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 * 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 * 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.

ISBN 1405140313   Pages 464 ISBN13 9781405140317 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 822 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Published in Chicester Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780879934934 Publication date 29 Jan 2007   Height (mm) 230 Library of Congress RC671   Width (mm) 157 DEWEY 616.1024   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Acute coronary syndrome by Thach N. Nguyen and Tan Huay Cheem and Bikash Agarwal and Rupesh Shah and James Nguyen and Nguyen Lan Viet		1
2		ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction by Thach N. Nguyen and C. Michael Gibson and Borce Petrovski and Prakash Makam and Nguyen Duc Cong and Pham Gia Khai		19
3		Hypotension and cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infarction by Thach N. Nguyen and Sim Kui Hian and Nikola Bakraceski and Haiyun Wu and Shiwen Wang		51
4		Coronary artery bypass graft surgery by Thach N. Nguyen and David Jayakar and Felix Gozo and Vijay Dave		71
5		Care for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery by Thach N. Nguyen and Gianluca Rigatelli and Loan T. Pham and Vo Thanh Nhan and Kim Eagle		103
6		Integrated primary prevention of cardiovascular disease by Huy Van Tran and Olabode Oladeinde and Nguyen Hai Thuy and Huynh Van Minh and Dao Duy An and Dat Nguyen Tran and Thach N. Nguyen and Adolphus Anekwe and Matthew J. Sorrentino		129
7		Pulmonary hypertension by Michael D. McGoon		191
8		Heart failure by Thach N. Nguyen and Loan T. Pham and Pham Nguyen Vinh and Norbert Lingling D. Uy and Gaurav Kumar and Hoang Pham		219
9		Ventricular tachycardia by Thomas Bump and Pham Quoc Khanh and Pham Nhu Hung and Ta Tien Phuoc and Abdul Wase and Vuong Duthinh		255
10		Atrial fibrillation by Hung-Fat Tse and Chu-Pak Lau		287
11		Mitral regurgitation by Jui-Sung Hung and Kean-Wah Lau and Zee-Pin Ding and Do Doan Loi and Pham Manh Hung and Thach N. Nguyen		319
12		Stroke by Thach N. Nguyen and Marc Simaga and Sundeep Mangla and Rajiv Kumar and Sanjeev V. Maniar		345
13		Syncope by Brian Olshansky and Dayi Hu and Pham Quoc Khanh and Pham Nhu Hung and Ta Tien Phuoc and Thach N. Nguyen		371
14		Congenital heart disease in adults by Thach N. Nguyen and Nguyen Lan Hieu and Huynh Tuan Khanh and Zhang Shuang Chuan and Heidi M. Connolly		405

"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)<!--end--> "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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