Preventive cardiology : strategies for the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease / edited by JoAnne Micale Foody.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foody, JoAnne Micale.

Series:

Contemporary cardiology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary cardiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heart--Diseases--Prevention.

Heart.

Heart--Diseases--Epidemiology.

Coronary Disease--prevention & control.

Coronary Disease--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Coronary Disease--prevention & control.

Coronary Disease--therapy.

Physical Description:

x, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2001]

Summary:

Leading clinicians define and illustrate the new practice of preventive cardiology as it applies to the identification and modification of risk and present novel new risk factors and insights into the prevention of atherosclerosis. Designed for the practitioner, this book takes a practical approach by concisely presenting only clinically oriented material that can be assimilated into the physician's daily practice. It also discusses basic pathophysiology, tools for diagnosis, current medical management and strategies for intervention. The author's teach that risk modification will prove to be one of the most significant "interventions" that any physician can perform in their patients with acute coronary syndromes. Serving as a handy guide for the busy clinician, this book not only presents current state-of-the-art management tactics, but also sheds light on future directions in the field.

Contents:

Part I New Paradigms in the Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease

1 The Unstable Plaque: Implications and Opportunities for Prevention / JoAnne Micale Foody, MD, Steven E. Nissen, MD 3

2 Endothelial Function and Insights for Prevention / Eric H. Lieberman, MD, Margarita R. Garces, MD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSC 19

3 Role of Antioxidants in Coronary Artery Disease / R. Preston Mason, PHD 29

4 Inflammation and Infection in Coronary Artery Disease / Michael A. Lauer, MD 47

Part II Risk Factors and Their Management in Coronary Artery Disease

5 Dyslipidemias and Coronary Artery Disease: Clinical Evidence and Clinical Implications / JoAnne Micale Foody, MD 67

6 Management of Hypertension: Implications of JNC VI / Donald G. Vidt, MD 99

7 Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperinsulinemia, and Coronary Artery Disease / Byron J. Hoogwerf, MD 117

8 Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease / Gordon G. Blackburn, PHD 143

9 Obesity and Coronary Artery Disease: Implications and Interventions / Kristine Napier, MPH, RD 159

10 Tobacco as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor / Robyn Bergman Buchsbaum, MHS, CHES, Jeffrey Craig Buchsbaum MD, PHD 177

11 Women and Coronary Artery Disease / JoAnne Micale Foody, MD, Cynthia Pordon, DO 193

12 A Recognized Risk Factor: Homocysteine and Coronary Artery Disease / Simone Nader, MD, Killian Robinson, MD 221

Part III Strategies for Prevention

13 Pharmacologic Agents in Preventive Cardiology / Michael A. Militello, PHARMD, Teresa H. Seo, PHARMD 235

14 Aspirin and Antiplatelet Agents in the Prevention of Complications of Coronary Artery Disease / Scott A. Moore, MD, Steven R. Steinhubl, MD 257

15 Exercise Testing and Risk Assessment / Christopher R. Cole, MD, Michael S. Lauer, MD 283

16 Electron Beam Tomography in the Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease / Arthur Agatston, MD 303

17 A Multidisciplinary Model for Aggressive Risk Factor Control in Cardiovascular Disease / Joseph P. Frolkis, MD, PHD 325

18 Pharmacoeconomics of Cardiovascular Medicine / Melanie Oates, PHD, MBA, RN, William F. McGhan, PHARMD, PHD, Ron Corey, PHD, MBA, RPH 339.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0896038114

OCLC:

43752331