Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Primary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction edited by James E. Tcheng.

The emergency treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-one of the leading causes of death throughout the world-with immediate cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention, or primary angioplasty, is now considered the optimal approach to this deadly disorder. In Primary Angio...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tcheng, James E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2002.
Edition:1st ed. 2002.
Series:Contemporary Cardiology,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Cardiology.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Rationale and Lexicon of Primary Angioplasty
  • 2 Operator and Site Requirements for Primary Angioplasty
  • 3 Primary Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Technical Approaches
  • 4 Primary Angioplasty (POBA) vs Thrombolysis: The Early 1990s Experience
  • 5 Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Failed Thrombolysis
  • 6 Primary Angioplasty in Community Hospitals without On-Site Cardiac Surgery
  • 7 Drug Strategies for Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • 8 Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Blockade in Primary Angioplasty
  • 9 Integrating Coronary Stents and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors into a Mechanical Reperfusion Strategy: The CADILLAC and ADMIRAL Trials
  • 10 Health Economics of Primary Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty.

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