Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-Based Medicine Approach

Supplies dependable information you can use in daily practice.

Patients with complex cardiovascular problems pose a special management challenge for both the specialist and the non-specialist. To make the best treatment decisions and avoid potential problems, you need to stay on top of ever-changing standards of care.

This concise text offers candid advice on incorporating evidence-based data concerning:

• Acute coronary syndrome
• ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
• Hypotension and shock in acute myocardial infarction
• Care of the patient undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
• Care of the patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery
• Pulmonary hypotension
• Heart failure
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Atrial fibrillation
• Mitral regurgitation
• Ischemic stroke
• Syncope
• Congenital heart disease in adults

Conveniently boxed summaries give the clinician iimmediate access to:

• Critical thinking – presenting new concepts
• Evidence-based medicine – the key results of important clinical trials
• Emerging trends – how new information can be applied to improve practice
• Clinical pearls – advice from master clinicians
• Take home messages – succinct summaries of each chapter

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Nguyen, Thach; Hu, Dayi; Kim, Moo-Hyun; Grines, Cindy L.

ISBN:

978-1-40-514031-7

Specialty:

• Cardiology
• Internal Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

3rd

Pages:

464

Publication Year:

2007

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

100