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Record Nr.

UNISA996213962703316

Titolo

Markers in cardiology : a case-oriented approach / / edited by Jesse E. Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007

ISBN

1-281-06925-6

9786611069254

0-470-69198-0

0-470-76575-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamsJesse E

Disciplina

616.1/24

616.12

Soggetti

Heart - Diseases - Diagnosis

Biochemical markers

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

Markers in Cardiology : A CASE-ORIENTED APPROACH; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part 1 Cardiac troponins; 1 Basics of cardiac troponin: practical aspects of assays, potential analytical confounders, and clinical interpretation; 2 Diagnostic use of cardiac troponins in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; 3 Therapeutic implications of cardiac troponins in ST-segment elevation and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; 4 Ischemic heart disease in the absence of overt coronary artery disease; 5 So you think you have a ""false positive'' troponin?

6 Use of cardiac troponin in patients in non-ischemic pathologies and exposure to environmental toxins7 Cardiac troponins in patients with congestive heart failure; 8 Troponins and the critically Ill patient; 9 Cardiac troponins and renal failure; 10 Cardiac biomarkers: detection of in-hospital myocardial reinfarction; Part 2 Natriuretic peptides; 11 The future: interpreting new guidelines for myocardial infarction; 12 Basics of natriuretic peptides: practical aspects of assays, potential analytical confounders, and clinical interpretation,; 13 Natriruetic peptides in clinical practice



14 Outpatient evaluation for cardiovascular diseases using natriuretic peptide testing15 Natriuretic peptides in patients with renal failure; 16 Congestive heart failure: treatment implications of natriuretic peptides; 17 Utilizing multimarker strategies in patients who present with congestive heart failure; Part 3 Contemporary markers of risk; 18 Clinical integration of C-reactive protein for primary and secondary risk factor stratification; 19 Lipoprotein subfraction analysis using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Index

Sommario/riassunto

With the rapid development of the field of cardiac biomarkers comes a need for updated guidance on how to use them clinically. Drs. Adams, Jaffe, and Apple meet that need with this timely reference. Taking a case-oriented approach for the greatest clinical relevance, the book bridges the gap between science and practice. If you use - or want to use - cardiac markers such as BNP and troponin to help your patients, you will find this clear and comprehensive reference provides a dependable source of valuable information. The 19 chapters are divided into three parts:  Cardiac Tr