Evidence-Based Cardiology

Thoroughly updated throughout for its Third Edition, the hook lets you review the most current clinical trials that support or refute an intervention and choose the most appropriate, cost-effective treatment. The latest American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines are also available to you at a glance. Each chapter summarizes the pathophysiology of a disease and guideline-recommended diagnostic tests and treatments, and presents synopses of the major clinical trials for all therapies.

Highlights:

-Clear, logical format presents the results of major randomized trials in six major topic areasùincluding the design, study population, treatment regimen, and results

-In-depth summaries address the pathophysiology of a disease and the appropriate, guideline-recommended diagnostic tests and treatments supported by concise synopses of the major clinical trials for all therapies

-Brief summaries deliver essential facts on meta-analyses, review articles, and nonrandomized trials

-A handy index of trial acronyms familiarizes you with frequently cited trials

New to this edition:

-In-depth discussions on peripheral artery disease and drug-eluting it stents

-Expanded coverage of pacers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

-Expanded section on preventive cardiology