Pollock's Textbook of Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation

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Pollock's Textbook of Cardiovascular Disease and Rehabilitation is written by J. Larry Durstine and published by Human Kinetics. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0736059679 (ISBN 10) and 9780736059671 (ISBN 13).

Dedicated to Michael Pollack (1936-1998), a preeminent scientist in the field, and intended as an up-to-date reference to both scientific and clinical topics, this volume comprises 34 contributed chapters combining the expertise of physicians with that of specialists in exercise and behavioral science. Early chapters discuss the history of cardiovascular rehabilitation, the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, exercise as medicine from antiquity to the present, risk factor intervention, and clinical practice guidelines. Following are chapters on pathophsiology, diagnosis, and medical management; lifestyle management; common comorbidities and complications; and rehabilitation.