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Essentials in stable angina pectoris /
This book discusses the management of stable angina pectoris, with a focus on pharmacotherapy. Traditional angina triggered by obstructive coronary artery disease is tackled in the book, along with specific discussions of non-atherosclerotic forms of angina pectoris, such as microvascular angina. Se...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Switzerland :
Springer,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: History and Epidemiology; Introduction; History; Epidemiology: Age and Gender Differences; References; Chapter 2: Stable Angina Pectoris: Definition, Clinical Presentation and Pathophysiologic Mechanisms; Characteristics of Stable Angina Pain: Typical and Atypical Angina Pectoris and Non-cardiac Chest Pain; Pathophysiology of Angina and Different Types of Stable Angina Pectoris; Reduced Myocardial Oxygen Supply due to Coronary Artery Stenosis; Fixed Coronary Obstructions Caused by Atheromatous Plaques
- How to Assess the Haemodynamic Effect of a Coronary Stenosis The Role of Collateral Circulation; Dynamic Coronary Obstructions in the Epicardial Artery and the Microcirculation; Increased Myocardial Oxygen Demand: The Role of Increased Heart Rate as a Trigger of Ischaemia and a Marker of Clinical Outcome; Combined Pathogenic Mechanisms; Metabolic and Functional Consequences of Transient Myocardial Ischemia; Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Leading to Microvascular Angina; Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: Forms of Clinical Presentation; References
- Chapter 3: Angina due to Obstructive Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease: Diagnosis and Patient Risk Stratification Introduction; Diagnosis; Clinical History; Initial Basic Clinical Investigations; Baseline Echocardiogram and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRI); Diagnostic Tests for Myocardial Ischaemia and/or Coronary Artery Disease; Stress Imaging for the Detection of Myocardial Ischaemia; Anatomical Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA); Conventional Invasive Angiography
- Patient Risk Stratification as Part of the Diagnostic ProcessReferences; Chapter 4: Microvascular Angina: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment; Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis; Diagnostic Techniques (Fig. 4.2); Prognosis; Treatment of Microvascular Angina; Management of Pain Perception Abnormalities in MVA; Pharmacological Treatment of Pain in MVA; Non-pharmacological Treatment; Other Supportive Measures; References; Chapter 5: Angina in Women; Introduction; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Financial Burden of Angina Pectoris in Women; Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women
- Differences in Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis Diagnostic Tests; Treatment and Clinical Outcomes; References; Chapter 6: Management of Angina; Introduction; Objectives of Treatment; General Principles of Treatment; Management of Typical Angina Pectoris Caused by Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease; Risk Factor Management and Lifestyle Changes; Weight Management; Diet; Lipid Management; Smoking; Physical Activity; Arterial Hypertension; Diabetes; Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD); Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT); Preventative Pharmacological Measures with an Impact on Outcome