Title:
Controversies in Cardiology
Author:
Ambrose, John A. editor.
ISBN:
9783319204154
Edition:
1st ed. 2015.
Physical Description:
XVIII, 417 p. 53 illus., 41 illus. in color. online resource.
Contents:
Section 1. Special situations of controversial, increased, or unknown cardiovascular risk -- Optimal management of old and new CV risk factors -- Angiographic narrowing prior to ST elevation MI. Are the lesions non-obstructive? -- Preventing future acute coronary events - Identify and treat vulnerable plaques or vulnerable, high risk patients? -- Treatment of diabetes and coronary artery disease -- Elevated triglycerides and atherosclerosis -- Patent foramen ovale and stroke -- Systolic hypertension in the elderly -- Section 2. Cardiovascular diagnosis -- CT angiography vs routine stress testing in patients with chest pain seen in the emergency room to exclude coronary artery disease -- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy- frequency, diagnosis and management -- Chest pain in women - evaluation and management -- Section 3. Cardiovascular management -- Myocardial infarction and "normal" coronary arteries on angiography -- Management of intractable angina when PCI or CABG is not an option -- Invasive management of CAD in patients on anticoagulants -- Managing intracoronary thrombus during PCI -- Optimal management of multivessel disease - PCI vs CABG vs medical therapy alone -- Appropriate therapy for severe left main disease -- Radial vs femoral procedures for angiography and PCI -- DAPT after stenting in stable and acute coronary syndromes - does the drug combination really matter? -- CAD management in patients with significant renal dysfunction or on dialysis -- What is the optimal stent design? -- Oral pharmacotherapy in the prevention of restenosis: prednisolone, rapamune, colchicine and cilostazol -- When should ablation be considered in the treatment of atrial fibrillation? -- Use of advanced and expensive cardiac procedures in the very elderly- Can or should we limit access? -- Cost benefits of TAVR- Should the indications be expanded?.
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Electronic Access:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20415-4Copies:
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