| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 126 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Oxford cardiology library
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Oxford cardiology library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An introduction to cardioprotection / Derek Hausenloy & Derek Yellon -- Primary prevention of coronary heart disease / Richard Hobbs -- Percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombolysis in AMI and other ACS / Frans Visser & Maarten Simoons -- Anti-platelet and anti-thrombotic therapy post-AMI / Dana Dawson & Keith Fox -- Coronary no-reflow and microvascular obstruction / Derek Hausenloy & Derek Yellon -- Optimal medical therapy post-AMI / Lionel Opie -- Cardioprotection during cardiac surgery / John Pepper -- Endogenous mechanisms of cardioprotection / James Downey & Michael Cohen -- Adjunctive reperfusion therapy post-AMI / Thorsten Reffelmann & Robert Kloner -- Stem cell therapy post-AMI / Philippe Menasché -- Novel cardioprotective strategies / Derek Hausenloy & Derek Yellon. |
| Summary |
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide with 3.8 million men and 3.4 million women dying each year. Cardioprotection refers to the prevention of CHD and the clinical improvement in patients suffering from cardiovascular problems. This book focuses on the role of cardioprotection in surgery and the use of pharmacological therapies such as ACE-inhibitors, statins and beta-blockers in order to reduce the myocardial injury sustained by the patient and thesignificant risk of morbidity and mortality. It includes new cardioprotective strategies aimed at improving the clin. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Coronary heart disease -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Coronary heart disease -- Treatment. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Coronary artery bypass -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Coronary artery bypass. |
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Treatment. |
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Acute Coronary Syndrome. |
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Coronary Artery Bypass. |
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Cardiovascular Diseases. |
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Handbook.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Hausenloy, Derek J.
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Yellon, Derek M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cardioprotection. Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009 9780199544769 (DLC) 2010487159 (OCoLC)422762365 |
| ISBN |
9780191575488 (electronic book) |
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0191575488 (electronic book) |
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9780199544769 |
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019954476X |
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