Libri di Edmund H. Sonnenblick

This portable reference provides current, on-the-spot information on how to use every approved cardiovascular medication in adults and children, and the scientific rationale for their use. A clinical distillation of the editors' comprehensive and highly respected Cardiovascular Therapeutics textbook - this totally revised, treatment-centered manual features: indications, contraindications, dosage, side effects, pharmacokinetics, and adverse reactions for all approved cardiovascular drugs, including the latest therapeutic agents; rationales and usage guidelines for therapeutic strategies; abundant tables and charts that summarize important clinical choices; handy appendices that quickly provide guidance on special considerations - pregnancy, renal insufficiency, hepatic disease and/or congestive heart failure, the elderly, ethnic issues, and more; and, considerations for managing patients on multi-drug regimens.New to this edition are: the latest anticoagulants, thrombolytics, antihypertensives, antiarrhythmics, and cholesterol-lowering drugs; innovative therapies for treating hypertension, angina, MI, peripheral vascular disease, and more; new treatment guidelines reflecting the most recent clinical trials; and, use of alternative/complementary medicine (herbals, vitamins, fish oil, hormones).

This is the definitive reference covering drug therapy of cardiovascular conditions! This comprehensive text describes both current and future developments regarding drug therapy for all cardiovascular diseases. It is updated to cover the latest basic science information, drugs in development, and molecular biological advances. An in-depth review of all the cardiovascular agents currently on the market is also included.