6,076円 During the last few years, renal hypertension has become a subject of increasing importance. The development of improved radiological techniques, notably intravenous and intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography, has made the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis more reliable, while advances i...

6,076円 The effect of calcium antagonists on heart muscle and blood circulation is the reason that they have found widespread clinical application for a number of years. Less well known, in contrast, is the effect this group of substances has on the kidneys, both on kidney cells and the blood flow throug...

9,719円 All aspects of nitrate therapy, including conventional and new formulations and delivery systems, are covered in this book. For each drug the formulation, mechanism of action, indications, effects, adverse reactions and special problems are systematically described. The use of nitrates in specifi...

12,154円 Cardiovascular complications are not only responsible for more than half of our patients' mortality, they also represent the bulk of everyday problems in a dialysis unit. Yet, the space allocated to them in the major textbooks covers only 2-8% of their total content. The origins of this book lie ...

6,076円 The human prostate gland is of undoubted importance in reproductive physiology and is one of the commonest causes of clinical urological problems in the male patient. Despite the wealth of published lit erature relating to the prostate gland surprisingly little is understood about its neural inne...

7,827円 With an increase of the population of elderly people in modern society due to advances in medicine and healthcare facilities, there is also an increase in the incidence and duration of chronic illnesses. Similarly, advanced age is considered a significant determinant of depression and poor qualit...

6,076円 The hemodynamic mechanisms of hypertension are often limited to the study of three dominant parameters: blood pressure, cardiac output and vascular resis tance. Accordingly, the development of hypertension is usually analyzed in terms of a 'struggle' between cardiac output and vascular resistance...

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12,154円 The authors, almost all of them are transplant surgeons at one of Europe's larger centers for organ transplantation, Rikshospital in Oslo, give detailed informations out of their daily work. 100 instructive figures and schemes illustrate the described surgery techniques. A renal bench surgery and...

6,076円 This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review in the field of experimental and human nephrogenesis. The book reviews new data on the effects on kidney development by neonatal asphyxia, obstructive uropathies, nephrotoxic drugs, malnutrition, underfeeding, overfeeding and provides ...

13,978円 This book presents a comprehensive and instructive management plan for physicians who care for CKD patients. Basic aspects of CKD, clinical assessment, evaluation and management of risk factors, cardiovascular disease in the context of CKD, assessment and management of CKD complications, special ...

9,723円 In many ways this book is a team effort. Many people havc helped me in writing it. Firstly, I thank my wife who read the manu script twice correcting grammatical errors and spelling and clarifying many sentences. Secondly, I thank friends and co- leagues at St. Mary's Hospital, including Mrs Jean...