Cardiovascular Therapeutics 4/e: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease

Cardiovascular Therapeutics,4/e: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease


Manage cardiovascular problems more effectively with the most comprehensive resource available! A trusted companion to
Braunwald's Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 4th Edition addresses pharmacological, interventional, and
surgical management approaches for each type of cardiovascular disease. This practical and clinically focused
cardiology reference offers a balanced, complete approach to all of the usual and unusual areas of cardiovascular
disease and specific therapies in one concise volume, equipping you to make the best choices for every patient.








I. Decision Making and Therapeutic Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine

1. Tools for Assessment of Cardiovascular Tests and Therapies

2. Pharmacologic Principles

3. Gene Therapy/Stem Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disorders

4. The Process of Regulatory Approval of New Cardiovascular Drugs and Devices

II. Ischemic Heart Disease

5. Pharmacologic Options for Treatment of Ischemic Disease

6. Mechanical Approaches to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

7. DES, thrombus extraction, embolization protection devices

8. Ischemic Heart Disease: Surgical Options-A Cardiology Perspective

9. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Surgical Perspective

10. Primary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease
11. Management of Unstable Angina and Non-ST- Elevation Myocardial Infarction

12. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

13. Chronic Angina: Stable

III. Heart Failure

14. Principles of Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Heart Failure

15. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

16. Surgical Interventions for Heart Failure

17. Ambulatory Management of Heart Failure

18. Hospital Management of Heart Failure

19. Cardiac Transplantation and Circulatory Support Devices

IV. Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

20. Clinical Pharmacology of Antiarrhythmic Drugs

21. Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Tachyarrhythmias

22. Implantable Devices for the Electrical Management of Heart Disease: Overview of Indications for Therapy and
Selected Advances

23. Surgical Options for Treatment of Arrhythmias

24. Acute and Chronic Pharmacologic Management of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

25. AF - A Comprehensive Approach

26. Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias

V. Dyslipoproteinemias/Atherosclerosis

27. Dyslipoproteinemias/ Atherosclerosis: Overview of Pathology and Management Strategies

28. Dyslipoproteinemias/ Atherosclerosis: Dietary Therapy

29. Dyslipoproteinemias/ Atherosclerosis: Pharmacologic Therapy

30. The Steps Beyond Diet and Drug Therapy for Severe Hypercholesterolemia

VI. Hypertension

31. Antihypertensive Therapy

32. Lifestyle Modification in the Treatment of Hypertension

33. Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension

34. Secondary Hypertension: Endocrine Causes

35. Secondary Hypertension: Renal Vascular Causes

36. Treatment of Hypertension in the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease

37. Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Renal Disease

38. Refractory Hypertension

39. Hypertensive Emergencies

40. Hypertension in Pregnancy and in Children

VII. Other Cardiovascular Conditions

41. Pharmacologic Options for Treating Cardiovascular Disease during Pregnancy

42. Care for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

43. Treatment of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

44. Prevention and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis

45. Treatment of Pericardial Disease

46. The Timing of Valve Surgery

47. Surgical Therapy for Valvular Heart Disease

48. Rehabilitation of the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease

Appendices

1. Cardiovascular Drugs

2. Cardiovascular Devices