Controversies in cardiology. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Controversies in cardiology (Ambrose)
• Further Information: Note: John A. Ambrose, Alfredo E. Rodríguez, editors.
• Editors: Ambrose, John A; Rodríguez, Alfredo E
• Contents: Part I: Special situations of controversial, increased, or unknown cardiovascular risk. New risk factors of cardiovascular disease -- Angiographic narrowing prior to ST elevation MI. Are the lesions non obstructive? -- Vulnerable plaques versus patients-how to reduce acute coronary events in the future -- Diabetes and coronary artery disease -- Elevated triglycerides, atherosclerosis and adverse clinical events -- Patent foramen ovale closure and stroke -- Part II: Cardiovascular diagnosis -- CT angiography versus routine stress testing for patients with chest pain seen in the emergency room to exclude significant coronary artery disease -- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an interesting and somewhat unexplained clinical entity -- Chest pain in women: evaluation and management -- Part III: Cardiovascular management. Myocardial infarction diagnosis, troponin elevation and angiographic coronary artery disease -- New therapeutic options for patients with refractory angina -- Medical and invasive management of coronary artery disease in patients on anticoagulants -- Managing intracoronary thrombus during PCI -- Coronary stenting remains the first revascularization option in most patients with a clinical indication for myocardial revascularization -- Optimal management of multivessel CAD: PCI versus CABG surgery versus medical therapy alone -- Percutaneous coronary intervention in unprotected left main stenosis: medical evidence from randomized and observational studies -- Technical aspects of left main stem percutaneous coronary intervention -- DAPT after stenting in stable and acute coronary syndromes- does the drug combination really matter? -- Invasive management in CAD patients with stage 4 renal dysfunction or on dialysis -- What is the optimal stent design? The pathologist's opinion -- What is the optimal stent design interventionalist's view -- Role of oral therapies in the prevention of coronary restenosis: insights from randomized clinical trials -- When should ablation be considered in the treatment of atrial fibrillation -- a clinician's view -- Radial and femoral access in percutaneous intervention -- Advanced and expensive cardiovascular procedures in the very elderly--can we or should we limit access? -- Cost-benefit of TAVR: should indications be expanded? -- Editorial comments on the chapters.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 417 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.1/2; Medicine; Cardiology; Heart -- Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Cardiology; Heart -- Diseases; Health & Biological Sciences; Cardiovascular Diseases; Medicine; Cardiovascular Diseases; Medicine & Public Health; Cardiology; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; Medical -- Surgery -- General; Medical -- Surgery -- Thoracic; Surgical techniques; Cardiothoracic surgery; Endoscopic surgery; Heart -- Surgery; Medical -- Cardiology; Cardiovascular medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319204154; 3319204157
• Related ISBNs: 9783319204147; 3319204149
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from resource home page (ebrary, viewed February 23, 2016).
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