Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism (Contemporary Cardiology)

This practical volume highlights traditional, novel, and evolving aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE). The contributors comprise an international team of experts. Important aspects of diagnosis, risk stratification, and differential treatment of patients with PE are presented in a concise, yet comprehensive manner. Emphasis is placed on specific issues related to PE, including pregnancy, cancer, thrombophilia, and air travel.

Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism highlights traditional, novel, and evolving aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE). The contributors comprise an international team of experts, who have each made noteworthy contributions in this exciting field. Important aspects of diagnosis, risk stratification, and differential treatment of patients with PE are presented in a concise, yet comprehensive manner. Emphasis is placed on specific issues related to PE, including pregnancy, cancer, thrombophilia, and air travel. The authors critically review and interpret available data, and provide clear recommendations for diagnosis and therapeutic concerns in clinical management of PE patients.

Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism is organized in three precise sections - diagnosis, treatment, and special topics. Each section is up-to-date and detailed, and provides clear recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with PE in clinical practice. This practical volume is an essential starting point for future study for both medical students and established investigators.

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Reviewer:Chandra S. Bomma, M.D.(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:This book addresses recent developments in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pulmonary embolism and includes special situations such as pulmonary embolism in malignancy and pregnancy.
Purpose:This book brings together a state-of-the-art knowledge in the management of acute pulmonary embolism and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Audience:It is intended for students, allied medical professionals, and physicians who care for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism.
Features:Cardiac biomarkers, diagnostic imaging, treatment of hemodynamically unstable patients with pulmonary embolism, and interventional approaches and surgical approaches to managing acute massive pulmonary embolism are discussed in detail. Excellent illustrations, with schematics, flow charts and references help reader understanding and support the data presented in this book.
Assessment:This is a very timely work by eminent authors and is strongly recommended to those interested in the evaluation of a patient with suspected pulmonary embolism in various clinical settings.

Diagnostic Approach To The Patient With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism -- Clinical Probablility And D-dimer Testing / Philip S. Wells -- Imaging Of Acute Pulmonary Embolism / James G. Ravenel And U. Joseph Schoepf -- The Search For Deep Vein Thrombosis: Evaluation Of The Leg Veins / Jan Beyer And Sebastian M. Schellong -- Risk Stratification Of Pulmonary Embolism: Detection And Prognostic Impact Of Right Ventricular Dysfunction / Stavros V. Knostantinides -- Cardiac Biomarkers In The Diagnostic Workup Of Pulmonary Embolism / Evangelos Giannitsis And Hugo A. Katus. Importance Of A Patent Foramen Ovale / Annette Geibel, Manfred Zehender, And Wolfgang Kasper -- Contemporary Diagnostic Algorithm For The Hemodynamically Stable Patient With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism / Arnaud Perrier -- Contemporary Diagnostic Algorithm For The Hemodynamically Unstable Patient With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism / Stavros V. Konstantinides -- Treatment And Secondary Prophylaxis Of Venous Thromboembolism -- Heparin Anticoagulation / Graham F. Pineo And Russell D. Hull -- Thrombolysis / Guy Meyer. Management Of The Patient With Fulminant Pulmonary Embolism Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Fabian Spöhr And Bernd W. Böttiger -- Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy / Ani C. Anyanwu And Lishan Aklog -- Interventional Approaches To The Treatment Of Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism / Nils Kucher -- Vitamin K Antagonists And Novel Oral Anticoagulants / Giancarlo Agnelli And Cecilia Becattini -- Specific Aspects -- Hereditary And Acquired Thrombophilia / Hanno Riess -- Venous Thromboembolism And Cancer / Paolo Prandoni, Anna Falanga, And Andrea Piccioli -- Pulmonary Embolism In Pregnancy / Simon J. Mcrae And Shannon M. Bates. Venous Thromboembolism In The Era Of Air Travel / Frédéric Lapostolle ... [et Al.] -- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension / Irene M. Lang And Walter Klepetko. Edited By Stavros V. Konstantinides ; Foreword By Samuel Z. Goldhaber. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism highlights traditional, novel, and evolving aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE). The contributors comprise an international team of experts, who have each made noteworthy contributions in this exciting field. Important aspects of diagnosis, risk stratification, and differential treatment of patients with PE are presented in a concise, yet comprehensive manner. Emphasis is placed on specific issues related to PE, including pregnancy, cancer, thrombophilia, and air travel. The authors critically review and interpret available data, and provide clear recommendations for diagnosis and therapeutic concerns in clinical management of PE patients. Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism is organized in three precise sections - diagnosis, treatment, and special topics. Each section is up-to-date and detailed, and provides clear recommendations for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with PE in clinical practice. This practical volume is an essential starting point for future study for both medical students and established investigators. In "Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism", traditional, novel, and evolving aspects related to the diagnosis and treatment of PE are highlighted by an international team of experts who have significantly contributed to the advances on this exciting field. The book is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the contemporary diagnostic approach to the patient with suspected PE and begins with a critical review of currently used models for assessing clinical probability, and the utility of D-dimer testing. The second part provides an update of the therapeutic options for patients with PE. The third part of the book deals with these specific aspects that make venous thromboembolism such a unique disease requiring multidisciplinary management strategies