Elsevier Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, 2nd Edition

Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, 2nd Edition

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By Theroux

 

A Health Science Title

Publication Date: 29/10/2010

ISBN: 1416049274

ISBN-13: 9781416049272

Subject Area: Medicine - Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine

Imprint Name: Saunders

 

Description

Acute Coronary Syndromes-a Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease-covers the state-of-the-art scientific and clinical information you need to rapidly evaluate and manage acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Pierre Theroux and his team of expert contributors present advances in diagnostic and imaging techniques such as biomarkers, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and multislice CT; secondary prevention; and new antiplatelet, anti-ischemic, and gene therapies…in print and online.

 

 

New to this edition

Access the fully searchable contents of the book online at expertconsult.com.

 

See techniques and procedures in greater detail and clarity through the all-new full-color design.

 

 

Approach treatment with a global perspective from the new section on Population-Based Perspective that discusses the INTERHEART study, insights from the REACH registry, lessons learned from European registries, and ACS in North America.

 

 

Gain a comprehensive understanding of ACS through coverage of pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, the role of the immune system, and brand-new chapters on cell necrosis and cell regeneration and pharmacogenetics in the section on Disease-Based Perspectives.

 

Integrate the latest testing and treatment techniques into your practice thanks to new chapters on biomarkers in acute ischemic heart disease; the role of noninvasive testing in prognostic risk stratification; the culprit lesions and patient at risk; non-responsiveness to antiplatelet therapy; bleeding in the acute coronary syndromes; and the refractory patient.

 

 

Author Info

By Pierre Theroux, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Montreal; Head Coronary Care Unit, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada