This
PDF covers the following topics related to Prevention of Cardiovascular
Disease : The total risk approach to prevention of cardiovascular
disease, Recommendations for prevention of cardiovascular disease, Basis
of recommendations , Modification of behaviour, Psychosocial factors, Multiple risk factor interventions,
Blood pressure lowering, Targets for blood pressure, Choice of initial
drug therapy, Lipid lowering, Benefits, Risks, Monitoring of treatment,
Cost-effectiveness, feasibility and resource implications of
antihypertensive and statin therapy, Control of glycaemia, Aspirin
therapy, Risks, Balance of risks and benefits, Fixed-dose combinations,
Hormone therapy.
This book covers the following
topics: Historical Perspectives on Management of Acute Myocardial
Infarction, Prehospital Diagnosis and Management of Acute Myocardial
Infarction, Primary Angioplasty, Utilization of PCI After Fibrinolysis,
Catheter Laboratory Design, Staffing and Training, Patient Preparation,
Vascular Access, and Guiding Catheter Selection, Anticoagulants and
Primary PCI, Management of Intracoronary Thrombus, Drug-Coated Balloons
in STEMI, Culprit-Only Artery Versus Multivessel Disease.
Author(s): Dr. Timothy J Watson, Dr.
Paul JL Ong, and Prof. James E Tcheng
This book provides you new information
on women’s heart disease and practical suggestions for reducing your own
personal risk of heart-related problems.
This book is oriented to readers
interested in learning the basic principles of interventional cardiology
and offers a brief insight into the potential use of such treatments in
routine clinical practice. Topics covered includes: Radial Access in
Primary PCI for Acute Myocardial Infarction, Current Concept of
Revascularization in STEMI Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery
Disease, Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusion, Percutaneous
Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty, Percutaneous Treatment of Mitral and
Tricuspid Regurgitation in Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock,. Coronary
Computed Tomography Angiography.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
is ranked as the leading cause of death world wide, responsible for 17.1
million deaths globally each year. This text reviews the epidemiology,
development, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of ischemic heart
disease.