Management of acute coronary syndromes / edited by Peter M. Schofield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schofield, Peter M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coronary heart disease--Management.

Coronary heart disease.

Management.

Physical Description:

viii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Martin Dunitz ; Malden, MA : Distributed in the USA by Blackwell Science, 2000.

Contents:

I Unstable Angina

1. History, examination and investigations (including pathophysiology and epidemiology) / Trevor Wistow 3

2. Medical treatment of unstable angina / Kim Priestley 17

3. Unstable angina: cardiac catheterization and findings / Rosemary A Rusk, Antoinette Kenny 33

4. Coronary angioplasty / James A Hall 51

5. Acute coronary syndromes: the role of surgery / Andrew J Ritchie 75

II Myocardial Infarction

6. History, examination and investigations (including pathophysiology and epidemiology) / Michael H Cave 93

7. The role of aspirin, heparin and thrombolysis / Adrian D Raybould, Maurice B Buchalter 109

8. Other medical treatment / Peter F Ludman 129

9. Coronary angioplasty and stenting / Adrian Brodison, Anoop Chauhan 149

10. Surgery and the management of mechanical complications of myocardial infarction / Inderpaul Birdi, Stephen R Large 175

11. Arrhythmias associated with acute myocardial infarction / Rana A Sayeed, Andrew A Grace 193

12. Management of patients following discharge after myocardial infarction / Jason Pyatt, Paul Mullins 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853177199

OCLC:

44510091