Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Achieving optimal blood pressure control; Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy; Cholesterol and coronary heart disease: the current status; Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease: are the cardiovascular benefits established?; Alcohol, hypertension and cardiovascular disease; Diabetes and the heart; Inflammation and infection in coronary artery disease; Unstable coronary syndromes: what is new?; Myocardial stunning; Ischemic preconditioning: from bench to bedside. The role of ACE inhibitors in coronary artery diseaseAngiotensin receptor blockers for chronic heart failure and acute myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular disease in the elderly; Laser myocardial revascularization; Vascular brachytherapy; Syndrome X; Genetics in cardiovascular disease; Cardiac rehabilitation; New thoughts in antiarrhythmic therapy; Index.
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This volume examines advances which have taken place since the successful Current Issues in Cardiovascular Therapy was published, including up-to-date therapeutic options for the cardiovascular patient and the cost implications for the hospital.