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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799909503321

Titolo

Scientific basis of healthcare Angina / / editors, Colin R. Martin, Victor R. Preedy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Enfield, N.H : , : Science Publishers, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-06698-8

1-4665-0248-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MartinColin R. <1964->

PreedyVictor R

Disciplina

362.196/122

Soggetti

Angina pectoris

Myocardial infarction

Coronary heart disease

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1. Epidemiology of Angina; 2. Chest Pain: Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Causes; 3. Coronary Plaque Rupture in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome; 4. The Use and Application of Angina Questionnaires; 5. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction-Overview of Guidelines for Care Before, During, and After STEMI; 6. Non-Invasive Coronary Angiography with Cardiac CT in Patients with Angina Pectoris; 7. Drugs Used in Angina: An Overview

8. Current Clinical Application of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors in Angina Pectoris9. Anti-Anginal Drugs in Focus: Trimetazidine; 10. Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease Management; About the Editors; Color Plate Section

Sommario/riassunto

Practice and Procedures are continually changing with a corresponding improvement in healthcare. Concomitantly, the demand for comprehensive and focused evidenced-based text and scientific literature covering single areas of nursing and healthcare science or treatment has also increased. The volume on Angina covers, inter alia,



epidemiology of angina, coronary plaque rupture, angina questionnaires,American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for nursing care, non-invasive coronary angiography, drugs used in angina, thrombin inhibitors, and external c