The AHA Guidelines and Scientific Statements Handbook

by Valentin Fuster (Editor)

Overview

While clinicians agree that society-issued guidelines and statements are the most dependable source for current information on standards of care, they also recognize that locating the appropriate guideline and extracting the clinically relevant portions is quite challenging. By making the AHA Guidelines and Statements more accessible, this convenient handbook facilitates their clinical use for better patient care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781444359749
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/23/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	388
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, former Chairman of the American Heart Association's Committee on Vascular Lesions, Assessing and Modifying the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque explores the most cutting-edge developments in a field grown richer through technological advances.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Preface x

1 Chronic Stable Angina Theodore D. Fraker Stephan D. Fihn Raymond J. Gibbons 1

2 Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Jeffrey L. Anderson Nanette Kass Wenger 25

3 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Elliott M. Antman 46

4 Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs Mark A. Williams Gary J. Balady 91

5 Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Sidney C. Smith, Jr. 108

6 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Sidney C. Smith, Jr. 117

7 Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Cullen D. Morris Kim Eagle Robert A. O'Rourke Robert A. Guyton 134

8 Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery Lee A. Fleisher 152

9 Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease Alan T. Hirsch Ziv J. Haskal 165

10 Cholesterol Management in the Context of Risk Factor Profile Scott M. Grundy 187

11 Hypertension Clive Rosendorff 196

12 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women Kathy Berra Nanette Kass Wenger 214

13 Heart Failure Sharon A. Hunt Mariell Jessup 223

14 Cardiomyopathies Barry J. Maron 236

15 Atrial Fibrillation Valentin Fuster Lars Ryden 244

16 Supraventricular Arrhythmias Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist Melvin Scheinman 255

17 Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death A. John Camm Douglas P. Zipes 270

18 Valvular Heart Disease Robert O. Bonow 293

19 Infective Endocarditis Larry M. Baddour Kathryn A. Taubert Michael H. Gewitz Walter R. Wilson 312

20 Cardiac CT Imaging Matthew J. Budoff Allen J. Taylor 336

Appendix Update on Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Current and Future Trends Robert A. O'Rourke 347

Other Statements Published in2008 353

Index 355

COI Table 373

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This is an excellent summary of the current AHA guidelines.” (Doody's Reviews, May 2009)