Take advantage of new insights into prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in women - to the benefit of your patients. Designed to optimize your daily practice, this book gives lucid, up-to-date answers to numerous questions:

- What are the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy?

- What are the major risk factors for coronary heart disease in women?

- What are the most appropriate diagnostic tests in women?

- Which is the better treatment option for the woman with myocardial infarction - lysis or primary angioplasty?

1 Epidemiology

Definition
The "MONItoring Cardiovascular Disease" Project of the WHO (WHO MONICA Project)
2 Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Development of Coronary Heart Disease in Women Smoking
Smoking
Dyslipidemia
Lipoprotein (a)
Diabetes Mellitus
Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Family History of Coronary Heart Disease or Genetic Disposition
Hypertension
Sedentary Lifestyle
Obesity
Homocysteine
High sensitivity C-reactive Protein
Risk Factors Unique to Women
3 Pathophysiology of Coronary Heart Disease and the Effects of Estrogen
Basics
Effects of Estrogen
4 Stable Angina
Definition and Pathophysiology of Angina Pectoris
Diagnosis Based on Symptoms
Diagnostic Evaluation
Medical Management
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable Angina
5 Acute Myocardial Infarction
Progression from Stable Coronary Heart Disease to Myocardial Infarction
Epidemiology of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Pathophysiology
Clinical Presentation of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Criteria for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Therapy
Complications
Prognosis
Influence of Gender on the Referral for Coronary Angiography in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
6 Acute Coronary Syndromes
Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction/Unstable Angina
Definition
Presentation
Diagnosis
Therapy
7 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Operative Mortality
Complications Associated with CABG
Long-Term Outcomes
Indication for CABG Surgery
Comparison of CABG with Multivessel Angioplasty
8 Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Class I Interventions
Class II Interventions
Class III Interventions
9 Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone Replacement Therapy andPrevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Observational Studies for Primary and Secondary Prevention
Randomized Primary Prevention Trials
Randomized Secondary Prevention Trials
Clinical Implications of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Biological Mechanisms of Hormone Replacement Therapy
10 Future Directions.