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John Wiley Management of Complex Cardiovascular Problems The Evidence-based Medicine Approach 2007 Edition by Thach N. Nguyen, Dayi Hu, Moo-Hyun Kim, Cindy L. Grines
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.