TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grech,Ever D.
TI  - ABC of interventional cardiology
T2  - ABC series
SN  - 9781405170673 (pbk.) :
AV  - RC683.8 .G74 2010
U1  - 616.1206 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Chichester
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books
KW  - Cardiology
KW  - Heart
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Treatment
KW  - Transluminal angioplasty
KW  - Cardiovascular Diseases
KW  - therapy
N1  - Previous ed.: London: BMJ, 2004; Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Contributors. -- Preface to the second edition. -- List of trial acronyms. -- 1. Modifying risk factors to improve prognosis (Kevin S Channer and Ever D Grech). -- 2. Pathophysiology and investigation of coronary artery disease (Ever D Grech). -- 3. Percutaneous coronary intervention I: History and development (Ever D Grech). -- 4. Percutaneous coronary intervention II: The procedure (Ever D Grech). -- 5. Chronic stable angina: treatment options (Laurence O'Toole and Ever D Grech). -- 6. Acute coronary syndrome: unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Ever D Grech). -- 7. Acute coronary syndrome: ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Ever D Grech). -- 8. Percutaneous coronary intervention: Cardiogenic shock (Ever D Grech). -- 9. Interventional pharmacotherapy (Ever D Grech and Robert F Storey). -- 10. Non-coronary percutaneous intervention (Ever D Grech). -- 11. New developments in percutaneous coronary intervention (Julian Gunn and Ever D Grech). -- 12. Percutaneous interventional electrophysiology (Gerry C Kaye). -- 13. Implantable devices for treating tachyarrhythmias (Gerry C Kaye). -- 14. Pacemakers for brachycardia (Gerry C Kaye). -- 15. Heart failure, dys-synchrony and resynchronisation therapy (Abdallah Al-Mohammed, Ever D Grech and Jonathan Sahu). -- 16. Interventional paediatric cardiology (Damien Kenny and Kevin P Walsh). -- Index
N2  - Coronary artery disease causes severe disability and more deaths than any other disease in affluent societies. Choosing the appropriate investigation to confirm a diagnosis helps to assess risk and determine the correct treatment path
ER  -