| Description |
437 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Eugene Braunwald -- The Lancet editorial, 1980 -- 1. [beta]-blocking agents / Lionel H. Opie and Philip A. Poole-Wilson -- 2. Nitrates / Lionel H. Opie and Harvey D. White -- 3. Calcium channel blockers (calcium antagonists) / Lionel H. Opie -- 4. Diuretics / Lionel H. Opie and Norman M. Kaplan -- 5. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs), and aldosterone antagonists / Lionel H. Opie, Philip A. Poole-Wilson and Marc A. Pfeffer -- 6. Digitalis, acute inotropes, and inotropic dilators : acute and chronic heart failure / Philip A. Poole-Wilson and Lionel H. Opie -- 7. Antihypertensive drugs / Norman M. Kaplan and Lionel H. Opie -- 8. Antiarrhythmic drugs and strategies / John P. DiMarco, Bernard D. Gersh and Lionel H. Opie -- 9. Antithrombotic agents : platelet inhibitors, anticoagulants, and fibrinolytics / Harvey D. White, Bernard J. Gersh and Lionel H. Opie |
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10. Lipid-lowering and antiatherosclerotic drugs / Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. and Lionel H. Opie -- 11. Which therapy for which condition? / Bernard J. Gersh and Lionel H. Opie |
| Summary |
"This revised 6th Edition delivers in-depth information on all of the drug classes used to treat heart disease, providing you with to-the-minute coverage of drug use, new drug classes, and drug use for single and multiple problem management. And, it uses today's best technology to keep you absolutely current."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cardiovascular agents.
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Cardiovascular Agents -- pharmacology.
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Cardiovascular Agents -- therapeutic use.
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- drug therapy.
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| Author |
Gersh, Bernard J.
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| LC no. |
2004050810 |
| ISBN |
0721628397 |
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