Drugs for the heart / [edited by] Lionel H. Opie ; co-editor, Bernard J. Gersh ; foreword by Eugene Braunwald ; original artwork by Jeannie Walker. - 7th ed. - Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier, c2009. - ix, 502 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

"An Expert consult title"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. [Beta]-blocking agents / Lionel H. Opie, John D. Horowitz. 2. Nitrates and newer antianginals / Lionel H. Opie, John D. Horowitz. 3. Calcium channel blockers (calcium antagonists) / Lionel H. Opie. 4. Diuretics / Lionel H. Opie, Norman M. Kaplan. 5. Inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme, angiotensin II receptor, aldosterone, and renin / Lionel H. Opie, Marc A. Pfeffer. 6. Acute and chronic heart failure : positive inotropes, vasodilators, and digoxin / Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Lionel H. Opie. 7. Antihypertensive drugs / Norman M. Kaplan, Lionel H. Opie. 8. Antiarrhythmic drugs and strategies / Lionel H. Opie, John P. DiMarco, Bernard J. Gersh. 9. Antithrombotic agents : platelet inhibitors, anticoagulants, and fibrinolytics / Keith A.A. Fox ... [et al.]. 10. Lipid-modifying and antiatherosclerotic drugs / Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., Lionel H. Opie. 11. Metabolic syndrome, hyperglycemia, and Type 2 diabetes / Lionel H. Opie, John M. Miles, Sidney C. Smith, Jr. 12. Which therapy for which conditon? / Bernard J. Gersh, Lionel H. Opie.

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Cardiovascular agents.
Cardiovascular Agents--pharmacology.
Cardiovascular Agents--therapeutic use.
Cardiovascular Diseases--drug therapy.

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