Published August, 2016
By Raul Rosenthal, Raul J. Rosenthal and Mirto Foletto
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The increasing prevalence of morbid obesity has led the World Health Organization to coin the descriptive term "globesity" to reflect the worldwide nature of the problem.

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Published August, 2016
By John E. Morley, Giovanni Mantovani, Stefan D. Anker, Akio Inui, Filippo Rossi Fanelli, Daniele Scevola, Michael W. Schuster and Shing-Shing Yeh
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Published August, 2016
By Massimo Fioranelli and Gaetano Frajese
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This specialized reference textbook presents the physiological and pathophysiological aspects of cardiovascular diseases affecting the athlete population.

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Published August, 2016
By Antonello Trecca
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This atlas presents high-quality images of clinical cases of small bowel diseases, with a focus on the importance of terminal ileoscopy as the first step in detecting this group of rare pathologies. Among the conditions covered are celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, neoplasms, infections, and pediatric disease.

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Published August, 2016
By Aristotelis P. Mitsos
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Published August, 2016
By Giuliano Mariani, Elena Lazzeri, Paola Anna Erba, Alberto Signore, Napoleone Prandini, Annibale Versari and Giovanni D'Errico
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This atlas fills a gap in the literature by documenting in detail the role of nuclear medicine imaging of infection and inflammation. Emphasis is placed in particular on the ability of multimodality imaging to increase both the sensitivity and the specificity of radionuclide imaging.

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Published August, 2016
By Vincenzo Guzzanti
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This book focuses on the evaluation and treatment of a wide range of sports injuries in relation to the Tanner stage of sexual development in young athletes.

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Published August, 2016
By Maria Albina Galli and Gian Battista Danzi
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This guide - the product of extensive practical experience in the field of pediatric cardiology - proposes a very simple method for reading neonatal and pediatric ECGs that is based on the application of straightforward criteria and permits the immediate recognition of normal and pathological patterns.

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Published August, 2016
By Sergio Sandrucci and Baudolino Mussa
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Indications for central venous cannulation in critically ill patients have increased dramatically, but central venous access has the drawbacks of morbidity and a scarcity of experienced operators.

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Published August, 2016
By Massimo Chessa and Alessandro Giamberti
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Further topics addressed include the way in which the tricuspid valve may become the "systemic" valve in some congenital diseases, with important consequences and the involvement of the tricuspid valve in the right-sided heart complications often seen in adults with congenital heart disease.

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