Drugs for the Heart by Lionel H Opie
A pocket-sized guide on the 'hows' and 'whys' of cardiovascular drugs, this book provides information on various drug classes used to treat heart disease. It features colour drawings that illustrate key pharmacological and physiological actions, and includes a website that offers information on the drug classes used to treat heart disease.
Lionel H. Opie, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town. After graduating from the University of Cape Town, he studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and was a Research Fellow at Harvard from 1959-1961. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 1974. From 1976-1978, he was President of the International Society for Heart Research. He is the author of The Heart: Physiology and Metabolism, Second Edition, 1991, and Myocardial Protection by Calcium Antagonists, 1994. He is Editor of Drugs for the Heart, Fourth Edition in preparation for 1995. He is Co-Editor of Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. For 1990-1993, he was Chairman of the Committee on Cardiovascular Drugs of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology. In 1992, he was Visiting Professor and British Heart Foundation Senior Fellow, St. Thomas' Hospital, London. For 1984-1994, he was Visiting Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780721628394 |
| ISBN 10 | 0721628397 |
| Title | Drugs for the Heart |
| Author | Lionel H Opie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Multiple-component retail product |
| Publisher | Elsevier Health Sciences |
| Year published | 2004-12-23 |
| Number of pages | 456 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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