Acute Myocardial Infarction
Published in February 1992
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-0-443-08838-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is a text on acute myocardial infarction designed for specialists in general medicine and for internists. It reviews the major clincial aspects and provides practical guidelines for patient management. It covers the changing natural history of the disease, the pathology, protean presentations, ancillary diagnostic tests, mechanical and haemodynamic complications, risk stratification and secondary prevention and more.
This is a text on acute myocardial infarction designed for specialists in general medicine and for internists. It reviews the major clincial aspects and provides practical guidelines for patient management. It covers the changing natural history of the disease, the pathology, protean presentations, ancillary diagnostic tests, mechanical and haemodynamic complications, risk stratification and secondary prevention and more.
This is a text on acute myocardial infarction designed for specialists in general medicine and for internists. It reviews the major clincial aspects and provides practical guidelines for patient management. It covers the changing natural history of the disease, the pathology, protean presentations, ancillary diagnostic tests, mechanical and haemodynamic complications, risk stratification and secondary prevention and more.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
688 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-08838-4 (9780443088384)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Incidence, natural history and pathology of acute myocardial infarction; clinical presentation and diagnostic techniques in acute myocardial infarction; thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction; routine and pharmacologic management of acute myocardial infarction; recognition and management of hermodynamic complications of acute myocardial infarction; invasive and noninvasive risk stratification of postmyocardial infarction patients; pharmacologic therapy and secondary intervention in the postinfarct patient; interventions in the postinfarct patient.