Drugs for the Heart by Lionel H Opie
The new edition of this market-leading cardiac drug resource equips you with the latest advances in cardiovascular pharmacology, one of the most rapidly changing areas of medicine. It not only offers in-depth information on all of the drug classes used to treat heart disease, but also covers new drug classes, drug use for single and multiple problem management, and more. Dynamic full-color drawings illustrate key pharmacological and physiological actions, and a user-friendly organization directs you to the information you need. An increased emphasis on the practical use of drugs saves you valuable time in researching relevant information. A companion website offers access to the book online, enabling you to quickly search the complete contents via drug, disease or drug action...wherever and whenever you need it.
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 | 9781416061588 |
| ISBN 10 | 1416061584 |
| Title | Drugs for the Heart |
| Author | Lionel H Opie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Elsevier - Health Sciences Division |
| Year published | 2008-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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