Pocket Guide to Stress Testing - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119481775 ISBN 13: 9781119481775

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2019

Synopsis

The go-to handbook for those performing and analysing cardiac stress tests

The stress test is key to the clinical evaluation and management of patients with known or potential cardiovascular disease. By measuring the heart's ability to respond to external stress, it can provide vital insights into the general physical condition of patients, highlighting abnormalities in blood flow, risk of coronary artery disease, and more. The Pocket Guide to Stress Testing gives cardiology professionals a complete breakdown of this everyday procedure that they can carry with them and consult on the go.

This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the most up-to-date information available on the best approaches to conducting and interpreting various forms of stress test. With chapters spanning topics such as testing guidelines, nuclear imaging techniques, and emergency and aftercare protocols, the clear and practical contents cover all aspects of the subject. This essential new text includes:

A complete overview of exercise stress testing, covering indications, protocols, preparation, and interpretation

Guidelines for the standard treadmill test, as well as for the various pharmacological stress tests for patients unable to complete an exercise ECG test

An extensive list of references and reading suggestions to help trainees to expand their knowledge

End-of-chapter summaries and new tables and illustrations

As the field of cardiology continues to change and develop apace, this new edition of The Pocket Guide to Stress Testing provides physicians, trainee cardiologists, and cardiac nurses with a reliable, up-to-date resource for use in everyday practice.

About this title

About the Author

DENNIS A. TIGHE, MD, FACP, FACC, FASE, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

BRYON A. GENTILE, II, MD, FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

From the Back Cover

THE GO-TO HANDBOOK FOR THOSE PERFORMING AND ANALYSING CARDIAC STRESS TESTS

The stress test is often an essential investigative step in the clinical evaluation and management of patients with known or potential cardiovascular disease. By assessing the heart's response under stress, it can provide vital insights into the general physical condition of patients, highlighting abnormalities in blood flow, risk of coronary artery disease, and more. The Pocket Guide to Stress Testing gives cardiology professionals a complete breakdown of this everyday procedure that they can carry with them and consult on the go.

This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the most up-to-date information available on the best approaches to conducting and interpreting the various forms of cardiac stress testing. With chapters spanning topics such as testing guidelines, myocardial imaging techniques, and emergency and aftercare protocols, the clear and practical contents cover all aspects of the subject. This essential new text includes:

• A complete overview of exercise stress testing, covering indications, protocols, preparation, and interpretation
• Guidelines for the standard treadmill test, as well as for the various pharmacological stress tests for patients unable to perform an adequate exercise ECG test
• Abundant tables and illustrations that highlight important points
• An extensive list of salient references and reading suggestions to help readers to expand their knowledge
• End-of-chapter summaries

As the field of cardiology continues to change and develop apace, this new edition of The Pocket Guide to Stress Testing provides physicians, trainee cardiologists, and non-physician cardiac professionals and students with a reliable, up-to-date resource for use in everyday practice.

From the Inside Flap

THE GO-TO HANDBOOK FOR THOSE PERFORMING AND ANALYSING CARDIAC STRESS TESTS

The stress test is often an essential investigative step in the clinical evaluation and management of patients with known or potential cardiovascular disease. By assessing the heart's response under stress, it can provide vital insights into the general physical condition of patients, highlighting abnormalities in blood flow, risk of coronary artery disease, and more. The Pocket Guide to Stress Testing gives cardiology professionals a complete breakdown of this everyday procedure that they can carry with them and consult on the go.

This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the most up-to-date information available on the best approaches to conducting and interpreting the various forms of cardiac stress testing. With chapters spanning topics such as testing guidelines, myocardial imaging techniques, and emergency and aftercare protocols, the clear and practical contents cover all aspects of the subject. This essential new text includes:

• A complete overview of exercise stress testing, covering indications, protocols, preparation, and interpretation
• Guidelines for the standard treadmill test, as well as for the various pharmacological stress tests for patients unable to perform an adequate exercise ECG test
• Abundant tables and illustrations that highlight important points
• An extensive list of salient references and reading suggestions to help readers to expand their knowledge
• End-of-chapter summaries

As the field of cardiology continues to change and develop apace, this new edition of The Pocket Guide to Stress Testing provides physicians, trainee cardiologists, and non-physician cardiac professionals and students with a reliable, up-to-date resource for use in everyday practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119481775
• ISBN 13: 9781119481775
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Tighe Dennis A., Gentile Bryon A.