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Recommended Books on Angina
Coronary Heart Disease in Clinical Practice
Coronary Heart Disease in Clinical Practice is a concise and thorough reference book for health professionals involved in the care and treatment of cardiac patients, both in primary care and hospital environment. It highlights the important aspects of the numerous current guidelines, both in America and the UK, making this a valuable timesaving reference tool that incorporates the latest research in the field. The broad coverage of this book includes chapters on coronary heart disease, cardiac investigations, angina, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmia, lipids, hypertension and diabetes. Aspects of risk modification, including nutrition, obesity, smoking and alcohol, are also discussed. The text contains carefully selected, complex medical quarries on hot topics and each is explained at length with the aid of illustrations and tables.
Coronary Heart Disease: Your Questions Answered Highly Commended (Cardiology category), BMA Awards 2005. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an enormous health problem in the developed world. It is the commonest cause of death worldwide, and GPs and nurse practitioners have a vital role to play in diagnosis, management and risk reduction. In the popular Q and A format of the Your Questions Answered series, this book provides succinct, expert information on CHD. Although aimed mainly at the primary care practitioner, it also addresses many questions asked about CHD by other physicians, practice and community nurses, medical students and trainees, and indeed patients. With an emphasis on evidence-based, up-to-date knowledge, the authors discus all aspects of this serious condition, including relative risk factors; the role of lifestyle in both prevention strategies and management; and the use of drug therapies, including ACE inhibitors and statins. Some frequently asked patient questions, in non-medical language, are included, and there is a list of sources of further information and patient support.
- Popular question-and-answer format
- Covers both commonplace and rarer issues
- Includes information on other types of headache
- Lists useful websites, associations, patient resources
- Sections on patient's frequently asked questions
MemoCharts Pharmacology: Angina pectoris and its drug therapy (Review chart) (Paperback) An integrated mini review of Angina pectoris and its drug therapy, illustrated with visually appealing tables and diagrams. A quick visual aide for the course study and board review
Chest Pain *A clear and concise handbook for the diagnosis and management of chest painDesigned to give physicians an understanding of the underlying cause and how to treat it
*Convenient pocket size is designed for everyday use
Passing on Bypass Using External CounterPulsation : An FDA Cleared Alternative to Treat Heart Disease Without Surgery, Drugs or Angioplasty. SECOND EDITION Over 58 million Americans have some kind of heart disease. Far too many people are unnecessarily forced into surgery or angioplasty when a safer alternative exists. This book describes External CounterPulsation, which is a painless, non-invasive, successful treatment for patients with heart disease and angina. Pressure cuffs wrapped around a patient's legs and hips squeeze the leg muscles in conjunction with the beating of the heart. The idea behind ECP (Medicare and insurance covered), is to boost blood flow to the heart through the natural growth of bypasses around arterial blockages. This amazing treatment even works in bypass failures.
The Angina Dialogues The Book of poems The Angina Dialogues speaks to the mind and heart in a profound and unique way. Readers will want to return to these poems as they would to a wise and compassionate friend. The poems chronicle the journey of its author through the fears, terrors, and joys of love, childhood, adulthood, age, and self-actualization. Every human being can find himself in these pages. The poems are introspective and existential in nature, with the deceptive use of common, clear everyday language that draws the reader into the deep well of self-exploration and discovery. The language and metaphor of these poems are each a revelation exposing the core of the psyche and the soul and the often hidden and unsaid meanings of human existence. Reading the poems are both an emotional catharsis and an invitation to self-discovery.
Chest Pain J. Willis Hurst, MD, a pioneer in the development of cardiology, and his colleague, Douglas C. Morris, M.D., both of Emory University, have edited this book and chose its unusual title for very specific reasons. Patients sometimes have an odd view as to anatomic landmarks that identify the location of the chest, and may assign terms other than pain to their discomfort. Hence the quotation marks around "chest pain." The arrow (-->) after "chest pain" indicates that the physician initially may not know the cause of the symptom, so a differential diagnosis must be established.
This book was written to reintroduce in the modern clinical setting the knowledge and skills needed to analyze symptoms, physical findings, and ECG and x-ray abnormalities in order to accurately diagnose more than 50 different conditions that may bring about a complaint of "chest pain." Experts in the fields of cardiology, pulmonology, dermatology, orthopedics, thoracic surgery, and psychiatry contribute a unique perspective on this common but compelling medical problem. Each chapter concentrates on one causative syndrome or malady, from its initial presentation to its etiology, to differential diagnosis and treatment, while an abundance of well-designed figures serve to illustrate the location of the "chest pain." Any cardiologist, primary care, or emergency care physician who may encounter a patient complaining of "chest pain" will benefit from this book''s clear, concise and thorough approach to the problem.
The ECG in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina (Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine)
Every time a patient presents with acute chest pain, the challenge is to make, as soon as possible, the correct diagnosis of presence, size, site and severity of myocardial ischemia. The electrocardiogram is the only tool able to do so immediately, in a non-invasive way and at low cost. Recently, new information has become available allowing us to recognize where in the coronary artery the culprit lesion is located and thereby estimate the size of the area of the heart which is jeopardized. This is of obvious importance in determining the aggressiveness of our therapy. Will we select a thrombus dissolving drug or opt for an invasive coronary intervention? In myocardial ischemia rhythm and conduction disturbances are often present. Again, proper ECG interpretation under these circumstances is essential for management of the patient and future risk assessment. When reperfusion of the acutely ischemic area is attempted by thrombolytic therapy or a percutaneous coronary intervention the ECG is important to inform us about the result. Not only in acute myocardial infarction but also in unstable angina the size, site and severity of cardiac ischemia is of great importance. Again that information can be provided by the electrocardiogram. All this new information is thoroughly discussed by members of the internationally recognized Maastricht school of electrocardiography.
The book is a must for any healthcare professional engaged in the management of the patient with acute chest pain.
Angina Pectoris in Clinical Practice Angina pectoris is a common condition and therefore consumes significant healthcare resources, The WHO estimates that it will be the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide by 2010 Angina Pectoris in Clinical Practice provides the clinician with a guide to the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients suffering from stable and unstable angina.
Cardiac Road - (Living with Angina and Coronary Heart Disease) Many healthy people have heart disease in their blood, and know nothing about it. This compelling story, while warning those happy and unsuspecting people, will also be welcomed by newly diagnosed patients of Angina. Veterans of Coronary Heart Disease, will identify with the authors experience of stroke, heart attack, and open heart surgery, but his narrative goes on to expose the unexpected emotional trauma, which appears without warning, and can destroy family relationships through suicidal desparation. This is a true story, written by an Engishman for a world readership. The disease is not an English disease, and we need to face up to it together. It is a book of amusing insights, and anecdotes surrounding clinical proceedures, and will be enjoyed by consultants, doctors, nurses, and technicians throughout the world, who deal with people suffering from this debilitating disease. It is a wonderful story of a patient's experience, which should help many victims, and those people who care for them.
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