Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems

'What the practicing cardiologist really needs is a text that emphasizes unbiased, up to date information and that places this information into an appropriate context. The third edition of "Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-based Medicine Approach", carefully edited by Dr Thach N. Nguyen and his co-Editors, does precisely this' - from the Foreword by Eugene Braunwald, MD, Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Patients with complex cardiovascular problems pose a special management challenge for both the specialist and the non-specialist. To make the best treatment decisions and avoid potential problems, you need to stay on top of ever-changing standards of care. "Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-based Medicine Approach, Third Edition", supplies dependable information you can use in daily practice. Conveniently boxed summaries give you immediate access to: Critical thinking - presenting new concepts; Evidence-based medicine - the key results of important clinical trials; Emerging trends - how new information can be applied to improve practice; Clinical pearls - advice from master clinicians; and, Take home messages - succinct summaries of each chapter. This concise text offers candid advice on incorporating evidence-based data concerning: Acute coronary syndrome; ST segment elevation; myocardial infarction; Hypotension and shock in acute myocardial infarction; care of the patient undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery; care of the patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery; Pulmonary hypotension; Heart failure; Ventricular tachycardia; Atrial fibrillation; Mitral regurgitation; Ischemic stroke; and, Syncope Congenital heart disease in adults. Keep "Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-based Medicine Approach, Third Edition", close at hand for the frequent consultation it is sure to receive.

"Dr Thach Nguyen and his talented coeditors and authors have again provided us with important ammunition for the war against heart disease. This fine book describes clearly some of the most difficult problems that cardiovascular specialists face, and it provides enormously helpful directions in dealing with them. This eminently readable book should be valuable to practicing cardiologists who are devoting themselves to fighting this global scourge and to trainees in the field" Eugene Braunwald, MD (From the Foreword to the 2nd Edition) "A very useful and concise tool that will assist physicians ... editors ... have accomplished a monumental task ... a great addition to the library of those involved in the field." Journal of the American Medical Association "Summarizes recent clinical data and offers the most appropriate treatment strategies...it incorporates the most recent randomized trials." Doodys Reviews

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