Coronary Disease in Women: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment (Contemporary Cardiology)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0896039587 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 431 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The notable exception is, of course, the putative role of the loss of endogenous estrogen after menopause. The figures and tables differ strikingly in quality (with measurement units sometimes lacking or incomplete). Perhaps more important, the editors do not appear to have judged or classified the information according to the solidity of the evidence. For example, the data on exercise testing in the workup of coronary disease in women is presented in different ways in chapters 10 and 12 through 17. The uninitiated reader may find it surprising that the chapter ends with evidence from clinical trials showing that postmenopausal hormone therapy may actually increase the risk of coronary disease or, at best, has a neutral effect. The book's first chapter quotes from the recommendatio
Much needed info on the gtreatly underlooked cause. Hope the author is inspired to write more and soon
An authoritative guide to clinical management of women with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Additional chapters examine the effects of gender bias in diagnosis and treatment, the role of gynecologists as primary care physicians for women, health technology assessment in an era of managed care, and the problems of analyzing cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease in women.. Using an evidence-based approach, the authors apply the latest epidemiological findings and diagnostic tools to the evaluation of stable chest pain and acute ischemic syndromes in women, and detail the therapeutic effectiveness of various treatments in women, such as coronary revascularization, electrophysiology, exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation, and menopausal hormone therapy