Cardiovascular Medicine

Includes ACC/AHA guidelines on coronary angiography; use of sildenafil (Viagra) in patients with cardiovascular disease; and management of patients with valvular heart disease. This CD-ROM also includes ACC Expert Consensus Documents on ethical coding and billing practices; coronary artery stents; and use of bedside right heart catheterization.

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The multimedia CD-ROM based on Dr. Eric Topol's best-selling text has now been thoroughly updated to include the latest information in the field - in addition to the entire two-volume "Comprehensive Cardiovascular Medicine", plus 200 CINE loops...a heart sounds library...in-depth search capabilities...and 460 more images than in the book (a total of over 2,000 images). The new disk now includes ACC/AHA guidelines on coronary angiography; use of sildenafil (Viagra) in patients with cardiovascular disease; and management of patients with valvular heart disease.Also included are ACC Expert Consensus Documents on ethical coding and billing practices; coronary artery stents; and present use of bedside right heart catheterization. There are also brief chapter updates on rosiglitazone, a new drug class...acute myocardial infarction, including results of the latest clinical trials ASCENT and INTIME, use of alcohol septal ablation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary stenting, contrast echo, and beta blockers in heart failure. It is Windows / Macintosh / Network compatible.