Drugs used in cardiology may be categorised in various ways, either alphabetically, by
mode of action, frequency of use, or pharmacological activity. In this presentation, the most …

This chapter will describe common medications used in the cardiac catheterization
laboratory for interventional procedures. It is not intended to be all inclusive, and the reader …

Many recent innovations have been made in developing new antiplatelet and anticoagulant
drugs in the last few years, with a total of nine new antithrombotic drugs approved by the …

Cardiologists today prescribe medications with complex mechanisms of action,
pharmacokinetics, indications, contraindications and drug-frug interactions; many of which …

Cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics have been subject to an enormous amount
of change and evolution during the last years in parallel with the revolutions in the field of …

The pharmacology of cardiac drugs is an immense topic and reducing its components to a
single chapter is a challenging task. This chapter presents a broad overview of a wide …

While all interventional cardiologists have access to pharmacopeial texts and databases, it
is essential that they remain up to date on the growing number of pharmacological agents in …

Cardiac catheterization is a common procedure that is performed in hospitals throughout the
United States and worldwide. The procedure can be used for diagnosis and treatment of …

Significant advances in pharmacotherapy for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) have occurred during the past decade, including the introduction and …

The American Heart Association has estimated that 5–10 million people in the USA are
affccted by ischemic heart disease. It is currently a leading cause of death in the western …