Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapeutics - Hardcover

Frishman, William H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0979016436 ISBN 13: 9780979016431

Publisher: Cardiotext Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

EVERYTHING PRACTICING PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DRUG THERAPY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

A critically acclaimed classic reference now in its third edition, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapeutics, provides current information regarding the contemporary use of all available cardiovascular medications for adults and children. Strongly emphasizing the scientific rationale behind the use of such cardiovascular therapeutics, it discusses new drugs and novel compounds that are under development and may emerge as the cardiac therapies of the future. This edition also addresses special considerations for drug therapy use in the elderly, during pregnancy, and in those with hepatic or renal disease. A generous assortment of tables, figures, and appendices guides readers in their investigations of each drug group and various disease states.

Contents:

This edition is organized into 4 main sections.

1. The introductory section includes chapters related to relevant clinical pharmacology, the placebo effect in cardiovascular disease treatments, patient adherence to pharmacotherapy, and pharmacoeconomics.
2. The available cardiovascular drugs are reviewed, and each class of drugs is organized into separate chapters. In these chapters the reader will find detailed discussions on how to use individual drugs for prevention and treatment. New drugs in development for each class of agents are also reviewed. Compared to the first 2 editions, the editors have provided hundreds of updated reference citations, as well as adding new chapters on drugs for pulmonary hypertension, vasopressin and vasopressin antagonists, and drug-eluting stents. Since cardiovascular clinicians do not practice in a vacuum, there are also chapters in this section that deal with the pharmacotherapy of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and smoking cessation as it relates to the cardiac patient.
3. Special topics related to cardiovascular pharmacotherapy that the clinician will often encounter and includes chapters on alternative and complementary medicine, cardiovascular drug drug interactions, pediatric cardiovascular pharmacology, antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment guidelines for endocarditis and rheumatic fever, and drug therapy of cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular diseases. The section concludes with a chapter on cytokines and myocardial regeneration as a new therapeutic option for cardiac disease and a final chapter that summarizes the status of more than 200 agents that are currently in clinical trials as innovative treatments for cardiovascular disease.
4. 8-part appendix provides practical, hands-on information on using drugs in clinical settings.
   • Provides relevant pharmacokinetic information regarding all the available cardiovascular drugs.
   • Offers practical drug prescribing information.
   • Guides for using cardiovascular drugs in specific patient populations.

This book features an accompanying website, Advances in Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapeutics(cvpct3.com), which highlights advances in cardiovascular drug therapy. Each chapter in the book is updated periodically online with links to new studies; the original chapter authors oversee the updates. In addition, new cardiovascular drugs approved for clinical use by the FDA are reviewed. Readers may communicate directly with the authors and editors through the website regarding topics related to cardiovascular drug use.

Note that bibliographic references are not listed in the book but available online in the form of downloadable PDFs at cvpct3.com.

About this title

About the Author:

Co-editors and co-authors William H. Frishman MD and Domenic A. Sica MD, are distinguished physician-scientists with important research accomplishments in cardiovascular pharmacology and pathophysiology. Also included are contributions from many of the leading investigators in cardiovascular pathophysiology and drug development.

William H. Frishman MD, MACP, Barbara and William Rosenthal Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine Chairman, and Professor of Pharmacology, New York Medical College; Director of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York

Domenic A. Sica MD, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Chairman, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension, Division of Nephrology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Review:

4 Star Doody Review (July, 2011) -"This is a comprehensive source of information on the medications used for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Each chapter is divided into sections that describe the mechanism of action, the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, and the appropriate use of each drug in cardiovascular medicine. This subdivision provides a consistent pattern that makes the book easy to use. The book offers information on medications that are currently the standard of care, new drugs in development, and alternative and complementary medications. The appendix then adds a useful resource for practical prescribing practices and drugs used in specific patient populations.

This book provides a detailed assessment of the molecular biology, pharmacokinetics, and use of drug therapy in patients with cardiovascular disease. It not only provides clinical information about today's drugs, it also comments on therapeutic drugs that will revolutionize the practice of cardiovascular medicine in the future." --Mario Pascual, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation) Doody's Review Service

"..recommend that medical libraries or drug information centers purchase the book." --The Annals of Pharmacotherapy

"..recommend that medical libraries or drug information centers purchase the book." --The Annals of Pharmacotherapy

About this edition

• Publisher: Cardiotext Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0979016436
• ISBN 13: 9780979016431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 800
• Editor: William H. Frishman, Domenic A. Sica