文档介绍：ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
HEART
DISEASES
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
HEART
DISEASES
M. GABRIEL KHAN, MD, FRCP[C], FRCP[LONDON], FACP,
Cardiologist
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Canada
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
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To my wife Brigid who made this work possible
And
to our children
Susan
Christine
Yasmin
Jacqueline
Stephen
Natasha
CONTENTS
About the Author xv Anemia and the Heart 25
Preface xvii I. Anemia and Heart Function 25
Acknowledgments xix II. Clinical Studies 25
Bibliography 26
Aging and the