Acute Coronary Syndromes in Clinical Practice

✍ Scribed by Anthony A. Bavry, Deepak L. Bhatt (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 105
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is an umbrella term used to describe a series of signs and symptoms indicative of myocardial ischemia, comprising unstable angina, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, and ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes in Clinical Practice is an essential resource for the clinician in the management of ACS. In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the epidemiology and clinical presentation of ACS, it also guides the reader through risk assessment, risk stratification, diagnosis, and treatment of ACS. The book concludes with a discussion on emerging technologies in the treatment of ACS. The handbook format and ample use of illustrations make this pocketbook an excellent resource for General Practitioners, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Trainees, Medical Students, Nursing Students, and Paramedics who wish to keep up-to-date with recent advances in the understanding and treatment of ACS.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Definition, epidemiology, and prognosis....Pages 1-10
Pathophysiology....Pages 11-14
Clinical manifestations....Pages 15-22
Risk stratification....Pages 23-36
Anti-platelet therapies....Pages 37-48
Anti-thrombin therapy....Pages 49-59
Miscellaneous therapies....Pages 61-67
Revascularization and reperfusion therapy....Pages 69-77
Controversies and future approaches....Pages 79-88
Back Matter....Pages 89-98

✦ Subjects

Cardiology; General Practice / Family Medicine; Cardiac Surgery