The 6th Edition continues to be the definitive pocket-sized guide on the hows and whys of cardiovascular drugs. It provides in-depth information on all of the drug classes used to treat heart disease, and covers drug use, new drug classes, drug use for single and multiple problem management, and more. A user-friendly organization speed readers to the information they need, and dynamic new full-color drawings illustrate key pharmacological and physiological actions. The new edition includes access to the companion website, which offers bi-annual content updates to keep you current with new…mehr
The 6th Edition continues to be the definitive pocket-sized guide on the hows and whys of cardiovascular drugs. It provides in-depth information on all of the drug classes used to treat heart disease, and covers drug use, new drug classes, drug use for single and multiple problem management, and more. A user-friendly organization speed readers to the information they need, and dynamic new full-color drawings illustrate key pharmacological and physiological actions. The new edition includes access to the companion website, which offers bi-annual content updates to keep you current with new drugs, indications and leading trials. The website also has the feature of fully searchable text to access book content via drug, disease or drug action.
Lionel H. Opie, MD, DPhiL, DSc, FRCP, Codirector, Cape Heart Centre annd Medical Research Councill's Interuniversity Heart Research Group; Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa, Visiting Professor (1984-1998), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA; Bernard J. Gersh, MB, ChB, DPhil, FACC, Professor of Medicine and Chair, Cardiovascular Education, Mayo Medical School; Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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1. Beta-Blocking Agents 2. Nitrates 3. Calcium Channel Blockers 4. Diuretics 5. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors 6. Digitalis, Acute Inotropes and Inotropic Dilators 7. Antihypertensive Drugs 8. Antiarrhythmic Drugs and Strategies 9. Antithrombotic Agents: Platelet Inhibitors, Anticoagulants, and Fibrinolytics 10. Lipid-lowering and Antiatherosclerotic Drugs 11. Which Therapy for Which Condition?
