Clinical guide to primary angioplasty. (©2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Stephen Brecker, Martin Rothman.
• Other Names: Brecker, Stephen; Rothman, Martin T
• Contents: (Publisher-supplied data) 1. Epidemiology and Historical Perspectives / Peter Clemmensen, Kari Saunamki -- 2. Pre-hospital Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction / Gilles Montalescot, Patrick Goldstein -- 3. Presentation of AMI? Symptoms, Exam, Biomarkers and Atypical Presentations / Christopher P. Moriates, Kabir J. Singh, Alan S. Maisel -- 4. The Definition of Myocardial Infarction / Kristian Thygesen, Joseph S. Alpert, and Allan S. Jaffe -- 5. Optimal Reperfusion Therapy: Clinical trial evidence of primary angioplasty and (prehospital) fibrinolysis / Freek W.A. Verheugt -- 6. Adjunctive Pharmacologic Therapies / Gregory Ducrocq, Gabriel Steg -- 7. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Role of Stenting versus Balloon Angioplasty and Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare Metal Stents. Trial Evidence and Current Concepts / Robert A. Byrne -- 8. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Culprit-Lesion Only versus Multivessel Intervention / Thomas Pilgrim, Stephan Windecker -- 9. Management of Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction: Ventricular Septal Defect, Mitral Regurgitation, Free-Wall Rupture / Imran Saeed, Marjan Jahangiri -- 10. Primary Coronary Angioplasty: The Role of Mechanical Circulatory Support / Luiz Alberto Mattos, Pedro Beraldo de Andrade -- 11. Primary Angioplasty: Methods of Reducing Infarct Size and Reperfusion Injury / Michael Gick, Jan Minners, Franz-Josef Neumann, Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen -- 12. Primary Angioplasty: The Importance of Time to Reperfusion, Door to Balloon Times and How to Reduce Them / Atman P. Shah, William J. French -- 13. Systems of Care for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Abhiram Prasad -- 14. Utilization of Facilitated and Rescue Angioplasty / Rajiv Gulati, Bernard J. Gersh -- 15. Opportunities and Challenges of Stem Cell Therapy: Is there a role in AMI / Barry H. Trachtenberg, Joshua M. Hare -- 16. Primary Angioplasty in Healthcare Delivery: The North American Model / Faisal Latif, Kintur Sanghvia, Cindy L. Grines MD -- 17. Special Management of the Diabetic Patients with STEMI / Salvatore Brugaletta, Manel Sabat -- 18. Role of Surgery in Acute Myocardial Infarction / Yasir Abu-Omar, David P. Taggart.
• Publisher Details: New York : Informa Healthcare
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (210 pages)
• Subjects: 617.4/12; Coronary heart disease -- Surgery; Myocardial infarction -- Surgery; Angioplasty; Myocardial Infarction -- surgery; Angioplasty -- methods; Myocardial Reperfusion -- methods; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781841847351; 1841847356; 9781841846736; 1841846732
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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