Devices 11. AV Optimization with CRT 12. V/V Optimization with CRT 13. Complications of CRT 14. Non-responders and Patient Selection from an Electrophysiology Perspective Part III: Patient selection and follow-up; role of echocardiography 15. Differential Effects of CRT in Ischemic versus Non-ischemic Heart Failure 16. Pathobiology of left ventricular dyssynchrony 17. Left ventricular dyssynchrony in predicting response and patient selection; role of tissue Doppler imaging 18. How to Measure Response to CRT 19. Impact of CRT on Mitral Regurgitation 20. Non-responders and Patient Selection from an Echo Perspective Part IV: CRT: evolving indications and future perspectives 21. CRT Combined with ICD Placement? 22. Efficacy of CRT in Atrial Fibrillation 23. CRT in Atrioventricular Block or Symptomatic Bradycardia and Indication 24. CRT in RBBB 25. CRT in NYHA class II Heart Failure 26. CRT in Narrow QRS Duration (<120ms)

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Book SynopsisUpdated to reflect the notable advances in cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging, the Second Edition of the best-selling Computed Tomography of the Coronary Arteries provides cardiologists and radiologists with a practical text that explains the basic principles and applications of CT. Written by renowned international experts in the field, this accessible resource clearly presents the fundamentals of the new technology of 64-slice imaging through the use of high quality illustrations, references, and tables.Contents include: image post-processing coronary imaging for normal coronary arteries coronary pathology and coronary imaging coronary stenosis coronary plaque imaging and calcification chronic total occlusion an assessment of coronary stents coronary artery anomalies in adults coronary collaterals and bypass grafts cardiac masses, intracardiac thrombi, and pericardial abnormalities great thoracic vessels noncardiac findings on CT calcium screening left ventricular function artefacts the future of cardiac CT imaging contrast-enhancement for coronary angiography Table of Contents1. Basic Principles 2. Image Post-Processing 3. Coronary Imaging: Normal Coronary Artery 4. Coronary Pathology Relevant for Coronary Imaging 5. Coronary Stenosis 6. Coronary Plaque Imaging 7. Coronary Calcification 8. Chronic Total Occlusion 9. Assessment Coronary Stents 10. Coronary Artery Anomalies in the Adult 11. Coronary Collaterals 12. Coronary Bypass Grafts 13. Cardiac Masses, Intracardiac Thrombi and Pericardial Abnormalities 14. Emergency Department 15. Great Thoracic Vessels 16. Noncardiac Findings on CT Calcium Screening 17. Left Ventricular Function 18. Artefacts 19. Future 20. Contrast-Enhancement for Coronary Angiography 21. Relevant References 22. Selected Reading.

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Book SynopsisBollas aboga elocuentemente por el retorno a nuestra comprensión de cómo funciona el psicoanálisis freudiano de inconsciente a inconsciente. El incumplimiento de los supuestos básicos de Freud acerca de la escucha psicoanalítica se ha traducido en el abandono de la búsqueda de la ?la lógica de la secuencia?, que Freud consideraba la forma principal en la que expresamos el pensamiento inconsciente.En dos extensas entrevistas y en ensayos posteriores, todos ellos realizados durante el año 2006, seguimos la forma en que Christopher Bollas explora su desafío más reciente y radical al psicoanálisis contemporáneo. El momento freudiano, Bollas argumenta, responde a una idea filogenética preconcebida que ha existido desde hace miles de años. La invención del psicoanálisis concreta esta preconcepción e instituye un profundo avance en las relaciones humanas.La propuesta de Bollas de que usemos la imagen de la partitura sinfónica para imaginar mejor la articulación inconsciente abre un nuevo camino conceptual en la comprensión de la complejidad del pensamiento inconsciente. Su crítica ácida de la interpretación de la transferencia aquí y ahora pondrá a prueba una praxis que está muy extendida actualmente en todo el mundo analítico. Es difícil tener acceso literario a dicho tipo de trabajo en progreso, pero aporta una visión estimulante sobre el funcionamiento deuna de las mentes más brillantes de la historia del psicoanálisis. Esta nueva edición contiene el emotivo Prefacio de André Green, con su tributo personal a la obra de Bollas y a su duradera amistad con el autor. Como Green comenta en el Prefacio, ?este ensayo es de enorme importancia para el presente y el futuro del psicoanálisis. Es la obra de un artesano fabulosamente entrenado en el trabajo del psicoanálisis?.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Neurologic complications of pediatric congenital heart disease 2. Neurologic complications of congenital heart disease in adults 3. Neurologic complications of rheumatic fever 4. Neurologic complications of nonrheumatic valvular heart disease 5. Advances and ongoing controversies in PFO closure and cryptogenic stroke 6. Neurological complications of coronary heart disease and their management 7. Neurologic complications of heart surgery 8. Neurological complications of heart failure 9. Neurological complications of cardiomyopathies 10. Neurologic complications of myocarditis 11. Neurologic complications of infective endocarditis 12. Neurologic complications of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis 13. Neurologic complications of atrial fibrillation: Pharmacologic and interventional approaches to stroke prevention 14. Tachyarrhythmias and neurologic complications 15. Neurologic complications of brady-arrhythmias 16. Effects of acute neurologic disease on the heart 17. Neurologic complications of genetic channelopathies 18. Neurological complications of syncope and sudden cardiac arrest 19. Neurologic complications of cardiac arrest 20. Neurologic complications of implantable devices 21. Neurologic complications of diseases of the aorta 22. Cerebral aneurysms and cervical artery dissection: Neurological complications and genetic associations 23. Neurological complications of systemic hypertension 24. Neurologic complications of venous thromboembolism 25. Neurologic complications of cardiac disease in athletes 26. Cerebrovascular manifestations of tumors of the heart 27. Stroke in pregnancy 28. Hemodynamics in acute stroke: Cerebral and cardiac complications 29. Neurological complications of cardiovascular drugs 30. The role of biomarkers and neuroimaging in ischemic/hemorrhagic risk assessment for cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease prevention 31. Clinical utility of echocardiography in secondary ischemic stroke prevention 32. The relationship between heart disease and cognitive impairment 33. Anxiety and psychological management of heart disease and heart surgery

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Book SynopsisA deeply compelling biography of the pioneering children’s heart doctor Helen Taussig, who helped start heart surgery and became a global force against preventable suffering.In A Heart Afire, Patricia Meisol renders a moving portrait of the indomitable pediatrician and global patient activist Helen Taussig (1898-1986), who famously gathered and publicized evidence linking thalidomide to birth defects, leading to US drug safety laws. Taussig also developed the Blalock-Taussig shunt (along with Alfred Blalock) for infants with congenital heart defects. Spanning Taussig’s childhood in Boston, her struggle with dyslexia, her progressive hearing loss, her research contributions, and the founding of her own fledgling children’s heart clinic, this book chronicles Taussig’s ambition, tenacity, and formidable work ethic. As Meisol shows, Taussig not only saved lives, but also set a bold precedent for other women doctors in the twentieth century, who

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Book SynopsisKnock down that sodium--but not the flavor--to decrease your blood pressure and risks for heart attack and stroke. This toolkit, sodium tracker, and cookbook in one gives you solid health information and 60 low-sodium recipes for favorite comfort foods. With the book's step-by-step approach, eating less salt has never been more achievable. Everyone can benefit from a lower sodium diet: Millions of Americans (including 97 percent of children) consume far more sodium than they need, averaging about 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day, or seven times what the body needs to function. To help you achieve the association's recommended daily sodium intake of 1,500 milligrams, Eat Less Salt gives you realistic strategies for cutting back on sodium gradually. With this book, you’ll learn how to:-Monitor your current sodium intake-Reduce the high-sodium products in your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer-Read and understand

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This multidisciplinary book focuses exclusively on mitral valve disease, describing patient presentation, diagnosis, and treatments for each mitral valve disease with ample diagnostic imaging and models." ©Doody's Review Service, 2023, Vinila Baljepally, MS (East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine)Table of Contents? Introduction (Scott Goldman) ? Foundations (Scott Goldman, William Gray) ? Anatomy: key structures and abnormalities ? Pathophysiology: disease classification (Carpentier Classification System) ? ACC/CHA Guidelines and treatment options ? Diagnostic tools (Katie Hawthorne, Rebecca Hahn, Eric Gnall, Sandra Abramson) ? Physical examination ? Transthoracic echo ? Transesophageal echo ? Special considerations for transcatheter therapy ? MRI ? CT Scan ? Cardiac catheterization ? Medical treatment (Steven Domsky, Steven Rothman) ? Neurohormonal medications ? Resynchronization therapies ? Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications ? Surgical therapies (Michael Acker, Robert Smith, Scott Goldman, Evelio Rodriguez, Chris Malaisrie) ? Medical devices and instruments ? Perfusion techniques ? Sternotomy ? Right thoracotomy ? Endoscopic ? Robotic ? Surgical repair of the mitral valve ? Surgical replacement of the mitral valve ? Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications ? Transcatheter therapies (William Gray, Scott Lim, Saibal Kar, Gorav Ailawadi) ? Transcatheter mitral valve repair ? Transcatheter mitral valve replacement ? The future of transcather treatments (what's in clinical trial) ? Evaluation, common pitfalls, and complications ? Developing successful programs (Scott Goldman, William Gray, Saibal Kar, Gorav Ailawadi) ? The multidisciplinary team ? Financial considerations ? Quality improvement and outcomes ? Educating patients and primary care professionals ? Checklist for success ? Glossary ? Appendix

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Book SynopsisSaves Time and Effort Find everything you need on the most advanced treatments for aortic and structural heart disease in one easy-to-reference book - Procedure videos included Percutaneous valve repair and replacement is one of the hottest topics in interventional cardiology.Table of ContentsAbout the companion website, vii Contributor list, viii Preface, xi List of videos, xii Part I Aorta 1 Access techniques, 3 Jacques Kpodonu 2 Equipment required for aortic endografting, 15 Jacques Kpodonu 3 Advanced computed tomography imaging, workstations, and planning tools, 22 Paolo Perini, Pascal Rheaume & Stéphan Haulon 4 Technique of thoracic endografting for thoracic aneurysm using the approved Gore TAG device, 28 Jacques Kpodonu 5 Axillary/subclavian access for endovascular management of ascending and descending aortic pathologies, 36 Eduardo Keller Saadi 6 Endovascular repair of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms, 43 Timothy A. M. Chuter 7 Hybrid endovascular aortic arch surgery, 50 Bobby Yanagawa & Mark D. Peterson 8 Acute aortic dissection, 74 Ricardo Aun 9 Complications of endovascular aneurysm repair, 90 Babak J. Orandi & James H. Black, III 10 Complications of thoracic aortic endografting, 102 Jacques Kpodonu 11 Endovascular robotics for complex aortic intervention, 110 Celia V. Riga, Colin D. Bicknell, Mohamad S. Hamady & Nicholas J. W. Cheshire Part II Structural heart disease 12 Cardiovascular hybrid operating rooms, 121 Georg Nollert, Sabine Wich, Thomas Hartkens & Anne Figel 13 Access techniques for transcatheter aortic valves, 131 Jacques Kpodonu 14 Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement, 141 Darren Mylotte, Giuseppe Martucci, Ruediger Lange & Nicolo Piazza 15 Transapical valve technology for aortic stenosis, 170 Jurg Grunenfelder, Theodoros Kofidis, Andre Plass & Volkmar Falk 16 Axillary/subclavian access for transcather aortic valve replacement, 187 Gilles Lemesle, Arnaud Sudre & Thomas Modine 17 Aortic valve replacement and transvalvular aortic valve replacement, 194 Thierry Folliguet & François Laborde 18 Transcatheter mitral leaflet repair, 204 Francesco Maisano, Joerg Seeburger, Paolo Denti, Friedrich W. Mohr & Ottavio Alfieri 19 Mitral valve: valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis/mitral regurgitation and available devices, 226 Hasan Jilaihawi & Saibal Kar 20 Real-time magnetic resonance imaging guidance in cardiac surgery, 253 Ming Li, Dumitru Mazilu & Keith A. Horvath 21 Patent ductus arteriosus, 262 Dabit Arzamendi & Mark Reisman 22 Patent foramen ovale, 272 Dabit Arzamendi & Mark Reisman 23 Articulated Robotic MedProbe snake robot for single port surgery, 284 Marco A. Zenati, Mohsen Mahvash & Howie Choset Index, 288

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Book SynopsisThis textbook covers all the main subspecialties in cardiology, including a large proportion of case studies that illustrate the principles of clinical practice. Self testing questions accompany each case. Authored by leading cardiologists, this is an up to date, well illustrated, core cardiological text for those preparing for the specialist examinations. Contents: History and physical examination, ECG, CSR; non-invasive imaging and stress testing; catheterisation diagnostic and therapeutic uses; hypertension primary and secondary; atherosclerosis epidemiology, risk factors, lipoprotein abnormalities, diagnosis and treatment; acute coronary syndromes; chronic ischaemic heart disease; arrhythmias; cardiac arrest and resuscitation; heart failure and cardiac transplantation; congenital heart disease; valvular heart disease and infective endocarditis; pericardial disease, diseases of the aorta, heart tumours; pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension; non-cardiac surgeTable of ContentsCardiac history and examination. Cardiac non-invasive imaging and stress testing. Cardiac catheterization. Hypertension. Lipid disorders. Acute coronary syndromes. Chronic ischemic heart disease. Arrhythmias. Sudden cardiac death and resuscitation. Heart failure and cardiac transplantation. Congenital heart disease. Valvular disease and infective endocarditis. Pericardial disease, disease of the aorta, and heart tumours. Pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension. Non-cardiac surgery in patients with heart disease. Heart disease in pregnancy. Cardiovascular pharmacology. Arterial vascular disease

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Book SynopsisReduce your risk of heart disease--the leading cause of death among Americans--with diet, exercise, and other health strategies from WebMD’s Dr. John Whyte.

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Book SynopsisNew release from Harper Horizon coming September 2022.

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Book SynopsisIllustrations, questionnaires, patient vignettes, answers to commonly asked questions, and a list of additional resources round out this comprehensive patient guide.Trade ReviewCheskin and Lacy provide useful and informative guidance to a problem widespread in the U.S. today... They explode several myths, among them that acid isn't the only chemical that causes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); that sufferers don't produce more stomach acid than their nonsuffering friends; and that spicy foods won't provoke GERD. As for interesting truths, they tell us that many have GERD without symptoms and that there is an interesting relationship between GERD and asthma. Booklist [ Healing Heartburn] distinguishes itself by appealing to a lay audience without insulting the clinician... a welcome addition to those interested in the prevalent disorder of GERD. -- Joseph Boullata Nutrition in Clinical Practice Anyone who has popped an antacid after a fiery bowl of chili... Should welcome [this book]. -- John Langone New York Times A well-written book and an invaluable resource for patients with GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). -- Sanjib P. Mohanty, M.D. and Douglas Morgan, M.D., M.P.H. Gastroenterology 2003Table of ContentsContents: Part I. Introduction Contents: 1. What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? 2. What Goes Wrong in GERD, and Where It Goes WrongPart II. Symptoms & Diseases 3. What Are the Symptoms of GERD? 4 Diagnosing GERDPart III. Treatment: The Four-Step Approach 5. Step 1: Lifestyle Modifications 6. Step 2: Over-the-Counter Medicines 7. Step 3 & 4: Prescription Medicines and SurgeryPart IV. Complications & Special Situations 8. Complications of GERD 9. GERD in Shildren, Pregnant Women, the Older Patient, and the Bed-BoundPart V. The Future 10. A Look into the Future: Diagnosing and Treating GERD and Complications of GERD Abbreviations Glossary Where to Go for Further Information and Support Index

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Book SynopsisIllustrations, questionnaires, patient vignettes, answers to commonly asked questions, and a list of additional resources round out this comprehensive patient guide.Trade ReviewCheskin and Lacy provide useful and informative guidance to a problem widespread in the U.S. today... They explode several myths, among them that acid isn't the only chemical that causes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); that sufferers don't produce more stomach acid than their nonsuffering friends; and that spicy foods won't provoke GERD. As for interesting truths, they tell us that many have GERD without symptoms and that there is an interesting relationship between GERD and asthma. Booklist [ Healing Heartburn] distinguishes itself by appealing to a lay audience without insulting the clinician... a welcome addition to those interested in the prevalent disorder of GERD. -- Joseph Boullata Nutrition in Clinical Practice Anyone who has popped an antacid after a fiery bowl of chili... Should welcome [this book]. -- John Langone New York Times A well-written book and an invaluable resource for patients with GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). -- Sanjib P. Mohanty, M.D. and Douglas Morgan, M.D., M.P.H. Gastroenterology 2003Table of ContentsContents: Part I. Introduction Contents: 1. What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease? 2. What Goes Wrong in GERD, and Where It Goes WrongPart II. Symptoms & Diseases 3. What Are the Symptoms of GERD? 4 Diagnosing GERDPart III. Treatment: The Four-Step Approach 5. Step 1: Lifestyle Modifications 6. Step 2: Over-the-Counter Medicines 7. Step 3 & 4: Prescription Medicines and SurgeryPart IV. Complications & Special Situations 8. Complications of GERD 9. GERD in Shildren, Pregnant Women, the Older Patient, and the Bed-BoundPart V. The Future 10. A Look into the Future: Diagnosing and Treating GERD and Complications of GERD Abbreviations Glossary Where to Go for Further Information and Support Index

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