Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK. Discusses clinical trial data and preferred therapies.
Author(s): Graham Jackson
Edition: 1
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Year: 2003
Language: English
Pages: 417
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Contributors......Page 10
Achieving optimal blood pressure control......Page 14
Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy......Page 34
Cholesterol and coronary heart disease: the current status......Page 58
Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease: are the cardiovascular benefits established?......Page 78
Alcohol, hypertension and cardiovascular disease......Page 94
Diabetes and the heart......Page 114
Inflammation and infection in coronary artery disease......Page 138
Unstable coronary syndromes: what is new?......Page 158
Myocardial stunning......Page 184
Ischemic preconditioning: from bench to bedside......Page 198
The role of ACE inhibitors in coronary artery disease......Page 224
Angiotensin receptor blockers for chronic heart failure and acute myocardial infarction......Page 240
Cardiovascular disease in the elderly......Page 254
Laser myocardial revascularization......Page 280
Vascular brachytherapy......Page 300
Syndrome X......Page 324
Genetics in cardiovascular disease......Page 342
Cardiac rehabilitation......Page 356
New thoughts in antiarrhythmic therapy......Page 378
Index......Page 400
