The ESC Handbook on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, based on the most recent guidelines in cardiovascular pharmacology, and containing a comprehensive A-Z formulary of common and less commonly used cardiac drugs and drug groups, provides practical and accessible guidance on all areas of drugprescribing.Previously published as Drugs in Cardiology, this new edition has been developed by the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Pharmacology is an integral aspect in almost all disciplines within cardiology and all cardiologists use cardiovascular drugs.Completely updated and aligned with the ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines for prescribing, this handbook is essential reading for consultants, registrars in training, general practitioners, specialist cardiac nurses and cardiovascular pharmacologists.

A simplified and clinical oriented comprehensive review of cardiac pharmacology. Presented with colorful graphics and highlights for easy reading and future reference. An excellent and must have field resource for health care professionals. Second Edition with updated material.

Cardiac Drugs describes the latest advances in the rapidly evolving area of cardiovascular pharmacology. Written by renowned, USbased experts in cardiology, this book discusses the drug groups for different diseases, such as acute coronary syndromes, hypertension, angina and heart failure. Separate chapters examine cardiac drugs in pregnancy and lactation, and future directions. Enhanced by full colour images and illustrations, this easy to follow text offers practical advice on how to manage cardiac diseases, with a focus on hands-on therapeutic guidance for clinicians.

The second edition of Fundamentals of Anaesthesia builds upon the success of the first edition, and encapsulates the modern practice of anaesthesia in a single volume. Written and edited by a team of expert contributors, it provides a comprehensive but easily readable account of all of the information required by the FRCA Primary examination candidate and has been expanded to include more detail on all topics and to include new topics now covered in the examination. As with the previous edition, presentation of information is clear and concise, with the use of lists, tables, summary boxes and line illustrations where necessary to highlight important information and aid the understanding of complex topics. Great care has been taken to ensure an unrivalled consistency of style and presentation throughout.

Authoritative, portable, and up to date, Opie’s Cardiovascular Drugs, 9th Edition, is the definitive reference for quick access to frequently used drugs in all phases of care for cardiac patients. Now a part of the Braunwald family of renowned cardiology references, this compact title provides crucial information in an easily accessible format—ideal for cardiologists, residents, cardiology fellows, medical students, nurses, and other cardiac care providers. Updated to include the latest guidelines and evidence-based implications, it offers clear and concise explanations and pertinent clinical facts for all classes of cardiac drugs, as well as all the latest clinical trial results and evidence for the pharmacologic treatment of heart disease. Uses a new, consistent format for each drug class: overview and guidelines for use, mechanisms of action, differences among drugs in class, data for use, side effects, and drug interactions. Covers key topics such as new ESC and NLA guidelines, advances in lipid-lowering therapy, new diabetes drugs that improve cardiovascular outcomes, obesity drugs and cardiovascular and metabolic effects, drugs targeting inflammation, and combinations of antithrombotic therapies with analysis of risk-benefit. Provides guidance on how to effectively manage comorbid diseases. Contains dozens of unique “Opiegram diagrams that demystify complex mechanisms of action and other drug processes—many updated to reflect current pathologic understanding of mechanisms.

Doody Rating : 3 stars : Cardiac drugs resource endows with the latest advances in cardiovascular pharmacology. Written by experts in cardiology from world renowned institutes, equipped with global view, signifying the best possible combination of clinical and research expertise in cardiovascular pharmacology. This is a comprehensive drug resource which provides up-to-date information on one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine. Easy to follow, providing practical advice on how to manage cardiac diseases with a focus on hands-on therapeutic guidance for the clinicians. Text talks about all of the drug-groups useful in various indications like drugs for acute coronary syndromes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, angina, etc. along with data from clinical trials. This book is exhaustive coverage of newly evolving co-morbid conditions with chapters on metabolic syndrome and pregnancy. Future directions: Pharmacogenomics elaborates on gene interactions with cardiovascular drugs. The unique feature of this book is the detailed discussion on the guidelines of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association for the use of pharmacologic agents in various clinical conditions. It is enhanced with four colour illustrations and images, illustrating the key pharmacological and physiological actions. It is useful for cardiologist, pharmacologist, physicians, clinicians and specialist.

Cardiac Pharmacology aims to interface basic and clinical knowledge of those interventions used or being studied for use in the treatment of heart disease. The book is divided into four major sections which address intrinsic and neural control of cardiac function, pharmacologic modification of cardiac contractility and cardiac output, the genesis and control of cardiac arrhythmias, and pharmacologic manipulation of myocardial oxygen supply and demand. The last three sections contain a chapter describing the techniques employed in the study of that particular aspect of cardiac function and its alterations by pharmacologic interventions. Cardiologists, pharmacologists, physiologists, and those interested in the area of cardiovascular medicine will find the book insightful.