Controversies in Cardiology

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Ambrose, John A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Rodríguez, Alfredo E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cardiology.; Cardiac surgery.; Minimally invasive surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.; Cardiac Surgery.

This book considers several clinical and interventional topics for which there is either uncertainty, continued debate and/or no consensus based on current guidelines. Leading international experts explore each controversy, probing the existing evidence and current opinions. Each chapter outlines th...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section 1.  Special situations of controversial, increased, or unknown cardiovascular risk
• Optimal management of old and new CV risk factors
• Angiographic narrowing prior to ST elevation MI. Are the lesions non-obstructive?
• Preventing future acute coronary events - Identify and treat vulnerable plaques or vulnerable, high risk patients?
• Treatment of diabetes and coronary artery disease
• Elevated triglycerides and atherosclerosis
• Patent foramen ovale and stroke
• Systolic hypertension in the elderly
• Section 2. Cardiovascular diagnosis
• CT angiography vs routine stress testing in patients with chest pain seen in the emergency room to exclude coronary artery disease
• Takotsubo cardiomyopathy- frequency, diagnosis and management
• Chest pain in women – evaluation and management
• Section 3. Cardiovascular management
• Myocardial infarction and “normal” coronary arteries on angiography
• Management of intractable angina when PCI or CABG is not an option
• Invasive management of CAD in patients on anticoagulants
• Managing intracoronary thrombus during PCI
• Optimal management of multivessel disease – PCI vs CABG vs medical therapy alone
• Appropriate therapy for severe left main disease
• Radial vs femoral procedures for angiography and PCI
• DAPT after stenting in stable and acute coronary syndromes – does the drug combination really matter?
• CAD management in patients with significant renal dysfunction or on dialysis
• What is the optimal stent design?
• Oral pharmacotherapy in the prevention of restenosis: prednisolone, rapamune, colchicine and   cilostazol
• When should ablation be considered in the treatment of atrial fibrillation?
• Use of advanced and expensive cardiac procedures in the very elderly- Can or should we limit access?
• Cost benefits of TAVR- Should the indications be expanded?.