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Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Handbook for Clinical PracticeISBN: 978-1-4051-7138-0
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320 pages
February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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Preface.
Section one: Epidemiology.
1 Epidemiology of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.
David Hasdai and Alexander Battler.
Section two: Pathophysiology.
2 Pathologic findings in acute coronary syndromes.
Erling Falk.
3 Vascular biology of acute coronary syndromes.
Lina Badimon.
Section three: Clinical aspects of ACS.
4 Clinical aspects of acute coronary syndromes.
Eugene McFadden.
5 Circulating biomarkers for risk stratification.
Christopher Heeschen.
Section four: Investigation in ACS.
6 Coronary angiography, angioscopy, and intravascular ultrasound in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.
Eric Van Belle, Christophe Bauters, François Schiele, and Michel E. Bertrand.
7 New coronary imaging in acute coronary syndrome.
Pim J. de Feyter, Evelyne Regar, and Nico R.A. Mollet.
Section five: Special groups of patients.
8 Acute coronary syndromes in special groups of patients.
Piero O. Bonetti, Michael J. Zellweger, Christoph Kaiser, and Matthias E. Pfisterer.
Section six: Pharmacological treatment.
9 Antiischemic treatment (nitrates, β-blockers, calcium antagonists).
David McCarty, Colum G. Owens, and A.A. Jennifer Adgey.
10 Antiplatelet therapies: aspirin, thienopyridines, and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors.
Jaydeep Sarma and Keith A.A. Fox.
11 Antithrombin drugs: LMWH, unfractionated heparin, direct thrombin inhibitors .
Raphaelle Dumaine and Gilles Montalescot.
12 Statin therapy in ACS.
François Schiele.
Section seven: Myocardial revascularization.
13 Percutaneouscoronary interventionsand stenting/CABG in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.
Nicolas Meneveau and Jean-Pierre Bassand.
Section eight: Therapeutic strategy.
14 Risk stratification and therapeutic strategy.
Christian W. Hamm.
15 Indication for revascularization in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome.
Lars Wallentin.
16 Management of patientswith nonamenable lesions for myocardial revascularization.
Victor Legrand.
17 Non-ST-segment elevation coronary syndromes: European Society of Cardiology guidelines.
Michel E. Bertrand.
18 Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: ACC/AHA guidelines.
Pierre Théroux.
19 From guidelines to registries.
Luigi Tavazzi.
Section nine: Secondary prevention.
20 Secondary prevention after acute episode of patients presenting with nonpersistent ST-segment elevation.
Michel E. Bertrand.
21 How to detect vulnerable plaque.
Dirk Boese and Raimund Erbel.
22 Local versus systemic prevention treatment.
Mario Togni and Bernhard Meier.
Conclusions.
Index
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