Drugs for the Heart [With Expert Consult Access Code] by Lionel H. Opie, Bernard J. Gersh, Jeanne Walker (Illustrator)

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The new edition of this market-leading cardiac drug resource equips you with the latest advances in cardiovascular pharmacology, one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine. It not only offers in-depth information on all of the drug classes used to treat heart disease, but also covers new drug classes, drug use for single and multiple problem management, and more. Dynamic full-color drawings illustrate key pharmacological and physiological actions, and a user-friendly organization directs you to the information you need. An increased emphasis on the practical use of drugs saves you valuable time in researching relevant information. A companion website offers access to the fully searchable book online, enabling you to quickly search the complete contents via drug, disease or drug action...wherever and whenever you need it.

• Includes online access to a companion website where you can quickly search the complete contents of the book by drug, disease, or drug action.
  
• Features the practice-proven experience of two well-known editors who represent the best possible combination of clinical and research expertise in cardiovascular therapeutics.
  
• Offers easy-to-access, useful information on when to use each drug—and for what conditions—in a chapter entitled "Which Drug for Which Disease."
  
• Discusses the management of single diseases and multiple comorbidities.
  
• Summarizes each drug class at the end of chapters to expedite reference.

• Incorporates all-new drugs, preparations, and clinical trial data in each chapter, equipping you to make the most up-to-date, informed clinical decisions.
  

  
  

• Offers anytime, anywhere online access to the complete contents of the book —fully searchable-, along with downloadable image library, references linked to Medline, at expertconsult.com.
  
  
  

  
  

• Offers expanded coverage of comorbid diseases through new chapters on metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, and diabetes.
  
  
  

  
  

• Features an increased emphasis on the practical use of drugs through highlighted sections and key illustrations, saving you time in searching for relevant information.
  
  
  

  
  

• Presents the work of several new contributors who represent a broad international perspective to equip you with a global view of cardiovascular pharmacology.
  

Sandra I. Reynertson

This is the fourth edition of Dr. Opie's highly praised and valuable handbook on all currently useful cardiovascular pharmacologic agents. In a newly revised up-to-date fashion, the book provides a concise description of each classification of cardiac drugs, including current usage dosage, mechanism of action, notable side effects, and drug interactions. There is even a chapter on the use of specific agents in specific disease processes. Targeted especially for students, residents, and fellows in the cardiovascular field, this book is valuable for all clinicians involved in the use of cardiovascular agents as a concise, up-to-date, thoroughly referenced manual. Because of its pocket-size format, concise and readily accessible information, and easy to follow tri-colored diagrams and tables, this book is the most useful reference text for the daily use of cardiovascular agents. Once again, Dr. Opie provides the medical field with an outstanding, concise, comprehensive, easily understandable, and highly useful book for daily use by all clinicians involved in the use of cardiovascular agents.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Andre C. Olivier, M.D., R.R.T. (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This quick reference guide for commonly used cardiovascular medications updates the 2005 edition and includes access to an online edition.
Purpose:Cardiovascular pharmacology is always expanding and rapidly evolving, making it challenging to keep current. The authors intend this book to serve as a single, convenient, and current pharmacologic reference.
Audience:It is intended for all practitioners in the cardiovascular arena, including nursing and ancillary personnel as well as seasoned specialists.
Features:Chapters are divided by drug class and include a brief historical background on the medication as well as basic information on the targeted pathology. The text is augmented by numerous graphics detailing the mechanism of action of the drugs and charts delineating differences in medications within each class. In addition to the obligatory dosage schedule and side effect profiles, each chapter also includes indications and insight into when to choose one medication over another.
Assessment:This is a refreshing alternative to the Physicians' Desk Reference (Thomson Reuters) . The graphics are clear, concise, and helpful.

Circulation

"It includes reference to virtually the entire spectrum of cardiovascular drugs in clinical use and is exceedingly well referenced. A unique and outstanding contribution to the cardiovascular literature...an excellent resource for all those with an interest in cardiovascular pharmacology."

Booknews

A pocket-sized (5<"> wide by 10<"> high) reference for physicians to the complexities of cardiovascular drug therapy, updated frequently since the 1980 original . Contributors from the US, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand cover antianginal and antifailure agents, other cardiac drugs, and choosing drugs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

5 Stars! from Doody

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