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Book reviews
Myocardial
York Price
Diseases.
and London, $18.50.
Edited by Noble 0. Fowler, 1973, Grune & Stratton, Inc.,
M.D., New 379 pages.
The
recent surge of interest in cardiomyopathy makes Fowler’s book on myocardial disease timely. This book edited by Fowler consists of presentations by 23 contributors. They discuss history, classification and diagnosis, clinical manifestations and cause, morphologic changes, hemodynamic and metabolic features, radiologic manifestations, changes in the electrocardiogram and vectorcardiogram, as well as specific types of cardiomyopathies. The presentations are clear, well illustrated, and well supported with references to the medical literature. The contributions are clinically oriented. The subject is important and the book is a good one which should interest physiologists, pathologists, and clinicians.
Noninvssive
M.D., Chicago, pages.
Technics in Cardiology. By Howard H. Wayne, 1973, Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., 229
Wayne has produced a paperback monograph of the phonocardiogram, apexcardiogram, and systolic time intervals, techniques used in cardiology. He summarizes very well the principles and applications of these methods. This book should interest those who are prone to the use of gadgets in cardiology. Nevertheless, the most useful “noninvasive” techniques in cardiology are history taking, physical examination, and simple laboratory procedures. Publications today seem to ignore bedside cardiology including the stethoscope, a simple instrument. Even though Wayne’s book is a good one, practicing physicians will find it of little value to them. Those interested in the three techniques discussed, on the other hand, will appreciate the monograph. The numerous illustrations are well selected and the accompanying text is clear. Medical
Page, Brown
Managements
of
Primary
M.D., and James J. Sidd, & Company, 103 pages.
Hypertension.
M.D.,
Boston,
By Lot B. 1973, Little,
This small book contains the papers previously published in the New England Journal of Medicine on the medical management of primary hypertension. The authors review, for the practicing physicians, the methods of diagnosis and treatment of this common disease. They also discuss briefly the drugs commonly used in treatment of hypertension. This is a practical discussion about an extremely important disease of adults. It is highly recommended as a good book for clinicians. Hypertension: Mechanisms and Managament. Edited by Gaddo Onesti, M.D., Kwan Eun Kim, M.D., and John H. Moyer, M.D., New York and London, 1973, Grune & Stratton, Inc. 902 pages. Price $39.00.
This publication on hypertension of the twenty-sixth Hahnemann Symposium is an excellent one. The emphasis, of course, is on management and mechanisms. The contributors discuss definition, measurement, causes, manifestations, action of drugs, new drugs and therapy, complications, and the common types of hypertension. The contributors are numerous, there being 234 from
810
many different nations. This book of about 900 pages reviews the problems of hypertension very well. Clinicians will find this a very useful book and a good presentation of the existing concepts on hypertension. It is intended for the doctor in practice. Coronary Angiography. By Harold A. Baltake, M.D., Kurt Amplatz, M.D., and David C. Levin, M.D., Springfield, Ill., 1973, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 239 pages. Price $22.50.
This book on coronary angiography is concerned with an important subject. The technique is being used more all the time throughout the world. The authors discuss the history, methods, and interpretations of coronary angiograms. The authors included a discussion of electrocardiographic and hemodynamic changes that occur during the procedure as well as the pitfalls. There is also a chapter on postsurgical coronary angiograms. The illustrations and legends are excellent. This is a fine book. It is well written and presents the procedures in a clear, concise, and thoughtful manner. Physicians in all fields of cardiology will find this to be a valuable book. Koronarinsuffizienz.
Periphere
Gottstein, Stuttgart, 321 pages.
Wien,
Durchblutunsstorungen.
1973,
Verlag
Hans
Huber
By U. Bern,
This small paperback book by many contributors summarizes the present concepts in Germany concerning coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia. The etiology and pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis as well as methods for quantitating the degree of atherosclerosis are discussed. The role of coronary angiography, cardioangiography, ventriculography, and other techniques currently employed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory are also included among the presentations. There is a brief review of the peripheral arterial circulation, but the book is primarily concerned with coronary heart disease, rather than peripheral arterial disease. Both have much in common. This is a good book concerned primarily with the common problems related to angiology. Kreislaufstillstand l?esuscitation),ed.
1973,
Georg
und
Wiederhelebung
3. By Martin Stauch, Thieme Verlag, 92 pages.
(Cardiac
M.D.,
Arrest
and
Stuttgart,
In spite of the small size (5 by 7% inches, 92 pages), this book is quite comprehensive, including the important aspects of diagnosis, types, causes, and treatment of cardiac arrest, with 104 references and a subject index of three pages. It starts with a quotation from Safar (J.A.M.A. 167:335, 1958): “Cardiac arrest is the clinical picture of cessation of circulation in a patient, who was not expected to die at the time.” The main parts of the book are diagnosis of cardiac arrest; resuscitation of pulmonary ventilation (manual and with respirators); artifical circulation (mainly massage; manual. and instrumental, with discussion of efficiency and complications); types of cardiac arrest: asystole and ventricular fibrillation. A rare type of cardiac arrest-absent cardiac contraction in presence of QBS complexes-is listed (p. 33); of the 24 patients reported, none survived. “Treatment of cardiac arrest” (drugs, electrical pacemaker, defibrillation), pp. 34 to 49, is practically the most important part of the book, followed by
June, 1974, Vol, 87, NO. 6
Myocardial
York Price
Diseases.
and London, $18.50.
Edited by Noble 0. Fowler, 1973, Grune & Stratton, Inc.,
M.D., New 379 pages.
The
recent surge of interest in cardiomyopathy makes Fowler’s book on myocardial disease timely. This book edited by Fowler consists of presentations by 23 contributors. They discuss history, classification and diagnosis, clinical manifestations and cause, morphologic changes, hemodynamic and metabolic features, radiologic manifestations, changes in the electrocardiogram and vectorcardiogram, as well as specific types of cardiomyopathies. The presentations are clear, well illustrated, and well supported with references to the medical literature. The contributions are clinically oriented. The subject is important and the book is a good one which should interest physiologists, pathologists, and clinicians.
Noninvssive
M.D., Chicago, pages.
Technics in Cardiology. By Howard H. Wayne, 1973, Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc., 229
Wayne has produced a paperback monograph of the phonocardiogram, apexcardiogram, and systolic time intervals, techniques used in cardiology. He summarizes very well the principles and applications of these methods. This book should interest those who are prone to the use of gadgets in cardiology. Nevertheless, the most useful “noninvasive” techniques in cardiology are history taking, physical examination, and simple laboratory procedures. Publications today seem to ignore bedside cardiology including the stethoscope, a simple instrument. Even though Wayne’s book is a good one, practicing physicians will find it of little value to them. Those interested in the three techniques discussed, on the other hand, will appreciate the monograph. The numerous illustrations are well selected and the accompanying text is clear. Medical
Page, Brown
Managements
of
Primary
M.D., and James J. Sidd, & Company, 103 pages.
Hypertension.
M.D.,
Boston,
By Lot B. 1973, Little,
This small book contains the papers previously published in the New England Journal of Medicine on the medical management of primary hypertension. The authors review, for the practicing physicians, the methods of diagnosis and treatment of this common disease. They also discuss briefly the drugs commonly used in treatment of hypertension. This is a practical discussion about an extremely important disease of adults. It is highly recommended as a good book for clinicians. Hypertension: Mechanisms and Managament. Edited by Gaddo Onesti, M.D., Kwan Eun Kim, M.D., and John H. Moyer, M.D., New York and London, 1973, Grune & Stratton, Inc. 902 pages. Price $39.00.
This publication on hypertension of the twenty-sixth Hahnemann Symposium is an excellent one. The emphasis, of course, is on management and mechanisms. The contributors discuss definition, measurement, causes, manifestations, action of drugs, new drugs and therapy, complications, and the common types of hypertension. The contributors are numerous, there being 234 from
810
many different nations. This book of about 900 pages reviews the problems of hypertension very well. Clinicians will find this a very useful book and a good presentation of the existing concepts on hypertension. It is intended for the doctor in practice. Coronary Angiography. By Harold A. Baltake, M.D., Kurt Amplatz, M.D., and David C. Levin, M.D., Springfield, Ill., 1973, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 239 pages. Price $22.50.
This book on coronary angiography is concerned with an important subject. The technique is being used more all the time throughout the world. The authors discuss the history, methods, and interpretations of coronary angiograms. The authors included a discussion of electrocardiographic and hemodynamic changes that occur during the procedure as well as the pitfalls. There is also a chapter on postsurgical coronary angiograms. The illustrations and legends are excellent. This is a fine book. It is well written and presents the procedures in a clear, concise, and thoughtful manner. Physicians in all fields of cardiology will find this to be a valuable book. Koronarinsuffizienz.
Periphere
Gottstein, Stuttgart, 321 pages.
Wien,
Durchblutunsstorungen.
1973,
Verlag
Hans
Huber
By U. Bern,
This small paperback book by many contributors summarizes the present concepts in Germany concerning coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia. The etiology and pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis as well as methods for quantitating the degree of atherosclerosis are discussed. The role of coronary angiography, cardioangiography, ventriculography, and other techniques currently employed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory are also included among the presentations. There is a brief review of the peripheral arterial circulation, but the book is primarily concerned with coronary heart disease, rather than peripheral arterial disease. Both have much in common. This is a good book concerned primarily with the common problems related to angiology. Kreislaufstillstand l?esuscitation),ed.
1973,
Georg
und
Wiederhelebung
3. By Martin Stauch, Thieme Verlag, 92 pages.
(Cardiac
M.D.,
Arrest
and
Stuttgart,
In spite of the small size (5 by 7% inches, 92 pages), this book is quite comprehensive, including the important aspects of diagnosis, types, causes, and treatment of cardiac arrest, with 104 references and a subject index of three pages. It starts with a quotation from Safar (J.A.M.A. 167:335, 1958): “Cardiac arrest is the clinical picture of cessation of circulation in a patient, who was not expected to die at the time.” The main parts of the book are diagnosis of cardiac arrest; resuscitation of pulmonary ventilation (manual and with respirators); artifical circulation (mainly massage; manual. and instrumental, with discussion of efficiency and complications); types of cardiac arrest: asystole and ventricular fibrillation. A rare type of cardiac arrest-absent cardiac contraction in presence of QBS complexes-is listed (p. 33); of the 24 patients reported, none survived. “Treatment of cardiac arrest” (drugs, electrical pacemaker, defibrillation), pp. 34 to 49, is practically the most important part of the book, followed by
June, 1974, Vol, 87, NO. 6