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).
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1. Basic Principles of Clinical Pharmacology Relevant to Cardiology; 2. Alpha- and Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Drugs; 3. Cholinergic and Anticholinergic Drugs; 4. Calcium Channel Blockers; 5. The Renin-Angiotensin Axis: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers; 6. Diuretic Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease; 7. Magnesium, Potassium, and Calcium as Potential Cardiovascular Disease Therapies; 8. Inotropic Agents; 9. The Organic Nitrates and Nitroprusside; 10. Antiadrenergic Drugs with Central Action and Neuron Depeletors; 11. Nonspecific Antihypertensive Vasodilators; 12. Antiarrhythmic Drugs; 13. Antiplatelets and Antithrombotic Drugs; 14. Thrombolytic Agents; 15. Lipid-Lowering Drugs; 16. Combination Drug Therapy; 17. Selective and Nonselective Dopamine-Receptor Agonists; 18. Use of Prostacyclin and its Analogues in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Other Cardiovascular Diseases; 19. Natriuretic and Other Vasoactive Peptides; 20. Endothelin as a Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease; Special Topics Section; 21. Cardiovascular Drug Interactions; 22. Drug Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease; 23. Use of Alternative/Complementary Medicine in Treating Cardiovascular Disease; 24. Pediatric Cardiovascular Pharmacology; 25. Infective Endocarditis; Appendix 1. Pharmacokinetic Properties of Approved Cardiovascular Drugs; Appendix 2. Therapeutic Use of Available Cardiovascular Drugs; Appendix 3. Guide to Cardiovascular Drug Use in Pregnancy and with Nursing; Appendix 4. Dosing Recommendations of Cardiovascular Drugs in Patients with Hepatic Disease and/or Congestive Heart Failure; Appendix 5. Dose Adjustment in Patients with Renal Insufficiency; Appendix 6. Selected Cardiovascular Medications and Gender Issues; Appendix 7. Pharmacokinetic Changes, Route of Elimination, and Dosage Adjustment of Selected Cardiovascular Drugs in the Elderly; Appendix 8. Selected Cardiovascular Medications and Ethnic Issues
