The pace of therapeutic advances in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is rapid, and new clinically-relevant information appears with such frequency that it can be extremely challenging for clinicians to keep up.
Still, knowledge and interpretation of major clinical trials is crucial for the range of clinicians who manage cardiovascular patients, especially since important trial evidence often needs to be implemented soon after it is published.
Confidently apply gold standard treatment for 10 of the most critical areas of cardiology
Written by an international team of experts, Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: Putting the Evidence into Practice:
- Provides a succinct overview of recent major clinical trials - the gold standard for all medical treatment - across all the major cardiovascular subspecialties, to ensure you’re up-to-date on the most critical findings
- Guides cardiology trainees and clinicians on how cardiovascular clinical trials are designed and conducted, including statistical methodology, so you can conduct and/or appraise future trials yourself
- Addresses methodology as well as clinical effectiveness
- Offers evidence-based assessments on the most effective treatments and authoritative clinical information on management of the conditions so you can confidently apply what you learn
Physicians, surgeons, specialist nurses – any clinician seeking an accessible resource for designing and conducting cardiovascular trials and then translating their results into practice will appreciate this book’s clear guidance and succinct and practical approach.
Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction to Randomized Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular Disease (pages 1–43): Tobias Geisler, Marcus D. Flather, Deepak L. Bhatt and Ralph B. D'agostino
Chapter 2 Publishing Results of Clinical Trials and Reviewing Papers for Publication (pages 44–59): Tobias Geisler and Marcus D. Flather
Chapter 3 Management of Chronic Coronary Artery Disease (pages 60–85): Sabu Thomas and William E. Boden
Chapter 4 Acute Coronary Syndromes (ST Elevation and Non?ST Elevation) (pages 86–116): Tobias Geisler, Deepak L. Bhatt and Marcus D. Flather
Chapter 5 Heart Failure (pages 117–142): Christopher M. O'Connor and Wendy Gattis Stough
Chapter 6 Atrial Fibrillation (pages 143–173): Chee W. Khoo and Gregory Y. H. Lip
Chapter 7 Electrophysiology and Pacing (pages 174–204): Irina Suman?Horduna and Sabine Ernst
Chapter 8 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (pages 205–242): Dharam J. Kumbhani and Deepak L. Bhatt
Chapter 9 Randomized Controlled Trials in Cardiac Surgery: Is there any Alternative? (pages 243–273): Thanos Athanasiou, Amir Sepehripour and John Pepper
Chapter 10 Adult Congenital Heart Disease (pages 274–295): Cary Ward, J. Kevin Harrison and Thomas M. Bashore
Chapter 11 Cardiac Imaging (pages 296–344): Aiden Abidov and Daniel S. Berman
Chapter 12 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (pages 345–377): Alice J. Owen and Christopher M. Reid