Clinical Trials in Cardiology
Published in November 1997
Book
Hardback
445 pages
978-0-7020-2156-5 (ISBN)
Description
A title in the Frontiers in Cardiology series. This book is aimed at the clinical cardiologist planning or participating in a clinical trial. It also shows how published trials should influence clinical practice. Written in a user friendly fashion, the book includes a synopsis of the key clinical trials. Features: * helps the clinician plan clinical trials * interprets the importance of past clinical trials in current clinical practice * user friendly format, with statistics explained for the non statistician * aids clinical practice in the light of evidence based research
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
24 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
826 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-2156-5 (9780702021565)
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Persons
Content
Section 1: Basic Principles. Introduction. Trial Design and Conduct. Interpreting a Trial Report. Limitations of Clinical Trials. Ethical Issues. Section 2: Clinical Topics. Lipid-Lowering Agents. Clinical Trials of Changing Dietary Fat. Hypertension. Stable and Unstable Angina. Randomized Trials in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Randomized Trials in Interventional Cardiology. Trials of Coronary Angioplasty Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Thrombolysis. Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy. ACE Inhibitors in and After Myocardial Infarction. Beta-Blockers, Calcium Blockers, Nitrates and Magnesium in and After Myocardial Infarction. Antiarrhythmic Treatment Strategies. Heart Failure. Rehabilitation.