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Clinical guide to primary angioplasty / edited by Stephen Brecker, Martin Rothman.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Angioplasty.
- Coronary heart disease--Surgery.
- Coronary heart disease.
- Myocardial infarction--Surgery.
- Myocardial infarction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Informa Healthcare, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <P>Primary angioplasty is a life-saving, minimally invasive emergency procedure increasingly used in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. As the procedure further proves its effectiveness, it is imperative that all cardiologists have a comprehensive understanding of the major issues surrounding primary angioplasty. This easy-to-use, clinically focused text is an essential reference for those hoping to achieve this understanding. A valuable educational tool, this text fully explores the vital concepts of primary angioplasty. </P>
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Epidemiology and Historical Perspectives; Chapter 2. Prehospital Diagnosis and Management; Chapter 3. Presentation of AMI-Symptoms,; Chapter 4. The Definition of Myocardial Infarction; Chapter 5. Optimal Reperfusion Therapy:; Chapter 6. Adjunctive Pharmacologic Therapies; Chapter 7. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention:; Chapter 8. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention:; Chapter 9. Management of Mechanical Complications; Chapter 10. Primary Coronary Angioplasty: The Role; Chapter 11. Primary Angioplasty: Methods of Reducing
- Chapter 12. Primary Angioplasty: The Importance ofChapter 13. Systems of Care for Primary Percutaneous; Chapter 14. Utilization of Facilitated and; Chapter 15. Opportunities and Challenges of Stem Cell; Chapter 16a. Primary Angioplasty in Health Care; Chapter 16b. Primary Angioplasty in Health Care; Chapter 16c. Primary Angioplasty in Health Care; Chapter 17. SpecialManagement of Diabetic; Chapter 18. Role of Surgery in Acute; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-429-15117-9
- 1-282-62826-7
- 9786612628269
- 1-84184-735-6
- 9780429151170
- OCLC:
- 645098447
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