Challenges in acute coronary syndromes
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Published: |
Blackwell Science,
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Publisher Address: | Malden, MA |
Publication Dates: | 2001. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xii, 308 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: | 0632055790 |
Index Number: | R541 |
CLC: | R541.4 |
Call Number: | R541.4/C437 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Ch. 1. Is it all plaque rupture? -- Ch. 2. Plaque vulnerability and acute coronary syndromes: what are the prophylactic and therapeutic implications? -- Ch. 3. What is the role of infection in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes? -- Ch. 4. What is the role of coronary tone in acute coronary syndromes? -- Ch. 5. What is known about the genetics of acute coronary syndromes? -- Ch. 6. What is the role of advanced electrocardiology? -- Ch. 7. Biochemical tests in suspected acute coronary syndromes: which test when? -- Ch. 8. What is the role of MRI in coronary syndromes? -- Ch. 9. Advance imaging-PET -- Ch. 10. Does stress testing have a role? -- Ch. 11. What is the role of echocardiography in acute coronary syndromes? -- Ch. 12. Treatment of acute coronary syndromes: which heparin and for how long? -- Ch. 13. What about the novel antiplatelet agents? -- Ch. 14. What is the value of novel thrombolytic drugs and combination therapies in acute coronary syndromes? -- Ch. 15. Preconditioning, what is its potential? -- Ch. 16. Is myocardial protection effective? -- Ch. 17. Catheter-based interventions for treatment of acute coronary syndromes. |