Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems: The Evidence-Based Medicine Approach

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
* Atrial fibrillation
* 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.