Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiac Arrest and Bypass Surgery : Risk Factors, Health Effects and Outcomes

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the risk factors, prevention and procedures relating to coronary artery disease, cardiac arrest and bypass surgery. Topics included in this compilation include multidetector computed tomography as a potential modality to detect subclinical atherosclerosis; cardiac arrest in pregnancy; the role of SPECT in selecting patients for cerebral revascularisation surgery; diagnosis of non-structural sudden cardiac arrest; indications for coronary artery bypass surgery and the characteristics of coronary artery disease in women.