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Coronary artery inflammation -- Genetic basis of acute coronary syndromes -- Plaque rupture : pathoanatomical and biomechanical considerations -- Embolization as a pathological mechanism -- Plaque vulnerability (insights from intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence tomography, and thermography) -- Differences between unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction : pathophysiological and clinical spectrum -- Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction : the open artery and tissue reperfusion -- Prehospital treatment of acute myocardial infarction -- Fibrinolysis for ST elevation myocardial infarction : first and second generation agents -- Third-generation fibrinolytic agents and combined fibrinoplatelet lysis for acute myocardial infarction -- Diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department : evolution of chest pain centers -- Facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction -- Regional centers of excellence for the care of patients with acute coronary syndromes -- The role of troponin in risk stratification -- B-type natriuretic peptides in acute coronary syndromes -- Inflammatory markers in acute coronary syndromes -- Early invasive vs. early conservative strategies for acute coronary syndromes -- Intravenous platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for acute coronary syndromes -- The role of P2Y12 blockade in acute acute coronary syndromes and in the catheterization laboratory -- Dosing and aspirin -- Antithrombin therapy in acute acute coronary syndromes -- Bedside anticoagulant testing -- Bedside platelet monitoring -- Statins and plaque stabilization -- Diabetes in acute coronary syndrome -- Cardiac rupture : pathobiology, diagnosis, medical management, and surgical intervention -- Microcirculatory dysfunction in acute myocardial infarction : evaluation, management, and treatment -- Stem cell therapy for ACS : the possibility of myocardial regeneration -- Cardiogenic shock and heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction -- Treatment of acute myocardial infarction : international and regional differences -- Quality of coronary disease report cards -- Cost effectiveness of new diagnostic tools and therapies for acute coronary syndromes
Revised and expanded from previous edition: New York : Marcel Decker, 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.