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The pace of therapeutic advances in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is rapid, and new clinically-relevant information appears with such frequency that it can be extremely challenging for clinicians to keep up.

Still, knowledge and interpretation of major clinical trials is crucial for the range of clinicians who manage cardiovascular patients, especially since important trial evidence often needs to be implemented soon after it is published.

Confidently apply gold standard treatment for 10 of the most critical areas of cardiology
 Written by an international team of experts, Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: Putting the Evidence into Practice:

  • Provides a succinct overview of recent major clinical trials - the gold standard for all medical treatment - across all the major cardiovascular subspecialties, to ensure you're up-to-date on the most critical findings
  • Guides cardiology trainees and clinicians on how cardiov

    Trade Review

    “This is an excellent contribution to the evidence-based practice of cardiovascular medicine and will be a valuable reference tool.” (Doody’s, 14 June 2013)



    Table of Contents

    List of Contributors viii

    Preface x

    List of Abbreviations xi

    1 Introduction to randomized clinical trials in cardiovascular disease 1
    Tobias Geisler, Marcus D. Flather, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Ralph B. D’Agostino, Sr

    2 Publishing results of clinical trials and reviewing papers for publication 44
    Tobias Geisler and Marcus D. Flather

    3 Management of chronic coronary artery disease 60
    Sabu Thomas and William E. Boden

    4 Acute coronary syndromes (ST elevation and non-ST elevation) 86
    Tobias Geisler, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Marcus D. Flather

    5 Heart failure 117
    Christopher M. O’Connor and Wendy Gattis Stough

    6 Atrial fibrillation 143
    Chee W. Khoo and Gregory Y.H. Lip

    7 Electrophysiology and pacing 174
    Irina Suman-Horduna and Sabine Ernst

    8 Percutaneous coronary intervention 205
    Dharam J. Kumbhani and Deepak L. Bhatt

    9 Randomized controlled trials in cardiac surgery: is there any alternative? 243
    Thanos Athanasiou, Amir Sepehripour, and John Pepper

    10 Adult congenital heart disease 274
    Cary Ward, J. Kevin Harrison, and Thomas M. Bashore

    11 Cardiac imaging 296
    Aiden Abidov and Daniel S. Berman

    12 Prevention of cardiovascular disease 345
    Alice J. Owen and Christopher M. Reid

    Index 378

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 02/11/2012
    ISBN13: 9781405162159, 978-1405162159
    ISBN10: 1405162155
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The pace of therapeutic advances in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases is rapid, and new clinically-relevant information appears with such frequency that it can be extremely challenging for clinicians to keep up.

    Still, knowledge and interpretation of major clinical trials is crucial for the range of clinicians who manage cardiovascular patients, especially since important trial evidence often needs to be implemented soon after it is published.

    Confidently apply gold standard treatment for 10 of the most critical areas of cardiology
     Written by an international team of experts, Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: Putting the Evidence into Practice:

    • Provides a succinct overview of recent major clinical trials - the gold standard for all medical treatment - across all the major cardiovascular subspecialties, to ensure you're up-to-date on the most critical findings
    • Guides cardiology trainees and clinicians on how cardiov

      Trade Review

      “This is an excellent contribution to the evidence-based practice of cardiovascular medicine and will be a valuable reference tool.” (Doody’s, 14 June 2013)



      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors viii

      Preface x

      List of Abbreviations xi

      1 Introduction to randomized clinical trials in cardiovascular disease 1
      Tobias Geisler, Marcus D. Flather, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Ralph B. D’Agostino, Sr

      2 Publishing results of clinical trials and reviewing papers for publication 44
      Tobias Geisler and Marcus D. Flather

      3 Management of chronic coronary artery disease 60
      Sabu Thomas and William E. Boden

      4 Acute coronary syndromes (ST elevation and non-ST elevation) 86
      Tobias Geisler, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Marcus D. Flather

      5 Heart failure 117
      Christopher M. O’Connor and Wendy Gattis Stough

      6 Atrial fibrillation 143
      Chee W. Khoo and Gregory Y.H. Lip

      7 Electrophysiology and pacing 174
      Irina Suman-Horduna and Sabine Ernst

      8 Percutaneous coronary intervention 205
      Dharam J. Kumbhani and Deepak L. Bhatt

      9 Randomized controlled trials in cardiac surgery: is there any alternative? 243
      Thanos Athanasiou, Amir Sepehripour, and John Pepper

      10 Adult congenital heart disease 274
      Cary Ward, J. Kevin Harrison, and Thomas M. Bashore

      11 Cardiac imaging 296
      Aiden Abidov and Daniel S. Berman

      12 Prevention of cardiovascular disease 345
      Alice J. Owen and Christopher M. Reid

      Index 378

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