Acute coronary syndromes [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for clinical practice / / edited by Michel E. Bertrand, Spencer B. King III

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Blackwell, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.12; 616.123; 616/.047
• Soggetto topico: Heart; Coronary heart disease
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BertrandM KingSpencer B. <1937->
• Note generali: "A publication based on ESC guidelines (www.escardio.org/knowledge/guidelines)."; "European Society of Cardiology."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acute coronary syndromes A handbook for clinical practice; List of contributors; Preface; Section one:Epidemiology; CHAPTER 1Epidemiology ofnon-ST-segment elevationacute coronary syndromes:Euro Heart Survey, GRACE,CRUSADEDavid Hasdai and Alexander Battler; Section two:Pathophysiology; CHAPTER 2 Pathologic findings in acute coronary syndromes Erling Falk; CHAPTER 3 Vascular biology of acute coronary syndromes Lina Badimon; Section three:Clinical aspects of ACS; CHAPTER 4 Clinical aspects of acute coronary syndromes Eugene McFadden ; CHAPTER 5 Circulating biomarkers for risk stratification Christopher HeeschenSection four:Investigation in ACS; CHAPTER 6Coronary angiography,angioscopy, andintravascular ultrasound innon-ST-segment elevationacute coronary syndromesEric Van Belle, Christophe Bauters, François Schiele, andMichel E. Bertrand; CHAPTER 7New coronary imaging inacute coronary syndromePim J. de Feyter, Evelyne Regar, and Nico R.A. Mollet; Section five:Special groups of patients ; CHAPTER 8Acute coronary syndromesin special groups of patientsPiero O. Bonetti, Michael J. Zellweger, Christoph Kaiser,and Matthias E. PfistererSection six:Pharmacological treatment; CHAPTER 9Antiischemic treatment(nitrates, β-blockers, calciumantagonists)David McCarty, Colum G. Owens, and A.A. Jennifer Adgey; CHAPTER 10Antiplatelet therapies:aspirin, thienopyridines,andglycoprotein IIb/IIIareceptor inhibitorsJaydeep Sarma and Keith A.A. Fox; CHAPTER 11Antithrombin drugs: LMWH,unfractionated heparin,direct thrombin inhibitorsRaphaelle Dumaine and Gilles Montalescot ; CHAPTER 12Statin therapy in ACSFrançois SchieleSection seven:Myocardial revascularization; CHAPTER 13Percutaneous coronaryinterventions andstenting/CABG innon-ST-segment elevationacute coronary syndromesNicolas Meneveau and Jean-Pierre Bassand; Section eight:Therapeutic strategy; CHAPTER 14Risk stratification andtherapeutic strategyChristian W. Hamm; CHAPTER 15Indication forrevascularization innon-ST-elevation acutecoronary syndromeLars Wallentin; CHAPTER 16Management of patients withnonamenable lesions formyocardial revascularizationVictor Legrand ; CHAPTER 17Non-ST-segment elevationcoronary syndromes:European Society ofCardiology guidelinesMichel E. BertrandCHAPTER 18Non-ST-segment elevationacute coronary syndromes:ACC/AHA guidelinesPierre Théroux; CHAPTER 19From guidelinesto registriesLuigi Tavazzi; Section nine:Secondary prevention; CHAPTER 20Secondary prevention afteracute episode ofpatientspresenting with nonpersistentST-segment elevationMichel E. Bertrand; CHAPTER 21How to detect vulnerableplaqueDirk Boese and Raimund Erbel; CHAPTER 22Local versus systemicprevention treatmentMario Togni and Bernhard Meier; Conclusions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The management of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) has rapidly evolved over the last few years and many guidelines have been provided and already updated. This book is based on the latest ESC Guidelines and reports the current knowledge in NSTE-ACS, together with the most recent therapeutic options and the different strategies that can be applied according to the clinical status of patients. International experts address the different aspects of NSTE-ACS and bring useful information to clinicians, interventionalists and surgeons involved in the difficul
• Titolo autorizzato: Acute coronary syndromes
• ISBN: 1-280-74859-1; 9786610748594; 0-470-76347-7; 1-4443-1285-5; 1-4051-7138-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143317303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: ESC education series.