Acute coronary syndromes : a companion to Braunwald's heart disease / [editor], Pierre Théroux.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Théroux, Pierre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coronary heart disease.

Heart Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Heart Diseases.

Physical Description:

xix, 752 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Companion to Braunwald's heart disease

Heart disease.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Saunders, [2003]

Summary:

One of the leading experts in the field and a stellar cast of contributors provide all of the scientific and clinical information needed to facilitate rapid evaluation and immediate management of acute coronary syndromes using today's full range of strategiesfrom pharmaceutical approaches to revascularization. Readers will also find coverage of special considerations for specific populations and care settings, as well as the recent guidelines from the AHA/ACC and ESC Task Forces for the management of these challenging, life-threatening syndromes.

Contents:

Section 1 Acute Coronary Syndromes and Clinical Practice 1

1 From Pre-infarction Angina to Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Historical Perspective / C. Richard Conti 1

2 Acute Coronary Syndromes: National and International Dimensions of the Problem / Sidney C. Smith, Jr. 10

3 An Epidemiological Perspective: Society, Environment, Risk Factors, and Genetics / Bernhard R. Winkelmann, Winfried Marz 15

4 Natural History and Prognosis / Juan Carlos Kaski, Ramon Arroyo-Espliguero 49

Section 2 Pathophysiology 67

5 Pathology of Stable and Acute Coronary Syndromes / Jacob Fog Bentzon, Erling Falk 67

6 Molecular Mechanisms of the Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Roles of Inflammation and Immunity / Peter Libby 80

7 The Role of Infection / Jeffrey L. Anderson, Joseph B. Muhlestein 88

8 Triggers to Acute Coronary Syndromes / Jagmeet P. Singh, James E. Muller 108

9 Novel Risk Factors in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Jacques Genest 119

10 What Cardiologists Need to Know on Depression in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Francois Lesperance, Nancy Frasure-Smith 131

Section 3 Diagnosis 145

11 Clinical Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndromes / Howard A. Cooper, Eugene Braunwald 145

12 Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Emergency Department: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Management / Judd E. Hollander 152

13 Electrocardiography, ECG Monitoring, and Provocative Stress Testing in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Brian Y. L. Wong, Yuling Fu, Paul W. Armstrong 168

14 Biochemical Markers of Myocardial Necrosis / Christian W. Hamm, Christopher Heeschen 187

15 Markers of a Thrombotic State / Jane A. Leopold, Joseph Loscalzo 197

16 Markers of Inflammation / Giovanna Liuzzo, Luigi M. Biasucci 209

17 Coronary Angiography and the Culprit Lesion in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Francois Ledru, Johan H. C. Reiber, Joan C. Tuinenburg, Gerhard Koning, Jacques Lesperance 226

18 Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Ady Butnaru, Anique Ducharme, Jean-Claude Tardif 250

19 Nuclear Cardiology Techniques in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Kenneth A. Brown 269

20 Computed Tomography in Coronary Artery Disease / Pim J. de Feyter, Koen Nieman 285

21 Emerging Diagnostic Procedures for the Vulnerable Plaque / Richard Gallo, Cezar S. Staniloae 294

22 Risk Stratification in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes / Marc S. Sabatine, David A. Morrow, Elliott M. Antman 308

23 Continuous Risk Stratification / Xavier Bosch, Pierre Theroux 322

Section 4 Pharmacologic Management 331

24 Nitrates and Nitric Oxide Donors / Balkrishna K. Singh, Jacob Joseph, Jawahar L. Mehta 331

25 [beta]-Blockers and Calcium Channel Blockers: Use in Acute Coronary Syndromes / Lionel H. Opie, Patrick J. Commerford 341

26 ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels, Adenosine, and Preconditioning / Fabrizio Tomai 351

27 Metabolic Interventions / Gary D. Lopaschuk 359

28 Antiplatelet Therapy / Richard C. Becker, Annemarie Armani 368

29 Anticoagulant Therapy / Jeffrey I. Weitz, Shannon M. Bates 400

Section 5 Management Strategies 419

30 Acute Plaque Passivation and Endothelial Therapy / Peter L. Thompson 419

31 Anti-thrombotic Management / Pierre Theroux 431

32 Treatment of Cardiovascular Inflammation / James T. Willerson 444

33 Myocardial Cell Protection in Acute Coronary Syndromes / David Garcia-Dorado 453

Section 6 Revascularization 473

34 Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Which Patients and When? / Lars Wallentin 473

35 Advantages and Hazards of Early Revascularization / Christopher P. Cannon 492

36 New Surgical and Percutaneous Revascularization Procedures / Ali E. Denktas, David R. Holmes, Jr. 498

37 Pharmacologic Revascularization / Michael J.B. Kutryk, Duncan J. Stewart 515

38 The Patient with Disabling Angina Not Amenable to Revascularization Procedures / Udho Thadani 539

Section 7 Special Subgroups 553

39 The Elderly, Women, and Patients with Diabetes Mellitus / Darren K. McGuire, L. Kristin Newby, Mimi Sengupta Biswas, Judith S. Hochman 553

40 Coronary Artery Spasm / Hirofumi Yasue 574

41 The Patient with Chest Pain Despite Normal Coronary Angiography / Richard O. Cannon III 588

42 Cocaine and Other Environmental Causes of Acute Coronary Syndromes / Audrey H. Rapp, Richard A. Lange, L. David Hillis 594

Section 8 From the Acute Phase to the Chronic Phase 601

43 Control of Risk Factors / Priscilla Hsue, David D. Waters 601

44 Dietary Intervention in Coronary Care Units and in Secondary Prevention / Michel de Lorgeril, Patricia Salen 613

Section 9 Outlook to the Future 633

45 Perspective for Gene and Cell-Based Therapy / Luis Gabriel Melo, Abeel A. Mangi, Alok S. Pachori, Victor J. Dzau 633

46 Cardiovascular Regeneration and Stem Cell Differentiation / Susan M. Majka, Kathyjo A. Jackson, Margaret A. Goodell, Karen K. Hirschi 649

47 Identifying the Vulnerable Plaque and the Vulnerable Patient / Herbert D. Aronow, Eric J. Topol 661

48 The Modern Coronary Care Unit / Robert M. Califf, Galen S. Wagner, Christopher B. Granger, L. Kristin Newby, Wanda Bride 677

Section 10 Guidelines for Management 689

49 Guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology / Michel E. Bertrand 689

50 ACC/AHA 2002 Guidelines Update for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Summary Article / The Executive Committees, Eugene Braunwald 709.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0721696139

OCLC:

50676747