Cardiology Update 1990
Reviews for Physicians
Published in March 1990
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-444-01517-4 (ISBN)
Description
Cardiology Update: Reviews for Physicians, 1990 Edition , combines the contributions of outstanding experts in cardiology to present the latest information in the field. Among the newer developments examined are interventional cardiology and the current status of aortic balloon valvuloplasty, the roles of coronary artery bypass surgery and angioplasty in patients with multivessel coronary disease, and the problems facing surgeons following unsuccessful angioplasty. Other topics discussed include: * Thrombolysis and thrombolytic agents * Results from the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) * A review of silent myocardial ischemia This guide to recent advances in cardiology will be a valuable addition to the library of any cardiologist.
Cardiology Update: Reviews for Physicians, 1990 Edition , combines the contributions of outstanding experts in cardiology to present the latest information in the field. Among the newer developments examined are interventional cardiology and the current status of aortic balloon valvuloplasty, the roles of coronary artery bypass surgery and angioplasty in patients with multivessel coronary disease, and the problems facing surgeons following unsuccessful angioplasty. Other topics discussed include: * Thrombolysis and thrombolytic agents * Results from the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) * A review of silent myocardial ischemia This guide to recent advances in cardiology will be a valuable addition to the library of any cardiologist.
Cardiology Update: Reviews for Physicians, 1990 Edition , combines the contributions of outstanding experts in cardiology to present the latest information in the field. Among the newer developments examined are interventional cardiology and the current status of aortic balloon valvuloplasty, the roles of coronary artery bypass surgery and angioplasty in patients with multivessel coronary disease, and the problems facing surgeons following unsuccessful angioplasty. Other topics discussed include: * Thrombolysis and thrombolytic agents * Results from the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) * A review of silent myocardial ischemia This guide to recent advances in cardiology will be a valuable addition to the library of any cardiologist.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-01517-4 (9780444015174)
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Content
Preface. List of Contributors. 1. Current status of aortic balloon valvuloplasty treatment of adult patients: resolved issues, controversial issues, future directions (C.R. McKay). 2. The role of coronary bypass surgery versus percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with multivessel coronary disease: viewpoint of the cardiac surgeon (L.H. Cohn). 3. Emergency surgery following unsuccessful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (M.S. Hochberg). 4. Angioscopy: its role in understanding coronary and peripheral vascular disease (J.S. Forrester). 5. Silent myocardial ischemia (A.C. Yeung and A.P. Selwyn). 6. Newer Thrombolytic Agents (M. Verstraete) 7. Will suppressing ventricular arrhythmias after myocardial infarction improve survival? What will we learn from the cardiac arrhythmia suppression trial? (J.T. Bigger). 8. Newer aspects in diagnosis and management of syncope (F.J. Jaeger et al). 9. Calcium nutrition and metabolism and blood pressure control (C.D. Morris et al). 10. The receptor-g protein-adenylate cyclase complex in heart failure (A. Feldman).