edited by
Harold L. Dauerman
and Burton E. Sobel
Summarizing the progressive nature of developments in pharmacoinvasive therapy, Pharmacoinvasive Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction:
- stresses the importance of pharmacoinvasive therapy-a combination of early percutaneous revascularization following an immediate pharmacologically based reperfusion strategy-for enhanced cardiac survival
- considers the efficacy and limitations of the two components of pharmacoinvasive therapy: percutaneous coronary intervention and the treatment of ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
- stresses the importance of evidence-based data to improve treatment outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarction
- emphasizes the need for the design and execution of studies to delineate optimal treatment regimens for specific patient populations with STEMI
- discusses early attempts to combine thrombolysis and primary angioplasty
Pharmacoinvasive Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction collects the latest scientific evidence illustrating the increasing importance of pharmacoinvasive therapy in the treatment of ST elevation acute myocardial infarction-tracking the origins, evolution, and limitations of current treatment methods and highlighting new clinical trial data showcasing the potential of the combined treatment approach and controversial issues surrounding this emerging therapeutic modality.
Contents:
- Approaches to Reperfusion in the Treatment of STEMI: Thrombolysis or Primary PCI
- Development, Impact, and Limitations of Coronary Thrombolysis
- Development, Impact, and Limitations of Primary PCI in the Treatment of STEMI
- The Evolution of Combination Therapy-Thrombolysis and PCI
- Complications and Diminishing Enthusiasm after Initial Trials Combining Thrombolysis with Prompt Mechanical Coronary Intervention in the Treatment of STEMI
- Amalgamation of Coronary Thrombolysis and PCI Revisited
- Definitive Assessment of Pharmacoinvasive Therapy in the Treatment of STEMI
- Design and Overview of Contemporary Studies of Pharmacoinvasive Therapy
- Considerations in Treatment of Elderly Patients with STEMI
- Controversy and Clarification
Index
to see books • videos • cd-roms of related interest