Drugs for the Heart, 8th Edition

• Includes online access to a companion website where you can quickly search the complete contents of the book by drug, disease, or drug action.
• Features the practice-proven experience of two well-known editors who represent the best possible combination of clinical and research expertise in cardiovascular therapeutics.
• Offers easy-to-access, useful information on when to use each drug—and for what conditions—in a chapter entitled “Which Drug for Which Disease.”
• Discusses the management of single diseases and multiple comorbidities.
• Summarizes each drug class at the end of chapters to expedite reference.

• Incorporates all-new drugs, preparations, and clinical trial data in each chapter, equipping you to make the most up-to-date, informed clinical decisions.

 

• Offers anytime, anywhere online access to the complete contents of the book –fully searchable-, along with downloadable image library, references linked to Medline, at expertconsult.com.

 

 

• Offers expanded coverage of comorbid diseases through new chapters on metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, and diabetes.

 

 

• Features an increased emphasis on the practical use of drugs through highlighted sections and key illustrations, saving you time in searching for relevant information.

 

 

• Presents the work of several new contributors who represent a broad international perspective to equip you with a global view of cardiovascular pharmacology.

 

1 ß-Blocking Agents

2 Nitrates and newer Antianginals

3 Calcium Channel Blockers

4 Diuretics

5 Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone

6 Heart Failure

7 Antihypertensive Therapies

8 Antiarrhythmic Drugs and Strategies

9 Antithrombotic Agents: Platelet Inhibitors, Acute Anticoagulants, Fibrinolytics, and Chronic Anticoagulants

10 Lipid-Modifying and Antiatherosclerotic Drugs

11 Metabolic Syndrome, Hyperglycemia, and Type 2 Diabetes

12 Which Therapy for Which Condition?