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Many common disorders seen in clinical practice, such as myocardial infarction, stroke, atrial fibrillation, such as cancer are associated with the formation of blood clots. This ABC discusses the causes and consequences of blood clots (thrombosis and thromboembolism), how antigthrombotic therapy works and its uses for patients as well as those at risk, providing an excellent, practical guide.
Topic covered include Bleeding risks in antithrombotic therapy
Venous thromboembolism
Atrial fibrillation
Peripheral vascular disease
Cerebrovascular disorders
Valvar heart disease and prosthetic heart valves
Myocardial infarction and stable angina
Acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary interventions
Heart failure
Antithrombotic therapy in special circumstances
Anticoagulation in hospital and general practice
Written by experts in the field, the
ABC of Antithrombotic Therapy is an important reference for hospital doctors, general practitioners, specialist nurses, junior doctors, and students.
List of contents
Contributors. Preface.
An overview of antithrombotic therapy (Andrew D. Blann, Martin J. Landray, Gregory Y H. Lip).
Bleeding risks of antithrombotic therapy (David A. Fitzmaurice, Andrew B. Blann, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Venous thromboembolism: pathophysiology clinical features, and prevention (Alexander G. G. Turpie, Bernard S. P. Chin, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Venous thromboembolism: treatment strategies (Alexander G. G. Turpie, Bernard S. P. Chin, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation: clinical aspects (Gregory Y. H. Lip, Robert G. Hart, Dwayne S. G. Conway).
Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation: pathophysiology, acute atrial fibrillation, and cardioversion (Gregory Y. H. Lip, Robert G. Hart, Dwayne S. G. Conway).
Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral vascular disease (Andrew J. Makin, Stanley H. Silverman, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Antithrombotic therapy for cerebrovascular disorders (Gregory Y. H. Lip. Sridhar Kamath, Robert G. Hart).
Valvar heart disease and prosthetic heart valves (Ira Goldsmith, Alexander G. G. Turpie, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Antithrombotic therapy in myocardial infarction and stable angina (Gregory Y. H. Lip, Bernard S. P. Chin, Neeraj Prasad).
Antithrombotic therapy in acute coronary syndromes (Robert D. S. Watson, Bernard S. P. Chin, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Antithrombotic strategies in acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary interventions (Derek L. Connolly, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Bernard S. P. Chin).
Antithrombotic therapy in chronic heart failure in sinus rhythm (Gregory Y. H. Lip, Bernard S. P. Chin).
Antithrombotic therapy in special circumstances. I-pregnancy and cancer (Bernd Jilma, Sridhar Kamath, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Antithrombotic therapy in special circumstances. II-children, thrombophilia, and miscellaneous conditions (Bernd Jilma, Sridhar Kamath, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Anticoagulation in hospitals and general practice (Andrew D. Blann, David A. Fitzmaurice, Gregory Y. H. Lip).
Index
About the author
Gregory Y. H. Lip is the editor of
ABC of Antithrombotic Therapy, published by Wiley.
Andrew Blann is the editor of
ABC of Antithrombotic Therapy, published by Wiley.
Summary
Aimed specifically at general practitioners, this new addition to the series covers an important area of cardiovascular therapy. It discusses both the mechanisms of antithrombotic therapy and its uses for parents at risk, and will be a highly practical guide in primary care.
