Contents:

The Past the Present the Future

Risk Factors Predicting Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction The INTERHEART Study

Results from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health REACH Registry

Historical Perspective and Lessons Learned from the Euro Heart Surveys on Acute Coronary Syndromes

Acute Coronary Syndrome in North America

Pathogenesis of Stable and Acute Coronary Syndromes

Molecular Mechanisms of the Acute Coronary Syndromes The Roles of Inflammation and Immunity

The Immune System in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Antiplatelet Therapy

Nonresponsiveness to Antiplatelet Therapy

Anticoagulants

Beta Blockers Calcium Channel Blockers Ranolazine Nitrates and Nitric Oxide Donors Use in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Adenosine TriphosphateSensitive Potassium Channels Adenosine and Preconditioning

Inflammation and Immunity as Targets for Drug Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Plaque Passivation and Endothelial Therapy

Revascularization in NonSTSegment Elevation Acute Coronary SyndromeFor Whom When and How?

Myocardial Cell Death and Regeneration

Pharmacogenomics

Clinical Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Heart Disease

Prognostic Risk Stratification After Acute Coronary Syndromes The Role of Noninvasive Testing

Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Nuclear Cardiology Techniques in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Multislice Computed Tomography in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Emerging Diagnostic Procedures for the Vulnerable Plaque

Risk Stratification in Unstable Angina and NonSTSegment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Treatment Principles and Emerging Therapies in Acute Coronary Syndromes without STSegment Elevation

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Concomitant Antithrombotic Therapy

Bleeding in the Acute Coronary Syndromes

The Patient with Disabling Refractory Angina Not Amenable to Revascularization Procedures

Dietary Intervention in Coronary Care Units and in Secondary Prevention

Exercise Training After an Acute Coronary Syndrome

Diagnosis and Treatment of NonSTSegment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes European Society of Cardiology Guidelines

ACCAHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable AnginaNonSTSegment Elevation Myocardial Infarction A Summary Article

The Modern Cardiac Care Unit

Index

Acute Coronary Syndromes—a Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease—covers the state-of-the-art scientific and clinical information you need to rapidly evaluate and manage acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Pierre Theroux and his team of expert contributors present advances in diagnostic and imaging techniques such as biomarkers, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and multislice CT; secondary prevention; and new antiplatelet, anti-ischemic, and gene therapies.

Tap into the most definitive knowledge available from one of the leading experts in the field and a stellar cast of contributors.
Understand the special considerations for the care of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department and the coronary care unit.

Effectively handle the treatment of special populations and chronic patients thanks to coverage of these challenges

See techniques and procedures in greater detail and clarity through the all-new full-color design.
Approach treatment with a global perspective from the new section on Population-Based Perspective that discusses the INTERHEART study, insights from the REACH registry, lessons learned from European registries, and ACS in North America.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of ACS through coverage of pathophysiology, molecular mechanisms, the role of the immune system, and brand-new chapters on cell necrosis and cell regeneration and pharmacogenetics in the section on Disease-Based Perspectives.

Integrate the latest testing and treatment techniques into your practice thanks to new chapters on biomarkers in acute ischemic heart disease; the role of noninvasive testing in prognostic risk stratification; the culprit lesions and patient at risk; non-responsiveness to antiplatelet therapy; bleeding in the acute coronary syndromes; and the refractory patient.