DESCRIPTION:
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 replacement therapy?
- What are the major risk factors for coronary heart disease in women?
- What are the most appropriate diagnostic tests in women?
- Which is the better treatment option for the woman with myocardial infarction - lysis or primary angioplasty?
CONTENTS:
1 Epidemiology
2 Cardiovascular Risk Factors
3 Pathophysiology of Coronary Heart Disease and the Effects of Estrogen
4 Stable Angina
5 Acute Myocardial Infarction
6 Acute Coronary Syndromes
7 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
8 Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
9 Hormone Replacement Therapy
10 Future Directions
