January 1st 2007In this compact clinical guide, the author presents detailed prescribing advice forall types of cardiac patients. The first chapters are devoted to the principal classesof cardiac drugs: β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensinII receptor blockers, calcium antagonists, and diuretics. These chapterscover such topics as indications, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions,dosages, differences between the available agents in a given class, and how tochoose the most appropriate agent from a class for a particular patient. Chapterson the management of the various cardiac disorders-hypertension, angina, acutemyocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmias, cardiac arrest, infective endocarditis,and hyperlipidemia-comprise the core of the book. There are also chapterson antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, and thrombin inhibitors; and the use ofcardiac drugs during pregnancy and lactation. The sixth edition features a newchapter on recent clinical trials, new American Heart Association cardiac arresttreatment algorithms, current hypertension management guidelines, and expandeddrug administration and dosage tables. Numerous tables, charts, algorithms,and graphs accompany the text.
