Acute coronary syndromes : a companion to Braunwald's heart disease /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders, c2003. |
| Description: | xix, 752 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4906176 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1. Acute Coronary Syndromes and Clinical Practice
- 1. From Pre-infarction Angina to Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Historical Perspective
- 2. Acute Coronary Syndromes: National and International Dimensions of the Problem
- 3. An Epidemiological Perspective: Society, Environment, Risk Factors, and Genetics
- 4. Natural History and Prognosis
- Section 2. Pathophysiology
- 5. Pathology of Stable and Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 6. Molecular Mechanisms of the Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Roles of Inflammation and Immunity
- 7. The Role of Infection
- 8. Triggers to Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 9. Novel Risk Factors in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 10. What Cardiologists Need to Know on Depression in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Section 3. Diagnosis
- 11. Clinical Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 12. Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Emergency Department: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Management
- 13. Electrocardiography, ECG Monitoring, and Provocative Stress Testing in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 14. Biochemical Markers of Myocardial Necrosis
- 15. Markers of a Thrombotic State
- 16. Markers of Inflammation
- 17. Coronary Angiography and the Culprit Lesion in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 18. Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 19. Nuclear Cardiology Techniques in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 20. Computed Tomography in Coronary Artery Disease
- 21. Emerging Diagnostic Procedures for the Vulnerable Plaque
- 22. Risk Stratification in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 23. Continuous Risk Stratification
- Section 4. Pharmacologic Management
- 24. Nitrates and Nitric Oxide Donors
- 25. [beta]-Blockers and Calcium Channel Blockers: Use in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 26. ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels, Adenosine, and Preconditioning
- 27. Metabolic Interventions
- 28. Antiplatelet Therapy
- 29. Anticoagulant Therapy
- Section 5. Management Strategies
- 30. Acute Plaque Passivation and Endothelial Therapy
- 31. Anti-thrombotic Management
- 32. Treatment of Cardiovascular Inflammation
- 33. Myocardial Cell Protection in Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Section 6. Revascularization
- 34. Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Which Patients and When?
- 35. Advantages and Hazards of Early Revascularization
- 36. New Surgical and Percutaneous Revascularization Procedures
- 37. Pharmacologic Revascularization
- 38. The Patient with Disabling Angina Not Amenable to Revascularization Procedures
- Section 7. Special Subgroups
- 39. The Elderly, Women, and Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
- 40. Coronary Artery Spasm
- 41. The Patient with Chest Pain Despite Normal Coronary Angiography
- 42. Cocaine and Other Environmental Causes of Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Section 8. From the Acute Phase to the Chronic Phase
- 43. Control of Risk Factors
- 44. Dietary Intervention in Coronary Care Units and in Secondary Prevention
- Section 9. Outlook to the Future
- 45. Perspective for Gene and Cell-Based Therapy
- 46. Cardiovascular Regeneration and Stem Cell Differentiation
- 47. Identifying the Vulnerable Plaque and the Vulnerable Patient
- 48. The Modern Coronary Care Unit
- Section 10. Guidelines for Management
- 49. Guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology
- 50. ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines Update for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction--Summary Article
- Index
