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9781405162159

Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Putting the Evidence into Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405162159

  • ISBN10:

    1405162155

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-12-03
  • Publisher: BMJ Books

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The amount and pace of research in cardiovascular medicine moves faster than all other medical subspecialties which is no surprise given the incredible rise in cardiovascular diseases worldwide. Busy clinicians, like you, not only need to keep up with all of the latest developments but also need know how current findings translate to patient care. Confidently apply gold standard treatment for 10 of the most critical areas of cardiology Written by an international team of leading cardiovascular trialists, Cardiovascular Clinical Trials: Provides a succinct overview of 10 years of major cardiovascular trials, the gold standard for all medical treatment, to ensure you're up-to-date on the most critical findings Guides cardiology trainees and clinicians on how cardiovascular clinical trials are designed and conducted, including statistical methodology, so you can conduct and/or appraise future trials yourself Addresses methodology as well as clinical effectiveness Offers evidence-based assessments on the most effective treatments and authoritative clinical information on management of the conditions so you can confidently apply what you learn View the complete table of contents to review a list of topics covered along with our esteemed contributors and editors.

Author Biography

Marcus Flather
Director, Clinical Trials & Evaluation Unit
Royal Brompton Hospital, London

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC, FACP
Associate Director, Cleveland Clinic Cardiovascular Coordinating Center
Staff, Cardiac, Peripheral, and Carotid Intervention
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, USA

Table of Contents

List of contributors, viii

Preface, x

List of abbreviations, xi

1 Introduction to randomized clinical trials in cardiovascular disease, 1
Tobias Geisler, Marcus D. Flather, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Ralph B. D’Agostino, Sr

2 Publishing results of clinical trials and reviewing papers for publication, 44
Tobias Geisler and Marcus D. Flather

3 Management of chronic coronary artery disease, 60
Sabu Thomas and William E. Boden

4 Acute coronary syndromes (ST elevation and non-ST elevation), 86
Tobias Geisler, Deepak L. Bhatt, and Marcus D. Flather

5 Heart failure, 117
Christopher M. O’Connor and Wendy Gattis Stough

6 Atrial fibrillation, 143
Chee W. Khoo and Gregory Y.H. Lip

7 Electrophysiology and pacing, 174
Irina Suman-Horduna and Sabine Ernst

8 Percutaneous coronary intervention, 205
Dharam J. Kumbhani and Deepak L. Bhatt

9 Randomized controlled trials in cardiac surgery: is there any alternative?, 243
Thanos Athanasiou, Amir Sepehripour, and John Pepper

10 Adult congenital heart disease, 274
Cary Ward, J. Kevin Harrison, and Thomas M. Bashore

11 Cardiac imaging, 296
Aiden Abidov and Daniel S. Berman

12 Prevention of cardiovascular disease, 345
Alice J. Owen and Christopher M. Reid

Index, 378

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