Part of the renowned Braunwald family of references, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Second Edition: A Companion to
Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides the tools and knowledge you need for effective diagnosis, evaluation, and management
of patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Concise and easy to use, this fully revised volume explores the most recent tools for diagnosis and therapeutic decision-making, as well as the full range of available management strategies, providing outcomes data for each strategy.
This book also includes regular updates with late-breaking clinical trials, reviews of important new articles,
and the latest guidance on clinical practice, all selected and masterfully edited by Dr. Eugene Braunwald.
Key Features
ventricular remodeling
SECTION I OVERVIEW
01 Overview of the Patient With Acute Coronary Syndrome
02 Classification and Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndromes
SECTION II INITIAL EVALUATION & RISK STRATIFICATION
03 Prehospital Assessment and Systems of Care
04 Clinical Approach to Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome
05 Acute Cardiac Imaging for Patients With Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
06 Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndromes
07 Emergency Department Evaluation of the Lower-Risk Patient: Whom Can You Send Home?
SECTION III INITIAL TREATMENT
08 Selection of Reperfusion Therapy and Transfer Strategies for Patients With STEMI
09 Fibrinolytic Therapy for Patients With STEMI
10 Revascularization in Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: For Whom, When, and How?
11 Approach to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Myocardial Infarction
12 Acute Coronary Syndrome: Selection of Initial Anticoagulant Therapy
13 Overview of Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndrome
SECTION IV IN-HOSPITAL EVALUATION
14 Approach to Noninvasive Testing After Presentation With Acute Coronary Syndrome
15 Echocardiography in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
16 Nuclear Cardiology Techniques After Acute Coronary Syndrome
17 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging After Presentation With Acute Coronary Syndrome
18 Optical Coherence Tomography and Other Intracoronary Diagnostic Procedures
SECTION V IN-HOSPITAL COMPLICATIONS
19 Reperfusion Injury: Prevention and Management
20 Recurrent Ischemia: Detection, Diagnosis, and Outcomes
21 Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary Syndromes
22 Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
23 Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death After Myocardial Infarction
24 Epidemiology and Management of Bleeding in Acute Coronary Syndromes
SECTION VI SECONDARY PREVENTION AFTER ACS
25 Oral Anticoagulation Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome
26 Antiplatelet Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome
27 Anti-inflammatory Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome
28 Management of the Patient With ACS in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
29 New Concepts in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndrome
30 Tackling the Problem of Adverse Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction
SECTION VII EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOBIOLOGY
31 Global Evolving Epidemiology, Natural History, and Treatment Trends of Acute Coronary Syndrome
32 Mechanisms of Myocardial Ischemic Injury, Healing, and Remodeling