Pharmacoinvasive Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction (Fundamental and Clinical Cardiology)

"This reference 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."--BOOK JACKET Series Introduction......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Contributors......Page 14 Contents......Page 16 1. The Rationale Underlying Pharmacoinvasive Therapy......Page 20 2. Development, Impact, and Limitations of Coronary Thrombolysis: Milestones in Pharmacological Reperfusion Therapy......Page 50 3. The United Arab Emirates Experience: Treatment of Patients with Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Thrombolytic Drugs......Page 84 4. Development, Impact, and Limitations of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Treatment of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction......Page 96 5. Diminished Enthusiasm Reflecting Complications in Early Trials of Thrombolysis Followed by Coronary Intervention......Page 136 6. The Rebirth of Interest in Pharmacoinvasive Therapy in the Stent Era......Page 148 7. Pharmacological Developments Likely to Enhance the Benefits of Pharmacoinvasive Therapy......Page 166 8. Design and Overview of Contemporary Studies of Pharmacoinvasive Therapy......Page 200 9. Considerations in Reperfusion Therapy of Elderly Patients with ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction......Page 226 10. Controversy and Convergence......Page 248 Index......Page 256 Dauerman and Sobel, both affiliated with the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Vermont, collect the latest scientific evidence illustrating the increasing important of pharmacoinvasive therapy in the treatment of ST elevation acute myocardial infarction. Containing research published through 2004, the book explains the conceptual basis underlying pharmacoinvasive therapy, addresses the failure of early trials to demonstrate the benefit of combinations of balloon angioplasty coupled with antecedent coronary thrombolysis, and focuses on the rationale for several studies planned or already underway. Annotation :2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Collating the latest scientific data, this critical work studies the increasing importance of pharmacoinvasive therapy in the treatment of ST elevation acute myocardial infarction, highlights new clinical data, and reveals potential treatment methods