Coronary Heart Disease in Women Prevention - Diagnosis - Therapy
Take advantage of new insights into prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in women - to the benefit of your patients. Designed to optimize your daily practice, this book gives lucid, up-to-date answers to numerous questions: - What are the risks and benefits of hormone replac...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Randomized Primary Prevention Trials
- Randomized Secondary Prevention Trials
- Clinical Implications of Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Biological Mechanisms of Hormone Replacement Therapy
- 10 Future Directions
- Epidemiology of Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Presentation of Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Criteria for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Therapy
- Complications
- Prognosis
- Influence of Gender on the Referral for Coronary Angiography in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
- 6 Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction/Unstable Angina
- Definition
- Presentation
- Diagnosis
- Therapy
- 7 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Operative Mortality
- Complications Associated with CABG
- Long-Term Outcomes
- Indication for CABG Surgery
- Comparison of CABG with Multivessel Angioplasty
- 8 Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
- Class I Interventions
- Class II Interventions
- Class III Interventions
- 9 Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy andPrevention of Coronary Heart Disease
- Observational Studies for Primary and Secondary Prevention
- 1 Epidemiology
- Definition
- The “MONItoring Cardiovascular Disease” Project of the WHO (WHO MONICA Project)
- 2 Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Development of Coronary Heart Disease in Women Smoking
- Smoking
- Dyslipidemia
- Lipoprotein (a)
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Family History of Coronary Heart Disease or Genetic Disposition
- Hypertension
- Sedentary Lifestyle
- Obesity
- Homocysteine
- High sensitivity C-reactive Protein
- Risk Factors Unique to Women
- 3 Pathophysiology of Coronary Heart Disease and the Effects of Estrogen
- Basics
- Effects of Estrogen
- 4 Stable Angina
- Definition and Pathophysiology of Angina Pectoris
- Diagnosis Based on Symptoms
- Diagnostic Evaluation
- Medical Management
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina
- 5 Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Progression from Stable Coronary Heart Disease to Myocardial Infarction