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Springer Acute Coronary Syndrome Multidisciplinary and Pathway-Based Approach 1st Editon 2007 Softbound by Mun K. Hong, Eyal Herzog
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) affects millions of patients annually and requires immediate diagnosis and therapy. In addition, with the aging of the global population, ACS will become an even greater medical emergency, not only for the emergency room and cardiology physicians, but for all other specialists having to treat an older population at risk of ACS. Acute Coronary Syndrome provides practical approaches for optimal therapy of patients with acute coronary syndrome and will become the handbook of choice for all trainees and non-medical specialists looking for an algorithm-based triage and prompt treatment of their patients with ACS. Acute Coronary Syndrome: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We Are Going.- The PAIN Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Translation of Critical Pathways for Acute Coronary Syndrome into Admission Notes and Discharge Planning.- Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Evaluation in the Emergency Department and Cardiac Biomarkers.- Diagnosis and Treatment of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Unstable Angina.- Use of Stress Testing for the Risk Stratification of Patients at Low to Intermediate Event Risk According to the PAIN Pathway Algorithm.- The Role of Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock.- Management of Pericardial Disease Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Surgical Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome.- Arrhythmias Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction—Bradyarrhythmias.- Arrhythmias Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Including Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter.- Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients After Myocardial Infarction.- Management of Cocaine-Induced Chest Pain.- Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women and the Elderly.- Acute Coronary Syndrome in African Americans and Hispanic Americans.- Coronary Artery Spasm and Chest Pain with Normal Coronary Arteries.- Antihypertensive Therapy in the Acute Coronary Syndrome Patient.- Hyperglycemia Complicating the Acute Coronary Syndrome: Algorithm for Hyperglycemia Management During ACS.- Transition from Acute Phase to Chronic Phase: Secondary Prevention for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.- Smoking Cessation in the Cardiac Patient.- Future Developments.