About the Book
What the practicing cardiologist really needs is a text that emphasizes unbiased, up to date information and that places this information into an appropriate context. The third edition of "Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-based Medicine Approach," carefully edited by Dr Thach N. Nguyen and his co-Editors, does precisely this." From the Foreword by Eugene Braunwald, MD, Distinguished Hersey Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Patients with complex cardiovascular problems pose a special management challenge for both the specialist and the non-specialist. To make the best treatment decisions and avoid potential problems, you need to stay on top of ever-changing standards of care. "Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-based Medicine Approach," Third Edition, supplies dependable information you can use in daily practice.
Conveniently boxed summaries give you immediate access to:
Critical thinking - presenting new concepts
Evidence-based medicine - the key results of important clinical trials
Emerging trends - how new information can be applied to improve practice
Clinical pearls - advice from master clinicians
Take home messages - succinct summaries of each chapter
This concise text offers candid advice on incorporating evidence-based data concerning:
Acute coronary syndrome
ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
Hypotension and shock in acute myocardial infarction
Care of the patient undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Care of the patient undergoing non-cardiac surgery
Pulmonary hypotension
Heart failure
Ventricular tachycardia
Atrialfibrillation
Mitral regurgitation
Ischemic stroke
Syncope
Congenital heart disease in adults
Keep "Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-based Medicine Approach," Third Edition, close at hand for the frequent consultation it is sure to receive.