Cardiovascular Drug Therapy

By: Franz H. Messerli MD

Essentially 300 international authorities present the New Edition of the standard reference for cardiovascular drug therapy. Those available cardiovascular drugs and those on the horizon are discussed - making Cardiovascular Drug Therapy, 2/e the resource cardiologists will turn to first to find out what's available and most effective.
Divides coverage into two distinct parts...Therapeutic Strategies in Patients and Disease and Cardiovascular Drugs, so practitioners can not only explore proven-successful drug treatments, but also familiarize themselves with the individual drug classes.The second edition has been completely revised and updated. There are 182 chapters, of which 55 are new.
Captures the latest information on lipid-lowering agents in a brand-new section that reflects the growing importance of these drugs.Expands the section on antithrombotic therapy to include several low molecular heparin derivatives.
Discusses new drug classes, including angiotensin receptor inhibitors, sinus note inhibtors, and cellular anti-ischaemic agents.Features an expert Editorial Board that rigorously reviews coverage to ensure state-of-the-art guidance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721648142
• ISBN13: 9780721648149
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1740 Pages
• Weight: 8.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 2.8" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Cardiovascular Drug Therapy

This is an excellent textbook for health professionals working in cardiovascular care. It provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the most current therapy in cardiac care and a complete compendium of the most current standards of care for the treatment of the cardiac patient using evidenced based medicine. I hihgly recommend this text for the experienced professional and for an update in the arena of cardiovasular medicine.