Book[edited by] Pierre Theroux.
Summary: Acute Coronary Syndromes-a Companion to Braunwald₂s Heart Disease-covers the state-of-the-art scientific and clinical information you need to rapidly evaluate and manage acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Pierre Theroux and his team of expert contributors present advances in diagnostic and imaging techniques such as biomarkers, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and multislice CT; secondary prevention; and new antiplatelet, anti-ischemic, and gene therapies. Tap into the most definitive knowledge available from one of the leading experts in the field and a stellar cast of contributors. Understand the special considerations for the care of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department and the coronary care unit. Effectively handle the treatment of special populations and chronic patients thanks to coverage of these challenges.
Contents:
The Past, the Present, the Future
Risk Factors Predicting Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction : The INTERHEART Study
Results from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry
Historical Perspective and Lessons Learned from the Euro Heart Surveys on Acute Coronary Syndromes
Acute Coronary Syndrome in North America
Pathogenesis of Stable and Acute Coronary Syndromes
Molecular Mechanisms of the Acute Coronary Syndromes : The Roles of Inflammation and Immunity
The Immune System in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Myocardial Cell Death and Regeneration
Pharmacogenomics
Clinical Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Heart Disease
Prognostic Risk Stratification After Acute Coronary Syndromes : The Role of Noninvasive Testing
Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Nuclear Cardiology Techniques in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Multislice Computed Tomography in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Emerging Diagnostic Procedures for the Vulnerable Plaque
Risk Stratification in Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Treatment Principles and Emerging Therapies in Acute Coronary Syndromes without ST-Segment Elevation
Antiplatelet Therapy
Nonresponsiveness to Antiplatelet Therapy
Anticoagulants
Beta Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Ranolazine, Nitrates, and Nitric Oxide Donors : Use in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channels, Adenosine, and Preconditioning
Inflammation and Immunity as Targets for Drug Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Plaque Passivation and Endothelial Therapy
Revascularization in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome-For Whom, When, and How?
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Concomitant Antithrombotic Therapy
Bleeding in the Acute Coronary Syndromes
The Patient with Disabling [Refractory] Angina Not Amenable to Revascularization Procedures
Dietary Intervention in Coronary Care Units and in Secondary Prevention
Exercise Training After an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes : European Society of Cardiology Guidelines
ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Summary Article
The Modern Cardiac Care Unit.