Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

The information in this excellent book can help health care providers move to the next level in enhancing the health of all patients who are at risk for or who have manifestations of cardiovascular disease pathologies such as the pathophysiology of left ventricular diastolic and systolic dysfunction, volume versus pressure overload, and dilated versus hypertrophies versus restrictive cardiomyophathies.

Includes descriptions of important interventions such as lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation.

Adds a new section on simple anthropometric measurements for determining obesity, with information on this demographic trend and how it impacts assessment