Coronary artery disease in women : what all physicians need to know / edited by Pamela Charney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charney, Pamela, 1954-

Series:

Women's health series (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Women's health series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coronary heart disease.

Women--Diseases.

Women.

Coronary heart disease--Sex factors.

Coronary heart disease--Risk factors.

Coronary Disease.

Medical Subjects:

Coronary Disease.

Women.

Physical Description:

615 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : American College of Physicians, [1999]

Summary:

Coronary Artery Disease in Women provides the information physicians must have to successfully diagnose and manage this life-threatening condition. This book discusses the clinically important aspects of coronary artery disease with a focus on gender, age, and race. Coronary Artery Disease in Women is a pioneering work in the field of women's health and a valuable reference for the primary care physician. Part of ACP Women's Health Series.

Contents:

1. The Natural History of Coronary Artery Disease in Women: Epidemiology, Coronary Risk Factors, and Clinical Characteristics / Nanette K. Wenger 3

Prevention

2. Smoking / Judith Keller Ockene, Debra Perkins Bonollo, Abigail Adams 39

3. Diabetes and Insulin Resistance / Ami Laws 70

4. Lipids: Natural History and Pharmacologic Management / Judith M. E. Walsh 101

5. Nutrition and Lipids / Henry N. Ginsberg, Wahida Karmally 129

6. Hypertension / Ellen Cohen, Deborah M. Swiderski, Mary E. Wheat, Pamela Charney 160

7 Obesity and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Women / Gerald Sanders Berenson, Pamela Charney, Sathanur Ramachandaran Srinivasan, Wendy Ann Wattigney, Weihang Bao, Kurt Joseph Greenlund, Theresa Ann Nicklas 185

8. Exercise as Primary and Secondary Prevention / Joan M. Fair, Kathleen Berra, Abby C. King 209

9. Aspirin, Antioxidants, and Alcohol / Christine M. Albert, Joann E. Manson 236

10. Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease / Roger S. Blumenthal, Trudy L. Bush 264

11. Hormone Replacement Therapy: Practical Prescribing / Kevin C. Fleming, Mary P. Evans, Jonathan M. Evans 289

Diagnosis

12. Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain / Paula A. Johnson 315

13. Noninvasive Testing Techniques for Diagnosis and Prognosis / Leslee J. Shaw, Eric D. Peterson, Lynne L. Johnson 327

14. Influence of Gender on the Referral of Patients to and from Coronary Angiography / Thomas H. Marwick, D. Douglas Miller 351

Management

15. Angina Pectoris / Michelle Del Valle, William H. Frishman, Pamela Charney 373

16. Acute Coronary Syndromes / Laura J. Collins, Pamela S. Douglas 401

17. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Is It Worth the Risk? / Renee S. Hartz, Pamela Charney 438

18. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty / Steve R. Ommen, David R. Holmes, Jr., Malcolm R. Bell 463

19. Congestive Heart Failure / Ainat Beniaminovitz, Donna M. Mancini 476

20. Psychosocial Issues / Sue C. Jacobs, Peter H. Stone 496

21. Pharmacologic Secondary Prevention / Eva M. Lonn, Salim Yusuf 535

22. Future Directions / Pamela Charney 575.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0943126681

OCLC:

39361582